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PIX 250i User Guide and Technical Information

v. 2.00

Features and specifications are subject to change. Visit www.sounddevices.com for the latest documentation.

Specifications

Timecode Inputs / Outputs

•  SDI Input BNC
•  SDI Output BNC
•  HDMI Input Jack (Sony protocol)

• Timecode Input BNC
• Timecode Output BNC

Sync Output

• Analog bi-, tri-level sync / Genlock
• Wordclock (Square wave, 48 kHz sampling rate, 3.3vp-p, 75 ohm)

Sync Input

• Analog bi-, tri-level sync / Genlock
• Wordclock (Square wave, 48 kHz sampling rate, 3.3vp-p, 75 ohm)

Control

RS-422

Machine Control

Ethernet

Web-based control of settings and transport (PIXNET)

GPIO

GPIO on 8 pins, Phoenix connector

Keyboard

USB Keyboard

Front-panel USB host. Keyboards without hubs acceptable

Power

External

• 10–27V, 60W max, via locking 4-pin XLR connectors (pin-1 = ground, pin-4 = +).

See

Powering

• Primary connector powers unit. Secondary connector switched to when Primary is discon-

nected.

Physical

Size (H x W x D)

3.3” x 8.6” x 10.3” (8.4 cm x 21.8 cm x 26.2 cm)

Weight

6.3 lbs

Operating Temperature

-10° C to +40° C

Summary of Contents for PIX 250i

Page 1: ...oduction Video Recorder User Guide and Technical Information Firmware rev 2 00 E7556 State Rd 23 and 33 Reedsburg WI USA 1 608 524 0625 Toll Free 800 505 0625 fax 1 608 524 0655 www sounddevices com support sounddevices com ...

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Page 3: ...uts 14 Ethernet 16 Video Monitoring Features 17 Exposure Assist 17 Focus Assist 19 Zoom 21 Flip Display 21 Recording 22 Selecting Video File Resolution and Frame Rate 23 Selecting a Video Codec 23 Interruption of Signal During Recording 24 Alignment of Audio and Video 24 Audio Track Arming 24 Video Scaling and Frame Rate Conversion 25 Up and Down Conversion 26 Playback 28 Playback Operation 28 Shu...

Page 4: ...RS 422 42 Web Interface PIXNET 42 PIXNET Unit Page Main View and Menu Tabs 46 Triggering Recording from External Timecode 48 Triggering Recording from SDI Flag Bits 48 GPIO General Purpose Input Output 49 USB Keyboard 50 Storage and File Management 51 Storage 51 Metadata 53 File Management 53 Setup Management and Firmware Upgrades 57 Saving and Loading Setup Files 57 Custom Default Settings and Se...

Page 5: ...lutions Rates 72 Video Codecs and Files 72 Up Down Cross Conversion 72 Frame Rate Conversion 72 LCD 72 Audio Recording 73 Analog Audio 73 Digital Audio 73 File Storage 73 Timecode and Sync 73 Control 74 Keyboard 74 Power 74 Physical 74 Declaration of Conformity 75 Software License 76 Warranty and Technical Support 77 ...

Page 6: ...S EXPENSES DIRECT DAMAGES INCIDENTAL DAMAGES PUNITIVE DAMAGES SPECIAL DAMAGES CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PRODUCTS THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR THE PARTIES RELATIONSHIP INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES RESULTING FROM OR RELATED TO THE DELETION OR OTHER LOSS OF AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDINGS OR DATA REDUCED OR DIMINISHED ...

Page 7: ... GPIO SDI flags Timecode triggering and an embedded web server for network based remote control Network Grouping functionality enables linked frame synchronized recording and playback of multiple PIX 250i units connected to a standard Ethernet network This User Guide details installation and operation of the PIX 250i This User Guide corresponds to PIX 250i firmware version 2 000 User Guide revisio...

Page 8: ...audio track names 3 LCD Button Toggles the On Screen Display Hold for 2 seconds to toggle LCD on off 4 Handle This handle is designed to provide a grip ping point for tilting down the LCD 5 LCD Display Displays operating information when the On Screen Display OSD is active See On Screen Display page 6 user in terface source video and playback video 5 inch display 800x480 resolution 6 FILES Button ...

