Recording stereo and bilingual programs

Recording stereo programs

When you receive a program broadcast in stereo, press AUDIO to display “Hi-Fi” on the TV screen. You can also select “Left,” “Right,” or “Mono.” If there is noise in the stereo program, select “Mono.” The sound will be recorded in monaural (on both hi- fi and normal audio tracks) but with less noise.

Recording bilingual programs

Press AUDIO to display “SAP” on the TV screen. When a SAP (Second Audio Program) is received, “SAP” appears on the TV screen. When “MAIN” is selected, the VCR records only the main sound.

Selecting the sound during playback

During playback, press AUDIO to select the sound you want.

To listen to

On-screen display

Display window

 

 

 

Stereo

Hi-Fi

STEREO indicator

 

 

 

Left channel

Left

STEREO indicator

 

 

 

Right channel

Right

STEREO indicator

 

 

 

Monaural sound on the

Mono

No indicator

normal audio track

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Additional VCR

Normal audio track

Hi-fi audio track (main track)

Monaural sound

Stereo sound (left/right channels)

Operations

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.

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