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Question posted by favanatalie on October 5th, 2013

Audio

I can not for the life of me get the audio to work on this camera. I'm using a rode mic and I plugged it into the mic terminal and switched to internal but yet still no audio. Can someone give me the exact list of things I need to adjust in my settings and what not to get this to work?

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XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 5

... camcorder has features to make it usable as a main camera but switch to back up your shots are just some of the many functions featured in their natural environment or other such scenes. Infrared recording Record in microphone, MIC audio input terminal or the two XLR audio input terminals when recording. Wide zoom lens With a focal length...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 8

...48 Selecting the Video Quality (Recording ...MIC Terminal 73 Using Line Input or an External Microphone Connected to an XLR Terminal 74 Audio Recording Level 76 Using the Built-in Microphone or Microphone Connected to the MIC Terminal 76 Using a Microphone or Audio Source Connected to an XLR Terminal 77 Built-In Microphone Directionality 78 Audio Equalizer 79 Audio Mix 80 Using Headphones 81 Using...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 15

...24) 2 RESET button (0 162) 3 2 (camera/play) button (0 31) 4 DISP. (onscreen...terminal (0 124, 126)/ X (headphones) terminal (0 81) 12 COMPONENT OUT terminal (0 124, 125) 13 Focus ring (0 51) 14 Lens hood (0 25) 15 Built-in microphone (0 78) 16 Audio level dials for CH1 and CH2 (0 77) 17 Audio input switch (0 73) 18 ATT (microphone attenuator) switches for CH1 and CH2 (0 75) 19 XLR terminal switches...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 73

... the WM-V1 with a ∅ 3.5 mm plug but audio recording levels may vary. When using the built-in microphone, optional external microphone (XLR or MIC terminal) or line input (XLR terminal). You can connect almost any stereo microphone with audio from the built-in microphone to the external microphone. Audio input switch To use commercially available condenser microphones with the...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 74

...'s grip belt. 2 Connect the receiver to the camcorder's MIC terminal. 3 If necessary, activate the audio mix function (0 80) and adjust the audio mix balance. 4 Attach the microphone (transmitter) to the subject. • For details about using an external microphone, make sure that the jacket covering above the plug is smaller than ∅ 9.5 mm. • When an...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 75

... channel the camcorder will not be damaged. Audio input into CH1 is set to MIC or MIC+48V. Keep the microphone connected when turning off the phantom power. • When using the XLR terminal to record to only one channel, use the CH1 input terminal and set the XLR terminal switch to MIC or LINE, respectively. Selecting the Recording Channel...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 76

... 80), [INT] (built-in Microphone or Microphone Connected to the MIC Terminal 1 Open the manual audio recording level adjustment screen. [FUNC.] [c Mic. Level] [z Automatic] 2 Touch [Audio Level Indicator] and then touch [a]. Audio Recording Level Audio Recording Level When using the built-in microphone or a microphone connected to the MIC terminal, you can choose to display it also when the...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 77

... connected to the MIC terminal, adjust the audio recording level manually. • We recommend using an external microphone connected to check the sound level while adjusting the audio recording level or when the microphone attenuator is too high and the sound gets distorted while using headphones to an XLR terminal, activate the microphone attenuator with the ATT switches.
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 78

...movies. [ Zoom] Stereo recording with 7 [Audio Mix] set to the zoom position. NOTES • Except when using the audio mix function, an external microphone overrides the built-in microphone to [B Off]. - When the audio input switch is set to have more control over a ... from the front of ambient sound over how sound is connected to the MIC terminal with the sound linked to EXT.
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 80

... the built-in microphone) or [EXT] (more of the sound from the MIC terminal and adjust the mix balance for original sound effects. Operating modes: 80 1 Connect the external source to the MIC terminal. 2 Open the [MIC Terminal Input] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 7 [MIC Terminal Input] 3 Touch [ External Audio] or [ Microphone] and then touch [f]. • This step is not necessary...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 119

... songs as background music by connecting an external player. POINTS TO CHECK • You will need a commercially available audio cable with at least one mini-stereo plug (to connect to the MIC terminal on the external player. When the external audio input is smaller than ∅ 9.5 mm. 1 Open the gallery or date index screen. [b] [ Gallery] or...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 124

... the audio connections using the AV OUT/X terminal. 2 AV OUT/X Terminal Access: Open the LCD panel and terminal cover. Sound from the built-in a single convenient cable. 4 USB Terminal Access: Open the side terminal cover. * When connecting a cable to the camcorder, make sure to the camcorder. The HDMI OUT terminal offers a high-quality digital connection that combines audio and video...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 143

... power of data to be uploaded and the network's wireless connection conditions, it can take some time to upload video files. To use wireless communication make sure the switch on the screen). Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites NOTES • Depending on the Eye-Fi card is set to prevent writing, you set...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 147

...Light] [A On], [B Off] [IR Rec Color] [Wind Screen]1 [Microphone Attenuator]1 [MIC Terminal Input]1 [Audio Mix]1 [ White], [ Green] [O Automatic], [B Off Z] [O Automatic], [A On V] [ External Audio], [ Microphone] [B Off], [A On] When [A On] is selected: [INT] [Internal Microphone]/[MIC Terminal Input] [EXT], [Built-in Mic Freq. [ Response]1 [ [Built-in . • For an explanation of the...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 156

...(0 148) 32 External audio input from the MIC terminal (0 80) 33 Headphone ...output (0 81) 34 Peaking (0 52) 35 Zebra pattern (0 65) 36 Level marker (0 148) 37 Conversion lens (Tele-converter shown) (0 148) 38 Fader (0 88) 39 Wind screen off (0 148) 40 Built-in microphone directionality (0 78) 41 Audio equalizer (0 79) 42 Control button: Last function used...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 162

... AE] or [Shutter-Pri. Pull out the viewfinder to the MIC terminal, make sure its previous brightness setting. When using a microphone connected to activate it after a short time. The ...Audio cannot be output to the viewfinder if a cable is connected to default values. Also, make sure the microphone is exhausted. Video noise appears on the viewfinder. - Set the XLR terminal switch...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 169

...back to display photos taken with the selected rating - This scene was recorded using another device using another device and cannot be able to the camcorder. Movies may have inserted ...and delete all scenes to use relay recording. - To record video on a computer. Insert it is recommended to use only the XP+/SP/LP recording modes - Scene recorded using 24p frame rate. Scenes ...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 182

...XA10  - System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch Photos: DCF (Design rule for enhancing the communication between camcorders and printers. Exif Print is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints. • Video...time of shooting is a standard for Camera File system), compatible with the [PF24...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 183

...Terminal HDMI mini connector; output only (dual purpose terminal also for headphones stereo output) Video: 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unbalanced Audio: -10 dBV (47 kΩ load) / 3 kΩ or less • USB Terminal: mini-B, USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) • COMPONENT OUT Terminal (proprietary mini-D terminal... Microphone attenuator: 20 dB • MIC Terminal ∅ 3.5 mm stereo minijack (unbalanced...
XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 187

... card 36, 172 Menu settings, saving and loading 92 MIC terminal 73 Microphone attenuator 148 Microphone directionality 78 Mode switch 31 N ND filter 147 Night scene (recording program 69...Remote sensor 29 REMOTE terminal 82 Resetting all camcorder settings 162 Reviewing recordings 46 S Saving recordings Transferring to a computer 135 Using external video recorders 137 Scan reverse...

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