Sony SLV-K877PL Operating Instructions Manual page 44

Recording stereo and bilingual programs (continued)
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 play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connection.
• 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.
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Additional Operations
Normal audio track
(monaural)
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Usually mixed left/
right channels
Stereo sound (left/
right channels)