Recording Stereo And Bilingual Programmes; Searching Using The Index Function - Sony SLV-SE740B Service Manual

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Recording stereo and bilingual
programmes
In the NICAM system
This VCR receives and records stereo and bilingual programmes based on
the NICAM system (NICAM appears on the TV screen). When a stereo or
bilingual programme is received, the STEREO indicator appears in the
display window.
To record a NICAM programme, NICAM in the USER SET menu should be
set to ON (initial setting). To check the menu setting, see page 66 for details.
To select the sound while recording
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want.
Stereo programmes
To listen to
Stereo
Left channel
Right channel
Left and right channels*
* Usually the mixed sound of left and right channels
Bilingual programmes
To listen to
Main
Sub
Main and sub
Standard sound*
* Usually the main sound (monaural)
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Recording stereo and bilingual programmes

Searching using the index function

The VCR automatically marks the tape with an index signal at the point where each
recording begins. Use these signals as references to find a specific recording.
To find a specific recording by scanning (Index scan)
1
Insert an indexed tape into the VCR.
Press ./> (index search). The
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VCR starts scanning each recording for
five seconds in the corresponding
direction.
3 Press H (play) to start playback when you find the desired point.
To search a specific recording (Index search)
1
Insert an indexed tape into the VCR.
Press ./> (index search) twice.
2
• To search ahead, press > (index
search) twice.
• To search backwards, press . (index
search) twice.
3 Press ./> (index search) depending on the direction where your
desired programme is located.
Each time you press the button, the number increases or decreases up to
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The VCR starts searching, and playback starts automatically from that
point.
To stop searching
Press x (stop).
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On-screen display Display window
NICAM, STEREO STEREO
NICAM, LCH STEREO
NICAM, RCH STEREO
NICAM, LCH + RCH STEREO
On-screen display Display window
NICAM, MAIN STEREO
NICAM, SUB STEREO
NICAM, MAIN/SUB STEREO
NICAM, MONO STEREO
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Selecting the sound during Hi-fi playback
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want.
To listen to
Stereo
Left channel
Right channel
Mix sound*
Mono sound
* The mixed sound of left and right channels, and the normal mono audio track
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.
Normal audio track
(monaural)
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Notes
• To listen to playback sounds in stereo, you must use the Scart or AUDIO OUT
connections.
• When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound is heard in monaural
regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting.
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Notes
• No index signal will be added when recording starts from recording pause.
However, an index signal will be marked if you change the programme position
during recording pause.
• When you press . (index search), if there is nothing recorded before the
selected index signal, playback may not start exactly at the index signal.
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On-screen display Display window
STEREO STEREO
LCH STEREO
RCH STEREO
MIX STEREO
MONO No indicator
Stereo Bilingual
Usually mixed
left/right channels Usually main sound
Stereo sound Main (left channel)
(left/right channels) Sub (right channel)
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