Selecting The Number Of Recorded Audio Channels; Connecting An External Microphone Or External Audio Input Source To The Camcorder - Canon XF205 Instruction Manual

Recording Audio

Selecting the Number of Recorded Audio Channels

You can select how many audio channels (2 or 4) will be recorded with MXF clips. Since MP4 clips can only
record 2 audio channels, when the movie format is set to MXF+MP4 using 4-channel audio recording, you can
select which 2 audio channels will be recorded with the MP4 clip.
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Operating modes:
1 Open the [4-Channel Input] submenu.
[¡ Audio Setup] > [Audio Input] > [4-Channel Input]
2 Select [On] for 4-channel audio recording or [Off] for 2-channel
audio recording and then press SET.
• During 4-channel audio recording,
screen.
Selecting the Audio Channels for MP4 Clips
Operating modes:
1 Open the [MP4 Channels] submenu.
[¡ Audio Setup] > [Audio Input] > [MP4 Channels]
2 Select [CH1/CH2] or [CH3/CH4] and the press SET.

Connecting an External Microphone or External Audio Input Source to the Camcorder

To each of the INPUT terminals you can attach commercially available microphones or analog line in sources with
an XLR connector. To the MIC terminal you can attach commercially available condenser microphones with their
own power supply, and a ∅ 3.5 mm stereo mini plug. When using an external microphone, you can use the
camcorder's microphone holder.
Follow the procedure below to attach a microphone (refer also to the following illustration). To connect an
external device to the camcorder, plug the device's cable into the camcorder's XLR terminal ( ).
1 Loosen the microphone lock screw ( ), open the microphone holder and insert the microphone ( ).
2 Tighten the lock screw and put the microphone cable through the microphone cable clamp under
the microphone holder ( ).
3 Plug the microphone cable into the desired INPUT terminal ( ) or the MIC terminal ( ).
will appear on the right of the
[¡ Audio Setup]
[Audio Input]
[4-Channel Input]
[Off]
[¡ Audio Setup]
[Audio Input]
[MP4 Channels]
[CH1/CH2]