Selecting the audio input for recording audio to the channels on the camera
With the INPUT SELECT switch, select the audio input jack on the unit (INPUT1, INPUT2, or INPUT3) through which audio is recorded to the channels on the attached camera.
Note
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While the unit is attached to a camera, you cannot record the input audio from the built-in microphone or the microphone jack on the camera.
When only the INPUT1 jack has an external device connected:
Set the switch to “IN1.” The input audio from the INPUT1 jack is recorded to both the CH1 and CH2 channels on the attached camera.
| INPUT SELECT | Audio input jack | Channel to contain audio |
|---|---|---|
| IN1 | INPUT1 | CH1 and CH2 |
When both the INPUT1 and INPUT2 jacks have an external device connected:
Set the switch to “IN1·IN2.” The input audio from the INPUT1 jack is recorded to the CH1 channel on the attached camera while the input audio from the INPUT2 jack is recorded to the CH2 channel.
| INPUT SELECT | Audio input jack | Channel to contain audio |
|---|---|---|
| IN1·IN2 | INPUT1 | CH1 |
| INPUT2 | CH2 |
Hint
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When using a stereo microphone with two XLR (3-pin, female type) plugs, connect the left-channel plug to the INPUT1 jack and the right-channel plug to the INPUT2 jack, and then set the INPUT SELECT switch to “IN1·IN2.”
In addition, by setting the AUTO/MAN/LINK (INPUT2) switch to “LINK” comes in handy for stereo recording as you can simultaneously adjust both the recording volume levels of the input audio from the INPUT1 and INPUT2 jacks.
When the INPUT3 jack has an external device connected:
Set the switch to “IN3.” Stereo audio is received through the INPUT3 jack and its left-channel audio is recorded to the CH1 channel on the attached camera while the right-channel audio is recorded to the CH2 channel.
| INPUT SELECT | Audio input jack | Channel to contain audio |
|---|---|---|
| IN3 | INPUT3 (L) | CH1 |
| INPUT3 (R) | CH2 |
When the INPUT1, INPUT2, and INPUT3 jacks have an external device connected for simultaneous recording to 4 channels (provided that your camera supports 4-channel audio recording):
To record the input audio from the INPUT1 jack to the CH1 channel on the attached camera; the input audio from the INPUT2 jack to the CH2 channel; and the input audio from the INPUT3 jack to the CH3 and CH4 channels, set the switch to “IN1·IN2.”
| INPUT SELECT | Audio input jack | Channel to contain audio |
|---|---|---|
| IN1·IN2 | INPUT1 | CH1 |
| INPUT2 | CH2 | |
| INPUT3 (L) | CH3 | |
| INPUT3 (R) | CH4 |
To record the input audio from the INPUT3 jack to the CH1 and CH2 channels on the attached camera; the input audio from the INPUT1 jack to the CH3 channel; and the input audio from the INPUT2 jack to the CH4 channel, set the switch to “IN3.”
| INPUT SELECT | Audio input jack | Channel to contain audio |
|---|---|---|
| IN3 | INPUT1 | CH3 |
| INPUT2 | CH4 | |
| INPUT3 (L) | CH1 | |
| INPUT3 (R) | CH2 |
