Sony HVR-A1E Operating Manual page 20

Step 8: Installing the supplied microphone and hood with lens cover
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Select the channel with the REC
CH SELECT switch.
Used channels according to the position
of the REC CH SELECT switch are as
follows:
The
position
of the
REC CH
SELECT
switch
CH1, CH2
CH1
• We recommend that you set [MIC NR] to
[OFF] in the menu setting in the following
cases.
– When you use the external microphone
at a distance from the camcorder.
– When the REC CH SELECT switch is
set to CH1 and you will not input from
the INPUT2 connector.
– When you set the INPUT LEVEL
selector to LINE.
• If you use equipment other than a 48-V
microphone with the +48V switch set to
ON, a malfunction of the equipment may
occur. When you connect equipment other
than a 48-V microphone, set it to OFF.
• When the wind is blowing hard and the
audio is input via the INPUT1 connector,
set INPUT1 of the LOW CUT switch to
ON. Set INPUT2 to ON when the audio is
input via the INPUT2 connector. The sound
of wind is reduced.
• When you connect equipment other than a
microphone, set the +48V switch to OFF
and the INPUT LEVEL selector to LINE.
• When using an external microphone, use
a simple full-screen or underscan monitor
and make sure that the wind screen does not
appear on the screen.
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Audio The audio
input is recorded
through on
INPUT1 Channel 1
Channel 2
INPUT2
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INPUT1 Channel 1
INPUT2 Channel 2
When detaching the XLR adaptor
Unplug the connector plug of the XLR
adaptor from the Active Interface Shoe
beforehand. Detach the XLR adaptor after
having loosened the screw of the XLR
adaptor.
When you unplug the microphone plug,
•
unplug it while holding the PUSH button
down.
Attaching the supplied lens
hood with lens cover
Insert hooks on the lens hood
with lens cover to the holes on the
camcorder. Turn the hood fixing
screw in the direction of the arrow.
To remove the lens hood
Loosen the lens hood fixing screw by
turning it in the opposite direction of the
arrow in the illustration above.
• You cannot attach a filter (optional) with
the lens hood with lens cover on.