Recording stereo and bilingual programmes (continued)

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 66).

•If HIFI AUDIO is set to STANDARD, the standard sound will be recorded on both the hi-fi and normal audio tracks. Pressing AUDIO MONITOR will not change the sound.

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