Sony 1080i - Manual (Page 44)

Chapter 3 Dubbing/Editing
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Chapter 3 Dubbing/Editing
Dubbing sound
1
Connect the unit and the sound source using a
phono jack cable (not supplied).
2
Set the INPUT SELECT switch to S VIDEO or
VIDEO.
3
Play back the tape inserted in this unit.
4
At the point you want to start dubbing, press the
PAUSE button to turn the unit to the playback
pause mode.
5
While holding the AUDIO DUB button down,
press the PLAY button to turn the unit to the audio
dubbing pause mode.
X lights on the screen.
6
Select the recording level adjustment mode using
the AUTO/MANU (manual) audio switch.
If the MANU mode is selected, set [AUDIO
LIMIT] of the [AUDIO SET] menu (p. 47).
7
Adjust the recording level by turning the AUDIO
REC LEVEL control knobs.
You can adjust the recording level with the
AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs if you have
selected MANU in step
6 . While looking at the
audio level meters on the LCD monitor, turn the
AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs and adjust the
recording level. Adjust the audio recording level so
that the recording level does not exceed 0 dB when
the audio signal is at its maximum. If the recording
level exceeds 0 dB, the sound will be distorted.
8
Press the PAUSE button.
indicator lights on the screen and audio dubbing
starts.
To pause audio dubbing
Press the PAUSE button.
Pressing the PAUSE button again resumes audio
dubbing.
To stop audio dubbing
Press the STOP button.
To output the sound you want
Select the sound to be output from the AUDIO jack or
headphone jack.
Set the [AUDIO MIX] on the [AUDIO SET] menu as
follows:
CH1, CH2: Outputs the sound recorded on channels
1/2 on the tape.
MIX: Outputs the synthesized sound of channels 1/3
and channels 2/4.
CH3, CH4: Outputs the sound recorded on channels
3/4 on the tape.
The indicator of the audio level meters will display
according to the above-settings.
Notes
• You can monitor the sound on the tape while dubbing
the sound. However, there are some delays between
the sound being recorded and the sound being played.
When you play back the tape after audio dubbing,
you might hear the dubbed sound later than the sound
monitored during audio dubbing.
• You cannot dub sound in the following.
– On a tape recorded in the HDV format
– When the INPUT SELECT switch is set to HDV/
DV
– Tape recorded with [DV].
– Tape recorded with [FS48K].
– On a blank portion of the tape
– The REC/SAVE switch on the cassette is set to
SAVE to prevent accidental erasure of a recording.
– Tape recorded in nonstandard audio.
Audio Dubbing