Page 9: ...erall volume of the head phones NOTE the headphone output is capable of ear damaging levels Take care when adjusting among signal sources 14 Headphone Output 1 4 TRS stereo headphone connector Can drive headphones from 8 to 100 ohms to very high headphone levels 15 USB Keyboard Input USB A female connector to connect a USB keyboard Keyboards can be used to navigate and control the PIX 250i Key boa...

Page 10: ...e Web Interface PIXNET page 42 and network file service See Storage and File Manage ment page 51 10 RS 422 Control DB 9 Connects to RS 422 Controllers for exter nal control of the PIX 250i See RS 422 page 42 11 GPIO Remote Phoenix 10 pin Logic contact points for remote control See GPIO General Purpose Input Out put page 49 12 SDI Video Input BNC SDI video input Accepts 3G SDI HD SDI or SD SDI sign...

Page 11: ...ver 5V eSATAp Requires a 5V powered eSATAp port 3 USB 3 0 High speed data transfer over USB 3 0 backward compatible with USB 2 0 4 2 5 Drive Slot Connector for approved 2 5 inch SATA II and SATA III drives Sound Devices main tains a list of tested and approved SSD drives for use with PIX video recorders Visit www sounddevices com approved for an up to date list of tested and approved drives 5 Acti...

Page 12: ...vels of audio tracks 1 and 2 Shown here in Top wide mode Can be re positioned with Setup Menu option On Screen Display Audio Metering 2 Headphone Source Current headphone routing selection 3 Date Time The current time and date 4 Group Number Displays the selected network group in Network Network Group 5 Input Video Resolution and frame rate of the video input signal 6 File Resolution Rate Displays...

Page 13: ...ayback the green drive is the current default playback drive Drive status field is orange when a drive is busy 15 ABS Time Absolute Time Displays the elapsed time of the file being recorded or played and the transport status Stop REC Play Fast Forward and Rew 16 File Name Name of the current file Holding Stop shows the next file name Target drives ABS Time File Name Timecode and Cue Marker OSD fie...

Page 14: ...ve the blue highlighter to the desired track 2 Press the Control Knob to focus the highlighter on parameters for the track The highlighter will become orange 3 Rotate the Control Knob to move the orange highlighter to the desired parameter 4 Press the Control Knob to edit the highlighted parameter The highlighter will become blue 5 Rotate the Control Knob to adjust the value 6 Press the Control Kn...

Page 15: ...ber of clips in the reel Press Control Knob to expand or collapse list of takes in this reels 4 Multi File Take Take consisting of multiple files Number of files in the take represented by number in brackets Press Control Knob to expand or collapse list of files in this take Files indicated by indented text 5 Take Represents a single take Press Control Knob to view Take Details Screen or edit meta...

Page 16: ...the Control Knob to view the Take Details Screen To view Multi file Take details highlight the menu item with file extension then press and hold the Control Knob File Details include Start time code Timecode frames per second Timecode user bits Video resolution Video frame rate Video codec Media File size Duration Audio Format File functions are also available in the Take Details Screen Delete Del...

Page 17: ...m all other views press the LCD button to return to the Main View The LCD Control Panel provides adjustments to the LCD backlight image brightness image contrast image chroma and button backlight To access the LCD Control Panel press LCD button Control Knob The parameter with the orange slider bar is the selected parameter To toggle through the parameters press the Control Knob To adjust the setti...

Page 18: ... content and will be ignored by the PIX 250i SDI The SDI input on the PIX 250i accepts video with embedded audio up to 16 channels and embed ded SMPTE timecode This connection accepts digital video up to 12 bit with up to 4 4 4 color sam pling Unlike the HDMI interface which auto negotiates rates between devices what comes out of a camera s SDI output is received by the PIX 250i with no auto negot...

Page 19: ...The PIX 250i has two high performance line level analog audio inputs on XLR3 M connectors Digital Audio Inputs The PIX 250i accepts digital audio from HDMI SDI and AES EBU inputs All audio is sampled at 48kHz AES3 The PIX 250i accepts AES3 AES EBU digital signals with sampling rates from 32 kHz up to 192 kHz and bit depths up to 24 bits AES3 inputs are sample rate converted to 48 kHz HDMI SDI Embe...

