VCR
Features
AUDIO
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Reception:
STEREO
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Tape
Ptayback:
HI-FI
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Audio Set-Up Features
Your VCR's audio setup features affect both tape playback
and recordings.
The
features in this section are accessed
through the AUDIO menu.
To Display
the Audio Menu:
1.
Press the MENU button to bring up the VCRMAINMEN{£
2.
Press 6 to choose AUDIO.
with the AUDIO menu displayed,
you are ready to select an item from the
menu to set up.
Reception
Some TV programs
are broadcast
with stereo audio or a Second Audio Program
(SAP) which offers a second language. The Reception
feature lets you select the
type of audio you want to record. Press 1 repeatedly
to switch between
Reception: STEREO, MONO, or SAt_
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STEREO
Used for normal or stereo broadcast
TV recording.
The HI-FI
indicator lights on the VCR front panel when the VCR's tuned station is
broadcasting
in stereo.
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MONO
Used if the stereo signal is weak or the sound is too noisy.
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SAP
Used to hear/record
a Second Audio Program instead of the normal
audio on both the Hi-Fi and linear tracks.
Tape Playback
The VCR records the same audio on both the Hi-Fi stereo and linear tracks on
the tape. Hi-Fi sound is recorded
on separate
left and right stereo channels.
Monaural sound is recorded
on the linear track. In the AUDIO menu, press the
2 button repeatedly
to switch between
Tape Playback: Hi-Fi, LINF_R, and MIX
To enjoy Hi-Fi sound, connect your VCR to a stereo television or amplifier/
receiver using the audio jacks. The Tape Playback feature lets you select which
audio you play back.
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Hi-Fi
Plays back sound recorded
on the Hi-Fi tracks and for normal use.
liNEAR
Plays back the sound recorded
on the linear monaural
track,
such as a Second Audio Program, or a dubbed
voice-over.
MIX
Plays back the sound recorded
on both the linear track and the Hi-Fi
track, sound-on-sound.
The Hi-Fi indicator lights when MIX is active.
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