4 Touch (pause) again at the point where you want to start recording the sound.

The playback pauses.

5 Touch and select [PAGE3].

6 Touch [A DUB CTRL].

60min

0:00:00:00

A DUB CTRL

RET.

AUDIO

DUB

7 Touch [AUDIO DUB].

A green X mark appears on the LCD screen.

60min

0:00:00:00

A DUB CTRL

RET.

AUDIO

DUB

8 Touch (play) and start playing back the audio you want to record at the same time.

A red mark remains on the LCD screen while recording sound.

The new sound is recorded in stereo 2 ([ST2]) during the playback of the tape.

9 Touch (stop) when you want to stop recording.

To dub on other scenes, repeat steps 3 and 4 to select scenes, then touch [AUDIO DUB].

10Touch [ RET.], then .

To set the end point for audio dubbing

During playback, press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander at the scene at which you want to stop audio dubbing. Then,

perform steps 4 to 8. The recording stops automatically at the selected scene.

bNote

You can only record additional audio over a tape recorded on your camcorder. The sound may deteriorate when you dub audio on a tape recorded on other camcorders (including other DCR-HC20 camcorders).

Checking and adjusting the recorded sound

1 Play back the tape on which you have recorded audio in “Recording sound” (p. 69).

2 Touch to display [PAGE1].

3 Touch MENU.

4 Select (VCR SET), then select

[AUDIO MIX] with / , then touch [EXEC].

VCR SET

HiFi SOUND

AUDIO MIX

ST1 ST2

EXEC

 

RET.

 

 

 

5 Touch / to adjust the balance between the original sound ([ST1]) and the sound added afterwards ([ST2]). Then, touch [EXEC].

The original sound ([ST1]) is output in the default setting.

The adjusted audio balance returns to the default setting in about 5 minutes after the battery pack or other power sources have been disconnected.

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