Component out of EX1

[Don Greening]

This is all covered in the EX1 .pdf manual.

Go the the VIDEO SET menu and set the “YPbPr/SDI Out Select” (page 109) to either HD SD or OFF. Selecting HD will output the same signal as what is shown on your on-camera monitor. Setting to SD will output a down-converted signal. Either of these 2 settings will enable both the SDI BNC port and the Component Out port. Make sure you have first disabled the iLINK I/O or there will be no signal fed to the SDI/Component ports.

Don’t confuse “YPbPr/SDI Out Select” with “YPbPr/SDI Out Display.” The last one is an ON/OFF toggle that allows you to display on your outboard monitor the same menus and status indications as those on the on-camera monitor.

– Don

Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com

[Greg Ball]

Hi Don,

Thanks for that info. I have tried that with no luck.

What I’m trying to do is shoot a media training class then playback the file on an LCD screen. The sdi signal works fine for the image. I’m using an HD link to DVI.

However that DVI does not have audio. So I’d prefer to use component out since my LCD monitor has component in connections.

Should I set YPbPr/SDI Out Select” to HD SD or OFF. The SDI port works fine, but I’m not seeing anything out of the Component Out port. How do you disable the iLINK I/O?

[Don Greening]

[Greg Ball] “Should I set YPbPr/SDI Out Select” to HD SD or OFF”

Set it to anything but OFF. Probably set it to HD.

[Greg Ball] “How do you disable the iLINK I/O?”

It’s in the OTHERS menu. Make sure it says Disabled.

If you’re stuck using DVI then check to see if there’s an audio signal coming through the camera’s headphone jack. If there is you can connect a stereo mini-plug to that with 2 RCA connections at the other end of the cable and plug that into the TV as well.

– Don

Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com

[Greg Ball]

Nope doesn’t work. I don’t know why. Plus I’m not sure if I can have the audio inputs and the DVI working at the same time.

[Don Greening]

Go to the OTHERS menu again and hit the RESET ALL button, then go through the setup routine like I’ve outlined above. If that doesn’t work then pull both the main and the memory batteries, wait a few minutes, re-install the batteries then go through the routine again.

– Don

Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com

[Greg Ball]

Nope Resetting did not work.

[Don Greening]

Sorry I couldn’t help resolve your problem. There is a good chance that there is something physically wrong with the camera then, such as a broken component connection. Perhaps the actual component cable is faulty. Is there a way for you to test with another EX camera? If you’re able I recommend bringing your camera to an authorized Sony repair camera hospital for a checkup.

– Don

Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com

[Brent Dunn]

I just did this over the weekend. Don covered it. It’s in the menu.

Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Films
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.net

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[Bob Mark]

Component out works for me, just make sure you have right order of the cables hooked up to the component in of the monitor.

Bob

[Greg Ball]

LOL!! Mark, That’s good.. OF COURSE I have the right cables. Let’s see …red goes to red…blue goes to blue and green goes to green. LOL! Thanks for the advice, but I think something’s wrong with the flimsy connection. Have a good one.