Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording

For the detailed audio-related settings, open the <MIC/AUDIO1> and <MIC/AUDIO2> screens from the VTR MENU page and select the settings for the items by performing menu operations.

For details, refer to “Chapter 7 Menu description tables.”

#< MIC/AUDIO1 >

 

FRONT VR CH1

:OFF

FRONT VR CH2

:OFF

MIC LOWCUT CH1

:OFF

MIC LOWCUT CH2

:OFF

MIC LOWCUT CH3

:OFF

MIC LOWCUT CH4

:OFF

LIMITER CH1

:OFF

LIMITER CH2

:OFF

AUTO LEVEL CH3

:ON

AUTO LEVEL CH4

:ON

REC CH3/CH4

:SW

CUE REC SELECT

:CH1

TEST TONE

:NORMAL

#< MIC/AUDIO2 >

 

FRONT MIC POWER

:ON

REAR MIC POWER

:ON

AUDIO OUT

:ON

MONITOR SELECT

:STEREO

FRONT MIC LEVEL

:–40dB

REAR MIC CH1 LVL

:–60dB

REAR MIC CH2 LVL

:–60dB

REAR LINE IN LVL

:0dB

AUDIO OUT LVL

:0dB

HEADROOM

:18dB

WIRELESS WARN

:OFF

4-4-2 Adjusting the audio signal recording levels

The procedure for manually adjusting the levels at which the signals are to be recorded on audio tracks CH1 and CH2 is set forth below.

1 Set the MONITOR SELECT switch to the CH1/2 position so that the audio level meter display in the display window indicates CH1 and CH2, and check that 1 and 2 are actually indicated as the display in the display window. Before proceeding any further, on the menu, set whether to activate the F.AUDIO LEVEL controls which are used for attenuation. (At the factory, the mode in which these controls are inactive is established.)

2 Set the AUDIO SELECT CH1 and CH2 buttons to MAN (manual).

3 While monitoring the audio level meter in the display window or the audio level meter display inside the viewfinder, adjust the AUDIO LEVEL CH1 and CH2 controls. If the uppermost bar (0 dB) is exceeded, the “OVER” display lights up to indicate that the input volume is too high. The level must be adjusted so that 0 dB will not be indicated even under maximum volume conditions.

Audio level meter in display window

 

SLAVE HOLD

 

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Audio level meter display inside viewfinder

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For the audio levels to be adjusted by one person only, it is recommended that the F.AUDIO LEVEL controls be used. Select in advance the audio channels whose levels are to be adjusted, and while monitoring the level meter on the viewfinder screen, adjust the F.AUDIO LEVEL controls in such a way that the input will not be too high.

4-4-3 CH3 and CH4 recording levels

Audio signals can be recorded separately for four audio channels. Perform menu operations to open the <MIC/ AUDIO1> screen from the VTR MENU page to change the settings for the AUTO LEVEL CH3 and AUTO LEVEL CH4. Depending on the setting conditions and input level for these items, recording levels for audio tracks CH3 and CH4 change as shown in the table below. Note that adjustments cannot be performed manually.

AUTO LEVEL

Input level

 

 

 

 

CH3/CH4*

 

 

 

LINE

 

MIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

AGC ON

 

AGC ON

 

 

 

 

OFF

AGC/LIMITER OFF

 

LIMITER ON

 

 

 

 

<Note>

The DVCPRO HD EX format allows signals for 8 audio channels to be recorded, but the same signals as CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4 will be recorded for CH5, CH6, CH7 and CH8, respectively.

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