STANDARD SET menu

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

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

See page 36 for details on selecting menu items.

REC MODE (Recording mode)

SP ()

Records in the SP (Standard Play) mode on a cassette.

LP ()

Increases the recording time to 1.5 times the SP mode (Long Play).

•If you record in the LP mode, a mosaic-like noise may appear or sound may be interrupted 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 MODE

12BIT

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 23.

MULTI-SOUND

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

STEREO

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.

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

•The setting returns to [STEREO] when you have the power source disconnected from your camcorder for more than 5 minutes.

AUDIO MIX

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

When playing back an audio dubbed recording

See page 65.

When playing back a 4CH MIC recording

 

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0:00:00:00

 

 

AUDIO MIX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ST1/

 

 

ST2/

 

 

FRONT

 

 

REAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Touch / to adjust the balance of the front and rear sound. Then touch . You can monitor the front sound at the

side, and the rear sound at the side. Your camcorder cannot output 4ch audio simultaneously as it only supports 2ch audio output. When you set the audio balance bar to the center, the front and rear sounds are output at equal level. The adjusted audio balance returns to the default setting in about 5 minutes after the battery pack, or other power source has been disconnected.

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