Adjusting The Audio Recording Levels; Monitoring The Audio - Sony PMW-EX3 Operating Instructions Manual

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Set the corresponding AUDIO IN
switch (CH-1 or CH-2) to EXT.
4
Set the corresponding LINE/MIC/+48V
switch (CH-1 or CH-2) according to the
connected microphone.
MIC: For a microphone that requires no
power supply
+48V: For a microphone that requires +48V
power supply (such as the ECM-673)
Adjusting the Audio Recording
Levels
You can select automatic or manual adjustment
mode independently for each channel.
To adjust the levels automatically (AGC)
When the AUDIO SELECT switches CH-1 and
CH-2 are set to AUTO, the audio recording levels
are automatically adjusted.
To adjust the levels manually
Set the AUDIO SELECT switches CH-1 and CH-
2 to MANUAL, and adjust the audio recording
levels by turning the AUDIO LEVEL controls.
The value is set to 0 dB when the control is set to
5. Setting to 10 maximizes the level (+12 dB) and
setting to 0 minimizes it (–
The input levels are displayed on the screen when
you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button.
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Recording Audio Signals
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3 4 5 7 10 15 20 30
ND1 ++ F1.9 18dB SHT:1/2000
Audio recording in special recording
modes
• No audio recording is made in Interval
Recording or Frame Recording.
• No audio recording is made in Slow & Quick
recording if the recording frame rate is set to a
value different from the playback frame rate.

Monitoring the Audio

You can monitor the sounds being recorded with
the headphones connected to the headphone
connector (stereo mini jack).
Headphone
connector
MONITOR VOL buttons
CO MP
CH -2
OU T
CH -1
AU DIO
Note
The built-in speaker is disabled in Camera mode.
To adjust the audio monitoring volume
Use the MONITOR VOL buttons.
Pressing the + button increases the volume, and
pressing the – button decreases it. To muffle the
sound, set it to the minimum level.
While you adjust the volume, the level is
displayed as a bar on the screen.
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CH1
CH2
MONITOR VOL
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