Technical Information: Sony HD System Cameras
V6.0 / 03-2014
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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 Description
CCFN-25
25m fibre hybrid cable with NEUTRIK CON DUO connectors
CCFN-50
50m fibre hybrid cable with NEUTRIK CON DUO connectors
CCFN-100
100m fibre hybrid cable with NEUTRIK CON DUO connectors
CCFN-JC1
Cable joint adaptor to merge 2 cables for extension
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).
