Recording Audio
76
Connecting an External Microphone or External Audio Input Source to the Camcorder
To each of the INPUT terminals you can attach commercially available microphones or analog line-in sources
with an XLR connector. To use the INPUT terminals and microphone holder, the handle unit must be correctly
attached to the camcorder. To the MIC terminal you can attach commercially available condenser microphones
with a
∅
3.5 mm stereo mini plug.
Follow the procedure below to attach a microphone (refer also to the following illustration). To connect an
external device to the camcorder, plug the device’s cable into the desired INPUT terminal (
햵
).
1 Loo
s
en the microphone loc
k
s
crew (
햲
), open the microphone holder and in
s
ert the microphone (
햳
).
2 Tighten the loc
k
s
crew and put the microphone cable through the microphone cable clamp under
the microphone holder (
햴
).
3 Plug the microphone cable into the de
s
ired INPUT terminal (
햵
) or the MIC terminal (
햶
).
Recording Audio from the INPUT Terminals to CH1/CH2
1
S
et the corre
s
ponding AUDIO IN
s
witch to INPUT 1 or INPUT 2.
• You can record the audio input from the INPUT terminals also to CH3/CH4 (
A
2 To
s
elect the audio
s
ource,
s
et the corre
s
ponding INPUT
s
witch to MIC (microphone) or LINE (audio
device).
• To supply a microphone with phantom power, set the switch to MIC+48V instead. Make sure to connect the
microphone first, before turning the phantom power on. Keep the microphone connected when turning off
the phantom power.
햲
햳
햴
햵
햶
Microphone lock screw
Cable clamp
INPUT 2 / INPUT 1 terminals
MIC terminal
INPUT 1 / INPUT 2 switches
AUDIO IN switches (audio input selection)
for INPUT 1
for INPUT 2
Summary of Contents for XA70
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