Summary of Contents for ARRI Sound Devices PIX 240i
- Page 1 ® InterconnectIon and Setup of arrI alexa wIth Sound devIceS pIx 240i Post Office Box 576 E7556 State Rd. 23 and 33 Reedsburg, Wisconsin 53959 USA +1 608.524.0625 main +1 608.524.0655 fax www.sounddevices.com...
- Page 2 Introduction Sound Devices PIX 240i recorder is a powerful, flexible recording companion for the Arri Alexa. The Alexa’s built-in recorder records to removable SxS cards. Recording to the PIX 240i provides a secondary recording destination for immediate back up, a different storage medium type, and a different codec.
- Page 3 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com Interconnection Connect the PIX 240i to either of camera’s REC OUT SDI connectors. Connect to SDI IN on the PIX 240i. - 3 -...
- Page 4 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com Alexa Menu Settings Numerous menu setting on the Alexa are necessary for proper interconnection with the PIX 240i including: • HD-SDI format type • Output frame rate • Scan format •...
- Page 5 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com Alexa Menu Access the “REC OUT” settings in the Arri Alexa’s menu by navigating to Menu > Recording > REC OUT. - 5 -...
- Page 6 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com Frame Rate - Alexa Setting This setting controls the frame rate being sent to the REC OUT SDI outputs used to send the digital video signal to the PIX 240i.
- Page 7 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com Scan Format - Alexa Setting Available options include “psf” (progressive segmented frame), and “p” (progressive). Both options result in a usable signal being sent to the PIX. Progressive is recommended because no scan conversion takes place.
- Page 8 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com SDI Remote - Alexa Setting Set SDI Remote to “On”. Once set, the SDI start/stop trigger is sent to the SDI outputs of the Alexa. This tells the PIX 240i to start and stop recording along with the Alexa.
- Page 9 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com Gamma - Alexa Setting The Alexa’s digital video output can be set to different colorspaces. From the home screen press the center circular button under the LCD labeled “COLOR”. Next, press the button labeled “GAMMA”.
- Page 10 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com Timecode - Alexa Setting This setup describes the Alexa as the master timecode source, with its timecode signal carried over SDI. Verify the timecode settings of the Alexa. On the Alexa, press the blue button labeled “TC”...
- Page 11 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com PIX 240i Settings Once the Arri Alexa has been properly configured, the PIX 240i must be set to accept start/stop flags and to read Alexa filename metadata. Press Menu and set the following: •...
- Page 12 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com Video Input - PIX 240i Setting To set the PIX 240i to receive its video signal from the SDI input, press the Menu button and select Video. Set the Video Input option to SDI.
- Page 13 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com File Name Format - PIX 240i Setting To set the PIX 240i to read the embedded SDI metadata from the Alexa and write it to the recorded files, select File Storage.
- Page 14 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com REC Start/Stop - PIX 240i Setting To set the PIX 240i to start and stop recording along with the Alexa, enter the System menu. Set the Rec Start/Stop option to SDI-Flag Arri in the drop-down menu.
- Page 15 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com Timecode Mode - PIX 240i Setting To set the PIX 240i to read the embedded timecode metadata within the SDI stream, enter the Timecode/Sync menu. Set Timecode Mode to Ext TC (SDI,HDMI).
- Page 16 Interconnection and Setup of arri alexa with Sound devices pIx 240i www.sounddevices.com More For more information on Sound Devices PIX 240i visit the web pages linked below: • PIX 240i Technical Notes • PIX 240i Product Overview • Arri Alexa Web Page •...