Sony PDW-HD1550 Operation Manual page 22

Microphone settings
If you have connected a microphone to this unit, you can
set input level, AGC, and limiter values for the
microphone with setup menu items 834, 839, 840, and 841.
Note
An unpleasant sound may be output if you have connected
a microphone to the ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 1 or 2
connector and power the microphone on with the input
level too high. Check the input level setting before
connecting a microphone.
b ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT 1, 2 connectors (XLR
3-pin, male)
These output analog audio signals.
When the unit is shipped from the factory, connector 1 is
set to audio channel 1, and connector 2 is set to audio
channel 2. You can change these settings with setup menu
item 824 ANALOG LINE OUTPUT SELECT (see
page 100).
You can set the output level with maintenance menu item
M377 OUT LEVEL. (Factory default setting: +4dB)
Non-audio signals are muted.
For details, see maintenance menu item M37 (page 105).
The function of the ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT 1, 2
connectors can be switched to ANALOG AUDIO INPUT
3, 4 connectors with maintenance menu item M374
ANALOG I/O.
With A1 INPUT, A2 INPUT, A3 INPUT, and A4 INPUT
on page P1 INPUT of the function menu (see page 40),
you can assign the input signal on connector 1 to audio
channel 1, the input signal on connector 2 to audio channel
2, the input signal on connector 3 to audio channel 3, and
the input signal on connector 4 to audio channel 4.
With A5 INPUT, A6 INPUT, A7 INPUT, and A8 INPUT
on page P2 INPUT of the function menu (see page 40),
you can assign the input signal on connector 1 to audio
channel 5, the input signal on connector 2 to audio channel
6, the input signal on connector 3 to audio channel 7, and
the input signal on connector 4 to audio channel 8.
To use ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT connectors as
ANALOG AUDIO INPUT connectors, XLR male-to-
female adaptors are required.
Note
The ANALOG AUDIO INPUT 3, 4 connectors do not
support microphone connection.
c AUDIO MONITOR R, L connectors (XLR 3-pin,
male)
This outputs an audio signal for monitoring.
The monitored channel is selected with MONITR L and
MONITR R on the HOME page of the function menu.
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See "Basic Operations of the Function Menu" (page 39)
for more information about the MONITR L and
MONITR R settings.
3 Digital audio signal input/output section
1 DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU)
IN 1/2, 3/4 connectors
2 DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU)
a DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN (digital audio
input) 1/2, 3/4 connectors (BNC type)
These input AES/EBU format digital audio signals.
b DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) OUT (digital audio
output) 1/2, 3/4 connectors (BNC type)
These output AES/EBU format digital audio signals.
To treat the input and output signals of these connectors as
non-audio signals, set maintenance menu item M372
NON-AUDIO INPUT.
For details, see maintenance menu item M37 (page 105).
4 Timecode input/output section
1 TIME CODE IN connector
TIME CODE
IN
a TIME CODE IN connector (BNC type)
This inputs an SMPTE timecode generated by an external
device.
b TIME CODE OUT connector (BNC type)
This outputs the following timecode, depending on the
operating state of this unit.
During playback: Playback timecode
During recording: The timecode from the internal
timecode generator or the timecode input to the TIME
CODE IN connector
OUT 1/2, 3/4 connectors
2 TIME CODE OUT
connector
OUT