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DCR-HC17E/HC19E/HC21E/HC22E 2-586-501-11(1)
Dubbing sound to a
recorded tape
You can add sound to a tape already
recorded in the 12-bit mode (p. 45) without
erasing the original sound.
Internal microphone
You can record audio by using the internal
microphone.
• You cannot record additional audio:
– When the tape is recorded in the 16-bit mode
(p. 45).
– When the tape is recorded in the LP mode.
– When the tape is recorded on another device
with a 4ch microphone (4CH MIC REC).
– When the tape is recorded in a TV color
system other than that of your camcorder.
– When your camcorder is connected via an
i.LINK cable.
– On blank sections of the tape.
– When the write-protect tab of the cassette is
set to SAVE.
• When you add sound, the picture will not be
output from the A/V OUT jack. Check the
picture on the LCD screen or the viewfinder.
• For DCR-HC22E:
Do not connect the A/V connecting cables to
both your camcorder and the Handycam Station
at the same time. The sound might be distorted.
Recording sound
Insert a recorded cassette into your
camcorder beforehand.
1 Slide the POWER switch down to
turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp.
2 Touch (play/pause) to play
back the tape, then touch it again
at the point where you want to
start recording the sound.
3 Touch
[PAGE3]
[A DUB
CTRL]
[AUDIO DUB].
appears
4 Touch (play) and start
playing back the audio you want
to record at the same time.
appears while recording the new
sound in stereo 2 (ST2) during the
playback of the tape.
5 Touch (stop) when you want
to stop recording.
To dub on other scenes, repeat step 2
to select scenes, then touch [AUDIO
DUB].
6 Touch [ RET.] .
• For DCR-HC19E/HC21E/HC22E:
To set the end point for audio dubbing,
press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote
Commander at the scene at which you want
to stop audio dubbing during playback
beforehand. After step 2 to 4, the recording
stops automatically at the selected scene.
• You can only record additional audio over a
tape recorded on your camcorder. The sound
may deteriorate when you dub audio on a
tape recorded on other camcorders (including
