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REV A - 07/20/01
RECORDING – AUDIO FUNCTIONS
Audio
Functions
•
Audio monitor (listen to)
•
Normal record (record)
Audio
Monitor
(Listen to)
This function 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:
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 monitor 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 monitor for 4
seconds when you change the channel or press DISPLAY.
The audio monitor you listen to
Display
Stereo
Audio Stereo
L
Audio L
R
Audio R
Mono
Audio Mono
Audio
During
Normal
Recording
When your VCR is recording, it actually records the audio
portion of a program twice: once on the stereo Hi-Fi tracks and
once on the mono track.
