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Chapter
Maintenance
and
Inspections
Inspection for Using an External
Microphone
1
ConnectanexternalmicrophonetotheREAR1
andREARconnectors.
2
SettheAUDIOINswitchto[REAR].
3
SettheLINE/MIC/+Vselectorswitcheson
therearpanelto[MIC]or[+V],depending
onthepowersupplytypeoftheexternal
microphone.
•
MIC:
For a microphone with internal power supply.
•
+48V:
For a microphone with external power
supply.
4
Aimthemicrophoneatthesoundsourceand
checkthatthesoundlevelindicationintheLCD
orviewfindervarieswithchangesinsound
intensity.
• 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 63) for the
setting procedures.
2
Setthetimecode.
Please refer to [Setting the Time Code] (page 65) 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 26).
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.