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PIX 260i User Guide

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Manual Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Video Mode and Audio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Panel Descriptions

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PIX-CADDY 2 (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Menu and Navigation

Main View   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 6
Menu   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 7
Audio Screen   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8

File List   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 9
Metadata Screen  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11
LCD   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 12

Inputs and Outputs

Video Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Video Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Audio Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Audio Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Ethernet

Video Monitoring Features

Exposure Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Focus Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Flip Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Recording

Video Scaling and Frame Rate Conversion

Up and Down Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Playback

Playback Rate of Audio Files   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 38
Non-Native File Playback   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 38
Playing Back Files on a Computer    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 38

Summary of Contents for PIX 260i

Page 1: ...Rack Mount Production Video Recorder User Guide Firmware rev 2 10 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: ... Assist 20 Focus Assist 22 Zoom 24 Flip Display 24 Recording 25 Sound Devices File Format 25 File Splitting 26 False Take 26 Selecting Video File Resolution and Frame Rate 26 Selecting a Video Codec 27 Interruption of Signal During Recording 27 Alignment of Audio and Video 27 Audio Track Arming 28 Audio Mode 28 F Sampling Rate Modes 30 Video Scaling and Frame Rate Conversion 31 Up and Down Convers...

Page 4: ... and Menu Tabs 53 Triggering Recording from External Timecode 55 Triggering Recording from SDI Flag Bits 56 GPIO General Purpose Input Output 56 USB Keyboard 57 Storage and File Management 58 Storage 58 Metadata 60 Audio File Metadata 61 File Management 63 Setup Management and Firmware Upgrades 67 Saving and Loading Setup Files 67 Custom Default Settings and Setup Menu Option Visibil ity 67 Factor...

Page 5: ...version 84 LCD 84 Audio Recording 85 Analog Audio 85 Digital Audio 85 File Storage 85 Timecode and Sync 86 Control 86 Keyboard 86 Power 86 Physical 86 Declaration of Conformity 87 Software License 88 Warranty and Technical Support 89 Warranty Service 89 Technical Support Bug Reports 89 ...

Page 6: ...RECT 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 AUDIO OR VIDE...

Page 7: ...ted to a standard Ethernet network This User Guide details installation and operation of the PIX 260i This User Guide corresponds to PIX 260i firmware version 2 10 User Guide revisions are released at the same time as firmware up dates and available online http www sounddevices com products pix260i downloads Manual Conventions Several formatting features have been included to make navigating the g...

Page 8: ...reen Display Hold for 2 seconds to toggle LCD on off Press to return to the Main View 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 Displays the Fi...

Page 9: ...he 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 navi gate control and enter metadata into the PIX 260i Keyboards with integrate...

Page 10: ... Interface PIXNET page 49 and network file service See Storage and File Management page 58 12 RS 422 Control DB 9 Connects to RS 422 Controllers for exter nal control of the PIX 260i See RS 422 page 49 13 External Drive Connections eSATAp Connector for approved 2 5 inch SATA drives Sound Devices maintains a list of tested and approved media for use with PIX video recorders Visit www soundde vices ...

Page 11: ...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 s or hard drives for use with PIX video recorders Visit www sounddevices com ap proved for an up to date list of tested and approved drives 5 Activity LED Illuminates when record...

Page 12: ... 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 as well as the amount of units in that group in parentheses 5 Input Video Resolution and frame rate of t...

Page 13: ...e is On in File Storage Drive record Network Mode When recording all drives that are be ing written to are displayed in red When Stopped or in Playback 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...

Page 14: ...ighter 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 5 Rotate the Control Knob to adjust the value or setting If editing Track Names use the the on screen keyboard or attached USB keyboard 6 Press the Control Knob to save the new setting The ...

Page 15: ... 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 Press and hold Control Knob to access take details for all files in the take 5 Take Represents a single take Press Control Knob to view Take Details Screen or edit metada...

Page 16: ...ob Take Details include Start timecode Timecode frames per second Timecode user bits Video resolution and rate File creation date and time Video codec Broadcast Wave Media File size Duration Audio Format File functions are also available in the Take Details Screen Delete Deletes the take or file Confirmation dialog See Deleting a File page 65 Notes Scene Take Track Names and Circled Edit iXML bEXT...

Page 17: ...d press Ctrl M If accessing the Metadata screen while recording focus will be on the Scene field for the current take so that field will be highlighted If accessing the Metadata screen while in standby stopped mode the Scene field for the next take will have the focus and appear highlighted To navigate the Metadata screen do any of the following Turn the Control knob to scroll vertically Press the...

