Sony EV-S7000 - Playing a tape (continued)

Playing a tape (continued)
Notes
¢ Normally set the AUDIO
MONITOR switch to PCM to
enjoy high-quality playback
sound.
¢ The additionally dubbed
sound can’t be heard if the
AUDIO MONITOR switch is
set to STD (Hi-Fi).
36 | Basic Operations
Selecting the audio recording pattern
Select the desired track to play back by setting the AUDIO MONITOR
switch on the VCR.
To
listen
to
Set
the
AUDIO
MONITOR
switch
to
Digital
stereo
signals
recorded
on
PCM
the PCM track
Mixed sound of the PCM track and MIX
the standard track
Hi-fi stereo sound recorded on the STD (Hi-Fi)
standard track
Additionally dubbed sound PCM
Additionally dubbed sound and the MIX
original sound on the standard track
if the sound is not heard or is heard only intermittently
When a tape which has been recorded on a video camera recorder or a
video cassette recorder without the PCM function is played on this unit,
set
the
AUDIO
MONITOR
setting
to
STD.
The
PCM
indicator
may
blink, but it will not affect the sound.
When the TV/VCR connection is made to a TV without audio/video
inputs
To monitor the playback sound in stereo, connect the VCR to a stereo
system.
To listen to the sound on both the PCM and the standard track
Set the AUDIO MONITOR switch on the operation panel to MIX. If the
sound is hard to distinguish, use the STD AUDIO LEVEL to adjust the
standard sound level. You cannot adjust the PCM sound level.
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
standard
(AFM)
track
along
with
the picture. PCM (digital sound) is recorded onto the PCM track along
the edge of the tape.
Standard track: Hi-Fi stereo
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PCM track: Digital stereo