Page 20: ...ontrol Knob to exit the gain window Input Gain can be linked in Audio Input Gain Linking When linked adjust any channel s gain value to adjust the gain of all channels Gain offsets from channel to channel are maintained If this is not desired unlink the gain and set all gain values to the same value then re link input gain Input Delay Control Audio Input Delay is set in the Audio Screen in the Del...

Page 21: ...iving headphones to extremely high sound pressure levels Hearing experts advise against exposure to high sound pressure levels for extended periods The PIX 250i s headphone output is a flexible tool for monitoring audio The headphone level is adjusted using the Headphone Volume Knob To quickly select a headphone source press and hold the AUDIO button then turn the Control Knob The Headphone Source...

Page 22: ... address from a DHCP server recommended or over Link local networking Link local networking is a protocol which automatically allocates a 169 254 x x IP address in the absence of any DHCP server If a DHCP server is available the PIX 250i will automati cally use it if Network Auto IP Settings is set to On Alternatively the IP address can be configured manually When Setup Menu option Network Auto IP...

Page 23: ...ist is enabled by pressing LCD button FILES button When Exposure Assist is enabled EXP is displayed on the OSD in yellow text When exposure assist is enabled False Color or Zebra stripes will be overlaid on the LCD monitor signal The Setup Menu option LCD Monitor Exposure Assist determines which mode will acti vate when exposure assist is toggled on The following image is a luminance ramp signal d...

Page 24: ... assigns a color to all but one range this range is displayed without chroma The table below illustrates the colors as they relate to luminance levels IRE 4 step 101 Red 99 100 Orange 3 98 N A 0 2 Blue Zebras Zebra stripe exposure assist mode overlays diagonal stripes over areas that are in a defined lumi nance range Zebra 1 or above a defined luminance threshold Zebra 2 The range for Zebra 1 is 5...

Page 25: ...in a video based on luminance and replaces pixels in those areas to high light the edges The Setup Menu option LCD Monitor Peaking Sensitivity sets sensitivity level of the Peaking filter A setting of High will be more sensitive and highlight more edges The Setup Menu option LCD Monitor Peaking Background Contrast is used to adjust the area of the video image that is not highlighted while Peaking ...

Page 26: ...ntation 20 Video Monitoring Features Edge Enhance The Edge Enhance filter uses an algorithm which enhances the variation of the luminance of all edges present in the video image The following image comparison demonstrates the effect of Edge Enhance on an image with a shallow depth of field and a short focal length top and a longer focal length bottom ...

Page 27: ...erti cally and Rewind and Fast Forward buttons move left and right respectively Flip Display Some mounting situations require the PIX 250i or camera to be upside down The LCD output can be vertically inverted to facilitate upside down operation with the Setup Menu option LCD Monitor Verical Flip Display The Setup Menu option LCD Monitor Horizontal Flip Display option reverses the LCD output signal...

Page 28: ...422 GPIO SDI Triggers and Timecode External control of such functions is set in Remote Control See External Control and Timecode for more details While recording the REC button will illuminate red and the OSD items Timecode File Name ABS Time and drives actively recording turn red The PIX 250i is a record priority device and will enter record any time the REC button is pressed If the PIX 250i is n...

Page 29: ...ssive video in an interlaced stream A device generates PsF signal by splitting each frame into two segments PsF segments are the same as interlaced fields in that one segment represents the even lines of a frame and the other segment represents the odd lines of a frame PsF segments differ from interlaced fields in that there is no motion between each segment in a pair The PIX 250i will automatical...

Page 30: ...reason for this is that some cameras have a delay of one or more frames from lens to SDI HDMI output The PIX 250i on the other hand has no appreciable delay between audio and video This means that if the camera does have this delay the audio will lead the video as recorded by the PIX 250i Note that on some cameras the lens to SDI HDMI delay changes with resolution frame rate The best practice is t...

