Sony SLV-640HF - Manual (Page 25)

Playing stereo and bilingual programs
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the desired sound. Each press of the
button changes the display on the VCR.
To listen to a
VCR's display
Stereo tape Bilingual tape
window
Stereo Left and right channels STEREO
Left channel Left channel L
Right channel Right channel R
Monaural on normal
audio track Sound on normal audio
track (SAP) No indicator appears
How sound is recorded on a video tape
This VCR records sound onto two different tracks. High-fidelity sound
(usually stereo) 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.
. Monaural sound
V
Hi-fi sound and
video signais
Normai audio track
Main track
To listen to hi-fi and normal audio at the same time
Notes
• When you play a tape
recorded in monaural, the
sound is heard in monaural
regardless of the AUDIO
MONITOR setting.
• To play a tape in stereo, you
must use the A/V
connection.
• If AUDIO MIX in the
ADVANCED OPTIONS is
set to ON, the AUDIO
MONITOR button doesn't
work.
Note
• If AUDIO MIX remains ON,
the AUDIO MONITOR
button remains inoperative.
1 Press MENU artd select ADVANCED OPTIONS.
Set AUDIO MIX to ON using the CURSOR
i\/\/■ ♦ ■ / b u t t o n s .
The AUDIO MONITOR button becomes
inoperative, and the sound you hear is mixed.
Press EXECUTE to store the setting.
After playing the tape, reset AUDIO MIX to
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AUTO STEREO '
DIMMER
AUDIO MIX
NORMAL AUDIO '
GUIDE LAMP
TAPE SELECT
AUTO ANT SEL
AUTO STEREO
DIMMER
NORMAL AUDIO [!
GUIDE LAMP
TAPE SELECT
w OFF
ON OFF
ON OFf
ON OFF
MAIN SAP
ON 0(T
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