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September 12th, 2006, 03:25 PM
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Mic baffled
Hi all.
I hope someone might be able to help me trouble shoot a problem. My kit looks like this: Canon XL1/MA200 adaptor/RodeNTG-2 condenser microphone Ive just bought the mic brand new and the MA200 second hand but it was tested as working before purchased. Ive set up the audio as 12 bit/ST1-ST2 Audio1 is set to mic (internal microphone working fine) Audio2 is set to mic (RODE) MA200 (audio2 out) connects to XL1 (audio 2 in) RODE Mic is connected to MA200 into 1 of the Audio 2 sockets. I get no sound from Audio 2 in the audio monitor. A hiss yes but no sound. I have a fresh battery in the Mic. I tested the same mike through the Audio 1 inputs and still no sound. My cables are brand new. Both XL1 audio inputs sockets cant be damaged. This camera has had very little use.Is this a power issue? Im seeing this phantom power mentioned on threads but i thought my AA battery powered the mic. Does the MA200 need power? Sorry if ive missed some obvious answer but im a bit lost at this stage. Dave |
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September 12th, 2006, 04:29 PM
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>> Does the MA200 need power?
YES! The MA-200 has a small (2.5mm) sub-mini phone plug (mono) that provides power to the MA-200, and it should be plugged into the 5 VDC jack on the back of the camcorder body, and the audio leads need to be connected as well to complete the power ground return to the camcorder.
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September 12th, 2006, 08:57 PM
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The MA-200 should have three cables. Two have RCA connectors and the third a small sub-mini plug connector. On the XL1s the sub-mini-plug socket is located between the RCA audio conectors (red and white). I'm not sure where that socket is positioned on the XL1, but I do know the audio conections are positioned a bit differently from the XL1s.
In any case, the sub mini provides power to the MA-200 to operate.
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September 13th, 2006, 12:17 AM
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Thanks
Will check this tonight when i get home from work but im confident this will work. I searched for a manual for the MA200 but the Canon site support was rather thin.I never even noticed that small hole between the audio sockets
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September 13th, 2006, 09:51 AM
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some progress
This has worked and i am getting some sound but at a very low level. Eveything seems to be connected right. Any suggestions?
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September 18th, 2006, 07:36 PM
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Attenuation essentially reduces the mic input sensitivity by something like -20 or -30 db, an essential difference between mic level and line level inputs. Since I exclusively use dynamic microphones which generate their own voltage levels and do not require either battery or phantom power to function, I am a bit in the dark. Still, a condenser mic should deliver extraordinary audio levels...unless you have a damaged mic cable. Try the same connection with a brand new cable. You may well be surprised in a very gratifying way.
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