Posted by Doc on 10/26/07 04:04

I've got a Sony Digital8 camcorder, there are a couple of mode
settings on this cam that are unclear to me. In VCR mode there are 3
settings - Stereo, 1, 2.

There's also an "Audio Mix" setting with a graduated setting between
"ST1" and "ST2".

To me the manual is cryptic regarding these topics.

Per the manual:

"When you playback a dual sound track tape. (never defines what
exactly "dual sound" is).

When you use tapes recorded in the Digital8 system - When you play
back a Digital8 system tape which is dubbed from a dual sound track
tape recorded in the DV system, set HiFi SOUND to the desired mode in
the menu settings."

Followed by a chart that apparently differentiates between a "stereo"
tape and a "dual sound track" tape. On the dual sound track tape it
refers to Main Sound and Sub Sound without defining what these are.


"When you use a tape recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system. (okay, I
get this is referring to analog 8/Hi8 tapes) recorded in the AFM HiFi
stereo system, set HiFi SOUND to the desired mode in the menu
settings."

Here under "playing back a stereo tape" it references Stereo, 1 as
monaural, and 2 as "unnatural" (?) sound. Then it references playing
back a Dual Sound track tape with Stereo as being Main Sound and sub-
sound, 1 being Main Sound, 2 being Sub sound.

Can anyone clarify any of this? It further confuses the issue by
specifying that you can't record dual sound programs on the
camcorder. Is there some kind of pre-made "dual sound track" tape
that I've just never seen?

Thanks.

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