Pioneer DVR-RT501-S operating instructions Stereo recording and playback

05Recording

Stereo recording and playback

VCR

This VCR/DVD is capable of recording Hi-Fi quality sound. When recording on a video cassette, a broadcast which is transmitted in NICAM Stereo normally records to the HiFi audio tracks - the normal Mono FM audio signal is recorded to the mono audio track on the cassette. The NICAM stereo reception can be switched off if required, but normally you would leave this on the Automatic setting (See page 26). When a bilingual broadcast is received, both soundtracks will be recorded (when recording to cassette only). However, bilingual broadcasts are not usually transmitted in the UK.

NICAM programmes are divided into 4 types as shown below.

NICAM STEREO
broadcast	NICAM ST
ÒNICAM STÓ
illuminates when a
NICAM STEREO
broadcast signal is
received.
NICAM MONO A
broadcast	NICAM M1
ÒNICAM M1Ó
illuminates when a
NICAM MONO A
broadcast signal is
received.
NICAM MONO A
B broadcast	NICAM M1/2
ÒNICAM M1/2Ó
illuminates when a
NICAM MONO A
and MONO B
broadcast signal is
received.
NICAM OFF
This will be	NICAM OFF
displayed if a
NICAM signal is
received when
ÒNICAM OFFÓ is
selected in the AV
SETUP MENU.

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Playback

Press AUDIO SELECT to select either stereo/mono or bilingual playback (where applicable). See the table below for more information.

On-screen indications	Stereo playback	Bilingual playback
(for 4 sec.)	performed in:	performed as follows:
￿￿￿￿￿	Stereo	Simultaneously
￿￿￿￿￿￿		both languages
		from HiFi track
		(Mixed sounds)
	Left channel signal	One's mother
HI-FI	output from both	tongue dubbing
L CH	loudspeakers	(Main sound)
	Right channel	Original sound
HI-FI	signal output from	track (Sub sound)
R CH	both loudspeakers
￿￿￿￿	Mono	One's mother
		tongue dubbing
		(Main sound)

NOTE:

When playing HiFi cassette tapes recorded on another VCR, the sound output may be distorted. This is normal and no indication of a unit malfunction. Try to minimise sound distortions by using TRK (TRACKING) +/– or change to MONO by pressing of AUDIO SELECT.

Output selection for DVD VR mode Video mode DVD-R

You can switch between the left or right channel and stereo only when playing a disc on which a bilingual broadcast was recorded in the DVD-RW VR mode. It is not possible to switch between channels otherwise as only the channel selected in the setting of NICAM (AUTOMATIC or OFF) is recorded in the DVD-RW Video mode or DVD-R (see page 25).

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