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)

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 MONITOR setting.

Operations Additional

Recording stereo and bilingual programs 83