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Advanced Features
Selecting the Audio
Playback Mode
You can select any of the following audio
playback modes.
Audio 1H2
• 12-bit recording in mono (Audio 1
and Audio 2 channels)
• 16-bit recording in mono
Audio 1
• 12-bit recording in mono (Audio 1
channel only)
• 16-bit recording in mono
Audio 2
• 12-bit recording in mono (Audio 2
channel only)
• 16-bit recording in mono
Note:
• This camcorder can output stereo sound
when a tape is recorded in stereo.
1 Playback a Mini DV cassette with
dubbed audio.
2 Press the DISPLAY button until the
mode screen appears.
3 Select “MENU”, then “EXECUTE” by
using the Operation button (see page
28).
4 Press l or m to select V, then
press the center of the Operation
button.
5 Press l or m to select “AUDIO”,
then press the center of the Operation
button.
6 Press l or m to select the desired
audio playback mode, then press the
center of the Operation button.
PLAYBACK SET
1
1
2
+
2
AUDIO
ROTATE PB
RETURN
AUDIO
21
+
AUDIO
12
+
7 Press the DISPLAY button to turn off
the menu screen.
• The selected audio playback mode
indicator only appears when the on-
screen indicators are turned on.
Note:
• The audio playback mode indicator,
“AUDIO”, displays in different colors
depending on the recording mode (12- or 16-
bit) used for the recording being played
back. A white display indicates 12-bit
recording mode, while a green indicates 16-
bit.
Audio playback mode indicator