Audio Dubbing

The audio track can be customized only when recorded in the 12-bit mode ( pg. 28).

NOTES:

●Audio Dubbing is not possible on a tape recorded in

16-bit audio, on a tape recorded in the LP mode or on a blank portion of a tape.

●To perform Audio Dubbing while watching on the television, make connections ( pg. 16).

1 Play back the tape to locate the point where editing will start, then press PAUSE (6) H.

2 While holding A.DUB (e) S on the remote control, press PAUSE (6) H. “6e” E and “MIC” appear.

3 Press PLAY (4) D, then begin “narrating”. Speak into the microphone.

•To pause dubbing, press PAUSE (6) H.

4 To end Audio Dubbing, press PAUSE (6) H, then STOP (5) G.

To hear the dubbed sound during playback . . .

..... set “12BIT MODE” to “SOUND 2” or “MIX” in the

Menu Screen ( pg. 32).

NOTES:

●Sound is not heard from the speaker during Audio Dubbing.

●When editing onto a tape that was recorded at 12-bit, the old and new soundtracks are recorded separately.

●If you dub onto a blank space on the tape, the sound may be disrupted. Make sure you only edit recorded areas.

●If feedback or howling occurs during TV playback, move the camcorder’s microphone away from the TV, or turn down the TV’s volume.

●If you change from 12-bit to 16-bit in mid-recording and then use the tape for Audio Dubbing, it is not effective from the point where 16-bit recording began.

●During Audio Dubbing, when the tape moves to scenes

recorded in the LP mode, scenes recorded in 16-bit audio or a blank portion, Audio Dubbing stops ( pg. 52).

●To perform Audio Dubbing with a video unit connected to

the camcorder’s AV connector, first set “S/AV INPUT” to “ON” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 31). “AUX” appears instead of “MIC”.

Insert Editing

You can record a new scene into a previously recorded tape, replacing a section of the original recording with minimal picture distortion at the in and outpoints. The original audio remains unchanged.

NOTES:

●Before performing the following steps, make sure that

“TIME CODE” is set to “ON” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 31, 32).

●Insert Editing is not possible on a tape recorded in the LP mode or on a blank portion of a tape.

●To perform Insert Editing while watching in the television, make connections ( pg. 16).

1 Play back the tape, locate the Edit-Out point and press PAUSE (6) H. Confirm the time code at this point ( pg. 31, 32).

2 Press REW (2) a until the Edit-In point is located, then press PAUSE (6) H.

3 Press and hold INSERT (w) A on the remote control, then press PAUSE (6) H. “6w” 8 and the Time Code (min.:sec.) appear and the camcorder enters Insert-Pause mode.

4 Press START/STOP k to begin editing.

•Confirm the insert at the time code you checked in step 1.

•To pause editing, press START/STOP k. Press it again to resume editing.

5 To end Insert Editing, press START/STOP k, then STOP (5) G.

NOTES:

●Program AE with special effects ( pg. 23) can be used to spice up the scenes being edited during Insert Editing.

●During Insert Editing, the date and time information changes.

●If you perform Insert Editing onto a blank space on the tape, the audio and video may be disrupted. Make sure you only edit recorded areas.

●During Insert Editing, when the tape moves to scenes

recorded in the LP mode or a blank portion, Insert Edting stops ( pg. 52).

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