Sony rdr-vx420 User Manual
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Selecting the Sound During
Playback
Playback
Press (audio)
repeatedly
during
playback.
* No indicator appears on 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.
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
display
Front panel
display
display
Stereo
Hi-Fi
STEREO
Left channel
Left
STEREO
Right channel
Right
STEREO
Left and right
channels
mixed
channels
mixed
Mix
STEREO
Monaural
sound on the
normal audio
track
sound on the
normal audio
track
Mono
STEREO*
Normal audio track
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
(main track)
Monaural sound
Stereo sound
(left/right channels)
(left/right channels)