There is no DSC-HC48.
I did find a DCR-HC48...
On page 20 of the manual: http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=DCRHC48
it instructs you on using the "Easy" button. Have you tried using it to see if you can get any audio in?
What audio mode are you in? It is a selection in the "Standard Set" menu. You should be in 16 bit (see page 50.
Which audio mix are you using? Check page 49 and adjust to ST1 as needed.
Since this camcorder does not have manual audio control, you can't set the mic input volume to 0. There is something else going on...
I have heard that not being careful when plugging in and unplugging firewire cables can cause problems when plugging in/unplugging with the camcorder or other components are powered up, but my understanding is the shorts causing the camcorder DV port to fry are not very common - and NOTHING would transfer - and you say you are getting video...
Hi,
I have a Sony mini-DV DSC-HC48 with less then 3 tapes recorded with my daugther's birth. Few weeks ago I connected it to a Sansung DVD recorder via a 4 x 4 ILink (firewire) cable to copy the video to DVD. During the recording I set camcorder's playing volume to zero to avoid hearing duplicated and delayed audio. After that I never had an audio in playing nor in recording mode, only beeps and menus chimes which means the internal speaker and analog circuit is working.
I tryied setting volumes back to max in all menus, even a pinhole reset several times with no success. Now I have a complete useless camcorder. The previous recorded mini-DV are OK when played in other camcorder, but have no sound when played in mine. New recordings have only video and are completelly muted even when reproduced in other equipment.
I refuse to think in a severe damage and I imagine a power-up solution with some keypressing to put it in its original factory state or something similar. Any ideas, suggestions and tips would be very appreciated.
Paulo

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