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From: km3t@jjmhome.UUCP (Dave Pascoe KM3T)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Sony Tech Info needed
Summary: Sony DATs plus info on other DATs
Keywords: Sony DAT AES digital audio standard
Message-ID: <3450@jjmhome.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 89 16:32:15 GMT
References: <7468@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
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In article <7468@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>, lftseng@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Lawrence Fu Tseng) writes:

> Does anyone know how strictly Sony's DAT machines adhere to the 
> AES/EBU (American Engineering Society/European B.U. something) 
> standards when receiving AES digitally encoded data?  

Not sure about this.
 
> I want to design a computer interface that will send the DAT machine
> AES/EBU formatted digital audio.  I would like to avoid generating the
> "status block" codes that are embedded in the audio information, but 
> I am unsure whether they really can be omitted.  
> 
> Is there a Sony technical info phoneline?  I've heard they have a 
> consumer hotline, could someone tell me what either of these 
> numbers are?  Thanks to all.
> 
Sony's info hotline for DAT products is 800-222-7669 (or 201-930-7669).
However, I don't believe any of the Sony DATs have either a digital input
or output.  I know that the Sony TCD-010 does not (a portable unit).

Another source for DAT info (at the very least, price and availability
info) is:        The DAT Store
                 Santa Monica, CA
                 (213) 828-6487

Good luck.



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