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Manually adjusting audio recording level, Chapter 3 shooting – Sony 570WSPL User Manual

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Chapter 3 Shooting

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Chapter 3 Shooting

4

Display menu 212 and select the audio recording
mode (two-channel mode or four-channel mode).

For menu operation, see “Selecting Audio Recording
Mode — Menu 212” (page 123).

Note

One of the following warning indications appears
in the display area when you change the audio
mode setting during recording pause.

The recordings at switching points prevent editing.
Avoid changing the audio mode once you have
started recording.

5

Set up the camcorder to suit your recording
objectives, and press the VTR button on the
camcorder or lens.

Recording begins when the TALLY indicator stays
lit after blinking for a moment.

During recording, the tape transport buttons
(EJECT, REW, F FWD, PLAY, and STOP) cannot
be used.

Warning indication

Status

Fs 48k (flashes four
times per second)

Attempting to switch from 32-kHz
mode (four-channel mode) to 48-kHz
mode (two-channel mode).

Fs 32k (flashes four
times per second)

Attempting to switch from 48-kHz
mode (two-channel mode) to 32-kHz
mode (four-channel mode).

Operation

Step

To view image
being shot

• Look into the viewfinder.
• Connect a video monitor to the

MONITOR OUT connector or S
VIDEO OUT connector.

To listen to audio
track being shot

Connect an earphone to the
EARPHONE connector
or listen to the audio from the
speaker.

To pause recording

Press the VTR button on the
camcorder or lens.

For instructions on continuing to
record after a pause, see “Back
Space Editing” (page 67).

To stop recording

Press the VTR button on the
camcorder or lens, then press the
STOP button.
With this state, it is impossible to start
back space editing.

To remove the
cassette

Check that the power is on, then
press the EJECT button to open the
cassette holder and remove the
cassette. Close the cassette holder.

Manually adjusting audio recording level

2

While checking the audio level in the display
window, turn the AUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2)
knob for the channel being used for microphone or
wireless microphone system connection (CH-1 or
CH-2) so that the maximum audio level is under
0 dB.

Audio level
indications

AUDIO LEVEL
(CH-1/CH-2)
knobs

H

MIN

SEC

FRM

1

dB

2

PB DATE NDF EXT-LK

HOLD

CLIP

TAPE

BATT

DIAG

E

F

RF SERVO HUMID SLACK

Li

-

-40

-30

-12

0

IP

CL

CONT

OVER

OVER

WARNING

RESET

(MENU SET)

LIGHT

DISPLAY

ON

OFF

COUNTER

TC

U-BIT

-20

DVCAM

F

8

32k

F

8

48k

REC TIME SKIN DTL

EXT VTR
OUTPUT

VTR

TRIGGER

AUDIO LEVEL

AUDIO SELECT

AUDIO IN

CH-1

LITHIUM BATT

MENU

TTL
DUR

ON
OFF

OFF

TTL RESET

PARALLEL

PRESET

DATE/TIME

F-RUN

REGEN

F-RUN

R-RUN

VJ MIC

WIRELESS

SET

INT ONLY

EXT ONLY

FRONT

REAR

MIX

EXT

VBS

COMPONENT.

MONITOR SELECT

Y/C

SET

ClipLink

CONTINUE

ADVANCE

SHIFT

CH-1

CH-2

FRONT MIC

LOW CUT

ON

OFF

MONITOR OUT

CHARACTER

ON

OFF

AUTO

MAN

CH-2

HYPER

GAIN

ON

OFF

SETUP

FILE

STD

1

In step 3 above (“Recording on the Internal
VCR”), set the AUDIO SELECT (CH-1/CH-2)
switches to MAN (see page 62).