73VQT3K80When recording, the input level from the built-in microphones and the external microphoneterminal can be adjusted.≥ Switch to manual mode. (l 80)1 Select the menu.≥ It is possible to select the setting from the quick menu in manual mode. (l 40) Themicrophone level returns to the setting adjusted previously, and it cannot be set from thequick menu.2 (When [SETr ]/[SET] is selected)Touch / to adjust.≥ Touch to activate/disactivate AGC. When AGC isactivated, the icon is surrounded by yellow and theamount of sound distortion can be reduced. WhenAGC is disactivated, natural recording can beperformed.≥ Adjust the microphone input level so that the last2 bars of the gain value are not red. (Otherwise, thesound is distorted.) Select a lower setting formicrophone input level.3 Touch [ENTER] to set the microphone inputlevel and then touch [EXIT].≥ (Microphone input level meter) appearson the screen.≥ When switching to intelligent auto mode, the setting is fixed to [AUTO] and cannot bechanged.≥ When [MIC SETUP] is [ZOOM MIC], the volume will be different depending on the zoomrate.≥ When [MIC SETUP] is set to [STEREO MIC] or external microphone input is used, thesound is stereo (2 ch) and only the front-left and front-right input level meters function.≥ The microphone input level meter shows the largest volume for the microphones.≥ You cannot record with the audio completely muted.[MIC LEVEL]: [RECORD SETUP] # [MIC LEVEL] # desired setting[AUTO]: AGC is activated, and the recording level is adjustedautomatically.[SETr ]/[SET]: The desired recording level can be set.MENUA CentreB Front leftC Back leftD Front rightE Back rightF Microphone input level