EN 17
SpatializerW
Soundtrack Selection
Your video recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks (HI-FI L, HI-FI R and NORM) and will play back the one you select.
During Playback
Pressing AUDIO on the remote control changes the soundtrack being played back as follows:
TRACK
Recorder's Front Panel On-Screen Display USE
+ HI FI For Hi-Fi stereo tapes
LR
HI FI For main audio of Bilingual tapes
L
HI FI For sub audio of Bilingual tapes
R
NORM NORM For audio-dubbed tapes
+ + NORM HI FI For audio-dubbed tapes
NORM
NOTES:
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" + " should normally be selected.
In this mode, Hi-Fi stereo tapes are
played back in stereo, and the normal
audio track is played back
automatically for tapes with only
normal audio.
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For instructions on recording stereo
and bilingual programmes, refer to
page 23.
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"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the
on-screen displays will not appear
(
Z
pg. 10).
This feature expands sound field when you play back any stereo
source or view a stereo programme while recording it.
*SpatializerW has no effect on recording quality.
ACTIVATE SPATIALIZERW
1
Press SPATIALIZER; the current setting will be displayed
on the screen for about 5 seconds. Pressing
SPATIALIZER while the screen shows the display
changes the setting.
●To view a stereo programme such as movies or
music, select "SPATIALIZER " to create more
spacious sound.
●To view a monaural programme, select
"SPATIALIZER[ST" which simulates a stereo effect.
●Select "SPATIALIZER OFF" to turn off SpatializerW if
the sound becomes unnatural with either
"SPATIALIZER " or "SPATIALIZER[ST" selected.
●If your TV is equipped with 3D-PHONIC and if you
use both SpatializerW and 3D-PHONIC at the same
time, the sound may become unnatural; set either
function to "OFF".
●The setting will remain effective even though you
turn on/off the recorder.
NOTES:
●
Spatializer
W
is effective only with a stereo TV.
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You can change the Spatializer
W
setting even though "O.S.D."
is set to "OFF".
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The setting cannot be changed during search, still, frame-by-
frame playback or slow motion mode.
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When this recorder is used as the player for editing, the
recorded audio will correspond to the Spatializer
W
setting.
Next Function Memory
You can set your recorder's power to go off automatically after
the tape is fully rewound. Before starting, make sure the
recorder is in the Stop mode.
For Automatic Power Off After Tape Rewind . . .
. . . press REW, then press within 2 seconds.
Repeat Playback
Your video recorder can automatically play back the whole tape
50 times repeatedly.
START PLAYBACK
1
Press PLAY.
ACTIVATE REPEAT PLAYBACK
2
Press PLAY and hold for over 5 seconds, then release.
●The Play indicator ( ) on the display panel blinks slowly.
●The tape plays 50 times automatically, and then stops.
STOP PLAYBACK
3
Press STOP at any time to stop playback.
NOTE:
Pressing PLAY, REW, FF or PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback.