Recording Procedure; Recording Functions - Sony DVCAM DSR-25 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording
9
If necessary, adjust the audio 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 VAR in step 8. While looking at the audio
level meters on the LCD monitor, turn the AUDIO
REC LEVEL control knobs to adjust the recording
level. Adjust the audio recording level so that it
does not exceed 0 dB when the audio signal is at
its maximum. If the recording level exceeds
0 dB, the recorded sound will be distorted. When
the audio mode is set to FS32K (4-channel mode),
the sound is recorded onto channels 1 and 2.
To listen to the sound being recorded, set the
AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT selector to CH-1/2.
Notes
• In the DVCAM format, there are two audio modes,
with either two channels at FS48K or four channels at
FS32K. It is not possible to select other modes (for
example with two channels at FS32K).
• During recording, you cannot change the audio mode.
• If you intend to dub a sound on the tape after it has
been recorded, set AUDIO MODE on the AUDIO
SET menu to FS32K (4-channel mode) before
recording.
For details on the AUDIO SET menu, see "AUDIO SET
menu" on page 64 (GB).
Recording Procedures
This section describes the procedures used to record
signals sent from another VCR to this unit. For details
on the procedures required when using a computer as a
player, refer to the instruction manual of your
computer or the user's manuals of the software
installed on it.
1
After checking that the REC/SAVE switch on the
cassette is set to REC, checking the tape for slack
and confirming that the q indicator is off, hold
the cassette so that the tape window is facing
upward, then insert it into this unit.
The cassette is automatically loaded into the unit
and the tape will be ready to record.
For details on the REC/SAVE switch and checking the
tape for slack, see "Notes on Video Cassettes" on page
26 (GB).
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(GB) Chapter 2 Playback and Recording
For details on inserting a cassette, see "To insert a
cassette" on page 27 (GB).
Note
Do not insert the cassette forcibly. The unit may be
damaged.
2
Press the playback button on the player.
The player starts playback.
3
On this unit, press the PLAY button while holding
the REC button down.
The unit starts recording. If AUTO INDEX on the
VTR SET menu is set to ON, the index is marked.
Note
When you do not want to mark an index at the
beginning of the recording, set AUTO INDEX on
the VTR SET menu to OFF.
For details on the VTR SET menu, see "VTR SET
menu" on page 65 (GB).
To stop recording
Press the STOP button on this unit.
To pause recording
Press the PAUSE button on this unit.
To start recording using the Remote Control
Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied)
On the Remote Control Unit, press the PLAY button
while holding the REC button down.

Recording Functions

Marking an index
By pressing the INDEX button on the unit or the
INDEX WRITE button on the Remote Commander
during recording, you can mark an index signal at any
place on the tape. The index signal is inserted for five
seconds. If you mark an index at the scene you want to
search for, you can easily find the scene later.
If AUTO INDEX on the VTR SET menu is set to ON,
the index signal is marked automatically when the unit
in the stop mode starts recording.
While the index is being marked, the "INDEX
MARK" indicator appears for about seven seconds on
the Data screen (see page 23 (GB)).