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(1) Insert the recorded tape into your camcorder.
(2) Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder.
(3) Locate the recording start point by pressing N. Then press X at the point

where you want to start recording to set your camcorder to the playback pause
mode.

(4) Press 

AUDIO DUB. The green 

X

 indicator appears on the LCD screen or

in the viewfinder.

(5) Press X and start playing back the audio you want to record at the same time.

The new sound is recorded in stereo 2 (ST2) during playback.

(6) Press x at the point where you want to stop recording.

Adjust the balance between the original sound (ST1) and the new sound (ST2) by
selecting AUDIO MIX in the menu settings (p. 109).

If you wait five minutes after you disconnect the power source or remove the battery
pack, the setting of AUDIO MIX returns to the original sound (ST1) only. The default
setting is for original sound only.

VCR  SET

H i F i  SOUND
AUD I O  M I X
A/V   DV  OUT
   RETURN

 [MENU] : END

ST1

ST2

Notes
•New sound cannot be recorded on a tape already recorded in the 16-bit mode (p. 113).
•New sound cannot be recorded on a tape already recorded in the LP mode.
•You cannot add audio with the   DV Interface.

If you make all the connections
The audio input to be recorded will take precedence over others in the following order.
•MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack
•Intelligent accessory shoe
•AUDIO L/R jacks
•Built-in microphone

If an i.LINK cable (optional) is connected to your camcorder
You cannot add sound to a recorded tape.

If you set the write-protect tab of the tape to lock
You cannot record on the tape. Slide the write-protect tab to release the write protection.

We recommend that you add new sound on a tape recorded with your camcorder
If you add new sound on a tape recorded with another camcorder (including an other
DCR-VX2100), the sound quality may deteriorate.

To add new sound more precisely
Press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander at the point where you want to
stop recording later in playback mode. Then, follow the procedure from step 3.
Recording automatically stops at the point where ZERO SET MEMORY was pressed.

On blank portions
You cannot add an audio.

You can adjust the recording level manually using the recording adjustment
display in the following cases:
– Dubbing with an optional external microphone or audio equipment through the MIC

jack

– Dubbing with an optional external microphone installed into the intelligent accessory

shoe.

– Dubbing with the internal microphone

If you use a tape with cassette memory, you can superimpose the title while
recording or after recording. When you play back the tape, the title is displayed
for five seconds from the point where you superimposed it.

You can select one of eight preset titles and two custom titles (p. 103).

(1) Press TITLE to display the title menu in standby, recording, playback, or

playback pause mode.

(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select 

, then press the dial.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired title, then press the dial.

The title flashes.

(4) Change the color, size, or position, if necessary.

1

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the COLOR, SIZE, or POSITION,
then press the dial. The item appears.

2

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired item, then press the
dial.

3

Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the title is laid out as desired.

You can also select the color, size and
position of titles.

PRESET  TITLE

HELLO!
HAPPY  BIRTHDAY
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
CONGRATULATIONS!
OUR  SWEET BABY
WEDDING
VACATION
THE  END

 [T I TLE] : END

PRESET  TITLE

HELLO!
HAPPY  BIRTHDAY
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
CONGRATULATIONS!
OUR  SWEET BABY
WEDDING
VACATION
THE  END
  RETURN

 [T I TLE] : END

PRESET  TITLE

HELLO!
HAPPY  BIRTHDAY
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
CONGRATULATIONS!
OUR  SWEET BABY
WEDDING
VACATION
THE  END
  RETURN

 [T I TLE] : END

TITLE

VACATION

 [EXEC] : SAVE  [T I TLE] : END

SIZE

SMALL

 [EXEC] : SAVE  [T I TLE] : END

T I T L E

VACATION

SIZE

LARGE

VACATION

PRESET  TITLE

HELLO!
HAPPY  BIRTHDAY
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
CONGRATULATIONS!
OUR  SWEET BABY
WEDDING
VACATION
THE  END

 [T I TLE] : END

(5) Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial again to complete the setting.

In playback, playback pause, or recording mode:
The “TITLE SAVE” indicator appears on the screen for five seconds and the
title is set.
In standby mode:
The “TITLE” indicator appears.  When you press START/STOP to start
recording,  “TITLE SAVE” appears on the screen for five seconds and the title
is set.

If you set the write-protect tab to lock
You cannot superimpose or erase the title. Slide the write-protect tab to release the write
protection.

To use a custom title
If you want to use the custom title, select 

 in step 2.

If the tape has a blank portion
You cannot superimpose a title on that portion.

If the tape has a blank portion in the middle of the recorded parts
The title may not be displayed correctly.

The titles superimposed with your camcorder
•They are displayed only on the DV 

 format video equipment with the index titler

function.

•The point you superimposed the title may be detected as an index signal when

searching a recording with other video equipment.

To not display titles
Set TITLE DSPL to OFF in the menu settings (p. 109).