Audio Dubbing
The audio dubbing function lets you record new sound onto the normal (mono) audio track. Although this erases the original sound on the normal audio track, the sound on the
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Preparations
≥Connect the audio equipment or a video movie camera to this VCR with an audio cable.
≥Display the VCR picture on the TV.
≥Insert the cassette on which the audio dubbing is to be performed, and make sure that its erasure prevention tab is not broken out.
As soon as the cassette is inserted, the Cassette Number Check starts. Wait a few moments until it is completed. (See page 15.)
≥Press the INPUT SELECT button 3 to select the AV Input (external input) “A1”, “A2” or “A3” according to the socket(s) on the VCR 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 50.)
A3: When connected to the Audio Input sockets ^ on the front panel of this VCR
≥Use the L connector for operations in the normal (monaural) mode.
Operations
1Press the Play button I on this VCR to start playback to search for the point from which you want to start audio dubbing.
2At the point from which you want to perform audio dubbing, press the Pause/Still button d on this VCR to put it in the still playback mode.
3Press the A.DUB button _ on this VCR to put it in the recording pause mode.
4Start playback on the source unit so that you can hear the sound.
5 When you reach the point from which you want to start audio
dubbing, press the Pause/Still button d on this VCR again to start recording the new sound or start your narration.
6At the point where you want to stop audio dubbing, press the Stop button 9 to finish recording.
Hints:
≥The new sound is recorded on the normal audio track. The original sound remains on the
≥For audio dubbing with narration, you can use the
≥If you want to change the audio recording level, adjust it. (See page 20.)
≥To listen to the sound recorded with audio dubbing, press the AUDIO button ? during playback to select the normal audio track. (For details, refer to page 16.)
≥To listen to the sound recorded with audio dubbing together with the original sound, first set “Audio mode”
to “MIX” (for details, refer to page 51) and then
press the AUDIO button ? during playback to select the mixed sound.
Advanced Operations
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