Sony GV-S50 - Manual (Page 6)

Overview of the GV-S50
• AFM Hi-fi Stereo System
On the 8 mm video standard track, the sound is recotded/played back in AFM Hi-fi monaural. The PCM
digital stereo sound is recorded/played back on the PCM track as an option. With this unit, AFM Hi-fi
stereo sound can be recorded on the standard track.
To maintain compatibility with the conventional AFM Hi-fi monaural equipment, the AFM Hi-fi stereo sound
is recorded as L - R sound using the 1.7 MHz carrier and L R sound using the 1.5 MHz carrier as the
FM audio signal.
To playback the tape recorded by its AFM Hi-fi stereo system, this unit uses a matrix circuit to produce the
L and R stereo sounds separately. When conventional Hi-fi monaural equipment is used to play back a
tape recorded in AFM Hi-fi stereo, it will produce the L -i- R monaural sound because it can reproduce only
the 1.5 MHz carrier.
The AFM Hi-fi stereo system of this unit provides a live stereo sound atmosphere even when using the 8
mm video standard track.
** Hi8 playback
Playback of tapes recorded in SP mode of Hi8 video system is possible on this unit.
• Recording in Hi8 video system is impossible.
• Playback of tapes recorded in LP mode of Hi8 system is impossible.
• High resolution which a conventional Hi8 VCR give the picture cannot be obtained.
• Noise may appear on the screen during playback.
Menu Screen
You can perform certain operations by selecting them from the menu screen.
The menu appears on the screen when you press MENU. Select the desired item on the menu screen.
For more details, see reference pages in the tables below.
Menu screen
Menu item Setting purpose Reference page
SOUND To obtain dynamic bass sound 21,25-26,28,30,32
REC MODE To select the tape speed (SP or LP) 25-26,28, 30, 32
HUE To adjust tints 23, 25-26
COLOR To adjust the depth of colors 23, 25-26
SLOW TRACKING To adjust the tracking for still picture
or slow picture search
22,25-26