Advanced Operations
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Title
Procedure
Remarks, etc.
Adding New Sound on a
Recorded Cassette
(Audio Dubbing)
You can add music or narration on a recorded
cassette.
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If you perform audio dubbing onto a tape that was
recorded with [AUDIO REC] on the [RECORDING
SETUP] Sub-Menu of the [CAMERA FUNCTIONS]
Main-Menu set to [16bit], the original sound is
erased.
If you intend to perform audio dubbing but also want
to keep the original sound, be sure to set [AUDIO
REC] to [12bit] before making the original recording.
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It is not possible to perform audio dubbing onto
recordings made in the LP Mode. (p. 13)
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Press the Pause Button
[
;
] on the Remote
Controller to start audio
dubbing.
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In the case of line input
signals, play the device
which has been
connected.
Stopping Audio
Dubbing
Press the Pause Button
[
;
] on the Remote
Controller.
The Movie Camera is
again in the Still
Playback Mode.
5
Press the [A.DUB]
Button on the Remote
Controller.
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It is not possible to perform audio dubbing on an
unrecorded part of the tape.
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If there was an unrecorded part on the tape when
audio dubbing was performed, picture and sound
distortion occur at that tape portion during
playback.
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It is not possible to perform audio dubbing for sound
supplied from the DV Terminal.
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If you reset the Tape Counter to zero at the point
where you want the audio dubbing to end and turn on
the Memory Stop Function (p. 114), the audio
dubbing automatically stops when the tape reaches
that point.
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If the data recorded with audio dubbing is imported in
the personal computer using a PC software
programme, only the original sound (ST1) may be
imported depending on the software programme.
Playing Back the Sound Recorded with Audio
Dubbing
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Depending on the setting selected for [12bit AUDIO]
on the [PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu of the
[VCR FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu, the sound added
with audio dubbing and the original sound are played
back as follows:
ST1: The original sound alone is played back.
ST2: The dubbed sound alone is played back.
MIX: The original sound and the sound added with
audio dubbing are played back together.
VCR FUNCTIONS
PRESS MENU TO EXIT
2.CARD SETUP
1.PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
3.RECORDING SETUP
4.AV IN/OUT SETUP
5.DISPLAY SETUP
6.OTHER FUNCTIONS
AV IN/OUT SETUP
PRESS MENU TO EXIT
AV JACK
RETURN
---- YES
OFF
MIC AV IN
IN/OUT
A.DUB INPUT
DV OUT
SHUTTER/IRIS
MENU
W.B
VOL/JOG
PUSH
AE LOCK
MNL
AUTO
CAMERA
VCR
CARD
P.B
MODE
ON
OFF
ZOOM
s
VOL
r
PLAY
PAUSE
/ITEM
STOP
/SET
REW/
6
SLOW
SLOW
STILL ADV
INDEX
INDEX
STILL ADV
FF/
5
A.DUB
TITLE
T
W
1
6
5
9
:
;
∫
REC
A.DUB
A.DUB
;
;
PAUSE
/ITEM
;
A.DUB
!
PAUSE
/ITEM
;
4
At the point from which
you want to insert the
new sound, switch the
Movie Camera over to
the Still Playback Mode.
PLAY
PAUSE
/ITEM
1
;
Audio Level Adjustments
You can adjust the Audio Level for audio dubbing
by selecting a desired setting for [AUDIO LEVEL]
on the [RECORDING SETUP] Sub-Menu of the
[VCR FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu.
When you set [MODE] of [AUDIO LEVEL] to any
other setting than [AUTO], the Audio Level
Indication appears. Adjust the [GAIN] value as
confirming [LEVEL (AV IN)] on the indication, so
that the last three Bars of the [LEVEL (AV IN)]
will not light red. The Sound is distorted when the
last three Bars of the [LEVEL (AV IN)] Indication
light red.)
When this setting is changed, the [MIC LEVEL
ADJ.] setting on the [ADVANCED FUNCTIONS]
Sub-Menu of the [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] Main-
Menu will likewise be changed.
For details, refer to Microphone Sensitivity Level
Adjustment. (p. 64)
2
Set [AV JACK] on the
[AV IN/OUT SETUP]
Sub-Menu to [IN/OUT].
MENU
SHUTTER/IRIS
VOL/JOG
PUSH
1
Insert the recorded
cassette and slide the
[OFF/ON/MODE] Switch
from the [ON] position to
put the Movie Camera in
the VCR Mode.
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Make sure that the
erasure prevention
slider of the cassette is
set to [REC].
3
Set [A.DUB INPUT] on
the [AV IN/OUT SETUP]
Sub-Menu to [MIC] or
[AV IN], and exit from
the Menu.
[AV IN]:
For performing audio
dubbing using an
external device (such as
an audio component).
[MIC]:
For performing audio
dubbing using the
external microphone
socket or built-in
microphone.
MENU
SHUTTER/IRIS
VOL/JOG
PUSH
How to reduce the sound distortion
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Lower the output level of the external audio
device.
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Change the [AUDIO LEVEL] setting on the
[RECORDING SETUP] Sub-Menu of the [VCR
FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu.
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Set the [MODE] of [AUDIO LEVEL] to [AUTO]
or [MNL (AGC)].
CAMERA
VCR
CARD
P.B
MODE
ON
OFF