i have beachtek daz-2s
with hv30

want to hook up to xlr thru
soundboard

whwwwat settings do i use exactly on my canon hv30

did it and got hum from
sound board in bars in maui

thands for advise

have been told to hook up to mike
but not sure what sound setting to set mike on hv30

thanks

michael seiler

MauiHDTV (http://www.mauihdtv.com)

Sounds as if you have a ground loop --- a difference in voltage between the ground of the board and the ground of the camera. Hum eliminators isolate the grounds and fix this, here is a link to one such: Buy Ebtech HE-2-XLR Hum Eliminator with XLR | Noise Gate & Suppressor | Musician's Friend (http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ebtech-HE2XLR-Hum-Eliminator-with-XLR?sku=150562&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=91749641)

Also, iirc, that model Beechtec has mike/line level switches, you probably need line. A peculiarty of the hv20/30 --- if you plug your headphones into the av/headphone socket and it is not set in the menu as headphone, you will hear a really annoying hum and no audio. Just a thought. /Battle Vaughan/miamiherald.com video team

You may also be hearing the hum from the HV's amplifier. As best you can, turn that down to get as clean a signal as possible.

I used a BeachTek for a while on my HV, but the noisy amp caused me to get a JuicedLink. I've since moved to dual recording, but I found the JuicedLink was a great product. Ate 9V batteries nearly every 90 minutes with one phantom feed...but that's a small price to pay for audio that sounds good!