Superimposing A Title - Sony DCR-TRV30E Service Manual

Audio dubbing
Adding an audio sound on a
recorded tape
Choose a connection mentioned before, and
connect audio equipment or microphone to your
camcorder. Then follow the procedure below.
(1) Insert the recorded tape into your camcorder.
(2) Set the POWER switch to VCR on your
camcorder.
(3) Locate the recording start point by pressing
N on the Remote Commander. Then press X
at the point where you want to start recording
to set your camcorder to the playback pause
mode.
(4) Press AUDIO DUB on the Remote
Commander. The green X indicator
appears on the screen.
(5) Press X on the camcorder or on the Remote
Commander and start playing back the audio
you want to record at the same time.
The new sound is recorded in stereo 2 (ST2)
during playback. During recording new
sound, the red appears on the screen.
(6) Press x on the Remote Commander or on
your camcorder at the point where you want
to stop recording.
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To add new sound more precisely
Press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote
Commander at the point where you want to stop
recording later in the playback mode.
Carry out steps 3 to 5. Recording automatically
stops at the point where ZERO SET MEMORY
was pressed.
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Monitoring the new recorded
sound
To play back the sound
Adjust the balance between the original sound
(ST1) and the new sound (ST2) by selecting
AUDIO MIX in in the menu settings (p. 131).
V CR S E T
H i F i SOUND
A UD I O M I X
A / VcD V OU T
N T S C P B
R E T URN
[ ME NU ] : E ND
Five minutes after when you disconnect the
power source or remove the battery pack, the
setting of AUDIO MIX returns to the original
sound (ST1) only. The default setting is original
sound only.
Notes
•New sound cannot be recorded on a tape
already recorded in the 16-bit mode (32 kHz,
44.1 kHz or 48 kHz) (p. 134).
•New sound cannot be recorded on a tape
already recorded in the LP mode (p. 134).
•You cannot add audio with the DV IN/OUT
jack.
•You cannot add audio on the blank portion of
the tape.
If an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable)
(optional) is connected to your camcorder
You cannot add a sound to a recorded tape.
We recommend that you add new sound on a
tape recorded with your camcorder
If you add new sound on a tape recorded with
another camcorder (including other
DCR-TRV30E), the sound quality may become
worse.
If you set the write-protect tab of the tape to
lock
You cannot record on a tape. Slide the write-
protect tab to release the write protection.

Superimposing a title

If you use a tape with cassette memory,
you can superimpose the title. When you
play back the tape, the title is displayed
for 5 seconds from the point where you
superimposed it.
You can select one of 8 preset titles and 2 custom
titles (p. 125). You can also select the colour, size
and position of titles.
VACATION
(1) In CAMERA or VCR mode, turn the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial to select in the menu
settings, then press the dial.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
TITLE, then press the dial.
(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
,
then press the dial.
(4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the
desired title, then press the dial. The title
flashes.
(5) Change the colour, size, or position, if
necessary.
1 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
the COLOUR, SIZE or POSITION, then
press the dial. The item appears.
2 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
the desired item, then press the dial.
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the title is laid
out as desired.
(6) Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial again to
complete the setting.
In the recording, playback or playback pause
mode:
The TITLE SAVE indicator appears on the
screen for 5 seconds and the title is set.
In the standby mode:
The TITLE indicator appears. And when you
press START/STOP to start recording, TITLE
SAVE appears on the screen for 5 seconds and
the title is set.
ST1 ST2
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