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Operation
Setup
1. Ensure the tripod is level, set on stable ground, and the tripod legs are securely locked in place.
2. Attach the threaded insert on PMD-706 to your tripod mount, and use PMD-706's tripod locking hole,
if needed.
3. Attach your camera securely on top of PMD-706’s hot shoe mount.
4. Connect microphones or line-level devices to the XLR+1/4" inputs.
5. Connect the audio output of your camera to the Camera Input on PMD-706 using an 1/8” (3.5 mm)
cable.
6. Connect PMD-706’s Camera Output to the audio input of your camera using an 1/8” (3.5 mm) cable.
7. If your microphone requires phantom power, select the appropriate voltage for your microphone from
Menu > Mic Power.
8. Adjust the input level controls to set the gain for the input signal for each channel.
9. Connect headphones to the Headphone Output to monitor the audio input signal or to hear the audio
playback from your camera.
See the following examples in this chapter to learn how to set up PMD-706 in specific scenarios.
Recording Modes
Mono: Record up to 6 mono tracks.
- Recorded File 1 = CH1
- Recorded File 2 = CH2
- Recorded File 3 = CH3
- Recorded File 4 = CH4
- Recorded File 5 = CH5
- Recorded File 6 = CH6
Stereo: Record up to 3 tracks in stereo pairs.
- Recorded File 1 = CH1 (left), CH2 (right)
- Recorded File 2 = CH3 (left), CH4 (right)
- Recorded File 3 = CH5 (left), CH6 (right)
Dual Mono:
- Recorded File 1 = CH1
- Recorded File 2 = CH1 - dlvl
- Recorded File 3 = CH3
- Recorded File 4 = CH3 - dlvl
- Recorded File 5 = CH5
- Recorded File 6 = CH5 - dlvl
Dual Stereo:
- Recorded File 1 = CH1 (left), CH2 (right)
- Recorded File 2 = CH1 -dlvl (left), CH2 -dlvl (right)
M/S R:
- Recorded File 1 = Left (CH1 + (CH2 x Pan Setting)), Right (CH1 – (CH2 x Pan Setting))
- Recorded File 2 = Left (CH3 + (CH4 x Pan Setting)), Right (CH3 – (CH4 x Pan Setting))
- Recorded File 3 = Left (CH5 + (CH6 x Pan Setting)), Right (CH5 – (CH6 x Pan Setting))
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