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AUDIO MONITOR
Soundtrack Selection (HR-J748E/EH only)
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.
During Playback
Pressing AUDIO MONITOR on the remote control changes the soundtrack being played back as follows:
TRACK
Recorder's Front Panel On-Screen Display
USE
L + R
HI FI
For Hi-Fi stereo tapes
LR
L
HI FI
For main audio of Bilingual tapes
L
R
HI FI
For sub audio of Bilingual tapes
R
NORM NORM For audio-dubbed tapes
L + R + NORM
HI FI
For audio-dubbed tapes
NORM
NOTES:
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"L + R" 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.
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For instructions on recording stereo and bilingual programmes, refer to page 24.
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"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays will not appear (
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pg. 22).
Spatializer
ᮋ
(HR-J748E/EH only)
This feature expands sound field when you play back any stereo
source or view a stereo programme while recording it.
*Spatializer
ᮋ
has no effect on recording quality.
ACTIVATE SPATIALIZER
ᮋ
1
Press SPATIALIZER; the current setting will be displayed
on the screen for about 5 seconds. Pressing
SPATIALIZER while the screen shows the display
changes the setting.
● To view a stereo programme such as movies or
music, select "SPATIALIZER " to create more
spacious sound.
● To view a monaural programme, select
"SPATIALIZER[ST" which simulates a stereo effect.
● Select "SPATIALIZER OFF" to turn off Spatializer
ᮋ
if
the sound becomes unnatural with either
"SPATIALIZER " or "SPATIALIZER[ST" selected.
● If your TV is equipped with 3D-PHONIC and if you
use both Spatializer
ᮋ
and 3D-PHONIC at the same
time, the sound may become unnatural; set either
function to "OFF".
● The SPATIALIZER button lights when either
"SPATIALIZER " or "SPATIALIZER[ST" is
selected, even though the recorder power is off.
● The setting will remain effective even though you
turn on/off the recorder.
PLAYBACK (cont.)
NOTES:
●
Spatializer
ᮋ
is effective only with a stereo TV.
●
The setting cannot be changed during search, still, frame-by-
frame playback or slow motion mode.
●
When this recorder is used as the player for editing, the
recorded audio will correspond to the Spatializer
ᮋ
setting.