Page 31: ...ed to 1080p29 97 or 720p59 94 but not 1080p30 or 720p60 The Setup Menu option Video File Resolution Rate contains entries with a combination of integer and non integer frame rates such as 1080p30 29 97 When any of these options are selected the PIX 250i will record in the indicated integer frame rate if the input video is an integer frame or record in the indicated non inte ger frame rate if the i...

Page 32: ...eginning a recording If recording begins before 3 2 pulldown is sensed 3 2 pulldown will not be applied properly Up and Down Conversion Standard definition video resolution employs a 4 3 aspect ratio and high definition video resolution employs a 16 9 aspect ratio Up conversion is the process of fitting standard definition video with a 4 3 aspect ratio into a high definition 16 9 frame Down conver...

Page 33: ... in remaining screen space with blank bar on the right and left of image Zoom Letterbox Converts letterbox to full screen 16 9 Pillarbox Increases size and maintains same ratio Results in blank bar at right and left of image and picture cropped at top and bottom Zoom Wide Increase size and maintains ratio to full screen 16 9 Results in top and bottom being cropped 16 9 4 3 Anamorphic Zoom 14x9 Zoo...

Page 34: ... current Playback drive In Playback Mode the Play button and the OSD Items ABS Time Timecode and Filename are green While in Playback Mode pause playback by pressing the Play button again The Play but ton flashes green to indicate playback is paused Press the Stop button any time to stop playback and exit Playback Mode Frame by frame scrolling similar to the traditional Jog function is supported w...

Page 35: ...he LCD if Setup Menu option Display ABS Time is set to On The Fast Forward and Rewind buttons will illuminate independently to indicate the playback direction Press the Control Knob while in Shuttle Mode to pause playback Press the Play button while in Shuttle Mode to return to Playback Mode Cue Marker During Record Playback Pause or Shuttle mode press FILES Fast Forward button to set a Cue Marker...

Page 36: ...ut any start up delay The Setup Menu option System Playback mode affects how playback will continue after the end of a file is reached assuming no user transport commands are called Playback mode Behavior Play Once Playback stops when the end of the file is reached Play Once Pause Playback pauses on last frame when the end of the file is reached Play All Playback continues with the next file in th...

Page 37: ...then press the Control Knob to enter the File Details view If the desired take is a multi file clip highlight the item with the bracket then press and hold the Control Knob Add to Play List will add the file to the end of the Play List Remove from Play List will remove the file from the Play List and decrease the position of all files above in the Play List Empty Play List will clear the Play List...

Page 38: ... Files for PIX 250i Playback When exporting QuickTime files for PIX 250i playback be sure to set audio to 48kHz The PIX 250i cannot playback more than two QuickTime tracks of audio If multi channel audio is required it is recommended that the multi channel audio is interleaved into a single QuickTime audio track Playing Back Files on a Computer Video files recorded with the Apple ProRes codec requ...

Page 39: ... or other video source this heartbeat is passed through the HDMI or SDI The PIX 250i video and audio circuitry can be clocked off of this incoming signal In other words the PIX 250i references this clock and synchro nizes its own clock to it The PIX 250i writes files based on this clock as well each audio sample and video frame written out to the file is synchronized to the incoming video This way...

Page 40: ...layback is initiated a warning dialog will appear on the LCD When Timecode Sync Sync Ref Video Playback is set to Video Input SDI HDMI and the play back file s resolution and rate are different than the Video Input the PIX 250i will automatically use its Internal clock The OSD label will flash with red text during playback to indicate this Timecode Reader The PIX 250i includes a timecode reader wh...

Page 41: ... the Sync genlock for a camera the frame rate and resolution must be set for the camera s sync input Consult the camera s documentation for information of which rates are accepted Additionally there are two advanced modes under Timecode Sync Sync Out Genlock Follows Video In and Wordclock Follows Video In Genlock Follows Video In can be used to slave another camera s or audio recorder s genlock in...

Page 42: ...n mode is not suitable e g Multi camera shoots External Timecode Mode Reader mode The PIX 250i s internal timecode generator follows an external timecode signal ap pearing at the BNC Timecode Input timecode embedded on the SDI or HDMI input See SDI or HDMI Input Embedded Timecode page 36 If the external timecode is removed the internal genera tor continues to run to preserve continuous timecode Ti...

