Manually Adjusting The Audio Level Of The Mic In Connector - Sony PDW-700 Operation Manual

Level to be Control
adjusted
Channel-1 LEVEL
recording (CH-1)
level control (on
the left)
MIC
LEVEL
control
LEVEL
(CH-1)
control is
linked with
MIC
LEVEL
control.
Channel-2 LEVEL
recording (CH-2)
level control (on
the right)
MIC
LEVEL
control
LEVEL
(CH-2)
control is
linked with
MIC
LEVEL
control.
Note
When you have operation of the LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2)
controls and MIC LEVEL control linked together, if the
MIC LEVEL control is set to 0, the audio signals on
channels 1 and 2 cannot be recorded. Check the position
of the MIC LEVEL control before adjusting the LEVEL
(CH-1/CH-2) controls.
Manually adjusting the audio
level of the MIC IN connector
Note
If the XLR connection automatic detection mode is on,
when the cables are connected to the AUDIO IN CH1/
CH2 connectors, the camcorder detects the connection to
the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors. Thus, the AUDIO
IN switches are internally reset to REAR and the audio
signals input to the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors are
automatically selected.
Before adjusting the audio level of the front microphone,
confirm that no cables are connected to the AUDIO IN
CH1/CH2 connectors. Alternatively, set the REAR XLR
60 Adjusting the Audio Level
Menu item Setting
REAR1/ SIDE1
WRR
LEVEL
FRONT
F+S1
REAR2/ SIDE2
WRR
LEVEL
FRONT
F+S2
AUTO item to "OFF" on the AUDIO-1 page of the
MAINTENANCE menu.
F-RUN
SET
R-RUN
PRESET
REGEN
CLOCK
3
1
Set either or both of the AUDIO IN
switch(es) to FRONT as follows:
2
Set the AUDIO SELECT switch(es) for
the desired channel(s) selected in step 1
to MANUAL.
3
Turn the MIC LEVEL control, and
adjust so that the audio level meter
shows up to –20 dB for a normal input
volume.
Correspondence between recording level
adjustments and audio level controls
On the AUDIO-3 page of the MAINTENANCE
menu, you can select which audio level control
controls the audio recording level of the front
microphone input. The correspondence between
the controls and the menu items and settings is as
follows.
LEVEL
0 10 0 10
CH-3
F
AUTO
R
W
MANUAL 2
AUDIO SELECT
CH-1 CH-2
AUDIO IN CH-4
FRONT F
REAR R
1
W
WIRELESS