Sony DSR 45A Operating Instructions - Page 75

Dubbing sound 1 Connect the unit and the sound source using a phono jack cable (not supplied). 2 Set the INPUT SELECT selector to a setting other than DV. 3 Switch the INPUT LEVEL selector to select the audio input signal level (-10, -2 or +4). 4 Play back the tape inserted in this unit. 5 At the point you want to start dubbing, press the PAUSE button to turn the unit to the playback pause mode. 6 While holding the AUDIO DUB button down, press the PLAY button to turn the unit to the audio dubbing pause mode. The AUDIO DUB indicator on this unit lights. 7 Set the AUDIO INPUT switch to AUTO or MANU. 8 Adjust the recording level by turning the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs. You can adjust the recording level with the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs if you have selected MANU in step 7. While looking at the audio level meters on the LCD monitor, turn the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs and adjust the recording level. Adjust the audio recording level so that the recording level does not exceed 0 dB when the audio signal is at its maximum. If the recording level exceeds 0 dB, the sound will be distorted. 9 Press the PAUSE button. The PAUSE indicator goes off and audio dubbing starts. To pause audio dubbing Press the PAUSE button. Pressing the PAUSE button again resumes audio dubbing. To stop audio dubbing Press the STOP button. To monitor the sound you want Set the AUDIO MONITOR selector as follows: CH-1/2: You can listen to sound on channels 1/2 on the tape or the sound to be dubbed. CH-3/4: You can listen to sound on channels 3/4 on the tape or the sound to be dubbed. MIX: You can listen to the sound on the tape and the dubbed sound. Notes • You can monitor the sound on the tape while dubbing the sound. However, there are some delays between the sound being recorded and the sound being played. When you play back the tape after audio dubbing, you might hear the dubbed sound later than the sound monitored during audio dubbing. • You cannot dub sounds onto a blank portion of the tape. Chapter 5 Duplication and Audio Dubbing 75 Chapter 5 Duplication and Audio Dubbing (GB)