Sony rdr-vx525 User Manual

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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*
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
0
0
9
9
AUDIO
Normal audio track
Hi-fi audio track 
(main track)
Monaural sound
Stereo sound
(left/right channels)