Sony XVS Series Technical Manual page 2

Introduction
Sony has been manufacturing exceptional production switchers for decades. Known for their reliability, Sony
switchers have participated in some of the world's most prestigious live broadcast events including national and
international sporting productions, state events, and music production. They are also in daily use across
a spectrum of applications from small studios and flight packs to large multi-panel installations for international
sports, light entertainment and news programming.
The MVS-8000 production switcher quickly became a standard in broadcast and live event production following
its introduction in 2001. Over the following years, the MVS series expanded into a family of products offering high
quality features and sharing a very successful modular panel design from entry level to high-end models.
In 2015 Sony introduced the new XVS series
Production Switchers, specifically developed to
accommodate technological advances such as
UHD (4K) resolution and IP interfaces, whilst further
developing the proven concept of a modular control
panel, with new features and workflows for improved
efficiency.
The XVS series now covers the full range of broadcast
requirements for both HD and UHD
live production.
Frame Size
Operating Format
Standard
No of M/E
busses
Split Mode
Standard
Keyers per
M/E
Split Mode
12G SDI
Max I/P
SDI 3G (UHD x 4)
12G SDI
Assign O/P
SDI 3G (UHD x 4)
Multiviewer
3D DME (max)
Comparison chart for XVS processors - (with full options installed). I/O capability when using IP boards is the same
as for 12G SDI.
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XVS-9000
15RU
UHD HD
5 5
N/A 10
2 Full + 2 Sub 8
N/A 4
80 160
40 160
40 80
20 80
4 ch 4 ch
4 ch 4 ch
The entry-level switcher is the XVS-6000, a 2M/E
configuration with a host of features and operational
benefits common to the XVS-series. Next up is the
3 M/E XVS-7000, followed by the powerful 5M/E
capable XVS-8000. Top of the range is the XVS-9000,
introduced in autumn 2018 to cater for the biggest UHD
productions. The whole XVS series shares the same
features of parallel HD/UHD production, built-in format
conversion, high-speed internal frame memory, flexible
IP or SDI interfaces, and a versatile series of modular
control panel options.
XVS-8000
10 RU
UHD HD
5 5
N/A 10
2 Full + 2 Sub 8 2 Full + 2 Sub
N/A 4
40 160
40 160
12 48
12 48
2 ch 2 ch
2 ch 4 ch
XVS-7000
8RU
UHD HD UHD
3 3
N/A 6 N/A
8 2 Full + 2 Sub
N/A 4 N/A
28 112 16
28 112 16
12 48
12 48
2 ch 2 ch 2 ch
2 ch 4 ch 1 ch
XVS-6000
6RU
HD
2 2
4
8
4
64
64
6 24
6 24
2 ch
2 ch