Sony 3-213-480-12(1) Operating Instructions Manual page 78

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
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Notes
• To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V
connections.
• When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound
is heard in monaural regardless of the audio setting.
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Monaural sound
Stereo sound
(left/right channels)