3Audio control section

1 Audio recording level control knobs

2 AUDIO SELECT switches

Overview 1 Chapter

1Audio recording level control knobs (CH-1 to CH-4)

By turning these knobs, you can adjust the analog

audio input signal levels. You can adjust the audio signal level only if the AUDIO SELECT switches 2 have been set to MANU.

If you press the FINE button in the monitor display section when the DISPLAY (MENU/TC/AUDIO) selector has been set to AUDIO, detailed audio levels centered around the audio level that you set through the menu are displayed.

For details on the AUDIO screen, see “AUDIO screen” on page 20 (GB).

Note

You cannot adjust the audio signal level of the DV signal.

2AUDIO SELECT switches (CH-1 to CH-4)Switches the recording level adjustment mode.

AUTO: Disables the audio recording level control knob and automatically adjusts the recording level.

MANU: Enables the audio recording level control knob to manually adjust the recording level.

Notes

•When inputting signals from the DV IN/OUT connector, these settings are invalid.

•If the sound is louder than the amplifier’s dynamic range, the AUTO setting is ineffective.

•Even if AUTO has been set, unless the audio input level control selectors in the right panel are appropriate, there may be clipping and noise.

•The audio level is automatically equalized to an appropriate level when you select AUTO. It takes about 20 seconds for the audio level to be stabilized in the following cases.

–immediately after powering on

–immediately after stopping a playback operation

–immediately after switching the audio mode in AUDIO MODE on the AUDIO SET menu

•If the LIMITER on the AUDIO SET menu has been set to ON, and if the audio input is too loud while you are manually adjusting the audio level, you can still record the sound without clipping. The LIMITER setting is available only when this switch is set to MANU.

Chapter 1 Overview

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