Selecting stereo and bilingual

programmes (SLV-SE70EE only)

Selecting the sound during playback

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

 

 

 

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.

Stereo

Bilingual

Usually mixed

 

left/right channels

Usually main sound

Normal audio track (monaural)

Hi-fi audio track (main track)

Stereo sound

Main (left channel)

(left/right channels)

Sub (right channel)

Notes

•To listen to playback sounds in stereo, you must use the EURO-AV or 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 OPTIONS-1 menu is set to OFF (see page 56).

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