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Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions
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MIC IN (microphone input) jacks
FRONT1/FRONT2 (XLR, 3-pin)
• Connect microphones (optional accessories) to
these jacks. Power for the microphone comes
from this jack.
• A phantom-powered microphone may be
connected. To use a phantom-powered
microphone, set the menu option F.MIC
POWER1/F.MIC POWER2 to ON in the <AUDIO
SETUP> screen.
For details, refer to [Preparing for Audio Input]
(page 98).
2
AUDIO LEVEL CH1/CH2 (audio channel 1
& 2 recording level adjustment) controls
• With the AUDIO SELECT CH1/CH2 switch
positioned to [MAN], these controls can be used
to adjust the recording levels for Audio Channels
1/2.
• Note that the controls are designed to be locked.
For adjustment, each control must be depressed
while turning.
3
AUDIO SELECT CH1/CH2 (audio channel
1 & 2 automatic/manual level adjustment
selector) switch
Use this switch to select recording level control
mode for Audio Channels 1 and 2.
AUTO: Recording level automatically controlled.
MAN: Recording level manually controlled.
4
AUDIO LEVEL CH3/CH 4 (audio channel 3
& 4 recording level adjustment) controls
Set the menu option AUTO LEVEL CH3/AUTO
LEVEL CH4 to OFF in the <AUDIO SETUP>
screen to use these controls to adjust the
recording level of audio channels 3 and 4.
5
AUDIO IN (audio input selector) switch
Use this switch to select the signals recorded
through Audio Channels 1 - 4.
FRONT: Signal from the microphone connected
to the MIC IN jack is recorded.
REAR: Signal from the audio device or
microphone connected to the REAR 1/
REAR 2 connector is recorded.
CH1 Input CH2 Input
FRONT1 FRONT1 jack FRONT FRONT2 jack
FRONT2 FRONT2 jack REAR REAR2 jack
REAR REAR1 jack
— —
CH3 Input CH4 Input
FRONT FRONT1 jack FRONT FRONT2 jack
REAR REAR1 jack REAR REAR2 jack
<Note>
With a front microphone (such as AG-MC200G)
connected only to the FRONT2 jack, setting CH1 of
the AUDIO IN switch to FRONT2, setting CH2-CH4
to FRONT and setting the MONITOR SELECT CH1/2
/ CH3/4 selector switch to CH3/CH4 will result in no
sound output to CH3.
6
REAR 1/REAR 2 (audio input channel 1 &
2) connectors (XLR, 3-pin)
Audio devices or a microphone may be
connected here.
For details, refer to [When Using Audio Devices]
(page 99).
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