So I got drafted to achieve our family Hi8 tapes. We lost the AV in\out cable so I have no way to dub tapes to my external, separate DVD recorder. This port in question has 20 bloody pins (see pics). Maybe I only need the 1 video and 2 stereo pins to output to an external recorder. Question I have is: Can I hook up my DVD recorder to AV cable(red,white, yellow) cut the opposite end of AV cord exposing 3 bare wires, play the old tape, then systematically and carefully probe 20 pins for sound and video?? Also not sure how I would know if I located, say a sound pin, when probing, while "dubbing"?
PS - while playing tapes on camcorder I could view them though the viewfinder lens but could not hear sound. Maybe this model has no sound output while viewing from the camera. Also I searched the web for this darn cable - only found a substitute selling for $39 plus shipping.
PS - while playing tapes on camcorder I could view them though the viewfinder lens but could not hear sound. Maybe this model has no sound output while viewing from the camera. Also I searched the web for this darn cable - only found a substitute selling for $39 plus shipping.
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