URGENT! Audio Inputs not working - need quick help!

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LPguy

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Hi All,

I'd firstly thank you for all the words of wisdom you've provided on so many topics.

I currently am renting a DVX100 (original) for a 3-week film shoot, and encountering a rather nasty problem with audio.

Namely, no matter what I do with my input settings and "line/mic" toggles on EITHER channel, I cannot get my shotgun mic to be read by the DVX and featured as the primary recording device.

My searching here and poring through the manual has not helped to solve the problem. I can get sound from the onboard microphone quite fine.

I did get a signal from the shotgun once today (and we used it to shoot a key scene) but have not been able to recreate such success - at least I know all the components work. Of note, as soon as the camera was turned off and back on, the shotgun was again silent.

Can anyone help? It's possible, being a rental unit, that some obscure function is on, or I'm just missing the boat with the audio controls - but, frankly, they seem rather obviously labeled.

Thanks in advance - if you have a thought, please post it, as I resume shooting tomorrow afternoon!

Best,
Steve
 
If you're plugging mic directly into camera and it uses phantom power plug into input 2 xlr. Set line/mic to mic on front. Open up lcd panel. Set CH1 SELECT to INPUT 2. Set CH2 SELECT to INPUT 2. ON MIC POWER set the +48V phantom power switch for INPUT 2 to ON.

Set Audio Dial for both channels to 12 O'Clock position.

You should be getting a proper signal.
 
Thanks, Craig.

A couple hours of scientific exploration (changing one thing at a time, meticulously) solved the problem - it appears the battery in the microphone (SGM 2X) was somewhat loose/out of alignment, which explains the one time I managed to get a signal. Re-inserting the mic battery and then setting everything back up as prescribed did the trick.

::exhale::

Much thanks again,
Steve
 
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