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 screen for a few seconds.

 

Type of broadcast being received

On-screen display

 

 

 

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 “HIFI L j h R” appears on the screen.

●To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until “HIFI L j” or “HIFI h R” appears on the screen.

●To listen to the standard (regular monaural) audio while receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until “NORM” appears on the screen.

NOTE:

Set “O.S.D.” to “ON” to display the indications on the screen. ( 12)

Timer Recording

Up to 8 timer recording programmes can be made.

Before starting:

●Set the clock properly. ( 13)

●Set “COLOUR SYSTEM” to the appropriate mode. ( 12)

●Load a cassette with the record safety tab intact.

NOTES:

●If all the 8 programmes have already been set, “PROGRAM FULL” appears on the screen.

●If the clock is not set, “CLOCK MUST BE SET” appears on the screen.

●After timer recording is completed, the recorder turns off automatically.

●If the tape reaches its end during timer recordings, the recording stops and “#”, “ ” and “ $” on the display panel blink. Press

# to disengage timer, then press 0 on the recorder to eject the cassette or press 1 then press 3 to rewind the tape.

●You can programme the timer recording while a regular recording is in progress; the menu screens will not be recorded.

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 is recorded on the normal audio track.

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To record NICAM stereo and bilingual programmes

The NICAM audio programme is 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 may be received in monaural with better quality.

●Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a bilingual programme, refer to “Selecting Soundtrack” ( 7).

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Express Timer Programming

APress PROG. The program screen appears.

BPress START / (number keys “1” and/or “4”), STOP / (number keys “2”

and/or “5”), DATE / (number keys “3” and/or “6”) or PR / repeatedly to enter the start time, stop time, date or channel.

● Press and hold START / or STOP / to increase the time in 30- minute intervals.

●To set the tape speed, press p(SP/LP).

●To timer-record daily (Monday–Friday) or weekly serials, press DAILY (number key “8”) or WEEKLY (number key “9”). Pressing the button again makes the “DAILY” or “WEEKLY” display disappear.

CPress OK or PROG.

●If “PROGRAM OVERLAPPED” appears, see “Program overlap warning display” ( 10).

DPress #. The recorder turns off automatically and “#” is displayed on the display panel.

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