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Touch [
RET.]
t
.
To return to the normal playback mode,
touch
(Play/Pause) twice (once from
frame playback).
b
Notes
• You will not hear the recorded sound. You may
see mosaic-like images of the previously played
picture.
Using the internal stereo microphone
(p. 67), you can add sound to a tape already
recorded in 12-bit mode (p. 40) without
erasing the original sound.
b
Notes
• You cannot record additional audio:
– When the tape has been recorded in the 16-bit
mode (p. 40).
– When the tape has been recorded in the LP
mode.
– When your camcorder is connected via an
i.LINK cable.
– When the tape has been recorded in 4CH MIC
mode on other camcorders.
– On blank sections of the tape.
– When the tape has been recorded in a TV
color system other than that of your
camcorder (p. 57).
– When the write-protect tab of the cassette is
set to SAVE (p. 58).
– On sections recorded in HDV format.
• 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.
• 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 other
DCR-HC38 camcorders).
Recording sound
Insert a recorded cassette into your
camcorder beforehand.
1
Slide the POWER switch repeatedly 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
t
[PAGE3]
t
[A DUB
CTRL]
t
[AUDIO DUB].
4
Touch
(Play).
Your camcorder starts audio recording via
the internal stereo microphone.
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.]
t
.
play back
slowly
**
[
y
SLOW]
To reverse direction:
(frame)
t
[
y
SLOW]
play back 2
times faster
(double speed)
(double speed)
To reverse direction:
(frame)
t
(double speed)
play back frame
by frame
(frame) during
playback pause.
To reverse direction:
(frame) during
frame playback.
*
Horizontal lines may appear at the top,
bottom, or in the center of the screen. This
is not a malfunction.
**
Pictures output from the DV Interface
(i.LINK) cannot be played back smoothly in
slow mode.
A DUB CTRL (Audio dubbing)
To
Touch
RET.
0:00:00:00
60min
AUDIO
DUB
0:00:00:00
60min
A DUB CTRL
X
appears.
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