Page 18: ...revious current or next WAV recordings To access the Take Details View from the Metadata screen 1 Use the Control knob to scroll up to the column header row PREVIOUS CURRENT NEXT 2 Press the REW or FF buttons to move horizontally to select the previous current or next take 3 Push in the Control knob to display the details for the chosen take LCD From the Main View press LCD to toggle the On Screen...

Page 19: ... content with HDCP encryption is not valid content and will be ignored by the PIX 260i SDI The SDI input on the PIX 260i 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 r...

Page 20: ...on Audio HDMI AES Select SDI Digital 16 1 16 SDI Input Off 25 to 20 dB Timecode Sync Sync Ref Audio Only should be set to SDI when using any SDI Audio Inputs Audio Only Mode See Sample Rate Converters for details Dante 32 1 32 Ethernet Off 25 to 20 dB See Dante Audio Inputs for full details Analog Audio Inputs The PIX 260i has eight high performance line level analog audio inputs XLR 1 2 The XLR b...

Page 21: ...le Dante channel from the PIX 260i or from the Dante Controller application Available from Audinate s website http www audinate com running on a computer attached to the network To select a Dante source from the PIX 260i follow the instructions in the Choosing Audio Sources section of this guide See Choosing Audio Sources page 16 To route Dante channels with the Dante Controller application 1 Open...

Page 22: ...om for further information on the Dante protocol Sample Rate Converters Dante AES and HDMI inputs all have Sample Rate Converters These help ensure syncronization of digital audio from multiple sources SDI Audio Inputs do not have Sample Rate Converters When using SDI Audio in Audio Only mode the Timecode Sync Sync Ref Audio Only should be set to Video Input SDI HDMI Any other configuration could ...

Page 23: ...e gain in 1 dB increments Gain is adjusted in real time The available gain range depends on the audio input source See Audio Inputs page 14 6 Once the desired gain value is set press the Control 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 mai...

Page 24: ...I video output embeds up to 16 channels of digital audio At factory default the source of the SDI Audio Outputs 1 16 is tracks 1 to 16 respectively Any of the availabe 32 Tracks can be sent to the SDI Output SDI Output routing is set in Audio SDI Output Headphone Output The PIX 260i is capable of driving headphones to extremely high sound pressure levels Hearing experts advise against exposure to ...

Page 25: ...y use it if Network Auto IP Settings is set to On Alternatively the IP address can be configured manually When Setup Menu option Network Atuo IP Settings is set to Off Setup Menu options Network IP Address Network Subnet Mask and Network Gateway are enabled When these settings are improp erly set the PIX 260i may be unreachable in the network or may cause conflicts resulting in other devices in th...

Page 26: ...ng the recorder has a proper exposure Exposure Assist is enabled by pressing LCD FILES 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 followin...

Page 27: ...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 above and below the IRE value of Setup Menu option LCD Monitor Zebra ...

Page 28: ...ce Peaking Peaking finds sharp edges 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 t...

Page 29: ...lter 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 30: ...med turning the Control Knob moves vertically and Re wind and Fast Forward buttons move left and right respectively Flip Display Some mounting situations require the PIX 260i 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 o...

Page 31: ... continue until the Stop button is pressed or until all available media is full Record and Stop can also be triggered by other devices via a web browser RS 422 GPIO SDI Triggers and Timecode External control of such func tions is set in Remote Control See External Control page 50 See Synchronization and Timecode page 39 While recording the REC button will illuminate red and the OSD items Timecode ...

Page 32: ... split seamlessly Some small brief clicks may occur on some audio tracks in split video files The video content of video files will always split seamlessly The audio content of WAV files Audio Mode will always split seamlessly False Take To discard the last take and delete the file False take press Stop button Rewind button A dialog box will appear warning that the last take will be deleted and in...

Page 33: ...ng process by eliminating the need to transcode video before importing into Final Cut ProRes or Avid ProRes or DNxHD ProRes is a variable data rate codec and DNxHD is a fixed data rate codec PIX 260i supports all compression levels and bit rates of ProRes and DNxHD and automatically records the correct bit rate dependent upon the video input resolutions and frame rate The data rates indicated in t...

Page 34: ...reen 2 Rotate the Control Knob to select the desired track 3 Press the Control Knob to focus the highlighter on the selected track s parameters The high lighter will become orange and focus on a single column in the track 4 Rotate the Control Knob to highlight the Arm column The Arm column is the left most col umn and displays the track number 5 Press the Control Knob to access the Arm Menu Turn t...

