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October 26th, 2002, 01:00 AM | #1 |
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Silly thing about GL2
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May be a silly thing, but I canīt find a function for the 5 Volt CC terminal just above the headphone and mic terminals on that camcorder. Any idea? Ignacio |
October 26th, 2002, 10:01 AM | #2 |
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The only thing I could think of is a 5V AC->DC adapter, but I'm not gonna risk blowing up the camcorder by trying it. :)
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The mysterious 5v terminal really has little practical purpose. The XL1s also features such a terminal, but in this case the terminal powers the MA-200 and MA-100 units. But in the case of the GL2 this hole seems to be without purpose; consider it the GL2's belly-button.
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More light over the mystery
Thanks Ken for your post.
Now Iīm sure that the 5Volt CD is for the MA-300 (accesory for 2 XLR inputs of the GL2). But I donīt quite understand, that 5 volt DC, may give enough power for the 12-48 volts required for the Fanthom supply. ???? Ignacio A. |
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Ignacio,
Actually, I believe that the MA-300 for the GL2 draws its power directly from the "Smart Shoe". I have a GL2 (but not the MA-300) and know that the shoe provides direct power to the tiny 3 watt light accessory. So I would imagine that it also powers the MA-300 directly. The GL2 cannot provide phantom power to mics. So the 5v terminal remains a "belly-button".
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October 26th, 2002, 12:41 PM | #6 |
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Hi again.
Probably the answer is in the MA-300 itself, or in the accessory userīs manual. I also have an XM2 (pal version of GL2) and I should like to know how to conect an XLR mic fantom powered, sennheiser M66 or similar. By the time, the "belly-button" is still valid Ignacio |
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You do not need "phantom" power for the ME-66 microphone. This is a modular mic system that separates the mic from its power source. With your camera you normally purchase the K6 power module (which holds a AA battery to power the mic) with the ME-66 then connect the mic to an MA-300 or to another brand of xlr adapter such as a BeachTek or Studio-1 unit.
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Old mic
My first DV cam was a Panasonic 1-chip EZ-whatever back in '98. I had a shotgun mic that had a 2-prong connector on the end of its cable - one for audio and one for power. The spacing of the holes on the cam would seem to match the old connector. I believe nothing is mentioned in the manual about it because Canon doesn't make a mic with that kind of connector - but accomidates it.
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The 5 VDC is for powering several accessory mics that were in the Canon line; e.g., the ZM-100 mic stereo zoom mic (was stock mic on teh L1/L2) and a mixer mic (MM-??? from the L1/2 era). It is not phantom power.
FWIW: The ME66 with K6 module can do phantom or its own battery power. |
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