Back in 1996 I got myself a portable DAT machine, a Sony TCD-D8. It is a great piece of hardware, enabling me to take CD quality recordings of our choir, the "Heinrich Schütz Kantorei" in Freiburg, Germany, or of small singing groups I took part in. I used it for sound recording for radio play as well as for recordings of public talks or concerts of friends.
In order to know the limits of the equipment I own, I have the custom to read and experiment with the new stuff as much as time permits. Back in my DAT exploring times I did not think of building my own web site. Instead, I posted my discoveries to the DAT Heads, a mailing list of great expertise. From there, Victor Yiu collected the most important postings and built a great Sony TCD-D8 resource guide (extended to other machines later).
I don't see any sense in publishing theses informations again on my site. Here is a link list to my contributions on Victors pages instead:
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Analog Input Sensitivity |
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the Light and Buzzing |
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D7/8 Power Consumption Table & Battery Gauge Info |
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dB-scaled Record Level knob description |
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dB-scaled Record Level knob download the printer files for pasteup! |
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Quickie D7/D8 Key Guide all the obscure ones for quick reference |
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Optical D8 Remote Control
Package programs and directions Access to hidden functions like edit and renumbering of start IDs via the Infrared link. |
Heiko Purnhage, a German DAT-Head from Braunschweig, had a great share in the development of the Optical D8 Remote Control Package. His site contains valuable technical information on S/P-DIF digital I/O, SIRC (Serial infrared remote control), SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) and others.
