"steve" <steven@de.d> wrote in message

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> Camcorder question here.

>

> I accidentally pluged the av cable that splits into the yellow red

> white, into the microphone in jack, as the two are right next to each

> other. I wanted to play the tape on the tv. The tv was powered on,

> as was the camcorder. The camcorder was temporily in standby mode,

> until I could switch it to the playback the video mode.

> Did I hurt he microphone jack. Is there power going from the tv

> inputs to along the av cable that could have hurt the microphone jack.

> I would think that the people who made the camcorder would make it

> idiot proof. If you say it would not hurt it, why not?

> If you say it might have hurt it, why?

>

> Lets take the worst case scenario, that the camcorder was in standby

> mode, as if you were setting up for a shot, with the av connected to

> this microphone jack, then you hit the record button. That would not

> make a difference would it?

The simplest thing to do is try shooting with the camera and see if

the sound is OK (very likely, since the other end of the cable was

connected to the TV *input*, which would very likely have no

signal on it...). It is unlikely that the AV cable would physically

damage the mic input jack though it is possible, since it is a bit

different - but recording through the camera's mic will likely tell

you if there was physical damage. If you have proper stereo

sound using the camera's mic in recorded video, it is VERY

unlikely that any damage occurred...

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David Ruether

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