Page 35: ... Mode Pre Roll Time In Audio Mode a continuous audio buffer of up to 10 seconds is maintained The Pre Roll Time will be added to the front of all audio recordings Timecode stamps are automatically adjusted to match the Pre Roll time Changing the armed status of any track changing the value of Setup Menu option Audio Audio Mode Sample Rate or changing the current audio synch reference will reset th...

Page 36: ...the need for an intermediate step through other software to create the pull down The timecode frame rate actual recording rate is forced to 30 ND in 48 048kF mode The audio file however is stamped with a 29 97 ND frame rate along the 48 kHz sampling rate It will appear as if the file was originally recorded at a 48 kHz sampling rate at a TC rate of 29 97 ND Fostex DV40 When using files recorded in...

Page 37: ...9 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 260i will record in the indicated integer frame rate if the input video is an integer frame rate or record in the indicated non integer frame rate if the input vid...

Page 38: ...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 conversion is the...

Page 39: ...ases size and maintains same ratio Results in blank bar at right and left of image and picture cropped at top and bottom Zoom 14x9 Maintains same size but fills in remaining screen space with blank bar on the right and left of image 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 Pillarbox Zoom Wide ...

Page 40: ...e the current Playback drive When a new take is recorded the lowest numbered drive it is written to will become the current Playback drive In Playback Mode the Play button and the OSD Items ABS Time Timecode Filename and Drive Indicator are green While in Playback Mode pause playback by pressing the Play button again The Play button flashes green to indicate playback is paused Press the Stop butto...

Page 41: ...d rate The following table defines the playback directions and speeds available when turning the Control Knob in Shuttle Playback Mode Reverse Forward 32 16 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 8 1 7 1 6 1 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 32 In Shuttle Playback Mode the playback direction and speed will be indicated on the LCD if Setup Menu option Display ABS Time is set to On The Fast Fo...

Page 42: ... 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 the File List This process is rep...

Page 43: ...the Play List 1 Press FILES to view the File List 2 Highlight the desired file then press the Control Knob to enter the Take 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 positi...

Page 44: ...ons and devices Exporting QuickTime Files for 260i Playback When exporting QuickTime files for PIX 260i playback be sure to set audio to 48kHz The PIX 260i 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 w...

Page 45: ...d audio circuitry can be clocked off of this incoming signal In other words the PIX 260i references this clock and synchro nizes its own clock to it The PIX 260i 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 the PIX 260i is always completely in sync with the connected video source there can never be...

Page 46: ...or Genlock signal at the SYNC IN BNC When Timecode Sync Sync Ref Video Playback is set to Video Ref Sync In and no valid signal is present at the SYNC IN connector when playback 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 playback file s resolution and rate are different than the Video Input the PIX 260i wil...

Page 47: ...ained for up to 2 hours after the PIX 260i is powered down After 2 hours the timecode value is reset The battery is recharged automatically Multi camera shoots using cameras that accept genlock input can benefit from the PIX 260i s built in Ambient Lockit as their master sync and timecode source Files from multiple PIX 260i recorders will have very tightly synchronized recordings with matching hea...

Page 48: ...y clock The value can be set by jamming value in the Setup Menu options TIMECODE SYNC Jam Received TC or TIMECODE SYNC Jam Time Of Day The value can also be set manually from Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC Set Generator TC 24h Run Auto Mute Functions the same as 24h Run mode except timecode signal is muted from the timeocde output when the PIX 260i is in Stopped mode This allows rec run functiona...

Page 49: ...Timecode Sync Timecode Mode to one of the external timecode modes for cameras that output standard SMPTE timecode to the PIX 260i s Timecode BNC Alternatively the PIX 260i can receive timecode from the SDI or HDMI input if the camera sends timecode in this way by setting Timecode Sync Timecode Mode to Ext TC SDI HDMI The Setup Menu option Timecode Sync Sync Out can be set to several valid settings...

Page 50: ...e accurate sync with no possibility of drift Set the output of the sync generator to a selected rate and connect the PIX 260i Sync Out Genlock and timecode output to multiple cameras mult the genlock output This connection uses the PIX 260i as both the video sync source and timecode source Heads and tails sync for the camera and PIX files will be perfect Camera 1 to PIX 1 Camera 2 to PIX 2 No Genl...

