Sony RDR-VX521 - Manual (Page 77)

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Selecting the Sound During
Playback
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback.
* No indicator appears in the front panel display when
you play a tape without Hi-fi recording.
How sound is recorded on a video tape
The VCR records sound 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 play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V
connections.
• When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound
is heard in monaural regardless of the AUDIO setting.
To listen to On-screen
display Front panel
display
Stereo Hi-Fi STEREO
Left channel Left STEREO
Right channel Right STEREO
Monaural
sound on the
normal audio
track Mono STEREO*
AUDIO
Normal audio track
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Monaural sound
Stereo sound
(left/right channels)