Selecting the sound during playback

Press AUDIO MONITOR to select

AUDIO

the sound you want. Each press

MONITOR

of the button changes the

 

indicator in the display window.

 

When you play a tape recorded in

 

stereo or with a bilingual sound

 

track, the Hi-Fi indicator in the

 

display window lights up.

 

To listen to a

 

Press AUDIO MONITOR until the

Stereo tape’s

Bilingual tape’s

display window indicator shows

 

 

 

Stereo sound

Main and sub sounds

L/R

 

 

 

Left channel

Main sound

L

 

 

 

Right channel

Sub sound

R

 

 

 

Standard sound*1

Standard sound*2

No indication

*1 Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels (monaural)

*2 Usually the main sound (monaural)

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

Usually main

left/right channels

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 AUDIO OUT connections.

•When you play back 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.

Operations Basic

continued

Basic Operations 13