•You will not hear the recorded sound. You may see mosaic-like images of the previously played picture.

REC CTRL(Movie recording control) (DCR-HC36E/HC46E/HC96E)

See page 72.

AUD DUB CTRL (Audio dubbing)

See page 75.

REC MOVIE (Recording control)

See page 73.

BURN DVD

When your camcorder is connected to a Sony VAIO series personal computer, you can easily burn the picture recorded on the tape on a DVD (Direct Access to “Click to DVD”) (p. 90).

BURN VCD

When your camcorder is connected to a personal computer, you can easily burn the picture recorded on the tape on a CD-R (Direct Access to Video CD Burn). See “First Step Guide” in the supplied CD- ROM for details (p. 89).

END SEARCHEXEC

The most recently recorded picture is played back for about 5 seconds and then stops automatically.

CANCELStops [END SEARCH].•After ejecting the cassette, the END SEARCH function is not available.
STANDARD SET menu

Settings while recording on a tape or other basic settings (REC MODE/MULTI-SOUND/ LCD/VF SET/DISP OUTPUT, etc.)

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

See page 40 for details on selecting menu items.

REC MODE (Recording mode)B SP (SP)Records in the SP (Standard Play) mode on a cassette.LP (LP)
• If you record in the LP mode, a mosaic-like

theUsing

Increases the recording time to 1.5 times

 

the SP mode (Long Play).

 

noise may appear or sound may be interrupted

Menu

when you play back the tape on other

 

camcorders or VCRs.

 

• When you mix recordings in the SP mode and in

 

the LP mode on one tape, the playback picture

 

may be distorted or the time code may not be

 

written properly between the scenes.

 

AUDIO MODEB12BIT

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

16BIT ( )

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

VOLUME

See page 27.

MULTI-SOUND

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

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