User manual PANASONIC NV-MX300B

[. . . ] Digital Video Camera Operating Instructions NV-MX300B Model No. NV-MX300B Before use, please read these instructions completely. VQT8940 Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Movie Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Movie Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions. Carefully read the Operating Instructions and use the Movie Camera correctly. Windows® is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation U. S. A. [. . . ] When you set [MODE] of [AUDIO LEVEL] to any other setting than [AUTO], the Audio Level Indication appears. Adjust the [GAIN] value as confirming [LEVEL (AV IN)] on the indication, so that the last three Bars of the [LEVEL (AV IN)] will not light red. The Sound is distorted when the last three Bars of the [LEVEL (AV IN)] Indication light red. ) When this setting is changed, the [MIC LEVEL ADJ. ] setting on the [ADVANCED FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu of the [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] MainMenu will likewise be changed. For details, refer to Microphone Sensitivity Level Adjustment. 64) SHUTTER/IRIS AUTO PUSH AV IN/OUT SETUP AV JACK IN/OUT A. DUB INPUT MIC OFF DV OUT AV IN MNL AE LOCK VOL/JOG MENU W. B RETURN ---- YES PRESS MENU TO EXIT Title Procedure Remarks, etc. Adding New Sound on a Recorded Cassette (Audio Dubbing) You can add music or narration on a recorded cassette. If you perform audio dubbing onto a tape that was recorded with [AUDIO REC] on the [RECORDING SETUP] Sub-Menu of the [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu set to [16bit], the original sound is erased. If you intend to perform audio dubbing but also want to keep the original sound, be sure to set [AUDIO REC] to [12bit] before making the original recording. It is not possible to perform audio dubbing onto recordings made in the LP Mode. 13) 1 Insert the recorded cassette and slide the [OFF/ON/MODE] Switch from the [ON] position to put the Movie Camera in the VCR Mode. Make sure that the erasure prevention slider of the cassette is set to [REC]. CAMERA VCR CARD P. B 2 Set [AV JACK] on the [AV IN/OUT SETUP] Sub-Menu to [IN/OUT]. 3 Set [A. DUB INPUT] on the [AV IN/OUT SETUP] Sub-Menu to [MIC] or [AV IN], and exit from the Menu. [AV IN]: For performing audio dubbing using an external device (such as an audio component). [MIC]: For performing audio dubbing using the external microphone socket or built-in microphone. Stopping Audio Dubbing Press the Pause Button [;] on the Remote Controller. The Movie Camera is again in the Still Playback Mode. ; PAUSE/ITEM MENU MENU SHUTTER/IRIS PUSH SHUTTER/IRIS PUSH MODE ON OFF It is not possible to perform audio dubbing on an unrecorded part of the tape. If there was an unrecorded part on the tape when audio dubbing was performed, picture and sound distortion occur at that tape portion during playback. It is not possible to perform audio dubbing for sound supplied from the DV Terminal. If you reset the Tape Counter to zero at the point where you want the audio dubbing to end and turn on the Memory Stop Function (p. 114), the audio dubbing automatically stops when the tape reaches that point. If the data recorded with audio dubbing is imported in the personal computer using a PC software programme, only the original sound (ST1) may be imported depending on the software programme. VOL/JOG VOL/JOG Playing Back the Sound Recorded with Audio Dubbing Depending on the setting selected for [12bit AUDIO] on the [PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu of the [VCR FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu, the sound added with audio dubbing and the original sound are played back as follows: ST1: The original sound alone is played back. ST2: The dubbed sound alone is played back. MIX: The original sound and the sound added with audio dubbing are played back together. 4 At the point from which you want to insert the new sound, switch the Movie Camera over to the Still Playback Mode. 1 PLAY 5 Press the [A. DUB] Button on the Remote Controller. 6 A. DUB Press the Pause Button [;] on the Remote Controller to start audio dubbing. [. . . ] FILE LOCK: The [FILE LOCK] Menu to prevent the accidental erasure of the displayed picture (lock setting) appears. 84) Use this menu after the picture to be locked has appeared. DPOF SETTING: The [DPOF SETTING] Menu for performing the DPOF settings for the displayed picture appears. 86) Use this menu after the picture whose DPOF settings are to be performed has appeared. [. . . ]