Canon XL1 3CCD Camcorder User Manual


 
Whenusingtheriflemicitisadvisednottostandmorethan1.5mawayfromthesubject
TheShureMixer
Basicallytheshuremixerservesasaninterfacebetweenthecameraandwhatevermicyouchooseto
use.Itspurposeistoregulatethelevelssoastoensurethatyouattainthebestpossiblesound.
Beforeusingtheshuremixeroneshouldcallabratethetonestoensurethatthesoundlevelsareallin
synch.Thismakessurethattherecordinglevelsonthemixerarecallabratedwiththoseonthe
camera,whichisessentialforgettinggoodsound.
Forcallabrationpressthetonebuttonontheshuremixerandonceyouhearthetone,setthe
masterdialto‐4.
SwitchAudio1onthecameratomaualinordertochangethefrequency
Setthelevelonthecamerato‐12(Itwillbehighlightedinaboxonthedial)
Switchthetoneswitchoffonceitisset
MakingtheMicStereo
Inordertocheckthatthesoundisworkingwithbouttheinputdeviceandtherecordingthereisa
blackcablewithvariousplugswhichcanbeused.Theseplugintothedevicestocheckthesound
‘return’.
Todothisonesetstheknobonthemixer
ThiscreatesparityThisessentiallymeansthereisadoublesystemwherebyyoucheckonsound
comingintothemixerandbeingrecorded.