Page 43: ...ollows Video In Wordclock for an audio device is derived from the video signal of the single camera Single Camera with Genlock Input Genlocked from PIX SDI HDMI Genlock In this scenario the PIX 250i is the master source of video sync Set the output of the sync generator to a selected rate and connect the PIX 250i Sync Out Genlock to the same camera Feed the time code output of the PIX 250i into th...

Page 44: ... PIX 250i records its files based on the camera s clock The heads will match per fectly but the tails may drift depending on the cameras clocks Camera to PIX with Word Clock Connection to Audio Recorder SDI HDMI Wordclock 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 788T A B C D E F BFS d 0 IN CF EX ARM ARM BFS d 0 INPUT PWR MENU HDD REC R L The word clock output on the PIX 250i is synchronous with incoming video signal The w...

Page 45: ...l operate from the DC power source When the DC power source is removed PowerSafe circuitry will activate The PIX 250i will display a warning stop any active recordings finish writing files and shut the PIX 250i down The PowerSafe Battery will power the PIX 250i during this time This feature ensures that files will be protected even in the event of unexpected power loss ...

Page 46: ...ort commands and auto con figuration It is recommended that timecode be distributed individually to each unit in a group rather than daisy chained through units in a group Allow all units in a group to auto configure before proceeding with grouped operations See the following section for details See Group Auto Configuration page 40 Some settings are not linked even when units are in a group togeth...

Page 47: ...h a cue marker is to be placed 3 Pause Playback 4 Press FILES Fast Forward to lay a cue marker 5 Repeat step 4 for all units in the group Now when jumping to a cue marker on one unit all units in the group will also jump to the cue point and remain in sync To loop between cue points on grouped units 1 With Loop Mode on and Cue Markers all set locate the cue point in which the loop will begin 2 Pre...

Page 48: ... ForwardWD Yes Yes Yes Rewind Yes Yes Yes JOG Yes Yes Yes SHUTTLE Yes Yes Yes T BAR Yes n a n a REC and Play TIMECODE Yes Yes Yes GOTO LOCATE to TIMECODE Yes Yes n a VAR n a n a Yes PREV n a Yes in Fast ForwardV mode Yes NEXT n a Yes in Fast ForwardV mode Yes IN ENTRY n a Yes Yes OUT ENTRY n a Yes Yes IN ENTRY TRIM n a Yes Yes OUT ENTRY TRIM n a Yes Yes IN ENTRY GOTO n a Yes Yes OUT ENTRY GOTO Yes...

Page 49: ...powered on and connected to a network or directly to a com puter via one of the rear panel Ethernet connectors 2 The PIX 250i must have a unique name when controlling multiple PIX 250i units via PIXNET Verify that the PIX 250i has a unique name in Network This PIX s Name 3 The PIX 250i can automatically find a unique IP Address when Network Auto IP Settings is set to On This is the recommended met...

Page 50: ...articular unit 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 1 Address Bar Type in PIX 250i IP Address to connect to PIXNET 2 Unit Page Tabs Each Unit Page can be opened in a sepa rate browser tab 3 Name Lists all units connected to the network Click on a Name to open the Unit Page for a particular unit 4 IP Address Displays the IP Address for all PIX 250i units currently on the network 5 File Resolution Rate Displays the reso...

Page 51: ...cts as Fast Forward button When se lected the clip advances at x2 speeds 8 Next Jumps to the next file 9 Record Functions as REC button 10 Group Displays current Group setting quickly change designated group or remove from group using the drop down menu 11 Drive Status 1 4 Displays the drive status of all drives D1 D4 12 Absolute Time Time elapsed since beginning of current recording or currently ...

Page 52: ... first to appear when a Unit Page is open and is displayed whenever no other tab is selected It is the only view active while in Record and Playback The contents of this view are covered in detail in PIXNET Unit Page Clips Menu The Clips Menu is the PIXNET version of the PIX 250i File List From the Clips Menu select a drive The currently selected drive contents are displayed Reel file Name and loc...

