Canon XL 1A Instruction Manual page 37

Digital video camcorder
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Set the input tbr Stereo 1 in one of two ways, A or B, depending
on the source tbr the input:
1. Change
the audio
mode
at the menu
if necessary
(see page
36).
2. Slide
the INPUT
SELECT
switch
to MIC.
• This assigns the MIC mini.jacks
as the source for the audio input.
• In place of the supplied
microphone,
you can attach an external microphone
to the mini .jacks.
• If you wish to use the attenuator
to provide
more natural sound without distortion
(when recording
in
loud places)
slide the INPUT
SELECT
switch to ATT.
1. Change
the audio
mode
at the menu
if necessary
(see page 36).
2. Slide
the INPUT
SELECT
switch
to AUDIO
1.
• This assigns the AUDIO
1 RCAjacks
as the source for the audio input.
MENU
(see p. 18)
_AUDIO
1 IN..LINE
3. Open
the camera
menu
and
select
the appropriate
option
for AUDIO
1 IN:
- LINE: To record sound from a VCR, CD or other line in devices.
- MIC ATT20: To record sound using a microphone,
when the sound level is high.
- MIC: To record sound using a microphone
(e.g. attached
via the optional
MA-100 Microphone
Adapter/Shoulder
Pad).
In normal recording
conditions,
the camera sets the audio recording
level automatically,
as long as you slide
the REC LEVEL switch to A.
You can also set the recording
level manually:
1. Slide
the REC
LEVEL
switch
of the AUDIO
1/MIC
controls
to M.
• MANly appears
in the audio LCD pannel.
2. Turn
the LEVEL
dial to adjust
the recording
level
and BALANCE
dial to adjust
the
balance
between
the two inputs.
• Check the levels for each channel in the audio LCD panel.
• If the level exceeds the [1_point, it is essential
for you to monitor
the sound using headphones.
• Adjust the headphone
volume by rotating the PHONES
LEVEL dial.
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