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Changing External

Input Setting

Changing External Input Setting (Ext.Input)

When a stereo recording is made using the monaural microphone or a monaural recording is made using the stereo microphone, the recording will be changed by using the “Ext. Input” setting described below.

Recording data when “Auto” is selected

If something is plugged into

 

Recording Modes (P30)

 

the MIC jack or not

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Monaural external

Stereo recording (STXQ, STHQ)

 

microphone

The same audio picked up with a monaural microphone will be

 

 

recorded on both the left channel (Lch) and the right channel (Rch).

 

 

 

 

 

• Stereo external microphone

Monaural recording (HQ, SP, LP)

 

Remote-control stereo

Audio picked up with two microphones on the left channel (Lch) and

 

microphone (P24)

right channel (Rch) will be synthesized to create a monaural

 

 

recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording data when “Stereo” is selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

If something is plugged into

 

Recording Modes (P30)

 

the MIC jack or not

 

 

 

 

 

• Monaural external

Stereo recording (STXQ, STHQ)

 

microphone

Audio will be recorded only on the left channel (Lch).

 

 

The right channel (Rch) will be silent.

 

 

 

 

• Stereo external microphone

Monaural recording (HQ, SP, LP)

 

Remote-control stereo

Audio picked up only by the left channel (Lch) microphone will

 

microphone (P24)

be recorded as a monaural recording.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes

Stop the recorder before plugging in or unplugging a microphone.

Whenever a stereo recording (STXQ, STHQ) is made without a microphone inserted into the MIC jack, the sound picked up by the internal microphone will be recorded on the left (Lch) and the right (Rch) channels regardless of the

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“External Input” setting.

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Olympus DS-40, DS-50, DS-30 manual Changing External Input Setting Ext.Input, Recording data when Auto is selected