Canon XF100 Instruction Manual page 79

Switching Between External Microphone and Line Input
1 Set the AUDIO IN switch of the desired channel to EXT.
2 Set the XLR terminal switch of the desired channel to LINE or MIC.
• To supply a microphone with phantom power, set the switch to
MIC+48V instead. Make sure to connect the microphone first, before
turning the phantom power on. Keep the microphone connected when
turning off the phantom power.
• When using the XLR terminal to record to only one channel, use the
CH1 input terminal and set the XLR terminal switch for CH1 to LINE,
MIC or MIC+48V.
Selecting the Recording Channel
You can select to which channel the camcorder will record audio.
1 Open the [XLR Rec Channel] submenu.
[m Audio Setup] [Audio Input]
2 Select the desired option and then press SET.
Options
[CH1]: Records audio to each channel separately. Audio input
into CH1 is recorded to channel 1, while audio input into
CH2 is recorded to channel 2.
[CH1/CH2]: Audio input into CH1 is recorded to both channels. Audio
input into CH2 will not be recorded.
Adjusting the External Microphone's Sensitivity
You can adjust the external microphone's sensitivity if the XLR terminal
switch is set to MIC or MIC+48V.
1 Open the desired XLR terminal's sensitivity submenu.
[m Audio Setup] [Audio Input]
Mic Trimming]
2 Select the desired level and then press SET.
Available Sensitivity Levels
+12 dB +6 dB 0 dB
[XLR Rec Channel]
[XLR1 Mic Trimming] or [XLR2
-6 dB -12 dB
Recording Audio
XLR terminal switches
CH1/CH2 AUDIO IN
switches
[m Audio Setup]
[ Audio Input]
XLR Rec Channel]
[
[CH1]
[m Audio Setup]
Audio Input]
[
[XLR1 Mic Trimming]
[XLR2 Mic Trimming]
[0 dB]
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