I dont want to sound like an idiot but i cant get my phantom power to work. i have a shotgun plugged in to the XLR port and i have the +48z power on. But the mic doesnt want to work until i put a battery in it. am i doing something wrong?

If it work with batteries is not a cable problem.


Did you go to the menu and activate the XLR input?

Page 43 of the manual


in the menu


1)Open the menu AUDIO SETUP

2) select XLR INPUT / ON


on camera


3) plug the mic in the CH1 XLR - input channel switch to CH1

4) Line/Mic switch to MIC

5) set the 48v of CH1 to on


now should work

Hi Mike
Not sure if Manuel is trying to say the same as me.. but check that your cable is wired to power the mic...

I had this problem when I first got my Z1... the short cheap curly wired xlr cable I was using only had two wires connected.. so the mic wouldn't work with out batteries. I then checked with a longer 5m balanced Neutrik cable and it worked fine..

may be your problem to.

regards
Gareth

To add a bit of detail,

Connectors and cable wired
Pin 1 -to- pin 1
Pin 2 -to- pin 2
Pin 3 -to- pin 3

Some cables may "lift" (open) the ground, and if the ground is lifted, phantom power will not work.