When you turn off your VCR or eject the tape, the colour system is set automatically to AUTO.

AUDIO OPTIONS menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial settings are indicated in bold print.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO MIX

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

HIFI AUDIO

NICAM

 

 

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT :

 

 

 

 

 

SET : OK

 

 

 

EXIT : MENU

Menu option

Set this option to

 

 

AUDIO MIX

• ON to listen to the hi-fi and normal audio tracks at the same

 

time. The AUDIO MONITOR button will not function.

 

OFF to listen to the hi-fi and normal audio tracks separately.

 

Select the sound using the AUDIO MONITOR button.

 

For details, see page 63.

 

 

HIFI AUDIO

• STANDARD to record standard sound on the hi-fi audio track.

 

NICAM to record NICAM broadcasts on the hi-fi audio track.

 

For details, see page 63.

 

 

Note

• If you eject the tape, AUDIO MIX is automatically set to OFF.

Operations

Additional

 

 

TAPE OPTIONS menu

Initial settings are indicated in bold print.

TAPE OPTIONS

AUTO LONG PLAY

OFF

TAPE LENGTH

E180

RETURN

 

SELECT :

SET : OK

EXIT : MENU

Menu option

Set this option to

 

 

AUTO LONG PLAY

• ON to automatically record from SP (Standard Play) to LP

 

(Long Play) when the tape length is not long enough.

 

OFF to normally record in SP (Standard Play).

 

 

TAPE LENGTH

E180 to use an E-180 or shorter tape type.

 

• E195 to use an E-195.

 

• E240 to use an E-240.

 

• E300 to use an E-300.

 

 

continued

Changing menu options

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Sony SLV-SF950N manual Audio Options menu, Tape Options menu

SLV-SF950N specifications

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