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EDITING(cont.)

Audio dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously

recorded tape with a new soundtrack. Use your VCR as the

Audio Dubbing recorder.

Normal audio track

Pre-recorded tape

PAUSE

q

A. DUB

PLAY

Audio cable

Audio component (CD player etc.)

NOTES:

●When monitoring the sound during Audio Dubbing, the normal soundtrack is automatically selected. If you wish to hear the Hi-Fi or mixed sound (Hi-Fi + Normal soundtracks), refer to the "Select The Soundtrack" section (☞ pg. 31) and select the soundtrack you wish to hear.

●Audio dubbing stops automatically when the counter reaches "0H00M00S", and the VCR enters the Play mode. Check the counter reading before dubbing.

●Audio dubbing is also possible using the rear AUDIO IN connectors. When using these connectors, be sure to select "REAR S-VIDEO" or "REAR VIDEO" at the Aux Input screen. To select the correct Aux Input connector, follow steps 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, from the "Edit From A Camcorder" section ☞ pg. 50 – 51.

●Audio dubbing cannot be performed on a cassette that has had its record safety tab removed.

●When playing back an audio-dubbed tape, refer to the "Select The Soundtrack" section (☞ pg. 31) to select the soundtrack you wish to hear.

●Picture may be distorted during Audio Dubbing Pause.

●It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner.

Video/Hi-Fi audio track

Audio-dubbed tape

MAKE CONNECTIONS

1 Connect an audio component to the AUDIO IN L + R connectors on the VCR's front panel. *When connect- ing monaural equipment, use only the VCR's AUDIO IN L connector.

2

SET INPUT MODE

Press NUMBER key "0" on the remote control. "AU"

appears in place of a channel number.

● Be sure to select "FRONT VIDEO" at the AUX Input

 

Screen. (To select the correct AUX input connector,

 

follow steps 4, 5, 9, 10, 14 from the "Edit From A

 

Camcorder" section, ☞ pg. 50 – 51.)

 

LOCATE START POINT

 

Press PLAY to start playback of the tape in your VCR,

 

and press PAUSE when you find the point where you

3 want to start dubbing.

4

ENGAGE AUDIO DUBBING

Press A. DUB.

 

● Your VCR enters the Audio Dubbing Pause mode.

(REC blinks, PLAY and PAUSE light up on the front

 

display panel.)

 

 

 

START DUBBING

 

Engage the audio component's Play mode, then press

 

PLAY to start the tape in your VCR. Audio dubbing

5 begins at this point.

 

● REC blinks and PLAY is displayed on the front display

 

panel.

 

● To stop dubbing temporarily, press PAUSE. Press

 

PLAY to resume dubbing.

 

 

 

END AUDIO DUBBING

 

Press STOP to stop the tape in your VCR, and engage

6 the audio component's Stop mode.

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JVC HR-S5400U manual Audio Dubbing recorder, Engage Audio Dubbing, Start Dubbing, END Audio Dubbing
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