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Receiving Stereo And Bilin-gual Programmes
(HR-J746MS Only)
Your recorder is equipped with both a Sound-Multiplex decoder
(A2) and a Digital stereo sound decoder (NICAM), 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.
Type of Broadcast On-screen Display
Being Received
A2 Stereo ST
A2 Bilingual BIL
Regular Monaural (none)
NICAM Stereo ST NICAM
NICAM Bilingual BIL NICAM
NICAM Monaural NICAM
NOTE:

"O.S.D." must be set to "M." or the on-screen displays will not

appear (

Z

pg. 38).

To Record Stereo And Bilin-gual Programmes (A2)
(HR-J746MS Only)
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.
To listen to a stereo programme, press CONTROLE AUDIO
until "G" and "D" appear on the front display panel.
To listen to a bilingual programme, press CONTROLE AUDIO
until either "G" or "D" appears on the front display panel (as
required).
To listen to the Standard (regular monaural) audio while
receiving a NICAM broadcast, press CONTROLE AUDIO
until "NORM" appears on the front display panel.
CONTROLE AUDIO
To Record NICAM StereoAnd Bilingual Programmes
(HR-J746MS Only)
The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi-Fi
audio track, and the Standard audio programme 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. 34).