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Manual Adjustment of the Audio Recording Level

1Press to display the joystick guide.

If [ MIC] does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the

joystick () toward [Next] to display it.

2Push the joystick () toward [ MIC].

The manual adjustment icon will appear to the left of the audio level indicator and the manual adjustment bar (orange) will appear below it.

Manual audio level adjustment

Audio level indicator

Audio level adjustment bar

3Adjust () the audio level as necessary.

As a guideline, adjust the audio recording level so that the audio level meter will go to the right of the

-12 dB mark only occasionally.

4Press to save the setting and hide the joystick guide.

•The audio level selected will be locked and the audio level adjustment bar will disappear from the indicator.

•During manual adjustment, press

and push the joystick () toward [ MIC] to return the camcorder to automatic audio adjustment.

TO DISPLAY THE AUDIO LEVEL METER

Usually, the audio level indicator will be displayed only after activating the manual adjustment of the audio recording level. You can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatically.

FUNC.

[ Menu]

[Audio Level Indicator] [On]

FUNC.

NOTES

•When the 0 dB mark turns red, the sound may be distorted.

•If the audio level is too high and the sound gets distorted, activate the

microphone attenuator ( 95).

•We recommend using headphones

( 54) to check the sound level while adjusting the audio recording level or when the microphone attenuator is activated.

Using Headphones

Use headphones for playback or to check the audio level while recording. The headphones are connected to the AV OUT/ terminal, which is used for both the headphones and the audio/ video output. Before connecting the headphones, follow the procedure below to change the function of the terminal from AV output to (headphones) output.

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