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Equipment
Zoom F8 Recorder
TA3 to XLR Male Cables
10m XLR (x1 for single channel, x2 for two channels).
NOTE: Phantom power can blow up equipment
Turn off phantom power before plugging in.
1. CHANNEL NUMBER: Decide if you will send 1 or 2 channels of audio to camera.
2. FS7 AUDIO SETTINGS - RIGHT SIDE OF CAMERA:
Switch to ‘LINE’ for line level
If only sending one channel of audio to camera, plug a top mic into input 2.
3. CONNECT TA3 CABLE TO ZOOM F8 OUTPUT:
TA3 connector
4. CONNECT 10m XLR: Connect your XLR extension cable to the end of the short TA3-XLR cable you just plugged into the zoom.
5. CONNECT XLR TO CAMERA: Connect your XLR to the audio input of the FS7.
6. TURN ON TONE: Turn on ‘TONE’ on the zoom by holding the silver toggle switch to the right for 2 seconds (until tone locks on).
7. LEFT SIDE OF CAMERA: Select ‘MAN’ for Manual
8. SET LEVELS ON THE FS7:
Press ‘Status’ on the FS7 to bring up the big audio status screen (below).
Adjust the audio level wheels on the fs7 to set your audio level on the fs7 so the audio meter reads -20db.
7. PAN YOUR INPUTS ON THE ZOOM:
If you are running two channels of audio to the camera, you will need to pan your microphones to send them down either channel.
Press the ‘PFL’ button for the channel you want to adjust, scroll down and select 'Pan', set the panning to 'L100' for output 1, or 'R100' for output 2.
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