Recording stereo and bilingual programmes

The VCR can record stereo and bilingual programmes only through the line input. When a stereo or bilingual sound is input through the line input, “STEREO” appears on the screen and the display window. You cannot select the sound while recording.

Selecting the sound while playing

Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want.

To listen to

On-screen display

Display window

Stereo/main and sub

STEREO

STEREO

(left and right channels)

 

 

 

 

 

Left channel/main

LCH

STEREO

 

 

 

Right channel/sub

RCH

STEREO

 

 

 

Standard sound*

No indicator

No indicator

 

 

 

* The mixed sound of left and right channels (monaural)

How sound is recorded on a video tape

The VCR records sounds 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.

 

 

 

Stereo

Bilingual

 

 

 

 

Usually mixed left/

 

Usually mixed left/

 

 

 

 

right channels

 

 

 

 

 

 

right channels

Normal audio track

 

 

 

 

 

(monaural)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi-fi audio track

 

 

 

 

 

(main track)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main (left channel)

 

 

 

 

Stereo sound (left/

 

 

 

 

 

right channels)

 

Sub (right channel)

Notes

•To listen to playback sounds in stereo, you must use the AUDIO OUT connections.

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

•If the AUDIO MONITOR button does not function, check that AUDIO MIX in the SET UP MENU is set to OFF.

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