Coaxial Connection System - Sony HKCU2040 Operation Manual

COAXIAL Connection System

The camera and the camera control unit is connected via two
coaxial cables in place of an optical fiber cable, and
transmission is achieved with HD-SDI.
Unlike fiber transmission, Dual Link formats cannot be used.
Connection example
HDC2500
LEVEL MIC LEVEL
PROD
REAR ON INCOM REAR
FRONT OFF ENG FRONT
INTERCOM 1 INTERCOM 2
DC OUT EARPHONE
TRACKER CRANE
RET CTRL
FRONT MIC AES/EBU
LINE MIC LINE MIC
+48V +48V
OFF OFF
AUDIO IN
DC IN 10.5-17V
CH1
DC power
1) A dedicated power source is required for the camera. No
power is supplied from the camera control unit.
Settings
Camera
MAINTENANCE menu, <SDI OUT> page:
Set COAX MODE to ON.
Set SDI-2 OUT/IN to HD TRUNK/RET IN.
Camera control unit
Format: Select a Single Link format.
CCU CONFIGURATION menu, <TRANSMIT> page: Set
CABLE to COAX.
BNC cable (HD-SDI)
MIC
PROD
ON INCOM
OFF ENG
REMOTE
SDI 1
PROMPTER
/GEN
LOCK
TEST
OUT
SDI 2
CH2
SDI
MONI
1)
Note
Do not connect an optical fiber cable in a COAXIAL connection
system. If an optical fiber cable is connected, the SHORT LED
of the CABLE ALARM indicators will flash on the front panel of
the camera control unit.
BNC cable (HD-SDI)
HD TRUNK OUT
22
HD PROMPTER IN
HDCU2500