Additional Operations
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Recording stereo programmes
The VCR can only record stereo and bilingual programmes through the line
input. When stereo or bilingual sound is input through the line input,
“STEREO” appears on the screen and in the display window. You cannot
select the sound to listen.
Selecting the sound during playback
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want.
Display window
STEREO
STEREO
STEREO
No indicator
* The mixed sound of left and right channels (monaural)
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.
Notes
• To listen to playback sounds 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. For details, see page 33.
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Stereo sound (left/
right channels)
Mixed left/right
channels
Normal audio track
(monaural)
Stereo
Bilingual
Main (left channel)
Sub (right channel)
Mixed left/right
channels
On-screen display
STEREO
LCH
RCH
No indicator
To listen to
Stereo/main and sub
(left and right channels)
Left channel/main
Right channel/sub
Standard sound*
