Sony Handycam DCR-PC5 Operating Instructions Manual page 126

Usable cassettes
Audio mode
12 bit mode: The original sound ran be rerorded in stereo 1, and tile new sound in
stereo 2 in 32 kHz. Tile balance between stereo 1 and stereo 2 can be adjusted by
selecting AUDIO MIX in tile menu settings during playback. Both sounds can be played
back.
16 bit mode: A new sound cannot be recorded but tile original sound can be recorded in
high quality. Moreover, it can also play back sound recorded in 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48
kHz. When playing back a tape recorded in the 16 bit mode, 16BIT indicator appears on
the LCD screen or in the viewfincter.
When you play back a dual sotmd track tape recorded in a stereo system, set "HiFi
SOUND" to tile desired mode in tile menu settings (p. 89).
Sound from speaker
HiFi Sound Mode
STEREO
1
2
Playing back a dual sound
Playing back a stereo tape track tape
Stereo Main sound and sub sotmd
Lef'. sotmd Main sound
Right
sound Sub SOtlnd
You cannot record dual sound program on your camcorder.
When affixing a label on the mini DV cassette
Be sine to affix a label only oil tbe lorations as illustrated below [a] so as not to cause
malfunction of your camcorder.
After using the mini DV cassette
Rewind the tape to tile beginning, put tile rassette
in its rase, and store it ill an upright
position.
If the cassette memory function does not work
Reinsert a cassette. Tile gold plated connector of mini DV cassettes may be dirty or
dusty.
Cleaning gold-plated connector
If tile gold plated roimertor of mini DV rassettes is dirty or dusty, you n-lay not operate
the fimction using cassette memo W. Clean up the goM plated connector with cotton
wool swab, about every 10 times ejection of a cassette. [b]
Do not affix a label around
tbis border.
_[b]
[a]
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