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Audio mode
12-bit mode: The original sound can be recorded in stereo 1, and the new sound in
stereo 2 in 32 kHz. The balance between stereo 1 and stereo 2 can be
adjusted by selecting AUDIO MIX in the menu settings during playback.
Both sounds can be played back.
16-bit mode: A new sound cannot be recorded but the original sound can be recorded in
high quality. Moreover, it can also play back sound recorded in 32 kHz,
44.1 kHz or 48 kHz. When playing back the tape recorded in the 16-bit
mode, the 16BIT indicator appears on the screen.
When you play back a dual sound track tape
When you play back a dual sound track tape recorded in a stereo system, set HiFi
SOUND in
to a desired mode in the menu settings (p. 178).
Sound from speaker
HiFi Sound Mode
Playing back the stereo tape
Playing back the dual
sound track tape
STEREO
Stereo
Main sound and sub sound
1
L channel
Main sound
2
R channel
Sub sound
You cannot record dual sound programs on your camcorder.
Notes on the cassette
To prevent accidental erasure
Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to expose the red mark.
When affixing a label on the cassette
Be sure to affix a label only on the locations as illustrated below
[
a
]
so as not to cause
malfunction of your camcorder.
After using the cassette
Rewind the tape to the beginning, put the cassette in its case, and store it in an upright
position.
Usable cassettes
[a]
Do not affix a label around this
border.
