Audio is muted upon tape loading & ejection. Why? at DVinfo.net

James Emory · June 28th, 2003, 02:30 AM

Why is it that when a tape is ejected with the XL-1, the audio is temporarily muted. This means that if you are recording in your camera AND to an external deck or other camera through RCA outputs or firewire as a back up or stagger recording, the external recording will get a momentary loss of audio during camera tape ejection.

Now that I think about it, I can't remember if it does this as a tape is loaded as well. I guess this second scenerio would happen if you were about to run out of tape on the external device and could only catch the end by loading another tape into the camera. If it cuts out on loading as well, which I think it does, then you get screwed twice. Once for ejecting and loading and then again when it loads into the transport.

Rob Lohman · July 11th, 2003, 09:45 AM

I can imagine this might be due to the need to protect the audio
circuits when the heads are disconnected from the tape etc.

Do you have the plain XL1 or the "s"?

James Emory · July 21st, 2003, 06:54 PM

I have the XL-1

Rob Lohman · July 25th, 2003, 06:22 AM

I'll see if I can also get this with my XL1s...

June 28th, 2003, 02:30 AM	#1
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	Audio is muted upon tape loading & ejection. Why? Why is it that when a tape is ejected with the XL-1, the audio is temporarily muted. This means that if you are recording in your camera AND to an external deck or other camera through RCA outputs or firewire as a back up or stagger recording, the external recording will get a momentary loss of audio during camera tape ejection. Now that I think about it, I can't remember if it does this as a tape is loaded as well. I guess this second scenerio would happen if you were about to run out of tape on the external device and could only catch the end by loading another tape into the camera. If it cuts out on loading as well, which I think it does, then you get screwed twice. Once for ejecting and loading and then again when it loads into the transport.

July 11th, 2003, 09:45 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I can imagine this might be due to the need to protect the audio circuits when the heads are disconnected from the tape etc. Do you have the plain XL1 or the "s"? __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 21st, 2003, 06:54 PM	#3
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	Camera Type I have the XL-1

July 25th, 2003, 06:22 AM	#4
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I'll see if I can also get this with my XL1s... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors