Sony SLV-ED60ME - Manual (Page 37)

Additional Operations
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Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Stereo sound (left/
right channels)
Normal audio track
(monaural)
Main (left channel)
Sub (right channel)
Recording stereo and bilingual
programmes
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 the display window. You cannot select
the sound while recording.
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.
To listen to
Stereo/main and sub
(left and right channels)
Left channel/main
Right channel/sub
Standard sound*
On-screen display
STEREO
LCH
RCH
No indicator
Display window
STEREO
STEREO
STEREO
No indicator
Usually mixed left/
right channels
Stereo Bilingual
Usually mixed left/
right channels