83Recording AudioAvailable Sensitivity LevelsActivating the Microphone’s AttenuatorYou can activate the microphone’s attenuator (20 dB) if the XLR terminalswitch is set to MIC or MIC+48V.1 Open the desired XLR terminal’s microphone attenuator submenu.[¡ Audio Setup] > [Audio Input] > [XLR1 Mic Att.] or [XLR2 MicAtt.]2 Select [On] and then press SET.Adjusting the Audio Level from the MIC TerminalYou can adjust the audio recording level of a microphone attached to theMIC terminal to auto or manual. You can set the audio level manuallywithin a range of 0 to 99.1 Open the [MIC Mode] submenu.[¡ Audio Setup] > [Audio Input] > [MIC Mode]2 Select [Automatic] or [Manual] and then press SET.• If you selected [Automatic], you do not need to perform the rest of theprocedure. If you selected [Manual], continue the procedure to set themicrophone’s audio recording level.3 Open the [MIC Level] submenu.[¡ Audio Setup] > [Audio Input] > [MIC Level]4 Use the joystick (Ý) or SELECT dial to set the audio recordinglevel and then press SET.• As a guideline, adjust the audio recording level so that the audio levelmeter on the screen or rear panel will go to the right of the 18 dBmark only occasionally.NOTES• When adjusting the audio level manually, you can activate the audio peak limiter with the [¡ Audio Setup] >[Audio Input] > [Limiter] setting. When activated, the audio peak limiter will limit the amplitude of audio inputsignals when they exceed -4 dBFS.• We recommend using headphones when adjusting the audio level. If the input level is too high, audio maybecome distorted even if the audio level indicator shows an appropriate level.• If you set an assignable button to [Audio Level] (A 99), you can press the button to turn the onscreen audiolevel indicator on and off.+12 dB +6 dB 0 dB -6 dB -12 dB [¡ Audio Setup][Audio Input][XLR1 Mic Trimming][XLR2 Mic Trimming][0 dB][¡ Audio Setup][Audio Input][XLR1 Mic Att.][XLR2 Mic Att.][Off][¡ Audio Setup][Audio Input][MIC Mode][Automatic][¡ Audio Setup][Audio Input][MIC Level][50]COPY
