Insert Editing
The Insert Editing function lets you substitute a part of a previously made recording by inserting one or several new scenes together with new sound. This editing method lets you precisely set the end point, and the recording will stop automatically when this point is reached. This editing method also ensures smooth,
As the Insert Editing function is mostly used for replacing relatively short parts of an already recorded programme, no Tape Library data is registered for the newly inserted parts.
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Preparations
≥Connect a movie camera or another VCR to this VCR as shown in the illustration on page 33.
≥Display the VCR picture on the TV.
≥Insert the cassette onto which you want to perform insert editing and make sure that its erasure prevention tab is intact.
As soon as the cassette is inserted, the Cassette Number Check starts. Wait a few moments until it is completed. (See page 15.)
≥Set the VCR/TV switch P to “VCR”.
≥Press the INPUT SELECT button 3 to select the AV input (external input) “A1”, “A2” or “A3” according to the socket(s) to which you have connected the source unit.
A1: When connected to the AV1
A2: When connected to the AV2
≥Make sure that “AV2” is set to “EXT”. (See page 53).
A3: When connected to the Video Input socket ] [VIDEO IN (AV3)] and Audio Input sockets ^ [AUDIO IN (AV3)] on the front panel of this VCR
≥When connecting a mono type movie camera or VCR to this VCR’s front AV sockets, connect to the L (white) audio socket.
Operations
1Press the Pause/Still button e on this VCR and then use the Shuttle Ring f or Jog Dial g to search for the tape position at which you want the insert recording to end.
2Press the RESET button = to reset the tape counter displayed on the VCR display to “0:00.00”.
3Use the Shuttle Ring f or Jog Dial g to search for the tape position at which you want the insert editing to start.
4Press the INSERT button ` to put this VCR in the recording pause mode.
≥The new sound will be recorded on the
≥In case you also want to record the new sound on the normal (mono) audio track, press the A.DUB button _. The indication on the On Screen Display changes to “AV INSERT”.
5Start playback on the source unit and search for the beginning of the scene that you want to dub (copy) onto this VCR.
6When you have found that point, press the Pause/Still button e on this VCR again to start recording the new part from the playback unit.
≥When the tape counter displayed on the On Screen Display becomes “0:00.00”, recording automatically stops, and this VCR stops in the recording pause mode.
≥To edit additional scenes, repeat operation steps 1 to 6.
7Press the Stop button 9 on this VCR to finish editing.
Hint:
≥If you want to change the audio recording level, adjust it. (See page 20.)
Notes:
≥Insert editing cannot be performed on blank sections of a tape. In such case, perform assembly editing first.
(See page 33.)
≥The cassette number is not recorded for the programme which has been recorded with Insert Editing.
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