Sony How sound is recorded on a video tape SLV-PH77EE only, Stereo Bilingual Mixed left/right

How sound is recorded on a video tape (SLV-PH77EE only)

The unit 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.

Stereo	Bilingual
Mixed left/right	Mixed left/right
channels	channels

Normal audio track (monaural)

Hi-fi audio track (main track)

Stereo sound	Main (left channel)
(left/right	Sub (right channel)
channels)

Notes

•Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded tape:

–the picture is black and white,

–the picture shakes,

–no picture appears on the TV screen,

–black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen, and

–the colour density increases or decreases.

•To listen to playback sounds in stereo, you must use the AUDIO OUT connections (SLV-PH77EE only).

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

•You cannot select the sound to listen to while recording.

•You can playback tapes recorded in the SP mode only.

•You can eject a tape even when the power is off. When you press 6 EJECT, the unit turns on automatically. After ejecting the tape, the unit turns off again.

•When the pause mode lasts for more than approximately five minutes, the unit will automatically enter the playback mode.

Basic Operations

Basic Operations

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