36
Receiving NICAM Stereo And
Bilingual Programmes
Your recorder is equipped with a Digital stereo sound decoder
(NICAM), making reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts
possible.
When the recorder is tuned to a different station, the type of
broadcast being received will be displayed on the TV screen for
a few seconds.
●
To listen to a stereo programme, press
AUDIO
until
"HI FI L
R" appears on the screen.
●
To listen to a bilingual programme, press
AUDIO
until
"HI FI L " or "HI FI R" appears on the screen (as required).
●
To listen to the Standard (regular monaural) audio while
receiving a NICAM broadcast, press
AUDIO
until "NORM"
appears on the screen.
NOTE:
"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays will not
appear (
pg. 55).
Type of Broadcast
On-screen Display
Being Received
Regular Monaural
(none)
NICAM Stereo
ST NICAM
NICAM Bilingual
BIL. NICAM
NICAM Monaural
NICAM
ADVANCED OPERATIONS (cont.)
To Record NICAM Stereo
And Bilingual Programmes
(Only For The Users In
Eastern Europe)
●
VHS deck
The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi-Fi
audio track, and the Standard audio programme on the
normal audio track.
●
DV deck
(See "AUDIO REC Mode Setting" below.)
NOTES:
●
If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the
broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality.
●
Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a
bilingual programme, refer to "Soundtrack Selection"
(
pg. 34, 35).
AUDIO REC Mode Setting
1
Press
MENU
to access the Main Menu screen.
2
Move the highlight bar (pointer) to "DV MODE SET" by
pressing
%fi
, then press
OK
or
#
.
3
Move the highlight bar
(pointer) to "AUDIO REC"
by pressing
%fi
, then press
OK
or
#
to select "NICAM"
or "MONO".
4
Press
MENU
to return to
the normal screen.
●
When "AUDIO REC" is set to "NICAM", the NICAM audio
programme will be recorded on the audio track.
●
When "AUDIO REC" is set to "MONO", the Standard
(monaural) audio program will be recorded on the audio
track.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
1
2
3
0
3
4
4
AUDIO
DV MODE SET
SOUND MODE
12BIT
12BIT MODE
SOUND1
AUDIO REC
NICAM
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5∞
]
=
[MENU] : EXIT
MENU
OK