Audio Dubbing - Sony Handycam DCR-PC115 Service Manual

DCR-PC115/PC115E/PC120BT/PC120E

Audio dubbing

You can record an audio sound to add to the
original sound on a tape by connecting audio
equipment or a microphone. If you connect the
audio equipment, you can add sound to your
recorded tape by specifying starting and ending
points. The original sound will not be erased.
Use the Remote Commander for this operation.
Select one of the following connections to add an
audio sound.
Connecting the microphone
with the MIC jack
Microphone (optional)/
: Signal flow/
You can check the recorded picture and sound by
connecting the AUDIO/VIDEO jack to a TV.
The recorded sound is not output from a speaker.
Check the sound by using the TV or headphones.
Connecting the microphone
with the intelligent accessory
shoe
Intelligent Accessory Shoe/
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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. 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 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 at the point where you want to stop
recording.
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MIC
(PLUG IN POWER)
Microphone (optional)/
(1)
(2)
(3)
N
X
(4)
X
(5) X
(6)
x
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Connecting the A/V connecting
cable to the AUDIO/VIDEO jack
Audio equipment/
LINE OUT
L R
AUDIO L AUDIO R
Do not connect the video
(yellow) plug./
: Signal flow/
Dubbing with the built-in
microphone
No connection is necessary.
Note
When dubbing with the AUDIO/VIDEO jack or
the built-in microphone, pictures are not output
through S VIDEO jack or the AUDIO/VIDEO
jack. Check the recorded picture on the screen.
You can check the recorded sound by using
headphones.
If you make all the connections
The audio input to be recorded will take
precedence over others in the following order:
•MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack
•Intelligent accessory shoe
•AUDIO/VIDEO jack
•Built-in microphone
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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. 132).
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 U R N
[ 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).
•New sound cannot be recorded on a tape
already recorded in the LP mode.
•You cannot add audio with the DV 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-PC115E/PC120E), the sound quality may
become worse.
AUDIO/
VIDEO
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ST1 ST2
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