[Craig Alan]

I had a G4 quicksilver dual 1 gig go south on me less than one month before the 3-year applecare extended warranty expired. An internal fan had failed and due to this almost every component inside the box got fried. They gave me a free loaner and replaced the motherboard, the power supply, the hard drive, the ram, the super drive etc. I virtually got a new machine. While I was at it I brought in my cinema display and that too was covered. They replaced the broken USB ports and got a bug (literally) out of the case. They even transferred my files over to the loaner and then back again when I picked up my Mac, so I didn

[Craig Alan]

yes you can. just make sure they are the right type of drive.

[Craig Alan]

Thanks. Strange that both discs are in trouble on the same day. I opened up the case. Unplugged and reconnected the ribbon. I noticed that the ribbon has a slight vertical tear. Could this be causing the problem? The second drive still does not show up at all. The system drive does after the crossed out circle. I am now backing up the system drive to a laptop. I am going to try the second drive in a firewire case to see if it shows up. I

[Craig Alan]

Thanks Will, I understand how to scan and I know this unit scans for all busy frequencies. Just don

[Craig Alan]

Thanks. I downloaded the chart. Just to be clear: I should scan for channels and then avoid the frequencies listed as being used by commercial channels? Are they the only major source of interference? Do the different banks mean anything?

[Craig Alan]

Thanks Don, very helpful.

One more question: Are the meters the only way to judge the proper gain adjustments needed. The headphones attached to either the cam or the mixer have their own amp and therefore it’s not easy to determine the actual volume being recorded. I suppose with some experimenting a proper volume for the headphones could be set so that whoever is listening could judge what is being captured.

[Craig Alan]

Hi Don,

Thanks so much for your detailed response. Been so busy setting up 27 computers in our lab I haven

[Craig Alan]

Thanks Don,

Let me pick your brain a bit more since I have been recently acquiring much the same gear. I have the Sennheiser cordless mikes as well. How do you mount multiple receivers on the xl2? Does that accessory mount that came with the xl2 allow for more than one unit? Where do you put the receivers when you use the Sony? This summer I shot an outdoor scene and bought a bracket that allowed me to mount two receivers on the hot shoe of the Sony. But I didn

[Craig Alan]

Thanks Don. Very clear. Seems strange then that you can’t capture in 16 bit using an attached mic and the built-in mic as a back up. Even if you wanted to stay with original mic you can get an extension cord to plug it in on the rear. I like the audio on this cam better than our Sony’s. A lot easier to adjust and more options. Though it is more expensive and not as good in low light. Personally I’d prefer a good shock mount built onto cam with a wide variety of choices that would work with it, rather than a cheap included mic.

[Craig Alan]

spiderbrace.com.

cheap. works.