Fibre Transmission System - Sony HDC-25 Series Technical Information

Technical Information: Sony HD System Cameras

5.7. Fibre Transmission System

The optional Fibre Adaptor CA-FB70 allows operating the HXC-D70 camera head by
a hybrid fibre cable. It is a very cost-effective yet high-quality alternative to the
multicore transmission system which comes as a standard for HXC-D70. Cable
extensions of 250m (incl. power to the camera head) or up to 10 km (in case the
camera is powered separately) are possible using a very lightweight and flexible
SMPTE-311 fibre cable. The CA-FB70 only adds 0.8 kg to the camera head.
Along with the CA-FB70 camera adaptor, a new fibre CCU has to be employed, the
HXCU-FB70. It comes in as very compact shape and offers all necessary interfaces
for a real HD broadcast production.
The standard fibre connector is a NEUTRIK CON DUO connector mounted on a
standard SMPTE 311 fibre hybrid cable. Sony offers various lengths of this cable:
Type
CCFN-25
CCFN-50
CCFN-100
CCFN-JC1
The CA-FB70 does not only fit to the HXC-D70 camera head but can compatibly be
used also for all PMW-Camcorders (PMW-320/-350/-500). Thus, it will easily be
possible to build up a complete studio system by integrating existing PMW-
camcorders.
Picture 41: HXC-D70 and PMW-Camcorders in Fibre configuration
For PMW-500 it is mandatory to integrate CBK-HD02 and for PMW-320/-350, CBK-
CE01 has to be installed to allow CA-FB70 connection.
In case the CA-FB70 is used in combination with a PMW-camcorder, the following
limitations apply:
 No TC output from HXCU-FB70.
 No 23.98P format is supported on the system.
 No REC trigger output from CCU (SDI output).
V6.0 / 03-2014
Description
25m fibre hybrid cable with NEUTRIK CON DUO connectors
50m fibre hybrid cable with NEUTRIK CON DUO connectors
100m fibre hybrid cable with NEUTRIK CON DUO connectors
Cable joint adaptor to merge 2 cables for extension
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