"Print to Video" or Manual Export to Tape Results in Mono Audio

I have a situation regarding one of my colleagues, who claims to have 1 track audio (as opposed to 2 track stereo) when exporting a Timeline to videotape. Thanks.

Try here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/10484616#10484616
Al

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