15
Chapter
Maintenance
and
Inspections
Inspection for Using an External
Microphone
1
ConnectanexternalmicrophonetotheAUDIO
INCH1/CHconnectors.
2
SettheAUDIOINswitchtoREAR.
3
SettheLINE/MICselectorswitchesontherear
paneltoMIC,an4VON/OFFswitch
dependingonthepowersupplytypeofthe
externalmicrophone.
•
OFF:
For a microphone with internal power supply.
•
+48V:
For a microphone with external power
supply.
4
Aimthemicrophoneatthesoundsourceand
checkthatthesoundlevelindicationonthe
LCDmonitororintheviewfindervarieswith
changesinsoundintensity.
• The channels can also be checked separately by
connecting a single microphone to each channel.
Inspection of the clock, time code, and
user bits
1
Settheuserbitsasrequired.
Please refer to [Setting User Bits] (page 61) for the
setting procedures.
2
Setthetimecode.
Please refer to [Setting the Time Code] (page 63) for
the setting procedures.
3
SettheTCGswitchtoR-RUN.
• Press the COUNTER button to display the time
code on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder.
4
PresstheRECbutton.
• Check that the counter display number changes
as recording progresses.
5
PresstheRECbuttonagain.
• Check that recording stops and the counter
display number stops changing.
6
SettheTCGswitchtoF-RUN.
• Check that the counter display number changes
regardless of recording status.
7
HolddowntheDISP/MODECHKbuttonto
checkthedateandtimeontheLCDmonitoror
intheviewfinder.
• Adjust the date and time setting if the DATE, TIME
and time zone is not correctly displayed.
For details, see [Setting Date and Time of Internal
Clock] (page 28).
NOTE
Note that date and time data set for DATE, TIME, and
time zone is recorded in clips, and affects the playback
sequence, etc. at the time of thumbnail manipulations.