Usable cassettes

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 a tape recorded in the 16-bit mode, 16BIT indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.

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” to the desired mode in the menu settings (p. 89).

Sound from speaker

HiFi Sound Mode

Playing back a stereo tape

Playing back a dual sound

track tape

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

Stereo

Main sound and sub sound

1

Left sound

Main sound

2

Right sound

Sub sound

You cannot record dual sound program on your camcorder.

Notes on the mini DV cassette

When affixing a label on the mini DV 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 mini DV cassette

Rewind the tape to the beginning, put the cassette in its case, and store it in an upright position.

If the cassette memory function does not work

Reinsert a cassette. The gold-plated connector of mini DV cassettes may be dirty or dusty.

Cleaning gold-plated connector

If the gold-plated connector of mini DV cassettes is dirty or dusty, you may not operate the function using cassette memory. Clean up the gold-plated connector with cotton- wool swab, about every 10 times ejection of a cassette. [b]

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Do not affix a label around this border.

[b]

[a]