UsingothermicrophonesYoucanalsousecommerciallyavail-ablemicrophones.Connecttheexter-nalmicrophonetotheMICterminal.Usecommerciallyavailablecondensermicrophoneswiththeirownpowersupply.Youcanconnectalmostanystereomicrophonewitha®3.5mmplugbutaudiorecordinglevelsmayvary.(_ NOTES• WhenusingtheoptionalSM-V1SurroundMicrophone,changethemicrophone'sdirectionalitymodewiththe_ _} [SurroundMicDirectionality]setting.• Playing back recordingsmade with the optional SM-Vl SurroundMicro-phone:You can enjoy 5.1ch surround sound playback on HDqR/s com-patible with 5.1 ch surround sound connected to the camcorder usingan HDMI cable. Audio output from the AV OUT/O terminal (includingheadphone output) will be converted to 2ch stereo. The camcorder'sbuilt-in speaker is monaural.• When an external microphone is connected to the camcorder,_} [Wind Screen] will automatically be set to [1'_'_ Off _/_].• If the audio level is too high and the sound gets distorted, adjust theaudio recording level manually (_ 80) or activate the microphone atten-uator with the _ _} [Microphone Attenuator] setting.Using a Zoom RemoteControllerBy attaching the optional RA-V1 Remote Control Adapter to the miniadvanced shoe, you can use the optional ZR-2000 or ZR-1000 ZoomRemote Controller. Doing so will allow you to use certain functionswhile viewing the picture on an external monitor without touching thecamcorder. This is particularly useful while the camcorder is mountedon a tripod and you want to ensure maximum stability of a shot.Operating modes: 1Video * 85