DV Recording Audio

You need to set this if you have a camcorder using 32kHz/12-bit sound connected to the front panel DV IN jack.

Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for audio. One is recorded at the time of shooting; the other is for overdubbing after shooting.

On the Audio 1 setting, the sound that was recorded while shooting is used.

On the Audio 2 setting, the overdubbed sound is used.

TV Recording Audio

When TV recording with bilingual, you can choose audio channel to record.

[Main+Sub] Main language and Sub language [Main] Main language only

[Sub] Sub language only

Auto Chapter

When recording in Video mode, chapter markers are put in specified setting. You can change this interval to 5 minutes, 10 minutes or 15 minutes. If you select [None], switch off automatic chapter marking altogeth- er with the [None] setting.

Disc Settings

Disc Format

If you load a completely blank disc, the recorder will initialize the disc.

DVD-R:The recorder initialize the disc to Video mode. The recording mode will always be Video mode. DVD-RW:The recorder initialize the disc to VR mode. (Go to Step 3)

DVD+R (DL)/DVD-RAM:The Initialize menu will appears. Select “Yes” then press ENTER. DVD+RW: The recorder initialize the disc to DVD+RW mode.

Also, you can reformat the DVD-RW/DVD+RW/ DVD-RAM from the Setup menu as below.

1.Select [Disc Format] option then press B.

2.Press ENTER while [Start] is selected. Format Disc menu appears.

3.Use b / B to select a desired mode (VR Mode or Video Mode) then press ENTER.

Confirm message will appear.

For DVD+RWs/DVD-RAMs, go to step 4.

4.Use b / B to select [OK] then press ENTER. It takes a few moments to initialize the disc.

Note:

Even with a DVD-RAM, you must format a brand-new disc: Follow the instructions on screen.

Caution

If you want to change the disc format, everything recorded on the disc will be erased.

Note:

This interval time is for reference: The actual time will slightly vary.

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