Set up

• Give lapel and recorder to subject and have them run it through their shirt
• Have subject clip the lapel onto their shirt first and let them know you’ll be adjusting it.
• Ensure mic is parallel (up & down) to their body
• Verify that the lapel mic is not touching or rubbing anything hard or abrasive 
• Ensure that the microphone is plugged into mic jack, not headphone jack
• Have the subject hide the wires by tucking excess wires into their shirt, pocket, or belt

Settings

• Ensure a memory card no bigger than 32GB is inserted and that the recorder shows no errors in reading the card
• Power on recorder
• Mic Volume = 62
• Back settings (Say these out loud when verifying)
• File type = wav
• Auto adjust volume = Off
• Lo Cut = On
• Press record
• Confirm that the time counter is going up
• Adjust power switch to “Hold”
• Press the record button to verify that “Hold” appears on screen and the recording does not stop

Start Recording

• When the microphone is set up and hot, you’ll have about 5 minutes before you have to start recording again for easy editing
• When you start rolling the recording on the camera, have the subject clap loudly and distinctly 3 times
• This will cause audio spikes in the recording of the audio and video for easy syncing