Connecting

Note

Production of some of the peripherals and related devices described in this chapter has been discontinued. For advice about choosing devices, please contact your Sony dealer or a Sony sales representative.

Connecting an External Video Monitor

When using a Sony liquid crystal display monitor, make the connections as follows.

PDW-F355/F355P

to SDI OUT connector

to VIDEO OUT connector

175Ω coaxial 2 75Ω coaxial cable

cable

to LINE A/B input connector

to SDI input connector

LMD-9050

liquid crystal display monitor

aTo check an SDI signal

Connect the SDI OUT connector of this unit and the SDI input connector of the LMD-9050 liquid crystal display monitor with a 75Ω coaxial cable (not supplied).

You can use SDI OUTPUT SEL on the OUTPUT page of the OPERATION menu to switch between HDSDI and SDSDI output from the SDI OUT connector. For details, see page 112.

Note

Note the following points when HDSDI signals are selected as the output from the SDI OUT connector.

•No signal is output from the SDI OUT connector when signals recorded in DVCAM format are being played back.

•Text information and markers cannot be superimposed on the HDSDI output.

bTo check an SD (NTSC/PAL) signal

Connect the VIDEO OUT connector of this unit and the LINE A or LINE B input connector of the LMD-9050 liquid crystal display monitor with a 75Ω coaxial cable (not supplied).

The items displayed on a monitor are same as the ones on the viewfinder screen. For details, see “Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen” on page 26.

Using an i.LINK Connection

Using the (i.LINK) DV OUT S400 connector, you can connect external equipment to the camcorder.

Video recorded in the MPEG HD format is down- converted to the DVCAM format and output from the (i.LINK) DV OUT S400 connector.

For connections using FAM (file access mode), see “File Operation” (page 156).

Settings required for an i.LINK connection

i.LINK MODE setting

Set the method of connection between this unit and an external device. On the OUTPUT page of the OPERATION menu, set i.LINK MODE to AV/C (Audio/ Video Control). (The factory default setting is AV/C.) Make the i.LINK AUDIO OUT setting depending on the connected device.

i.LINK AUDIO OUT setting

Set the audio output channels for the (i.LINK) DV OUT S400 connector. On the AUDIO-2 page of the MAINTENANCE menu, set i.LINK AUDIO OUT to one of the following. (The factory default setting is “2CH”.) 2CH: Output channels 1 and 2 (16 bits, 48 ksps)

4CH: Output channels 1 to 4 (12 bits, 32 ksps)

Note

When the scan mode is 23.98P, video, audio, or timecode output via the i.LINK connection may not be continuous.

Using the camcorder as a feeder

To copy digitally from the camcorder to the VTR without the editing function

Using an i.LINK cable (DV cable) to connect a digital video cassette recorder with an i.LINK connector to the camcorder, digital copy of video and audio can be carried out.

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