Sony RDR VXD655 Operating Instructions - Page 74

Displaying the Playing Time Selecting the Sound During and Play Information Playback You can check playback information, such as elapsed or remaining time, recording mode, etc., on the TV screen. 123 456 789 0 DISPLAY Press DISPLAY during playback. The information display appears. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: Tape and disc information/date and time m Tape information only m No display Stop 0:05:30 HQ Rem 00:25 Original Play 0:30:00 SP Rem 01:30 Ch 110 Wed May 02. 2007 10:10 AM A Playing status B Time counter (elapsed time) C Recording mode D Remaining tape length E Channel or input source F Date and time 74 123 456 789 0 AUDIO Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback. 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* * 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. Normal audio track Monaural sound Hi-fi audio track (main track) Stereo sound (left/right channels) 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.