28 ENRECORDING (cont.)

Receiving Stereo and Bilingual

Programmes

Your recorder is equipped with 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 Being

On-screen Display

Received

 

 

 

 

A2

Stereo

ST

A2

Bilingual

BIL.

Regular Monaural

(none)

NICAM Stereo

ST NICAM

NICAM Bilingual

BIL. NICAM

NICAM Monaural

NICAM

 

 

 

To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until “a” and “s” appear on the front display panel or “HIFI L j h R” appears on the TV screen.

To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until “a” or “s” appears on the front display panel, or “HIFI L j” or “HIFI h R” appears on the TV screen (as required).

To listen to the standard (Regular Monaural) audio while receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until “NORM” appears on the front display panel or the TV screen.

NOTE:

“O.S.D.” must be set to “ON” or the on-screen displays will not appear ( pg. 59).

To Record Stereo and Bilingual Programmes (A2)

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 Record NICAM Stereo and Bilingual

Programmes

The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi-Fi audio track, and the standard audio programme 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” on page 23.

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JVC HR-S8850EU specifications Receiving Stereo and Bilingual Programmes, Received

HR-S8850EU specifications

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