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Receiving NICAM Stereo
And Bilingual Programmes
Your recorder is equipped with a Digital stereo sound
decoder (NICAM), making reception of stereo and
bilingual broadcasts possible.
When the recorder is tuned to a different station, the type
of broadcast being received will be displayed on the TV
screen for a few seconds.
● To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until
"HI FI L R" appears on the screen.
● To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until
"HI FI L " or "HI FI R" appears on the screen (as
required).
● To listen to the Standard (regular monaural) audio while
receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until
"NORM" appears on the front display panel or on the
screen.
NOTES:
●
The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the
Hi-Fi audio track, and the Standard audio programme on
the normal audio track.
●
If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the
broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality.
●
Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a
bilingual programme, refer to "Soundtrack Selection" (See
below).
●
"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays
will not appear (
੬
pg. 33).
Type of Broadcast
On-screen Display
Being Received
Regular Monaural (none)
NICAM Stereo ST NICAM
NICAM Bilingual BIL. NICAM
NICAM Monaural NICAM
?
– –:– –
12
3
4
65
7
8
9
0
2
4
1
3
Selecting The
Sound You
Want
(HR-J670/672EK
only)
Soundtrack Selection
Your video recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks (HI-FI L, HI-FI R and NORM) and will play back the one you
select.
During Playback
Pressing AUDIO on the remote control changes the soundtrack being played back as follows:
TRACK
On-Screen Display
USE
HI FI
For Hi-Fi stereo tapes
L R
HI FI
For main audio of Bilingual tapes
L
HI FI
For sub audio of Bilingual tapes
R
NORM For audio-dubbed tapes
HI FI
For audio-dubbed tapes
NORM
NOTES:
●
"HIFI L
R" should normally be selected. In this
mode, Hi-Fi stereo tapes are played back in stereo, and
the normal audio track is played back automatically for
tapes with only normal audio.
●
For instructions on recording NICAM stereo and
bilingual programmes, see above.
●
Bilingual programmes are not currently broadcast in the
U.K.
●
"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays
will not appear (
੬
pg. 33).
AUDIO