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ATTACHING A CAMERA
1, Remove the red cap from the camera connector.
2. Attach
the camera
to the BR-S411E
by aligning the
Portions which engage.
3. Attach the camcorder carrying handle.
Guide pin
VTR attachment
plate
VTR retaining
screw
RECORDING
RECORDING
PROCEDURE
turned off, the recorder enters the Record-Lock mode
2. Press the OPERATE button.
so that it can enter the Record-Pause mode when the
@
In the
camcorder
configuration,
use the OPERATE
power is reapplied to the camera.
switch on the camera (set it to ON). Power will be
®@ Do not stop recording with the STOP button, otherwise
supplied to both the BR-S411E and the camera.
the AEF mechanism will not function. {For the AEF
3. Slide the UNLOCK/LOCK knob to UNLOCK and open the
mechanism, refer to page 12.)
control panel cover.
Notes:
4. sibs the EJECT button to open the cassette housing, and = @ Even if the recording mode is switched from VHS to S-VHS
nsert.a cassette.
during recording
in the VHS mode with a VHS cassette
5. Press the REC and PLAY buttons to start recording.
taded! the wide will not change, but VHS recording will
© When using @ camera, this engages the Record-Pause
continue with the S:VHS mode indicator blinking.
Was die actual recording will be started by the camera's
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after the camera
is switched
from the power save mode
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to the standby mode, the picture will be distroted until the
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servo system locks. Before starting, allow for longer than
© When using a camera, tape start/stop will be controlled
6 seconds after the camera is engaged in the standby mode.
by the camera's trigger. When the camera's power is
1. Set the POWER switch to ON.
AUDIO
LEVEL ADJUSTMENT
The audio recording level can be adjusted independently for
Hi-Fi L, Hi-Fi R, normal audio-1 and audio-2 channels.
1, Hi-Fi audio recording level adjustment
Set the Hi-Fi REC select switch to ON and set the AUDIO
OUT switch to Hi-Fi to switch the audio level meters to
the Hi-Fi level mode. Turn the AUD REC LEVEL Hi-Fi L
or R control unit the corresponding audio meter deflects
to "0" with the highest levet input signal.
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2. Normal audio recording level adjustment
Set the AUDIO OUT switch to NORM to switch the audio
level meters to the normal audio level mode. Turn the AUD
REC LEVEL NORMAL
AUD-1 or AUD-2 contro! until the
corresponding audio meter deflects to "0" with the highest
level input signal.
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Notes:
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monitoring the sound with an earphone, the ear-
phone output can be switched among audio-1(L), audio-2(R)}
and a mixture of the two with the AUDIO
MONITOR
select switch.
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especially in tive recording, that the
AUDIO
LIMITER switch be set to ON to avoid overievel
recording.
® Set the DOLBY NR switch as required.
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AUTOMATIC
EDITING
FUNCTION
The AEF
mechanism
helps prevent picture distortion at edit
points in assemble recording. When the PAUSE/STILL button
is pressed during recording, the tape is rewound by about 1.3
seconds of program time and stops in the Record-Pause mode.
When recording is re-started by pressing the PLAY button,
recording does not take place for the first 1.3-second period,
during which tape running is stabilized for smooth transition
to the next edit.
Record mode started
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Record-Pause
Tape time
Notes
\f recording
is re-started from the Stop mode, rainbow
® Do not move the unit violently in the Record-Pause mode,
noise will be introduced
at the transition between the
otherwise frames may be missed,
previous and new recordings because of overlapped record-
ing.
AUDIO DUBBING
The BR-S411E has an audio dubbing function which enables
the normal
audio-2
soundtrack
to be replaced with new
material.
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@Connect a sound source to the MIC AUD-2(R) jack or the
© @)Press the PLAY button to start audio dubbing. Press the
AUDIO IN AUD-2(R} connector. Adjust the recording level.
PAUSE/STILL button to stop audio dubbing temporarily.
@Play back the tape and press the PAUSE/STILL button at
To end audio dubbing, press the STOP button.
the position from which you want to start audio dubbing.
@Press the PAUSE/STILL button while holding the A DUB
button depressed.
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