Chapter 3 Preparations; Connections And Settings; Connecting An External Monitor - Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 Operation Manual

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 video monitor to the VIDEO OUT 1, VIDEO
OUT 2 (SUPER), SDI OUT1, or SDI OUT 2 (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 2 (SUPER) connector. You can select the kind
of text information to display using basic menu item 005
"DISPLAY INFORMATION SELECT."
Video monitor
Preparations
To composite video input
connector
1
VIDEO OUT 2(SUPER)
To SDI input connector
2
SDI OUT 2(SUPER)
Chapter
For detailed information about basic menu items and how
to make menu settings, see 8-2 "Basic Setup Menu" on
page 102.
Connect a video monitor as example 1 or 2 shown in the
following figure.
1, 2: 75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)
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