Built-in Speaker

The camcorder has a built-in speaker so you can review the sound track alongside the picture when you’re using the LCD screen to play back. The built-in speaker is monaural. If you are using the viewfinder to play back, use headphones to monitor the sound.

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Adjust the speaker volume with the selector dial.

•Pull the selector dial up to increase the volume, and down to lower the volume.

•A bar appears in the display to indicate the current volume. It disappears in 4 seconds.

•You can turn off the volume completely by pulling the selector dial down until OFF appears.

Notes:

•Sometimes audio may sound distorted when the volume is turned up high. If this happens, turn down the volume.

•The speaker does not sound if PHONES is displayed. Set AV/headphones to AV ( 34).

Using the Headphones

You can also use the headphones to monitor the sound track. Change the setting of the AV/headphones terminal through the menu ( 34).

•You can adjust the headphone volume separately from the built-in speaker.

•The levels you adjust for the built-in speaker and headphones are memorized separately. The camcorder retains your levels even if you turn the camcorder off and back on again.

•The speaker turns off when you use headphones.

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