Z1P - Headphone Output not working at DVinfo.net

Joe Lawry · May 12th, 2006, 07:20 AM

Hi,

After months of trying to work which camera to upgrade from my pd150 i went with a slightly second hand Z1p in extremely good condition.

Took it out for its first shoot last night with a shotgun mic plugged into XLR input 1 filming a concert. I get there to find that im not getting any audio coming out of my headphone jack when i've got my sennheiser cans plugged in.

I am definately getting audio levels coming though, however nothing is going to my cans. I then changed from the XLR input to the camera mic and got sound through the cans. I also played with audio settings but found none that were to do with my problem

Am i missing something here or will the Z1 (or maybe just my Z1) not play out anything to my headphones when using external Mics?

Thanks.

Joe Lawry · May 13th, 2006, 04:30 AM

Well after some more testing i figured out it was working, but the levels coming through the cans were just very low, a lot lower than my PD150 ever was. Time to try some new cans.

David Lombard · May 13th, 2006, 05:55 AM

Hi, you can adjuste the headphone output level, in the camera setting

output level, 1vms or 2 vms

try this

Nathan Troutman · May 13th, 2006, 08:35 AM

Also, volume control for the headphones is with all of the VCR controls that are with the LCD display. Pump up the volume.

Joe Lawry · May 14th, 2006, 07:38 PM

Yup, i tired both of those suggestions, and it still seems lower than my PD150 - i guess i'll just up the dB in the audio settings.

Thanks

Heath McKnight · May 30th, 2006, 10:15 PM

Try another set of headphones--I had a similar problem recently and swore something was wrong. It ended up being the headphones, which were a bit pricey, so I was upset.

If that doesn't work, try calling Sony's tech support--Z1 is pro, and they're excellent.

heath

May 12th, 2006, 07:20 AM	#1
Joe Lawry Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 418	Z1P - Headphone Output not working Hi, After months of trying to work which camera to upgrade from my pd150 i went with a slightly second hand Z1p in extremely good condition. Took it out for its first shoot last night with a shotgun mic plugged into XLR input 1 filming a concert. I get there to find that im not getting any audio coming out of my headphone jack when i've got my sennheiser cans plugged in. I am definately getting audio levels coming though, however nothing is going to my cans. I then changed from the XLR input to the camera mic and got sound through the cans. I also played with audio settings but found none that were to do with my problem Am i missing something here or will the Z1 (or maybe just my Z1) not play out anything to my headphones when using external Mics? Thanks.

May 13th, 2006, 05:55 AM	#3
David Lombard Tourist Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: France Posts: 3	Hi, you can adjuste the headphone output level, in the camera setting output level, 1vms or 2 vms try this __________________ David LOMBARD www.lombard-dvd.com

May 30th, 2006, 10:15 PM	#6
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Try another set of headphones--I had a similar problem recently and swore something was wrong. It ended up being the headphones, which were a bit pricey, so I was upset. If that doesn't work, try calling Sony's tech support--Z1 is pro, and they're excellent. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

May 13th, 2006, 04:30 AM	#2
Joe Lawry Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 418	Well after some more testing i figured out it was working, but the levels coming through the cans were just very low, a lot lower than my PD150 ever was. Time to try some new cans.

May 13th, 2006, 08:35 AM	#4
Nathan Troutman Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hoboken, NJ (New York metro area) Posts: 105	Also, volume control for the headphones is with all of the VCR controls that are with the LCD display. Pump up the volume.

May 14th, 2006, 07:38 PM	#5
Joe Lawry Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 418	Yup, i tired both of those suggestions, and it still seems lower than my PD150 - i guess i'll just up the dB in the audio settings. Thanks