Manually Adjusting The Audio Level Of The Mic In Connector; Recording Audio On Channels 3 And 4 - Sony PXW-X500 Manual

Manually Adjusting the Audio
Level of the MIC IN Connector
1
Set either or both of the AUDIO IN
switch(es) to FRONT.
2
Set the AUDIO SELECT switch(es) for
the desired channel(s) selected in step
to MANUAL.
3
Turn the MIC LEVEL knob, and adjust
so that the audio level meter shows up to
–20 dB for a normal input volume.
Correspondence between recording level
adjustments and audio level controls
In Maintenance >Audio in the setup menu, you
can select which audio level control controls the
audio recording level of the front microphone
input. The correspondences between the settings
of the menu items and the controls are as follows.
MIC CH1 Level: Channel 1 recording level
Setting Knob
Side1 LEVEL (CH1) knob
Front MIC LEVEL knob
Front+Side1 LEVEL (CH1) knob and MIC
LEVEL knob (linked operation)
MIC CH2 Level: Channel 2 recording level
Setting Knob
Side2 LEVEL (CH2) knob
Front MIC LEVEL knob
Front+Side2 LEVEL (CH2) knob and MIC
LEVEL knob (linked operation)
Note
When you have operation of the MIC LEVEL knob and
LEVEL (CH1/CH2) knobs linked together, if the
LEVEL (CH1/CH2) knobs are set to 0, the audio signals
on channels 1 and 2 cannot be recorded. Check the
position of the LEVEL (CH1/CH2) knobs before
adjusting the MIC LEVEL knob.
Recording Audio on Channels 3
and 4
Selecting the recorded audio
You can select the audio recorded on audio
channels 3 and 4 with the AUDIO IN CH3/CH4
1 switches.
CH3 switch
FRONT
REAR
WIRELESS
CH4 switch
FRONT
REAR
WIRELESS
Adjusting the audio recording levels
To adjust automatically
Set the AUDIO SELECT CH 3-4 switch to
AUTO.
To adjust manually
1
Set the AUDIO SELECT CH 3-4 switch
to MANUAL.
2
Select the knobs that adjust the audio
levels with the Audio CH3 Level and
Audio CH4 Level items under
Maintenance >Audio in the setup menu.
Audio CH3 Level: Channel 3 recording
level
Setting
Side3
Front
Front+Side3
Audio CH4 Level: Channel 4 recording
level
Setting
Side4
Front
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Channel 3 recording target
Front microphone audio
Audio signal input to AUDIO
IN CH1 connector
Wireless microphone audio
Channel 4 recording target
Front microphone audio
Audio signal input to AUDIO
IN CH2 connector
Wireless microphone audio
Knob
LEVEL (CH3) knob
MIC LEVEL knob
LEVEL (CH3) knob and
MIC LEVEL knob (linked
operation)
Knob
LEVEL (CH4) knob
MIC LEVEL knob