Page 53: ...6 5 1 Track Name Click to edit 2 Track Source Hover cursor or touch to access menu of available audio input sources 3 Gain Controls Slider and dropdown menu controls input gain level 4 Input Delay Set delay of input signal in milliseconds 5 Armed Track On Track is armed with an active input source and will be written during record ing Click to unarm 6 Unarmed Track Track is not armed Click to arm ...

Page 54: ...top when it becomes stationary This is generally referred to as Record Run timecode The master time code device should be setup in this manner To configure the PIX 250i to follow Record Run com mands 1 Set Setup Menu option Remote Control Rec Start Stop to Timecode 2 Make sure that the device that is sending timecode is configured to send stationary timecode while stopped and running timecode whil...

Page 55: ...n PIX 250i play 8 Stop Output Activates upon PIX 250i stop 5V 5V DC Output Constant source of 5V for triggering logic high connections GPIO inputs pins 1 2 and 3 and GPIO outputs pins 6 7 and 8 can be set to logic high or logic low Logic high connections will trigger to the presence of 5V GPIO input or output 5V when the function is active GPIO output Logic low connections will trigger when connec...

Page 56: ... the same as the LCD button Menu Key Functions the same as the MENU button Ctrl R Functions the same as the REC button Ctrl S Functions the same as the Stop button Space Bar Functions the same as the Play button Arrow Keys Up Down function the same as Control Knob turn Left Right function the same as Rewind and Fast Forward keys Return Enter Functions the same as pressing the Control Knob Ctrl L L...

Page 57: ... date list of supported storage devices can be found online http www sounddevices com approved Approved mechanical drives are recommended for use only in stationary applications Excessive vibration or motion may cause data corruption when using mechanical drives The PIX 250i formats and writes to a exFAT filesystem The ExFAT filesystem is readable and writ able by Mac OS X Windows 8 Windows 7 and ...

Page 58: ...en to for recording This is the default mode Ethernet File Transfer Drives attached to this slot will be shared to the network as a standard Samba share see Ethernet File Transfer and cannot be recorded to accessed for playback from the PIX 250i or formatted Switch to Network upon Full Drives attached to this slot will be in Record mode until they are filled Once filled they will be Ethernet File ...

Page 59: ...e or shot To quickly increment the Scene Shot value press Stop Fast Forward from the Main View How the Scene Shot value increments depends on the current setting of File Storage Scene Increment Mode Numeric If the current Scene Shot value does not have a number on the end the number 1 will be appended Otherwise the last number will be incremented by 1 Character If the current Scene Shot value does...

Page 60: ... File Naming Files are named according to the file name format as set with Setup Menu option File Storage File Name Format The options for file name format include various combinations of CamID Reel Clip Scene Shot and Take metadata fields The file name format can also be prefixed with the PIX Name as defined in Network This PIX s Name To prefix the file name with the PIX name set File Storage Fil...

Page 61: ...he Firewire 800 and USB 3 0 connectors on the PIX CADDY are disabled when the PIX CADDY is attached to the PIX 250i When attaching the PIX CADDY to a computer either the Firewire 800 or the USB 3 0 connection must be used not both Sound Devices recommends first copying files from the drive to the computer and then editing the files It is not recommended to edit files directly off of the drive Do n...

Page 62: ...Setup Menu op tion Network Authentication Mac OSX From the Finder select Go Connect to Server Enter the PIX 250i address as smb IP Address then click Connect Enter the user name and password Windows Click the Start button or push the Windows key on the keyboard In the search box enter the PIX 250i address as IP Address Enter the user name and pass word 5 Drives that are in Ethernet File Transfer m...

Page 63: ... 250i drive to be loaded on the PIX 250i Custom Default Settings and Setup Menu Option Visibility The Setup Menu option Quick Setup Load Factory Settings loads a setup that is saved internally to the PIX when it leaves the factory It is possible to alter this factory setup so that the Setup Menu option Quick Setup Load Factory Settings will load a custom default It is also possible to hide specifi...

Page 64: ...l 6 To to change the visibility of an item in the Setup Menu push the spacebar on the keyboard while the item is highlighted Checked items will be displayed in the Setup Menu and un checked items will not be displayed Crossed out items will be hidden 7 Settings changed at this point will become the default settings 8 When finished press Esc or F1 on the keyboard This will show the Settings Customi...

