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DCR-PC53E/PC55E 2-548-726-11(1)
Dubbing sound to a recorded tape
You can add sound to a tape already recorded in the 12-bit mode (p. 48) without erasing the
original sound.
Connecting
R
L
LINE OUT
Active Interface
Shoe
A/V connecting cable
(supplied)
(White)
Do not
connect the
Video plug
(Yellow).
A/V jack
Internal
microphone
(Red)
AUDIO OUT
: Signal flow
Audio device (such as CD/MD)
players
You can record audio by connecting in one
of the following ways.
An external microphone (optional) to the
Active Interface Shoe.
For DCR-PC55E:
An audio device to the Handycam
Station or your camcorder using the A/V
connecting cable.
Using the internal microphone (no
connection required).
The audio input to be recorded takes
precedence over others in the order of
.
You cannot record additional audio:
– When the tape has been recorded in the 16-bit
mode (p. 48).
– When the tape has been recorded in the LP
mode.
– When your camcorder is connected via an
i.LINK cable.
– On blank sections of the tape.
– When the tape has been recorded in 4CH MIC
REC mode on another device.
– When the tape has been recorded in a TV color
system other than that of your camcorder.
– When the write-protect tab of the cassette is set
to SAVE.
• For DCR-PC55E:
When you are using the A/V jack or the internal
microphone, the picture will not be output from
the A/V jack. Check the picture on the LCD
screen.
