Sony SLV-GF85PS Operating Instructions Manual page 13

Selecting the sound
during playback
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select
the sound you want. Each press
of the button changes the
indicator in the display window.
When you play a tape recorded in
stereo or with a bilingual sound
track, the Hi-Fi indicator in the
display window lights up.
To listen to a
Stereo tape's
Bilingual tape's
Stereo sound Main and sub sounds
Left channel Main sound
Right channel Sub sound
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Standard sound* Standard sound*
1
* Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels (monaural)
* 2 Usually the main sound (monaural)
How sound is recorded on a video tape
The unit 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.
Normal audio track
(monaural)
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Notes
• To listen to playback sounds in stereo, you must use the AUDIO OUT connections.
• When you play back a tape recorded in monaural, the sound is heard in monaural
regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting.
• You cannot select the sound to listen to while recording.
2
Stereo
Usually mixed
left/right channels
Stereo sound
(left/right channels)
Press AUDIO MONITOR until the
display window indicator shows
L/R
L
R
No indication
Bilingual
Usually main
sound
Main (left channel)
Sub (right channel)
Basic Operations
AUDIO
MONITOR
continued
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