Using the Unit as a Videocassette Recorder
Recording and Playback 2 Chapter
Notes
• You cannot adjust the recording level if you record signals input via the HDV/DV jack.
•When you connect to device without an i.LINK jack, the audio mode is set to
8 If necessary, adjust the audio recording level by turning the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs.
You can adjust the recording level with the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs if you have selected MANU in step 7. While looking at the STATUS CHECK screen, turn the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs to adjust the recording level. Adjust the audio recording level so that it does not exceed 0 dB when the audio signal is at its maximum. If the recording level exceeds 0 dB, the recorded sound will be distorted.
Notes
•In the DVCAM format, there are two audio modes, with either two channels at FS48K or four channels at FS32K. It is not possible to select other modes (for example with two channels at FS32K).
•During recording, you cannot change the audio mode.
•If you intend to dub audio after recording, select the DVCAM format, then set [AUDIO MODE] on the [AUDIO SET] menu to [FS32K]
Note
When the unit records HDV format images, it will take a while until recording starts. This delay, however, is not an error. ([STBY] will flash until recording starts.)
To stop recording
Press the STOP button on this unit.
To pause recording
Press the PAUSE button on this unit.
Note
You cannot record to upconvert NTSC or PAL signals to the HDV format.
Recording Functions
Marking an index
By pressing the INDEX button on the unit or the INDEX WRITE button on the Remote Commander during recording, you can mark an index signal at any place on the tape. The index signal is inserted for seven seconds. If you mark an index at the scene you want to search for, you can easily find the scene later. While the index is being marked, the 
indicator appears for about seven seconds on the Data screen (see page 19).
Notes
Recording Procedures
This section describes the procedures used to record signals sent from another VCR to this unit. For details on the operation when the unit is connected to a personal computer via the HDV/DV jack, refer to “Editing (Connecting with a Personal Computer)” (p. 38).
1 Insert a cassette and confirm that the q (cassette) indicator is lit.
2 Press the playback button on the player.
The player starts playback.
3 On this unit, press the PLAY button while holding the REC button down.
• You cannot mark a new index while the indicator is being displayed.
•If you record on a portion of the tape where an index has been marked, the index will be erased. You cannot delete just an index while keeping the image or sound.
•You cannot mark an index during playback or audio dubbing operations. The INDEX button and the INDEX WRITE button are disabled in these operations.
To use an index during playback
See “Searching using the search function” on page 30.
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