Camera To Pix With Word Clock Connection To Audio Recorder; External Control; Triggering Recording From External Timecode; Triggering Recording From Sdi Flag Bits - Sound Devices PIX 220 User Manual And Technical Information

PIX 220/PIX 240 User Guide and Technical Information

Camera to PIX with Word Clock Connection to Audio Recorder

The word clock output on the PIX 240 is synchronous with incoming video signal. The word clock
output can be used to sync external audio recorders to any camera. To enable word clock output, set
Setup Menu item Timecode/Sync

External Control

Triggering Recording from External Timecode

The PIX 240 can be con gured to record only when running timecode is present on the 5-pin LEMO,
the Timecode BNC, or embedded timecode on the SDI or HDMI input. The PIX 220 can be con g-
ured to record only when running timecode is present on HDMI input. The device that is sending
timecode to the PIX recorder must be con gured to send running timecode when recording and
stopped timecode when not recording (often referred to as “"Rec Run”"). To make the PIX recorder
record automatically when running timecode is input:
1. Set Setup Menu option System
2. Set Setup Menu option Timecode/Sync
HDMI) (or Ext TC (HDMI) on the PIX 220)
3. Make sure that the device that is sending timecode is con gured to send stopped timecode
while stopped and running timecode while recording.

Triggering Recording from SDI Flag Bits

Start and stop  ags embedded in the SDI signal from some cameras can be used to start and stop
recording of the PIX 240. To enable this feature, set Setup Menu option System
the SDI Flag option that refers to the manufacturer of the connected camera.

LANC

The LANC protocol can be used to start and stop recording of the PIX. A standard LANC controller
can be plugged into the 2.5 mm LANC connector on the right panel of the PIX recorder. When Setup
Menu option System
the LANC controller. LANC commands recognized by the PIX recorder are Start and Stop recording.
To send LANC commands from a controller to both a camera and a PIX recorder (or to use more
than one PIX recorder), parallel the LANC signal with a Y-cable running to both the camera and the
PIX. Set the Setup Menu option System
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Sync Out to Wordclock, Follows Video In.
Rec Start/Stop to Timecode
Rec Start/Stop is to LANC In, the PIX recorder will follow commands from
Rec Start/Stop to LANC (parallel) for any paralleled PIX
Timecode Mode to Ext TC (LTC) or Ext TC (SDI,
Rec Start/Stop to