Page 51: ...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 wordclock output on the PIX 260i is synchronous with incoming video signal The wordclock output can be used to sync external audio recorders to any camera To enable wordclock output set Setup Menu item Timecode Sync Sync Out to Wordclock Follows Video In ...

Page 52: ... currently 10 Increasing the amount of units in a group increases the time of response for grouped transport 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 detail...

Page 53: ...rations Transport control settings changes etc While configuring units will display a dialog message Configuring Network Please Wait Wait 10 seconds after this dialog has cleared before proceeding with grouped operations Common tasks that will cause a group to auto reconfigure A unit on the LAN is powered on or off A unit is connected or disconnected from the LAN A unit is added or removed from a ...

Page 54: ...er 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 Press Play Fast...

Page 55: ...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 Yes NEXT n a Yes 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 Yes Yes IN OUT ENTRY DELETE Yes Yes Yes IN OUT ENTRY RECALL Yes Yes Yes To access Fast ForwardV mode on the ES450 press SHIFT F FWD Then us...

Page 56: ...f the rear panel Ethernet connectors 2 The PIX 260i must have a unique name when controlling multiple PIX 260i units via PIXNET Verify that the PIX 260i has a unique name in Network This PIX s Name 3 The PIX 260i can automatically find a unique IP Address when Network Auto IP Settings is set to On This is the recommended method for setting up IP connections on the PIX 260i If needed the IP setting...

Page 57: ...wser tab 3 Unit 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 units cur rently on the network 5 Take Details When unit is in Video Mode Displays the resolution and frame rate that the unit is configured to record When unit is in Audio Mode Displays WAV Poly or WAV Mono 6 Video Input Details Dis...

Page 58: ...ected the clip advances at 2x speeds 8 Next Jumps to the next file 9 Record Functions as Record Button 10 Group Displays current Group setting quickly change designated group or remove from group using the drop down menu 11 File Format Displays current file format poly or mono WAV files Click to change format 12 Drive Status 1 4 Displays the drive status of all drives D1 D4 13 Absolute Time Time e...

Page 59: ...ake however will only apply to the very next recording It is not retained for subsequent recordings after that one PIXNET Unit Page Main View and Menu Tabs The Unit Page can display many different menus The menus are accessed by clicking on the tabs of the Unit Page Not all PIX 260i menu items or features are available from PIXNET Main View The Main View is always the first to appear when a Unit P...

Page 60: ...eb browser Audio Menu The Audio Menu provides quick access to the various PIX 260i audio settings and windows These are separated by the views Audio Settings Tracks and Output Matrix When Audio Settings is se lected the PIX 260i Audio Setup Menu options are displayed and can be edited directly from the web browser Audio Tracks The Audio Tracks screen allows all the same adjustments as the Audio Sc...

Page 61: ...m the web browser Triggering Recording from External Timecode The PIX 260i can be configured to start recordings when incoming timecode begins rolling and stop 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 260i to follow Record Run com mands 1 Set Setup Menu option Remote Control Rec S...

Page 62: ... following table lists the pin assignments of the GPIO con nector Pin Function Ground Provides access to ground for triggering logic low connections 1 REC Input Triggers PIX 260i record 2 Play Input Triggers PIX 260i play 3 Stop Input Triggers PIX 260i stop 4 unused 5 unused 6 REC Output Activates upon PIX 260i record 7 Play Output Activates upon PIX 260i play 8 Stop Output Activates upon PIX 260i...

Page 63: ...ame 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 as Escape and Enter keys respectively in Setup Menu Left Right function the same as Rewind and Fast Forward keys during playback Return Enter Functions the same as pressing the Control Knob Ctrl L Loop Mode toggle Ctrl Q Add Cue Marker Shift Ctrl Q De...

Page 64: ...eo or Mono WAV File recording eSATA Drives 3 and 4 are eSATAp connections on the Rear panel These connections can be used to power an external drive via 5V eSATAp or they can be used with powered external enclosures using an eSATA non powered cable It is important to use an approved drive and external enclosure to en sure proper performance An up to date list of supported storage devices can be fo...

Page 65: ... compatible files on the drive will still be available for playback and the drive can still be formatted Record Drives in this mode will be written to for recording This is the default mode Ethernet File Transfer Drives in this mode will be shared to the network as a standard Samba share see Ethernet File Transfer and cannot be recorded to formatted or accessed for playback from the unit Switch to...

Page 66: ...n 1 and 999 It is intended to indicate what reel the recording is part of The PIX 260i will create a folder at the root level for each Reel Recorded files are placed inside the current Reel folder This value is alpha numeric Clip The Clip field consists of a numeric value between 1 and 999 It is intended to indicate what clip number the recording is This field can be set manually and will incremen...

