Sony DCR-HC52 manual DUB Ctrl Audio dubbing, Recording sound, Insert a recorded cassette into your

To	Touch
change the
playback	(frame)
direction*
play back	[ySLOW]
slowly**	To reverse direction:
	(frame) t
	[ySLOW]
play back 2	(double speed)
times faster	To reverse direction:
(double speed)	(frame) t
	(double speed)
play back frame	(frame) during
by frame	playback pause.
	To reverse direction:
	(frame) during
	frame playback.

*Horizontal lines may appear at the top, bottom, or in the center of the screen. This is not a malfunction.

**Pictures output from the DV Interface (i.LINK) cannot be played back smoothly in slow mode.

2Touch [ RET.] t .

To return to the normal playback mode,

touch (Play/Pause) twice (once from frame playback).

bNotes

•You will not hear the recorded sound. You may see mosaic-like images of the previously played picture.

A DUB CTRL (Audio dubbing)

Using the internal stereo microphone

(p. 69), you can add sound to a tape already recorded in 12-bit mode (p. 42) without erasing the original sound.

bNotes

•You cannot record additional audio:

–When the tape has been recorded in the 16-bit mode (p. 42).

–When the tape has been recorded in the LP mode.

– When your camcorder is connected via an

i.LINK cable.
– When the tape has been recorded in 4CH MIC
mode on other camcorders.
– On blank sections of the tape.
– When the tape has been recorded in a TV
color system other than that of your
camcorder (p. 59).
– When the write-protect tab of the cassette is
set to SAVE (p. 60).
– On sections recorded in HDV format.
• When you add sound, the picture will not be
output from the A/V Remote Connector. Check
the picture on the LCD screen or the viewfinder.
• You can only record additional audio over a
tape recorded on your camcorder. The sound
may deteriorate when you dub audio on a tape
recorded on other camcorders (including other	Using
DCR-HC52/HC54 camcorders).

Recording sound		the
Insert a recorded cassette into your
		Menu
camcorder beforehand.
1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn
on the PLAY/EDIT lamp.
2 Touch	(Play/Pause) to play back the

tape, then touch it again at the point where you want to start recording the sound.

3Touch t [PAGE3] t [A DUB CTRL] t [AUDIO DUB].

X appears.

60min 0:00:00:00

A DUB CTRL

RET.

AUDIO

DUB

4Touch (Play).

Your camcorder starts audio recording via the internal stereo microphone.

appears while recording the new sound in stereo 2 (ST2) during the playback of the tape.

5 Touch (Stop) when you want to stop recording.

To dub on other scenes, repeat step 2 to select scenes, then touch [AUDIO DUB].

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