Monitoring The Audio - Sony PMW-EX1R Operating Instructions Manual

To adjust the levels manually
Set the AUDIO SELECT switches CH-1 and CH-
2 to MANUAL and adjust the audio recording
levels by turning the AUDIO LEVEL controls.
Set the controls to 5 for the reference setting (0
dB). Setting to 10 maximizes the level (+12 dB),
and setting to 0 minimizes it (–
The input levels are displayed on the screen when
you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button.
1 1.5 2 3 4 5 7 10 15 20 30
ND1 ++ F1.9 18dB SHT:1/2000
When you perform fine adjustment using "TRIM
CH-1" and "TRIM CH-2" of "Audio Input" (page
127) of the AUDIO SET menu, set the AUDIO
LEVEL controls to 5 and adjust the microphone
sensitivity so that the appropriate meter
indications are obtained.
Audio recording in special recording
modes
• No audio recording is made in Interval
Recording or Frame Recording.
• No audio recording is made in Slow & Quick
recording if the recording frame rate is set to a
value different from the playback frame rate.

Monitoring the Audio

You can monitor the sounds being recorded with
the headphones connected to the headphone
connector (stereo mini jack).
Headphone
connector
MONITOR VOL buttons
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Note
The built-in speaker is disabled in Camera mode.
To adjust the audio monitoring volume
Use the MONITOR VOL buttons.
Pressing the + button increases the volume, and
pressing the – button decreases it. To muffle the
sound, set it to the minimum level.
While you adjust the volume, the level is
displayed as a bar on the screen.
Recording Audio Signals 65