Canon VIXIA HV40 Instruction Manual

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Other FunctionsAdvanced Functions65Audio Recording LevelYou can adjust the audio recording levelfor the built-in or for an externalmicrophone. You can display the audiolevel indicator while recording or playingback the tape.Manual Adjustment of the Audio RecordingLevelPOINTS TO CHECKMode switch:1 If the joystick guide does not appearon screen, press ( ) to display it.2 Push the joystick ( ) toward[ MIC].• If [ MIC] does not appear on thejoystick guide, repeatedly push thejoystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to displaythe joystick guide in the illustrationabove.• The manual adjustment icon willappear to the left of the audio levelindicator and the manual adjustmentbar (green) will appear below it.3 Adjust ( ) the audio level asnecessary.• Push the joystick ( ) toward toraise the audio recording level or pushit ( ) toward to lower it.• As a guideline, adjust the audiorecording level so that the audio levelmeter will go to the right of the -12 dBmark only occasionally.• When the 0 dB mark turns red, thesound may be distorted.4 Press ( ) to save the setting andhide the joystick guide.TO USE THE MICROPHONE ATTENUATORIf the audio level is too high and thesound gets distorted, activate themicrophone attenuator by setting [MICATT.] to [ ON] ( 41).NOTESThe audio recording level can be adjustedonly while the green adjustment bar appearsunder the audio level indicator. To avoidchanging the level by mistake, after youmanually adjust the audio recording level besure to press ( ) to hide the joystick guide.When the mode switch is set to , thecamcorder will adjust the audio levelautomatically.We recommend using headphones ( 32)to check the sound level while adjusting theaudio recording level or when the microphoneattenuator is activated.Displaying the Audio Level IndicatorUsually, the audio level indicator will bedisplayed only after the manualadjustment of the audio recording level.With the procedure below, you candisplay the audio level indicator alsowhen the audio level is adjustedautomatically or during playback.POINTS TO CHECK( 12)Audio level indicatorAudio level adjustment barManual audio level adjustment( 12)COPY