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

For menu operation, see “Menu 212 Selecting Audio Recording Mode ” (page 109).

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, VIDEO

 

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 58).

 

 

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.

 

 

Shooting 3 Chapter

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 54).

2 While checking the audio level in the display window, turn the AUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) knobs 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

DUR

 

OFF

OUTPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CH-1/CH-2)

 

VBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TTL

 

ON COMPONENT.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

Y/C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO LEVEL

knobs

TTL RESET SET

 

VTR

MONITOR SELECT

PRESET

F-RUN

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAN

 

 

 

 

TRIGGER

CH-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIX

REGEN

SET

 

 

 

 

AUDIO SELECT

 

 

 

 

PARALLEL

CH-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXT

 

 

 

 

 

CH-1

CH-2

 

 

 

 

INT ONLY

 

 

LITHIUM BATT

 

 

 

 

 

DATE/TIME

R-RUN

 

 

 

 

EXT ONLY

 

 

AUDIO IN

 

 

 

 

ClipLink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HYPER

SETUP

FRONT MIC

MONITOR OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAIN

 

LOW CUT

CONTINUE

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHARACTER

 

 

 

 

 

VJ MIC

 

ON

FILE

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WRR

 

OFF

STD

OFF

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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