Sony 1080i Operating Instructions Manual page 12

Location and Function of Parts
2 Audio control section
1 AUTO/MANU (manual) audio switch
Switches the audio recording level adjustment mode.
AUTO: The recording level is automatically
adjusted in accordance with an input audio.
MANU: Enables the AUDIO REC LEVEL control
knobs.
* When this switch is set to MANU, CH1/3 and CH2/4
control knobs are both set to manual mode.
Notes
• When i.LINK signals are input to the unit, the sound
recorded retains the signal level input, regardless of
the setting of this switch. You cannot adjust the audio
level with AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs.
• If you input a sound whose level exceeds the
acceptable range, the recorded sound will be
distorted.
2 AUDIO REC LEVEL (VOL) (recording level
adjustment) control knobs
When intending to perform normal recording, by using
these knobs, adjust the levels of the analog audio
signals input to the unit (channel 1 and 2). When
intending to perform audio dubbing, using these knobs,
adjust the levels of channel 3 and 4.
These knobs are enabled only when the AUTO/MANU
(manual) audio switch is set to MANU.
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Chapter 1 Overview
1 AUTO/MANU (manual) audio switch
2 AUDIO REC LEVEL (VOL)
(recording level adjustment) control knobs