How to mute the DJI Mic 2 (and other button shortcuts)

The DJI Mic 2 transmitter doesn't have a dedicated mute button. You mute it from the receiver's touchscreen: on the home screen, swipe up on the left side to control Transmitter 1 or the right side for Transmitter 2, then tap the mute icon. Tap it again to unmute. A muted transmitter's recording status LED pulses red, and the receiver shows a muted icon next to that channel.

Mute a DJI Mic 2 transmitter — From DJI's Mic 2 user manual (v1.2). With vibration notifications on, the transmitter also vibrates briefly when it's muted or unmuted.

Step by step

Wake the receiver and go to the home screen. Press the power button once if you're in a menu.
Swipe up on the left half of the screen for TX1, or the right half for TX2.
Tap the mute icon. When the muted icon shows, that transmitter is muted.
Tap it again to unmute.

The same swipe-up panel also lets you start or stop the transmitter's standalone recording and turn noise reduction on or off.

How to tell a mic is muted

Where	What you see
Transmitter recording status LED	Pulses red
Receiver screen	Muted icon on that channel's volume bar
Transmitter (vibration on)	A short vibration when muted or unmuted

The receiver can also show the external mic as muted if one is plugged into the transmitter's 3.5 mm input.

Transmitter button shortcuts

From DJI's Mic 2 manual:

Button	Press	Action
Power	Hold 2 s	Power on or off
Power	Press once	Noise reduction on/off (when enabled)
Record	Press once	Start or stop standalone recording
Record	Hold 3 s	Switch between receiver and Bluetooth mode
Linking	Hold 2 s	Link to the receiver or a phone over Bluetooth
Linking	Press once	Photo or record on a phone (Bluetooth mode)

The power-button noise reduction shortcut is called Noise Reduction via Button, added in a January 2024 firmware update and on by default. If pressing power does nothing, check it's enabled on the receiver.

Receiver controls

Power button: press and hold to turn on or off. Press once to lock or unlock the screen, or to return to the home screen.
Dial: on the home screen, press then turn to adjust transmitter or receiver gain. It also scrolls and confirms menu items.
Swipe down: opens the Control Menu.

Mute and backup recording are separate

Mute and standalone recording are separate buttons in the swipe-up panel. If you also want the transmitter's backup file to stop, tap the REC control as well. To keep a backup recording from being stopped by an accidental press of the record button, turn on REC Stop Lock in the receiver's transmitter settings.

When the mic is connected straight to a phone

In Bluetooth mode, the transmitter talks to the phone without the receiver, so you can't use the receiver's swipe-up controls. DJI also notes internal recording and noise cancelling aren't available in that mode. See DJI Mic 2 Bluetooth.