Page 67: ...XT and iXML aware software applications this data is available For applications that don t recognize bEXT or iXML this information is ignored The following chart details the supported metadata param eters iXML Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave iXML chunk bEXT Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave bEXT chunk FMT Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave Format chunk 4 supported Metadata Type Notes ...

Page 68: ...bEXT M 4 4 Creation Time bEXT M 4 4 Originator Reference bEXT M 4 Software Version bEXT M 4 File Set Information Family UID iXML M shared by files belonging to the same take 4 Total Files iXML M number of files representing a take 4 File Set Index iXML M 4 File History Original File Name iXML M 4 Editing Audio Metadata Audio metadata can be edited from the PIX 260i before during or after recording...

Page 69: ... record is engaged This entry does not represent a file on the drive The Scene and Take fields of the next take can be edited Values entered into Scene and Take fields of the next take will also be entered into Setup Menu options File Storage Scene Shot and File Storage Take respectively To enter notes for the Next Take 1 Press FILES 2 Select the Next Take file 3 Select the Notes option 4 Enter te...

Page 70: ...et with Setup Menu option File Storage File Name Format The options for file name format include various combinations of Drive Name 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 File Name Prefix to PIX Name RED File Format When the Setup...

Page 71: ...leted Transferring Files USB Firewire Thunderbolt Files on PIX 260i formatted storage volumes can be copied to a computer by removing the storage device from the PIX 260i and connecting it to a computer Storage devices formatted with the PIX 260i recorder use the exFAT filesystem See File Storage The Firewire 800 and USB 3 0 connectors on the PIX CADDY are disabled when the PIX CADDY is attached t...

Page 72: ...as smb IP Address then click Connect Enter the user name and password Windows Click the Start button or press the Windows key on the keyboard In the search box enter the PIX 260i address as IP Address Enter the user name and pass word 5 Drives that are in Ethernet File Transfer mode will appear as folders in the mounted volume on the computer When no drives are set to Ethernet File Transfer mode a...

Page 73: ...hese reports are customizable You can create sound reports in a specific folder to a single drive only or in a current folder for all applicable drives Sound reports CSV files do not appear in the File list To manage sound report headers 1 Press MENU 2 Select File Storage Sound Report Info 3 Modify each option as needed To create a sound report in the current folder do either of the following Pres...

Page 74: ... 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 specific Setup Menu parameters and options This is useful for Setup Menu options that are not commonly used in a particular workflow or to simplify use when lending the unit to another user To customize defaults and Setup Menu option visibility 1 Attach a...

Page 75: ...t to Factory Settings will make all Setup Menu items visible and revert default settings to factory defaults Factory Restore To fully restore the unit to its factory firmware state hold Fast Forward Stop while booting the PIX 260i up until the Main View appears This will load factory default settings and restore some set tings that are normally not affected by performing Quick Setup Load Factory S...

Page 76: ...t available drive Simultaneous Sequential 2 Drive Record Network Mode A sub menu with 4 items representing each drive slot Options presented here are available for each of the 4 drive slots Off Drive is not used Record Drive will be written to during recording and is unavailable for network file transfer Ethernet File Transfer Drive is available for network access via Samba and unavail able for re...

Page 77: ... other charac ters in each file name PIX Name is set in Network This PIX s Name Off PIX Name 7 CamID An identifying character for a camera A single alpha to Z 8 Reel Current Reel number When the Reel number is altered the Clip number is reset to 1 1 numeric 9 Clip Current Clip number When the Reel number is altered the Clip number is reset to 1 1 numeric 10 Scene Shot Current Scene name When the S...

Page 78: ... 4 Up Conversion Method for converting SD input video to HD recorded content 4 3 16 9 Anamorphic 4 3 16 9 Pillar Box 4 3 16 9 Zoom 14 9 4 3 16 9 Zoom Wide 5 Down Conversion Method for converting HD input video to SD recorded content 16 9 4 3 Letterbox 16 9 4 3 Crop 16 9 4 3 Anamorphic 6 Input PsF Detect When set to Auto the PIX will sense PsF signal based on a flag within the signal stream Most de...

Page 79: ... audio input HDMI Inputs AES Inputs 7 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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 All tracks summed mono All tracks summed stereo 8 Line Out Source Sub menu Choose output source for each line output 1 8 Track 1 Track 32 per output Track 1 8 per output 9 HDMI AES Output Su...

