Sony Handycam DCR-HC85 Operation Manual page 105

Dubbingsoundto a
recordedtape
You can record additional audio to the
original sound on the tape. You can add
sound to a tape already recorded in the 12-bit
mode without erasing the original sound.
Q lnteIiigentaccessory
shoe
See page 139
internal microphone
OMIC (PLUG IN POWER)jack
_AUDIO/VtDEOjack
Microphone (optional)
A/V connecting cable (supplied)
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Signal flow
Record audio in one of the following ways.
• Using the internal microphone (no connection
required).
• Connecting a microphone (optional) to the
MIC jack. (O)
• Connecting a microphone (optional) to the
Intelligent accesso_7 shoe. (O)
• Connecting audio device to your camcorder
nsing an A,V connecting cable. (_)
The audio input to be recorded takes precedence
over others in the order of MIC jack ---*
Intelligent accessory shoe ---* AUDIO'VIDEO
jack ---* internal microphone.
Note
• You cannot record additional audio:
When the tape is recorded in the 16-bit mode.
When the tape is recorded in the LP mode
When your camcorda is cmmected via the i.LINK
cable.
On blank sections of the tape.
When the write-protect tab of the cassette is set to
SAVE.
• When you me using the AUDIO/VIDEO jack or the
internal microphone to record additional sound the
picture will not be output from the S VIDEO jack or
the AUDIO/\'IDEO jack Check the pic_ue on the
LCD screen or the viewfinde! and the sound on the
headphones.
• When you use an external microphone (optional) to
record additional audio, you can check the picture
and the sound by comlecting your camcorder to a TV
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