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Using Audio and Video Functions
The audio and video function menus allow you to set things such
as listening to the stereo track of your recording, or setting the tape
length to have the remaining time display function work properly.
The VCR will display the functions and settings on your TV screen.
The first section describes the functions, the next section tells you
how to adjust the functions.
Audio functions
audio monitor
normal record
Video functions
tape (length)
repeat playback
PerfecTape
Select
PerfecTape
®
counter zero stop
Search to blank
Descriptions of Audio Functions
Audio monitor (Listen to:)
This allows you to listen to the various audio tracks that your VCR
is capable of recording.
• Choose
Stereo
to listen to both stereo channels.
• Choose
L
to listen to the left channel of a stereo track.
• Choose
R
to listen to the right channel of a stereo track.
• Mono track is lower in quality than the others. The audio
monitor is automatically set to
Mono
if you are watching a
tape that was not recorded in VHS Hi-Fi. Set the audio
monitor to
Mono
to hear SAP signal recorded on the
mono track of a Hi-Fi tape.
IMPORTANT
Surround Sound systems:
If you have your VCR
connected to a surround sound system, set the audio
monitor to
Stereo
. Surround sound requires both left and
right channels to create the rear channel effects.
While the VCR is not playing a tape, you will see the following
displays on the TV screen for 3 seconds when you change the
channel or press DISPLAY.
If you change the channel to: Display
stereo broadcast
Stereo
SAP broadcast
SAP
stereo and SAP
SAP
While the VCR is playing a tape, you will see the following displays
on the TV screen for 4 seconds when you press DISPLAY.
The audio monitor you listen to
Display
Stereo
Audio Stereo
L
Audio L
R
Audio R
Mono
Audio Mono
Recording
