Audio Setup - Sony PXW-Z100 Operating Manual

Audio setup

The following connectors, switches and dials
allow you to set the sound to be recorded.
See page 16 on connecting the microphones.
External audio input jacks and switches
INPUT 1 jack B
INPUT 2 jack A
INPUT 1 switch C
INPUT 2 switch D
Audio source switches
CH1 (INT MIC/INPUT 1/INPUT 2) switch E
CH2 (INT MIC/INPUT 1/INPUT 2) switch J
Audio level controls
CH1 (AUTO/MAN) switch F
CH2 (AUTO/MAN) switch I
AUDIO LEVEL (CH1) dial G
AUDIO LEVEL (CH2) dial H
Using the internal microphone
The sound will be recorded in stereo when using
the internal microphone.
Set the CH1 (INT MIC/INPUT 1/INPUT 2)
and CH2 (INT MIC/INPUT 1/INPUT 2)
switches to INT MIC.
• If the recording level is low, set "INT MIC
Sensitivity" in "Audio Input" of the Audio
menu to "High" (page 43).
• To reduce wind roar, set "INT MIC Wind
Filter" in "Audio Input" of the Audio menu to
"On" (page 43).
Recording sound via the supplied
microphone
The sound will be recorded in monaural.
1.
Attach the supplied microphone (page 16)
and connect it to the INPUT 1 jack B.
2.
Set the CH1 (INT MIC/INPUT 1/INPUT 2)
E and CH2 (INT MIC/INPUT 1/INPUT 2)
J switches to INPUT 1.
The same sound will be recorded on both
CH1 and CH2.
3.
Set the INPUT 1 switch C to MIC+48V.
Recording sound from an external audio
device
To use an external audio device, or a microphone
other than the supplied microphone, change the
following settings.
1.
Select the input source.
Set the INPUT 1/INPUT 2 switches
according to the devices connected to the
INPUT 1/INPUT 2 jacks.
Audio devices
External audio device (mixer,
etc.)
Dynamic microphones or
microphones with a built-in
battery
+48V powering (
Phantom
microphone
powering)
• If you connect a device that does not
support +48V phantom power, malfunction
may result from setting this switch to
MIC+48V. Check before connecting the
device.
• When there is no audio device connected to
an INPUT jack, set the INPUT switch of
that jack to LINE to prevent noise.
2.
Set the input level of the microphone.
Changing Basic Settings
Switch
position
LINE
MIC
MIC+48V
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