MTS (Multi-Channel Television sound) SYSTEM
You can record or listen to a program in MTS stereo.
CHECKING THE SELECTED MTS MODE
When you play a VHS tape, or receive a broadcast
on the
tuner channel you are watching, the sta-
unit's
tus shown below will appear when you press the
DISPLAY button on the remote control.
PLAY B
4)
HIFI
SP
SAP
Second Audio Program, which means your
program, can also be received in a second
language or sometimes a radio station.
HIFI
High Fidelity which produces better sound
than standard stereo TV/VCR/DVDs.
Type of broadcast
Display on
the TV screen
Regular
(monaural audio)
Stereo broadcast
Bilingual broadcast
Stereo & Bilingual
broadcast
*
You must select the recording mode in TV AUDIO [STEREO] or [SAP] when you record a broadcast.
12:00AM
CH 123
3)
STEREO/SAP
2)
1)
COUNT
0:00:00
MTS RECORDING/MONITOR MODE
STEREO/SAP
SELECTION
-None-
-Invalid-
STEREO
-Invalid-
SAP
STEREO*
SAP*
STEREO
STEREO*
SAP
SAP*
1) When a program is broadcast in stereo,
"STEREO" appears on the TV screen.
2) When a program is broadcast in second audio,
"SAP" appears on the TV screen.
3) When a program broadcast both in stereo and sec-
ond audio, "STEREO" and "SAP" appear on the
TV screen.
NOTE: Although a program may be broadcast in
both stereo and second audio, you cannot
record in both stereo and second audio at
the same time.
4) While the unit is set in HIFI stereo mode and
playback mode. "HIFI" appears on the TV screen.
While the unit is set in monaural (MONO) mode,
"HIFI" disappears from the TV screen.
NOTE: If you play non-HIFI tapes while the unit is
set in "HIFI", "HIFI" will disappear from the
TV screen and the unit will play automatical-
ly in monaural.
Hi-Fi audio track (2-channel)
L-channel
Mono
L
Main audio
program
Sub audio
program
L
sub audio
program
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TV/VCR
TV/VCR
Normal audio
R-channel
track
Mono
Mono
R
L+R
Main audio
Main audio
program
program
Sub audio
Sub audio
program
program
R
L+R
sub audio
sub audio
program
program
EN
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