Sony SLV-X827MN manual Selecting the sound during playback, How sound is recorded on a video tape

Recording stereo and bilingual programmes (continued)

Bilingual programme

To listen to	On-screen display	Display window
Main	MAIN	STEREO
Sub	SUB	STEREO
Main and sub	MAIN/SUB	STEREO
Standard sound*	No indicator	No indicator

* Usually the main sound (monaural)

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

Notes

•To play a tape in stereo, you must use the 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 SET UP MENU is set to OFF.

•If HIFI AUDIO is set to STD, 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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Additional Operations

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