Page 65: ...are easy to apply 1 Download the new prg file from the Sound Devices website 2 Copy this file to an approved drive and connect to the PIX 250i 3 Ensure that the power source for the PIX 250i is reliable Power loss during a firmware up grade process can produce unexpected results 4 From the System menu in the Setup Menu select Firmware Update The PIX 250i will search for the prg file and give the o...

Page 66: ...e is effectively in Record mode until it becomes full at which point it is effectively in Ethernet File Transfer mode Read Only Record Ethernet File Transfer Switch to Network upon Full 3 QuickTime File Split Every Choose the maximum file recording time When set time is exceeded a new mov file is created automati cally Since ProRes and DNxHD codecs are variable bit rate the file size of each file ...

Page 67: ...4 720p50 720p30 29 97 720p25 720p24 23 976 576i59 PAL 480i59 94 NTSC 3 Codec The video codec to use for encoding Note for DNxHD that the rates listed are assuming 1080p30 If a differ ent resolution and frame rate is selected the PIX 250i will use the corresponding DNxHD data rate DNxHD 220x 220Mb s 10bit DNxHD 220 220Mb s 8bit DNxHD 145 145Mb s 8bit DNxHD 36 36Mb s 8bit ProRes 4444 330Mb s 12bit P...

Page 68: ...unt Any offsets at the time of linking are maintained Off On 3 HDMI AES Select Choose between HDMI or AES for digital audio input HDMI Inputs AES Inputs 4 HP Source Choose the source for Headphone output and the 2 channel meters on the OSD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 All tracks summed mono All tracks summed stereo 5 Line Output Sub menu Choose output source for each line output 1 2 Trac...

Page 69: ...ecified rate that reference the internal Ambient Lockit Off 1080p30 1080p29 97 1080p29 97df 1080p25 1080p24 1080p23 976 1080i60 PsF30 1080i59 94 PsF29 97nd 1080i59 94 PsF29 97df 1080i50 PsF25 1080PsF24 1080PsF23 976 720p60 720p59 94 29 97nd 720p59 94 29 97df 720p50 720p60 720p30 720p29 97nd 720p29 97df 720p25 720p24 720p23 976 576i50 PAL 480i59 94 29 97nd NTSC 480i59 94 29 97df NTSC Genlock Follow...

Page 70: ... 0 numeric 10 to 10 LCD Monitor Parameter Name Description Options 1 Exposure Assist Sets the type of Exposure assist tool False Color 12 step False Color 4 step Zebras 1 Zebras 2 Zebras 1 2 2 Focus Assist Sets the type of Focus Assist tool Peaking Edge Enhance 3 Zebra 1 Level Sets IRE level of Zebra 1 70 IRE 5 numeric 50 108 4 Zebra 2 Threshold Sets the IRE threshold valued for Zebra 2 85 IRE num...

Page 71: ... Timecode Display of current timecode value On Off 11 Drive D1 status Display status of Drive 1 On Off 12 Drive D2 status Display status of Drive 2 On Off 13 RS 422 Status Display status of connected RS 422 controller On Off 14 Cue Marker Display cue marker information during playback On Off 15 Sync Reference Display current Sync Reference On Off 16 Group Number Displays Network Group setting On O...

Page 72: ...CP is present When Off the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway will have to be entered manually Off On 4 IP Address Displays IP Address can be edited when Auto IP Set tings is OFast Forward 5 Subnet Mask Displays Subnet Mask can be edited when Auto IP Settings is OFast Forward 6 Gateway Displays Gateway can be edited when Auto IP Set tings is OFast Forward 7 Authentication Set the user name and pas...

Page 73: ...layback Mode Play Once Play Once Pause Play All Play All Pause Play All Loop Play List Play List Pause Play List Loop 11 Shortcuts Displays a dialog that shows all shortcut button combi nations This is not a setting but a helpful reference 12 Version Info Displays a dialog indicating firmware version and serial number This is not a setting but a helpful refer ence 13 Update Software Searches attac...

