Preparations Chapter 3

3-1 Connections and Settings

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.

3-1-1 Connecting an External Monitor

Connecting a Sony LCD monitor to the VIDEO OUT 1, VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER), or SDI OUT (SUPER) connector of this unit enables you to see the output video on the monitor screen.

To superimpose text information, for example, time code and alarm messages, use the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) or SDI OUT (SUPER) connector. You can select the kind of text information to display using basic menu item 005

“DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT.”

For detailed information about basic menu items and how to make menu settings, see 7-2 “Basic Setup Menu” on page 90.

Connect a video monitor as example 1or 2shown in the following figure.

1, 2: 75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)

PDW-R1

SDI OUT (SUPER)

VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)

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To LINE A/B connector

To SDI IN-1/IN-2 connector

LMD-9030 LCD monitor

3-1-2 Connections for Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

Using the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software, you can carry out simple editing with proxy AV data.

For an overview of PDZ-1 and how to install the software, see 5-4 “Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software” on page

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