(AUDIO SET) menu

Settings for the audio recording (AUDIO REC LV/DV AU. MODE, etc.)

The default settings are marked with B. The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected.

See page 53 for details on selecting menu items.

Press the MENU button t select the (AUDIO SET) by turning the SEL/

PUSH EXEC dial.

AUDIO REC LV

You can adjust the recording sound level manually.

xAUTO/MANUAL

BAUTO

Select [AUTO] to adjust the recording sound level automatically.

MANUAL()

Select [MANUAL] to adjust the recording sound level during recording or standby.

x LEVEL

You can adjust the recording sound level when you set [AUDIO REC LV] to [MANUAL]. The recording sound level increases as the level bars go to the right.

zTips

•Use headphones to monitor the sound when adjusting it.

•The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours.

DV AU. MODE (DV Audio mode)

B12BIT

Records in the 12-bit mode (2 stereo sounds).

16BIT ( )

Records in the 16-bit mode (1 stereo sound with high quality).

bNote

•When recording in the HDV format, sound is automatically recorded in [16BIT] mode.

MULTI-SOUND

You can select whether to play back audio recorded using other devices with dual sound or stereo sound.

BSTEREO

Plays back with main and sub sound (or stereo sound).

1

Plays back with main sound (or the left channel sound).

2

Plays back with sub sound (or the right channel sound).

bNotes

•You can play back, but cannot record a dual sound track cassette on your camcorder.

•The setting automatically returns to [STEREO] (default) when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours.

DV AUDIO MIX

You can monitor the sound recorded on the tape with audio dubbing or 4ch microphone recording during playback.

BST1

Select to output only the originally recorded sound.

MIX

Select to synthesize and output the originally recorded sound and the sound added afterwards.

ST2

Select to output only the sound added afterwards.

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