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External device connection, Connecting external monitors and recording devices, Sdi out connector (bnc type) – Sony XDCA-FX9 Extension Unit for PXW-FX9 Camera User Manual

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To display recorded/playback pictures on an
external monitor, select the camcorder output
signal and use an appropriate cable for the
monitor to be connected.
You can also connect recording devices, such as a
VTR, and record the output signal from the
camcorder.
You can display the same information that is
visible in the viewfinder, such as status
information and menus, on an external monitor.
Set Output Display

(page 102)

in the Video menu

to On for the corresponding type of signal to
output to the monitor.

SDI OUT connector (BNC type)

Set the on/off setting of the output, and the output
format in the Video menu

(page 102)

.

Use a commercially available 75

Ω

coaxial cable

for connection.

Note

• Check that the connection between the camcorder and

the external device is grounded before turning the
devices on.
(It is recommended that the camcorder and external
device be turned on after connecting the 75

Ω

coaxial

cable.)
If the external device must be connected to the
camcorder while the camcorder is on, connect the 75

Ω

coaxial cable to the external device first and then
connect it to the camcorder.

To start recording on the camcorder and external
device simultaneously

With SDI signal output enabled, set SDI/HDMI
Rec Control

(page 102)

>Setting in the Video

menu to On to enable output of a REC trigger
signal to the external device connected to the SDI
OUT connector. This will synchronize recording
on the external device with the camcorder.

Note

• If a connected external device does not support a REC

trigger signal, the device cannot be operated.

HDMI OUT connector (Type A connector)

Set the on/off setting of the output, and the output
format in the Video menu

(page 102)

.

Use a commercially available high-speed HDMI
cable for connection.

GENLOCK IN/VIDEO OUT connector (BNC
type)

The connector can output the HD-Y signal, HD-
Sync Signal, or the down-converted SD analog
composite signal for the monitor by changing the
Output Format setting in the Video menu.
Use a commercially available BNC cable for
connection.
For details, see

“Video formats and output

signals” (page 132)

.

Multi/Micro USB connector

2-channel audio signals can be output using the
VMC-15MR2 AV cable (sold separately).

External Device Connection

Connecting External Monitors and Recording Devices