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PIX 240i / PIX 220iUser Guide and Technical InformationVersion 3.52E7556 State Rd. 23 and 33, Reedsburg, WI, USA +1 (608) 524-0625 • Toll-Free: (800)

Left Panel321 41) eSATAp External Drive Connector Connection for portable, bus-powered drives. Also compatible with (non-pow-ered) eSATA to connect t

Rear Panel3 211) Battery Mounts Accepts Sony® InfoLithium L-Series bat-teries. Also accepts third party baeries compatible with the Sony mount.2) F

PIX-CADDY II (Optional)The PIX-CADDY II is a required accessory to record video les to approved 2.5” drives. When removed from a PIX 220i or PIX 240i

PoweringThe PIX 220i and PIX 240i are powered from either removable, Li-ion rechargeable batteries or external DC. One or two removable 7.2 V Li-ion b

Li-Ion Battery Charging When power is supplied to the PIX recorder on pins 1, 2 (-), and pins 3, 4 (+) of the External DC Input and the PIX recorder i

Menu and NavigationMain ViewThe Main View displays the live or playback video and the On-screen Display. the Main View is the default view which appea

Item Description 13. SSD/CF Status Remaining record time of each media (when video input is present) or remaining space in GB (when no video input i

Press and hold the AUDIO buon, and then turn the Control Knob to adjust the headphone level. Press and hold the AUDIO buon, and then push the Contro

Push the Control Knob to perform functions based on which item is highlighted:Highlighted Item Result of Pressing Control KnobReel group. Indicated by

Video Inputs and OutputsVideo InputsThe PIX 240i accepts SDI or HDMI video; the PIX 220i only accepts HDMI video. Both recorders will accept either hi

Embedded SMPTE timecode and record start and stop ags are included on the SDI output of the PIX 240i. SDI output signal can be either 10-bit 4:2:2 (Y

Audio Inputs The PIX recorders accept either two analog audio inputs on XLR connectors or two channels of embedded audio on the HDMI input. The PIX 24

rates of 48 kHz. All digital signals connected to PIX are sampling rate converted to 48 kHz, including signals sent at 48 kHz.Input LinkingSetup Menu

Audio Source Tracks on Recorded Files and Video OutputsSDI/HDMI 2ch 1: Channel 1, HDMI/SDI video input 2: Channel 2, HDMI/SDI video inputSDI 4ch 1: Ch

3. Turn the Control Knob to adjust the gain value up or down. This adjustment will aect gain in real-time. 4. Push the Control Knob to exit the gai

Audio OutputsAnalog 5-Pin XLR OutputThe two analog outputs of the PIX recorder are active-balanced, line-level outputs (+18dBu max) on a single, 5-pin

Video Monitoring FeaturesThe PIX recorders include various monitoring features to assist the camera operator during shooting. These functions only ae

12-step False Color mode divides the monitor signal into 12 luminance ranges and assigns a color to each.12-step100-108 Red95-99 Orange85-94 Yellow79-

Zebra 1 85 IREZebra 2 70 IRE (+/- 5%)Focus AssistLCD + MENUFocus Assist features mark sharp edges in the video image to assist in focusing on the des

The following image comparison demonstrates the eect of Peaking on an image with a shallow depth-of-eld and a short focal length (top) and a longer

Table of ContentsIntroductionManual Conventions ...4Panel DescriptionsFront Panel ...5Top and Botto

ZoomLCD + AUDIOThe Zoom function enlarges the video image to a 1:1 pixel ratio. To toggle Zoom on and o, hold down the LCD buon and press the AUDIO

Recording With a valid video signal present at the input, pushing the REC buon will start recording. While re-cording, the REC buon will illuminate

• 1080 PsF 29.97• 1080 PsF 25• 1080 PsF 24• 1080 PsF 23.976• 720 p 60• 720 p 59.94• 720 p 50• 720 p 30• 720 p 29.97• 720 p 25• 720 p 24• 7

Power Loss During RecordingIn the event that power is lost during recording (External and attached L-Mount batteries), the PIX recorder will attempt t

Video Scaling and Frame Rate ConversionPIX recorders feature powerful, hardware-based video scaling, frame rate conversion, and de-inter-lacing. This

Orange: No 3:2 pulldown sensed in 60i/59.94i input signal. In-put video is being converted to 24p/23.976p using a conversion process which drops frame

Up-ConversionAnamorphic: Image is horizontally stretched to fit into 16:9. Results in a wide looking image.Pillarbox: Increases size and maintains same

PlaybackThe PIX recorder can play back any QuickTime le that it records. Playback is shown on the onboard LCD display and appears at both HDMI and SD

Cue PointsDuring playback, pressing the FILES buon will set a cue point. The previous cue point is always displayed with green text in the lower left

Files in a play list are indicated with a number in the Files View:By default, the PIX recorder will play les in the order that they are arranged in

3:2 Pulldown Removal ...32 Up and Down Conversion ...33PlaybackShuttle Playback ...35Cue P

Playing Back Files on a Computer Video les recorded with the Apple ProRes codec require QuickTime to be installed. QuickTime can be downloaded from h

Synchronization and TimecodeThis section gives a concise overview of timecode and video synchronization. This information ap-plies primarily to the PI

The PIX 240i can address the synchronization issues of both oset and drift (heads and tails) via its built-in Ambient® Lockit with Genlock Out and Ti

