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Maintenance and Inspections: Inspections Before Shooting
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Make sure you successively carry out the inspections from
[1. Inspecting the P2 Card Recording] to [4. Inspecting the
Earphone and Speaker].
1. Inspecting the P2 Card Recording
1
Check on the display inside the viewfinder
that the remaining P2 card recording capacity
is sufficient.
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[P2 Card Remaining Free Space/capacity
Indication] (page 83)
2
Set the TCG switch to [R-RUN].
3
Set the DISPLAY switch to [TC].
4
Press the camera’s REC button to check the
following items:
z
The P2 access LED blinks in orange.
z
The REC lamp inside the viewfinder lights up.
z
System warnings do not appear inside the viewfinder.
5
Press the camera’s REC button again.
This step confirms that the P2 access LED is on and
showing orange, and the REC lamp in the viewfinder is
turned off.
6
Using the REC button on the handle, repeat
Steps
4
to
5
to check the same operation.
Check the VTR button on the lens in the same
way.
7
Press the LIGHT button to check that the
screen brightness in the display window
increases.
8
Press the THUMBNAIL button to switch the
thumbnail screen to play back currently
recorded clip from thumbnail.
Check that recording and playback operate properly.
9
When multiple P2 cards are inserted into the
P2 card slots, press the USER MAIN button to
select the P2 card used for recording.
Repeat the operations in Steps
4
to
5
and
8
to check
that recording and playback operate properly.
2. Inspecting the Audio Level Automatic Adjustment
1
Set the AUDIO SELECT CH1/3 and CH2/4
switches to [AUTO].
2
Set the AUDIO IN CH1 and CH2 switches to
[FRONT].
3
Aim the microphone connected to the MIC IN
jack at an appropriate sound source. Then,
check that the level displays for both CH1 and
CH2 change according to the sound level.
3. Inspecting the Audio Level Manual Adjustment
1
Set the AUDIO IN CH1 and CH2 switches to
[FRONT].
2
Set the AUDIO SELECT CH1/3 and CH2/4
switches to [MAN].
3
Turn the AUDIO LEVEL CH1/3 and CH2/4
controls.
Check that the level display increases when the
controls are turned to the right.
4. Inspecting the Earphone and Speaker
1
Turn the MONITOR control to check that the
speaker volume changes.
2
Connect an earphone to the PHONES jack.
Check that the speaker is turned off and the
microphone sound can be heard from the earphone.
3
Turn the MONITOR control to check that the
earphone volume changes.
5. Inspection for Using an External Microphone
1
Connect an external microphone to the AUDIO
IN CH1/3 and CH2/4 connectors.
2
Set the AUDIO IN CH1 and CH2 switches to
[REAR].
3
Set the Microphone input +48V ON/OFF switch
on the rear panel to [OFF] or [+48V],
depending on the power supply type of the
external microphone.
OFF:
For a microphone with internal power supply.
+48V:
For a microphone with external power supply.
4
Aim the microphone at a sound source. Then
check that the audio level meter in the display
window and the audio level display inside the
viewfinder change according to the sound
level.
The channels can also be checked separately by
connecting a single microphone to each channel.
Inspecting the Memory Recording Functions
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