JVC GY-DV5000 instruction manual Recording Level Adjustment, Monitoring Audio during Recording

6. SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING

6-8 Recording Level Adjustment

6. SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING

6-9 Monitoring Audio during Recording

MONITOR SELECT switch

POWER VTR

CH-1 audio input level control	CH-1 audio input level control
For each audio channel, use the AUDIO SELECT switches to
select whether the audio level adjustment should be set to AUTO
mode or MANUAL mode.
● When set to AUTO	: Audio input level is fixed. In this
	mode, the audio input level
	control does not function.

		LCD	BRIGHT	DISPLAY
	AUDIO			PULL
	LEVEL	FRONT		OPEN
CH-1	CH-2	REAR
		CH-1	CH-2
		AUDIO INPUT
		AUDIO SELECT
		CH-1	CH-2
			AUTO
		MANUAL

CH-1 AUDIO SELECT switch	CH-2 AUDIO
	SELECT switch
CH-2 audio input level control

■Using the audio input level control on the front section

1 Set the audio input level control on the front section to maximum (10) position. 2 Initially, adjust the audio input level using the CH-1 audio input level control on the side. 3 If a loud sound is input during recording, use the audio

				LCD BRIGHT		DISPLAY
					FRONT	COUNTER
					REAR
	CH-1	AUDIO	CH-2	CH-1	CH-2
		LEVEL		AUDIO INPUT
				AUDIO SELECT		TC GENE.
	EDITSEARCH			CH-1	CH-2
	MONITOR				AUTO
FILTER					MANUAL
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MENU
	AUDIO
	LEVEL
	CH-1CH-2
	POWER VTR
ON	OFF
	PHONES jack
Monitoring volume Monitoring loudspeaker
control

●When set to MANUAL: Audio input level can be adjusted using the audio input level controls for each audio input. (The AUTO mode is selected in the Full Auto shooting mode.)

MEMO: The reference level for audio recorded on the tape can be

input level control on the front section to lower the audio input level.

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The audio input during recording, in record-pause or stop mode can be monitored through the monitoring loudspeaker or earphone.

● The monitoring audio is not output from the loudspeaker while

the PHONES jack is in use.

● Select the audio channel to be monitored using the MONITOR

SELECT switch.

MEMO: When connecting a stereotype earphone, make the following settings to output stereo sound.

● Set the MONITOR SELECT switch to MIX.

● Set the AUDIO MONITOR item on the AUDIO/VIDEO

menu screen to STEREO.

● When AUDIO MONITOR in the AUDIO/VIDEO menu

set with the AUDIO REF. LEVEL item on the AUDIO/VIDEO menu screen. (–20 dB or –12 dB). The level will change for both CH1 and CH2.

■ Adjusting the audio input level control on the front

section

The audio input level control on the front section only affects

the CH-1 channel sound.

To use the audio input level control on the front section, make

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		Audio level

CH-1	: The sound input to the CH-1 channel is output.
MIX	: The sound input to the CH-1 and CH-2 channels is
	output mixed.
CH-2	: The sound input to the CH-2 channel is output.
● The Monitoring volume control adjusts the monitoring volume.
● The loudspeaker or earphone outputs an alarm tone in the
case of an abnormal condition occurring in the unit.
An alarm tone is also output when the tape end is reached or

screen is set to “STEREO”, only the audio of CH-1 is

output from the monitoring loudspeaker.

the following settings.

● Set the CH-1 AUDIO SELECT switch to MANUAL.

● Set the CH-1 FRONT VR. item on the AUDIO/VIDEO menu

screen to ENABLE.

MEMO: The audio input level controls on the side section work regardless of the setting of CH-1 FRONT VR. item on the AUDIO/VIDEO menu screen.

The audio input level can be adjusted manually when the GY- DV5000 is in the record, record-standby or stop mode.

1. Set the AUDIO SELECT switch of the channel whose audio level that you want to adjust manually to MANUAL.

2. Rotate the audio input level control corresponding to the audio input level to be adjusted.

●Adjust so that the peak level does not exceed the –3dB

point when a loud sound is input.

Indicator level (reference)
∞	–26	–20	–15	–11	–7	–3	0dB	OVER

CAUTION:

●When the AUDIO INPUT LINE/MIC switch is set to MIC, be sure to check that the microphone is connected to the AUDIO INPUT connector. If the microphone is not connected, increasing the audio level could cause noise from the input connector to be recorded on the tape. When the microphone is not connected to the AUDIO INPUT connector, set the AUDIO INPUT LINE/MIC switch to LINE or turn down the audio level control.

●In the Full Auto shooting mode, the audio level volume cannot be adjusted with the audio level controls on the

front and side sections.

when the battery is running down. The volume of the alarm

tone is set with the ALARM VR LEVEL item on the OTHERS

(2/2) menu screen. (OFF/LOW/MIDDLE/HIGH)

* Do not increase the audio monitoring volume excessively;

otherwise howling with the camera microphone may

occur.

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