4 Display menu 212 and select the audio recording mode (two-channel mode or four-channel mode).

For menu operation, see “Selecting Audio Recording Mode — Menu 212” (page 123).

Note

One of the following warning indications appears in the display area when you change the audio mode setting during recording pause.

Warning indication

Status

 

 

Fs 48k (flashes four

Attempting to switch from 32-kHz

times per second)

mode (four-channel mode) to 48-kHz

 

mode (two-channel mode).

 

 

Fs 32k (flashes four

Attempting to switch from 48-kHz

times per second)

mode (two-channel mode) to 32-kHz

 

mode (four-channel mode).

The recordings at switching points prevent editing. Avoid changing the audio mode once you have started recording.

5 Set up the camcorder to suit your recording objectives, and press the VTR button on the camcorder or lens.

Recording begins when the TALLY indicator stays lit after blinking for a moment.

During recording, the tape transport buttons (EJECT, REW, F FWD, PLAY, and STOP) cannot be used.

Operation

Step

 

 

To view image

• Look into the viewfinder.

being shot

• Connect a video monitor to the

 

MONITOR OUT connector or S

 

VIDEO OUT connector.

 

 

To listen to audio

Connect an earphone to the

track being shot

EARPHONE connector

 

or listen to the audio from the

 

speaker.

 

 

To pause recording

Press the VTR button on the

 

camcorder or lens.

 

For instructions on continuing to

 

record after a pause, see “Back

 

Space Editing” (page 67).

 

 

To stop recording

Press the VTR button on the

 

camcorder or lens, then press the

 

STOP button.

 

With this state, it is impossible to start

 

back space editing.

 

 

To remove the

Check that the power is on, then

cassette

press the EJECT button to open the

 

cassette holder and remove the

 

cassette. Close the cassette holder.

 

 

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Manually adjusting audio recording level

1 In step 3 above (“Recording on the Internal VCR”), set the AUDIO SELECT (CH-1/CH-2) switches to MAN (see page 62).

2 While checking the audio level in the display window, turn the AUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) knob for the channel being used for microphone or wireless microphone system connection (CH-1 or CH-2) so that the maximum audio level is under 0 dB.

 

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

 

OVER

 

OVER

LIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

PB DATE NDF EXT-LK

HOLD

dB

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

MIN SEC

FRM

 

-12

 

 

Audio level

 

 

 

 

 

 

-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESET

CLIP

 

CL CONT IP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY

indications

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE

 

 

DVCAM

 

-40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BATT E

 

F

Li

 

-•

 

TC

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIAG RF SERVO HUMID SLACK 1

F 8 32k

2

U-BIT

 

 

 

 

 

(MENU SET)

F 8 48k

 

 

REC TIME SKIN DTL

EXT VTR

MENU ADVANCE

SHIFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO LEVEL

TTL

 

 

OUTPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CH-1/CH-2)

 

ON COMPONENT.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DUR

 

OFF

VBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO LEVEL

knobs

OFF

 

 

Y/C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TTL RESET SET

 

VTR

MONITOR SELECT

PRESET

F-RUN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

TRIGGER

CH-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIX

REGEN

SET

 

 

 

 

 

MAN

 

 

 

 

PARALLEL

CH-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXT

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO SELECT

 

 

 

 

INT ONLY

 

R-RUN

LITHIUM BATT

 

 

 

 

 

DATE/TIME

CH-1

CH-2

 

 

 

 

EXT ONLY

 

 

 

 

 

HYPER

SETUP

 

ClipLink

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT MIC

MONITOR OUT

 

 

 

 

AUDIO IN

 

GAIN

 

LOW CUT

CONTINUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHARACTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

FILE

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

VJ MIC

 

FRONT

 

OFF

STD

OFF

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

WIRELESS

 

REAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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