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RECORDING (cont.)

Audio Recording Level Control

Your recorder allows manual adjustment of the audio recording
level.
AAccess the Main Menu screen.
Press MENU.
BAccess the Recording Level Control screen.
CAdjust the audio recording level.
DReturn to the normal screen.
Press MENU.
NOTES:
Noise will increase if the recording level is too low, while
distortion will increase if the level is too high.
When you finished audio recording, be sure to set the level
control back to its centre position.

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.
To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until “a” and
s” appear on the front display panel or “HIFI L jhR”
appears on the TV screen.
To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until “a” or
s” appears on the front display panel, or “HIFIL j” or
“HIFI hR” 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. 61).
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 21.
Press rt to move the
highlight bar (pointer) to
“REC LEVEL CTL”, then press
OK or e.
Press r or t.
Press r or t briefly 5 times to
move the on-screen’s audio
levels by one division on the
scale. To move the audio levels
faster, press and hold r or t.
Adjust the recording level
while watching the audio level
indicator on the recorder’s
front display panel. Set the
level so that maximum volume
causes the indicator to vary
between 0dB to 4dB.
Type of Broadcast Being
Received On-screen Display
A2 Stereo
A2 Bilingual
Regular Monaural
NICAM Stereo
NICAM Bilingual
NICAM Monaural
ST
BIL.
(none)
ST NICAM
BIL. NICAM
NICAM
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