Sony HKDV-503 Preparing for Recording, Recording Analog Audio, Monitoring signals being recorded

Chapter 5 Recording/Playback

5-1 Preparing for Recording

FULL mode: The meter range is –60 to 0 dB or –40 to +20 dB.

FINE mode: The meter scale is enlarged, and the signal level is indicated in 0.25 dB steps, with the reference marker indicated by a lit LED in the middle of each meter.

The display range of the audio level meters in FULL mode can be set with 814.LEVEL METER SCALE in the VTR SETUP menu.

5-1-4 Simultaneously Monitoring

Playback of Video and Audio

Signals Being Recorded

Monitoring signals being recorded

Using the 017.PB/EE SELECT MENU settings, the audio and video signals currently being recorded can be simultaneously checked.

To check video and audio signals during recording

In the VTR SETUP menu, set 017.PB/EE SELECT MENU to PB/PB. Both audio and video playback signals are output.

To check video and audio signals during editing

In the VTR SETUP menu, set 017.PB/EE SELECT MENU to PB/PB. Both audio and video playback signals are output.

Monitoring previously recorded video and audio signals while recording

To monitor previously recorded audio and video signals while recording (preread function), press the ALT button in the HOME menu, then press the [F1] (PRE READ) button.

For details, see Section 4-2-4, “Preread Setting (PRE READ)” on page 4-17.

5-1-5 Recording Analog Audio

Recording with emphasis

You can emphasize analog audio signals that are recorded from the AUDIO INPUT connectors. When the emphasis is removed during playback, high frequency noise is effectively eliminated without affecting the original signal.

To use the emphasis function, set item 806.AUDIO EMPHASIS in the VTR SETUP menu to on. During playback, regardless of this setting, only signals to which emphasis have been applied are automatically de-emphasized.

5-4 Chapter 5 Recording/Playback