Sony SLV-X821MK2 Instruction & Operation Manual page 28

Notes
When you play a tape
recorded in monaural, the
sound is heard in monaural
regardless of the AUDIO
MONITOR setting.
To play a tape in stereo,
you must use the AUDIO
OUT connection.
If AUDIO MIX in the SET
UP MENU is set to ON, the
AUDIO MONITOR button
doesn't work.
Playing stereo and bilingual programs
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the desired sound. Each press of the
button changes the display on the VCR and TV screen.
To listen to a
Stereo tape
Stereo
Left channel
Right channel
Standard
sound
(monaural)
To check audio channel and sound level
You can check the audio channel and sound level visually with the
indicators in the display window.
Left channel indicator
Right channel indicator
MENU
How sound is recorded on a video tape
AUDIO MONITOR
This VCR records sound onto two different tracks. High-fidelity sound
C U R S O R > / . / ? / /
(usually stereo) is recorded onto the main track along with the picture.
Monaural sound is recorded onto the normal audio track along the edge
EXECUTE
of the tape.
To listen to hi-fi and normal audio at the same time
1 Press MENU and select SET UP MENU.
2 Set AUDIO MIX to ON using CURSOR
> / . / ? / / .
The AUDIO MONITOR button becomes
inoperative, and the sound you hear is
mixed.
3 Press EXECUTE to store the setting. After
playing the tape, reset AUDIO MIX to OFF.
Press AUDIO MONITOR until
Bilingual The TV screen
tape shows
Main and sub "STEREO"
sounds
Main sound "L
Sub sound "R
Standard No indication
sound
L
dB
R
Sound level indicator
Monaural sound
Normal audio track
Main track
Hi-fi sound and
video signals
The display window
indicator shows
"STEREO"
" "MAIN/L"
CH
" "SUB/R"
CH
No indication
15 10 6 3 0 3 6
ex. SLV-X842/X842ML
SET UP MENU
LANG /
BUZZER
D I MMER
AUD I O MI X
GU I DE LAMP
H I F I AUD I O
:
SET
ex. SLV-X842/X842ML
SET UP MENU
LANG /
BUZZER
D I MMER
AUD I O MI X
GU I DE LAMP
H I F I AUD I O
:
SET
Basic Operations
ENGL I SH
ON OFF
ON OFF
ON OFF
ON OFF
STD NICAM
ENGL I SH
ON OFF
ON OFF
ON OFF
ON OFF
STD NICAM
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