Advanced: Tuning the PIX’s internal LockitThe PIX 240i contains a full Ambient® Lockit generator which has an ultra-stable, temperature-com-pensated i

In Auto mute timecode modes, the overlaid timecode displayed on the video output will continue to run when external timecode signal is lost.External T

SDI Input Embedded TimecodeThe PIX 240i can use timecode embedded in the SDI or HDMI input signal. Timecode/Sync  Timecode Mode must be set to Ext TC

Multiple Cameras with Genlock Input, all Genlocked from a Single PIX PIX 240 APIX 240 BPIX 240CameraVideo OutputGenlock InputCamera AVideo OutputGenlo

Camera to PIX with Word Clock Connection to Audio RecorderPIX 240 APIX 240 BPIX 240CameraVideo OutputGenlock InputCamera AVideo OutputGenlock InputCam

External Control Triggering Recording from External TimecodeThe PIX 240i can be congured to record only when running timecode is present on the 5-pin

When the Setup Menu option System  Rec Start/Stop to Switch Closure, recording will be-gin when the Switch Input (tip) is connected to ground (sleeve

Connector Pin AssignmentsSpecificationsVideo ...67Analog Audio ...67Digital Audio ...

Storage DevicesSupported Storage DevicesSound Devices maintains a list of storage devices that are approved for use with the PIX recorders. An up-to-d

File StoragePIX recorders format and write to an exFAT lesystem. The exFAT lesystem is readable and writ-able by all major operating systems. 2.5” d

File Management and MetadataFile ViewFiles recorded on the PIX recorder are compiled in the File View as a list of clips. Push the Files buon to acce

Deleting a FileTo delete a le:1. Push the les buon to enter the File View.2. Scroll with the Control Knob to highlight and select the le to be d

The PIX 240i will extract the Camera Leer, Reel, and Clip Number from the RED and apply them to the le’s CamID, Reel number, and Clip number respect

ClipThe Clip eld consists of a numeric value between 1 and 999. It is intended to indicate what clip number the recording is. This eld can be set ma

Setup and FirmwareFirmware UpdateAt times, Sound Devices makes updates available for PIX recorders. These updates are easy to apply:1. Download the n

To customize defaults and Setup Menu option visibility:1. Aach a USB keyboard to the PIX recorder’s USB keyboard jack.2. Press the MENU buon to en

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 d

Setup Menu OptionsThe Setup Menu controls a wide range of parameters for the PIX. The parameters are organized into categories, making the setup Menu

IntroductionThe PIX 220i and PIX 240i are highly advanced video recorders which can record digital video sig-nals from SDI or HDMI sources to an inter

Video# Parameter Name Description Options1Video InputPhysical source to derive recorded video from. • HDMI » SDI1 2File Resolution/RateThe resolution

Audio# Parameter Name Description Options1Audio InputPhysical source to derive recorded audio from. » Analog XLR• AES (Digital) XLR 1-2ch• AES (Digi

# Parameter Name Description Options12 14Input LinkingSelects whether Input 1 and Input 2 gains are con-trolled independantly (Unlinked), together (1-

# Parameter Name Description Options3Sync Out Determines whether the signal on the Sync Output BNC is genlock or wordclock, and determines the sync re

# Parameter Name Description Options3Zebra 1 Level » 70 IRE +/-5%(numeric 50-108)4Zebra 2 Threshold » 85 IRE(numeric 70-108)5Peaking Color• White

# Parameter Name Description Options13SSD StatusDisplay of time remaining (or offline) status of the SSD » On • Off 14CF StatusDisplay of time remain

# Parameter Name Description Options13InfoDisplays a dialog indicating firmware version and serial number. This is not a setting, but a helpful refer-

ShortcutsButton ShortcutsButton Combination FunctionAUDIO + Control Knob push Select headphone audio source.AUDIO + Control Knob rotate Adjust headpho

Connector Pin AssignmentsConnector Pin Assignments NotesXLR-F (Analog inputs)1–ground 2–signal (+) 3–signal (-)Mates with XLR-Male connector7.5k ohm i

SpecificationsVideoHDMIInput• 4:4:4 or 4:2:2, 10/8 bit, RGB or YCbCr• Version 1.4a• HDCP enabledOutput• 4:2:2, 8 bit, RGB or YCbCr• Version 1.3SDI

Panel DescriptionsFront Panel61159 10731241281) LCD Display Displays operating information when the On-Screen Display (OSD) is active (see On-Screen

Digital AudioSample Rate / Bit Depth48 kHz, 24-bitAES34 channels via 2 balanced AES inputs on XLR 3-pin connectors, 110 ohm, 2 V p-p. Accepts 32k, 44.

Declaration of ConformityAccording to EN ISO/IEC 17050-1:2004Manufacturer’s Name:Sound Devices, LLCManufacturer’s Address:E7556 State Rd. 23 and 33 Re

Software License End-user license agreement for Sound Devices PIX Recorder Embedded Software / Firmware Important Read carefully: This Sound Devices,

Warranty and Technical Support Warranty & ServiceSound Devices, LLC warrants the PIX 220i and PIX 240i Video Recorder against defects in materials

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10) Record Button Begins recording. Optional: Splits the recording and begins writing a new le when pressed while recording. (System  Rec Button Fi

5) Timecode BNC Selectable timecode input or output. Congured with Timecode/Sync  Timecode BNC menu item. 6) Sync Output BNC Selectable genlock or