EN 17
Receiving Stereo And Bilin-
gual Programmes
Your recorder is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder, making
reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible.
When the channel is changed, the type of broadcast being
received will be displayed on the TV screen for a few seconds
and the corresponding indicator on the display panel will light.
Type of Broadcast On-screen Display Panel
Being Received Display
Stereo ST ST
Bilingual BIL BIL
Regular Monaural (none) (none)
●To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO MONITOR
until "L" and "R" appear on the front display panel.
●To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO MONITOR
until either "L" or "R" appears on the front display panel (as
required).
NOTE:
"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays will not
appear (
Z
pg. 5).
To Record Stereo And Bilin-
gual Programmes
●Stereo programmes are automatically recorded in stereo on
the Hi-Fi audio track (with the normal audio track recording
mixed L and R channel sound).
●Bilingual programmes are automatically recorded in bilingual
on the Hi-Fi audio track. The main soundtrack will be recorded
on the normal audio track.
NOTES:
●
If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the
broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality.
●
Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a
bilingual programme, refer to "Soundtrack Selection" (
Z
pg. 14).
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q
REC
TIMER
PLAY
NTSC
M
SP LP
ST BIL
+8
4
0
6
10
–20dB
NORM
LR
Bilingual indicator
Stereo indicator
12
45
3
6
8
0
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AUDIO MONITOR