Page 80: ... The reference for synchronization of playback clock for Video Mode Internal Video Ref Sync In Video Input SDI HDMI 2 Sync Ref Audio Only The reference for synchronization of recording and playback clocks for Audio Only mode Internal Wordclock Sync in Video Ref Sync In AES1 2 Dante Video Input SDI HDMI 3 Timecode Mode Sets the running mode for the internal timecode gen erator and or the method whi...

Page 81: ...ting internal Ambient Lockit timecode value GENTC and transmitting internal userbits UB Push Control Knob to jam inter nal timecode to incoming RxTC timecode Push MENU to back out 9 Jam time Of Day Sets the internal timecode clock to the current time of day 10 Set Generator TC Sets the Ambient Lockit timecode generator value in HH MM SS FF format 00 00 00 00 Timecode value 11 UBits Format Sets the...

Page 82: ...tivity High Mid Low 7 Peaking Background Con trast Sets the amount of background contrast when Focus Assist Peaking is active 1x 0 5x 0 25x No Background 8 Vertical Flip Display Flips the LCD and OSD vertically Off On 9 Horizontal Flip Display Flips the LCD video image horizontally Off On On Screen Display Parameter Name Description Options 1 ABS Time Display of absolute record time On Off 2 File ...

Page 83: ...meter Name Description Options 1 RS 422 Enable or disable RS 422 capability On Off 2 RS422 Interface Device ID Set the DeviceID communicated to attached RS422 controllers Sony BVW75 Sound Devices 3 Rec Start Stop Determines what method the PIX 260i uses to auto matically start and stop recordings Off SDI Flag RED SDI Flag Panasonic SDI Flag Panasonic Varicam SDI Flag Canon SDI Flag Sony SDI Flag A...

Page 84: ...ttings When On the IP settings will automatically be pro vided by a DHCP recommended or Link local when no DHCP is present When Off the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway will have to be entered manually Off On 5 IP Address Displays IP Address can be edited when Auto IP Settings is OFF 6 Subnet Mask Displays Subnet Mask can be edited when Auto IP Settings is OFF 7 Gateway Displays Gateway can be e...

Page 85: ...st Play List Pause Play List Loop 12 Playback Loop Enable Determines which method toggles playback looping mode Hold Play Button 1 Second Hold Play Button 2 Seconds Hold Play Button 3 Seconds Play Button Disabled 13 Shortcuts Displays a dialog that shows all shortcut button combi nations This is not a setting but a helpful reference 14 Version Info Displays a dialog indicating firmware version and...

Page 86: ...on brightness Stop Rew False take Deletes last take and decrements Take Number Stop Fast Forward Scene increment Changes the scene name by increasing it numerically or by alpha charac ters MENU FILES Button lock options Unlock Buttons Lock Non Transport Buttons or Lock All Buttons MENU Control Knob Press Toggle network grouping If the unit is grouped this shortcut will remove it from the group IF ...

Page 87: ...nput 6 Ground 6 Input 5 signal 7 Input 4 signal 8 Input 4 Ground 9 Input 3 signal 10 Input 2 signal 11 Input 2 Ground 12 Input 1 signal 13 unused 14 Input 8 signal 15 Input 7 signal 16 Input 7 Ground 17 Input 6 signal 18 Input 5 signal 19 Input 5 Ground 20 Input 4 signal 21 Input 3 signal 22 Input 3 Ground 23 Input 2 signal 24 Input 1 signal 25 Input 1 Ground Mates with DB 25 Male Connectors wired...

Page 88: ...ital 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 can be set to hi...

Page 89: ...2 channels of polyphonic or monophonic Broadcast Wave files The PIX 260i will import and playback High Definition QuickTime ProRes 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 260i supports up to 32 Tracks of a...

Page 90: ... 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 Broadcast Wave WAV Audio Only Up Down Cross Conversion Up Down Cross Conversion From input 480i 576i 720p 720PSF 1080i 1080p 1080PSF To output and file 480i 576i 7...

Page 91: ...k Digital Audio Sample Rate Bit Depth 44 1 kHz 47 0952 kHz 48 kHz 48 048 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 s...

Page 92: ...y 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 GPIO GPIO on 8 pins Phoenix connector Keyboard USB Keyboard F...

Page 93: ...e PIX Video Recorder Model Number PIX 260i 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 the above liste...

Page 94: ...at 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 derivative works...

Page 95: ...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 HDD CF cards batteries power supplies carry cases ...

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