Sony SLV-ED88ME - Manual (Page 40)

Additional Operations 40
To listen to
Stereo/main and sub
(left and right channels)
Left channel/main
Right channel/sub
Standard sound*
Display window
STEREO
STEREO
STEREO
No indicator
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Stereo sound (left/
right channels)
Normal audio track
(monaural)
Main (left channel)
Sub (right channel)
Selecting the sound while playing
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the sound you want.
* The mixed sound of left and right channels (monaural)
How sound is recorded on a video tape
The VCR records sounds 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.
Notes
• To listen to playback sounds in stereo, you must use the AUDIO OUT connections.
• When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound is heard in monaural
regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting.
• If the AUDIO MONITOR button does not function, check that AUDIO MIX in the
SET UP MENU is set to OFF.
Usually mixed left/
right channels
Stereo Bilingual
Usually main
sound
On-screen display
STEREO
L CH
R CH
No indicator
Recording stereo and bilingual
programmes (SLV-ED88ME/MJ/SG only)
The VCR can record stereo and bilingual programmes only through the line
input. When a stereo or bilingual sound is input through the line input,
“STEREO” appears on the screen and in the display window. You cannot
select the sound while recording.