Page 74: ...ort Buttons or Lock All Buttons Stop Rew False take Deletes last take and decrements Take Number Stop Fast Forward Scene increment Changes the scene name by increasing it numerically LCD MENU Toggle Focus Assist on LCD display LCD FILES Toggle Exposure Assist on LCD display Play Fast Forward Begin looping between cue points when in loop playback mode Play Rew Begin looping of clip when in loop pla...

Page 75: ...XLR Female connector 20k ohm input impedance line level active balanced TRS Headphone output Tip signal L Ring signal R Sleeve signal ground Mates with TRS jack BNC 2 Timecode input output Center pin signal Sleeve ground Mates with BNC male connector Unbalanced coaxial connection BNC 2 SDI input output Mates with BNC male connector Unbalanced coaxial connection 75 ohm connectors recommended BNC 2 ...

Page 76: ... 1 signal 19 Digital Out 1 Ground 20 Digital In 4 signal 21 Digital In 3 signal 22 Digital In 3 Ground 23 Digital In 2 signal 24 Digital In 1 signal 25 Digital In 1 Ground Mates with DB 25 Male Connectors wired in Tascam fashion Phoenix 10 pin 1 GPIO 1 Ground 2 Record Input 3 Playback Input 4 Stop Input 5 unused 6 unused 7 Record Output 8 Playback Output 9 Stop Output 10 5V DC Output Logic points ...

Page 77: ...he PIX 250i will import and playback High Definition QuickTime Pro Res and DNxHD files gener ated by Avid and Final Cut Pro currently tested with Avid 6 and Final Cut Pro 7 and X 720 x 486 NTSC Standard Definition files are also supported 720 x 480 NTSC Standard Definition files are not supported The PIX 250i supports up to 16 Tracks of audio in a QuickTime file When exporting the QuickTime file f...

Page 78: ... 1080PsF23 976 24 25 29 97 30 720p23 976 24 25 29 97 30 SDI Only 720p50 59 94 60 576i50 PAL 480i59 94 NTSC Video Codecs and Files Codecs Apple ProRes 4444 330 Mb s 12 bit Apple ProRes 36 100 145 220 Mb s 8 and 10 bit Avid DNxHD 36 100 145 220 Mb s 8 and 10 bit Files QuickTime wrapper MOV Up Down Cross Conversion Up Down Cross Conversion 480i 576i 720p 1080i 1080p to any 480i 576i 720p 1080i 1080p ...

Page 79: ...10k Digital Audio Sample Rate Bit Depth 48 kHz 24 bit AES3 8 channels in and out via DB 25 110 ohm 2 V p p Accepts 32k 44 1k 48k 96k 192k sample rates with SRC at input HDMI 8 channels embedded HDMI input 8 channels embedded HDMI output Accepts 32k 44 1k 48k 96k 192k sample rates SDI 16 channels embedded SDI input 16 channels embedded SDI output 48k sample rate with sample rate conversion File Sto...

Page 80: ... Input Analog bi tri level sync Genlock Wordclock Square wave 48 kHz sampling rate 3 3vp p 75 ohm Control RS 422 Machine Control Ethernet Web based control of settings and transport PIXNET GPIO GPIO on 8 pins Phoenix connector Keyboard USB Keyboard Front panel USB host Keyboards without hubs acceptable Power External 10 27V 60W max via locking 4 pin XLR connectors pin 1 ground pin 4 See Powering P...

Page 81: ...d Product Name PIX Video Recorder Model Number PIX 250i Product Options This declaration covers all options of the above products complies with the essential requirements of the following applicable European Directives and carries the CE marking accordingly EMC Directive 2004 108 EC EN 55022 2010 EN 55103 2 2009 First date of CE approval October 25 2012 This Declaration of Conformity applies to th...

Page 82: ... you must treat the SOFTWARE PRODUCT like any other copyrighted material except that you may make copies as only provided below You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Restrictions on use Licensee may not distribute copies of the SOFTWARE or accompanying materials to others Licensee may not modify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile disassemble or create der...

Page 83: ...n or limitations set forth above they may not apply in all cases For all service including warranty repair please contact Sound Devices for an RMA return mer chandise authorization before sending your unit in for repair Product returned without an RMA number may experience delays in repair When sending a unit for repair please do not include ac cessories including SSD drives CF cards batteries pow...

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