Video Enhancer/Stereo  (150-1961)      Operation       Faxback Doc. # 3887
Audio Mixer

POWERING THE SYSTEM

After making all the connections, turn on the system by following these
steps.

1.  Slide the enhancer/mixer's MUSIC, AUDIO, MIC, and MASTER controls down
    to the minimum (full -dB) positions to avoid injury to your ears or
    damage to any connected headphones.

2.  Slide ENHANCE to the middle position.

3.  Press POWER to turn on the power.  The power indicator lights.

4.  Turn on all input sources, such as a camcorder, VCR, cassette tape
    deck, CD player, and microphone (if it has an ON/OFF switch).

5.  Turn on all output systems, such as the VCR and TV/monitor.

RECORDING THE AUDIO VIDEO

You can copy a video tape from a playback camcorder/VCR to a recording VCR
while maintaining picture quality.  Or, you can copy a tape, maintain
picture quality and add to, delete from, or replace the existing
soundtrack with voice, music, or other sounds.

Use the following guidelines to make video tape copies.

    If you want to simply make a video tape copy but do not want to
    enhance the audio soundtrack, do only "Setting the Video Enhancer and
    Recording."

    If you want to make a video tape copy and enhance the soundtrack with
    music, narration, or other sounds, do "Setting the Stereo Audio Mixer
    Levels," then "Setting the Video Enhancer and Recording."

Setting the Stereo Audio Mixer Levels for Recording

After turning on the system, follow these steps to set the audio mixer.

1.  Adjust MASTER to between 2 and 4 on the scale.

    NOTES:  MASTER lets you adjust the overall audio input levels of all
            input sources (MUSIC, AUDIO, and MIC).

            You can monitor the sound through headphones.

2.  Set the MUSIC and AUDIO input sources to start playback and set the
    microphone to ON.

    NOTE:  Steps 3 through 6 must be performed while all (MUSIC, AUDIO,
           and MIC) input sources are playing so you can adjust the final
           output to the levels you want.

    For example, if you want the new recording soundtrack to have the
    spoken narration the loudest, the original soundtrack a little softer,
    and the back ground music the softest, then adjust MIC to about 6,
    AUDIO to about 5, and MUSIC to about 4.

3.  Adjust MIC for the desired input sound level from a microphone
    connected to the MIC jack.

    NOTE:  The MIC input lets you add your own spoken narration to the new
           recording.

4.  Adjust MUSIC for the desired input sound level from the audio source
    connected to the MUSIC IN jacks.

    NOTES:  The MUSIC input lets you add pre-recording music, sound
            effects, or narration to the new recording.

            If you wish to use the video enhancer without changing the
            audio portion of your recorded tape, slide MIC and MUSIC to
            their full down (-dB) positions.

5.  Adjust AUDIO for the desired input sound level from the audio source
    connected to the AUDIO IN jacks.

    NOTE:  The AUDIO input lets you include or delete the original audio
           from the new recording.

6.  Adjust MASTER for the desired output sound level.

7.  Set the music and audio input sources to the start, begin playback,
    then press PAUSE.  The music  and audio input sources stop playback.

8.  Set the microphone to OFF.

Setting the Video Enhancer and Recording

After setting the audio mixer, follow these steps to set the video
enhancer and make the actual recording.

NOTE:  If you want to simply make a video tape copy but do not want to
       enhance the audio soundtrack, bypass steps 4 and 5.

1.  Load the playback camcorder/VCR with the pre-recorded tape and press
    PLAY then PAUSE to temporarily stop the camcorder/VCR's playback.  The
    video image from the camcorder/VCR appears on the TV/Monitor.

    NOTES:  Not all camcorders have a pause control.  Consult your
            camcorder owner's manual for correct pause procedures.

            While in PAUSE, some camcorders do not produce and image or
            produce a distorted, unclear image on the TV/monitor.

2.  Load the recording VCR with a blank video tape, or one you want to
    record over, and press RECORD and PLAY.  The recording VCR starts
    recording.

3.  Slide ENHANCE to obtain the sharpest and clearest picture.

    NOTES:  You might want to make a test recording on the dubbing VCR. 
            Video signals recorded on the VCRs are not exactly the same as
            what you see on the TV screen.  In some cases, you might want
            to make more than one test recording until you get the desired
            results.

            Adjusting ENHANCE fully down produces a black picture.

            Adjusting ENHANCE fully up produces a color saturated picture.

4.  Press PAUSE on the music and audio input sources you had set earlier. 
    The input sources start playback.

5.  Set the microphone to ON and speak through it to add your narration to
    the recording.

6.  To stop recording, press STOP on the playback camcorder/VCR and the
    recording VCR.

NOTE:  To replay and adjust the audio/video output of the recorded tape,
       adjust the appropriate controls on the TV/monitor or VCR.

(ALL-02/06/95)