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Using Audio and Video Functions
The audio and video function menus allow you to set things such as listening to the
stereo track of your recording, or setting the tape length to have the remaining time
display function work properly. The VCR will display the functions and settings on
your TV screen. The first section describes the functions, the next section tells you
how to adjust the functions.
Audio functions Video functions
audio monitor 3D-Y/C DNR + TBC
normal record Tape (length) D-VHS Tape (length)
repeat playback PerfecTape Select
Search to blank PerfecTape
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counter zero stop
Descriptions of Audio Functions
Audio monitor (Listen to):
This allows you to listen to the various audio tracks that your VCR is capable of
recording.
• Choose Stereo to listen to both stereo channels.
• Choose L to listen to the left channel of a stereo track.
• Choose R to listen to the right channel of a stereo track.
• Mono track is lower in quality than the others. The audio monitor is
automatically set to Mono if you are watching a tape that was not recorded in
VHS Hi-Fi. Set the audio monitor to Mono to hear SAP signal recorded on
the mono track of a Hi-Fi tape.
IMPORTANT
Surround Sound systems: If you have your VCR connected to a surround
sound system, set the audio monitor to Stereo. Surround sound requires
both left and right channels to create the rear channel effects.
When the VCR is not playing a tape, you will see the following displays on the TV
screen for 3 seconds when you change the channel or press DISPLAY.
If you change the channel to: Display
stereo broadcast Stereo
SAP broadcast SAP
stereo and SAP Stereo+SAP
When the VCR is playing a tape, you will see the following displays on the TV
screen for 4 seconds when you press DISPLAY.
The audio monitor you listen to Display
Stereo Audio Stereo
L Audio L
R Audio R
Mono Audio Mono
Normal recording (Record):
When your VCR is recording, it actually records the audio portion of a program
twice: once on the stereo Hi-Fi tracks, and once on the mono track. Additionally,
your VCR can receive Separate Audio Program (SAP) broadcasts. A SAP broad-
cast is an alternative soundtrack for a program; it is often a sound track in another
language. The SAP broadcast is recorded only on the mono track.
Use the normal recording function to record the SAP broadcast on the mono track
by choosing Stereo+SAP. Otherwise, choose Stereo. In either case, the main
program is recorded on the stereo Hi-Fi track. Also, if there is no SAP broadcast,
the VCR will record the main program on the mono track.
Recording