JVC HR-DD855EK Manuel D’Utilisation

Your video recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks (HI-FI L, HI-FI R and NORM) and will play back the one you select.

Pressing AUDIO on the remote control changes the soundtrack being played back as follows:

Recorder's Front Panel

On-Screen Display

 + 

HI FI

For Hi-Fi stereo tapes

        L          R

HI FI

For main audio of Bilingual tapes

        L

HI FI

For sub audio of Bilingual tapes

            R

NORM

NORM

For audio-dubbed tapes

 +   + NORM

HI FI

For audio-dubbed tapes

NORM

● "   +  " should normally be selected.

In this mode, Hi-Fi stereo tapes are
played back in stereo, and the normal
audio track is played back automatically
for tapes with only normal audio.

● For instructions on recording NICAM

stereo and bilingual programmes (See
above).

● Bilingual programmes are not currently

broadcast in the U.K.

● "O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-

screen displays will not appear (

Z

 pg.

36).

Your recorder is equipped with a Digital stereo sound
decoder (NICAM), making reception of stereo and
bilingual broadcasts possible.
When the recorder is tuned to a different station, the type
of broadcast being received will be displayed on the TV
screen for a few seconds.

● The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the

Hi-Fi audio track, and the Standard audio programme on
the normal audio track.

● If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the

broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality.

● Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a

bilingual programme, refer to "Soundtrack Selection" (See
below).

● "O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays

will not appear (

Z 

pg. 36).

● To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until " "

and " " appear on the front display panel or "HI FI
L     R" appears on the screen.

● To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until

either " " or " " appears on the front display panel or
"HI FI L  " or "HI FI   R" appears on the screen (as
required).

● To listen to the Standard (regular monaural) audio while

receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until
"NORM" appears on the front display panel or on the
screen.

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9

0

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1

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Regular Monaural

(none)

NICAM Stereo

ST NICAM

NICAM Bilingual

BIL NICAM

NICAM Monaural

NICAM