18
PLAYBACK (cont.)
Soundtrack Selection
Your video recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks (HI-FI L, HI-FI R and NORM) and will play back the one you select.
During Playback
Pressing AUDIO MONITOR on the remote control changes the soundtrack being played back as follows:
TRACK
Recorder's Front Panel
On-Screen Display
USE
L + R
HI FI
For Hi-Fi stereo tapes
L
R
L
HI FI
For main audio of Bilingual tapes
L
R
HI FI
For sub audio of Bilingual tapes
R
NORM
NORM
For audio-dubbed tapes
L + R + NORM
HI FI
For audio-dubbed tapes
NORM
NOTES:
●
"L + R" should normally be selected. In this mode, Hi-Fi stereo tapes are played back in stereo, and the normal audio track is played back
automatically for tapes with only normal audio.
●
For instructions on recording NICAM stereo and bilingual programmes, refer to page 45.
●
Bilingual programmes are not currently broadcast in the U.K.
●
"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays will not appear (
Z
pg. 44).
Spatializer
W
1
2
4
5
3
6
8
0
7
9
2
4
1
3
AUDIO MONITOR
PLAY
REW
SCENE FINDER
STOP
This feature expands sound field when you play back any stereo
source or view a stereo programme while recording it.
*Spatializer
W
has no effect on recording quality.
ACTIVATE SPATIALIZER
W
1
Press SPATIALIZER; the current setting will be displayed
on the screen for about 5 seconds. Pressing
SPATIALIZER while the screen shows the display
changes the setting.
●
To view a stereo programme such as movies or
music, select "SPATIALIZER " to create more
spacious sound.
●
To view a monaural programme, select
"SPATIALIZER
[
ST" which simulates a stereo effect.
●
Select "SPATIALIZER OFF." to turn off Spatializer
W
if
the sound becomes unnatural with either
"SPATIALIZER " or "SPATIALIZER
[
ST" selected.
●
If your TV is equipped with 3D-PHONIC and if you
use both Spatializer
W
and 3D-PHONIC at the same
time, the sound may become unnatural; set either
function to "OFF".
●
The setting will remain effective even though you
turn on/off the recorder.
NOTES:
●
Spatializer
W
is effective only with a stereo TV.
●
You can change the Spatializer
W
setting even though "O.S.D."
is set to "OFF".
●
The setting cannot be changed during search, still, frame-by-
frame playback or slow motion mode.
●
When this recorder is used as the player for editing, the
recorded audio will correspond to the Spatializer
W
setting.
8
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
SPATIALIZER
PLAY
STOP
REW
C.MEMORY
