Selecting the Sound During Playback

Notes

•To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connections.

•When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO setting.

AUDIO

Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback.

 

 

 

 

 

To listen to

On-screen

Front panel

 

VCR

 

 

 

display

display

 

Playback

 

 

 

 

Stereo

Hi-Fi

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left channel

Left

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right channel

Right

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monaural

Mono

STEREO*

 

 

sound on the

 

 

 

 

normal audio

 

 

 

 

track

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*No indicator appears in the front panel display when you play a tape without Hi-fi recording.

How sound is recorded on a video tape

The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks. Hi-fi audio is recorded onto the main track along with the picture. Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge of the tape.

Normal audio track

Hi-fi audio track (main track)

Monaural sound

Stereo sound (left/right channels)

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