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DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v4.0) 89
Chapter 6 - Audio setup
6.5.2 Digital audio outputs
The Analog Out BNC connector can be programmed to provide two channels of AES audio. To
select the signals for digital audio:
1. Go to the
SYSTEM > HARDWARE > PORTS
menu.
2. Tap the
ANALOG OUT
button and use the arrows in the pop-up box to select
DIGITAL
AUDIO
.
3. Go to the
AUDIO > OUTPUTS > AES AUDIO
menu.
4. Tap the
AES MODE
button and use the arrows in the pop-up box to select
SOURCE
or
CHANNEL
mode.
– If you select the source mode, the channel selection button is disabled; if you select the
channel mode, the source selection button is disabled.
5. Tap either the
SOURCE
or
CHANNEL
selection button to select the recording channel or
source to be routed to the AES audio output.
Tip
✎
If you first set up the output signal for both modes, you only need to use the AES mode button
to switch between the selected signals.
6.5.3 SDI embedded audio
Eight embedded SDI audio channels are available at the Digital Out BNC connector. To select
the signals for the SDI audio channels:
1. Go to the
AUDIO > OUTPUTS > SDI OUT
menu.
2. Tap on one of the eight
SDI CHANNEL
buttons and use the arrows in the pop-up box to
select the audio signal to be routed to that SDI audio channel.
6.6 General audio settings
6.6.1 Audio Headroom
To set the audio system headroom, go to the
AUDIO > SETUP > HEADROOM
menu. You can
select -18dBFS or -20dBFS.
6.6.2 Test tone
To turn the test tone on or off and to chose the test tone level (when the color bars are turned
on) go to the
AUDIO > SETUP > TEST TONE
menu.