Sound Devices PIX 220i - Manual (Page 59)

Setup Menu Options
The Setup Menu controls a wide range of parameters for the PIX. The parameters are organized into
categories, making the setup Menu easy to navigate. The following tables show the parameter name,
a description, options available, and the factory default setting where applicable.
Default settings can be altered. ( See “Custom Default Settings and Setup Menu Option Visibility”, page
54 )
File Storage
# Parameter Name Description Options
1 Primary Drive Selects which storage device to record to. » SSD
• CF
2 When Drive is Full Whether or not to automatically switch to the other
storage device if the primary drive becomes full while
recording.
» Stop recording
• Switch to other drive
3 File Split Every Choose the recording time that will elapse before a
new file is created automatically. Since DNxHD codec
is variable bit rate, the size of each file will vary, even
though the running time will be the same.
• 1 min
• 5 min
• 10 min
• 15 min
• 30 min
» 60 min
• Split Disabled (10 Hours Max)
4 File Name Format The format for file names as they are written to the
drive.
» Drive_Reel_Clip.mov
• Reel_Clip.mov
• CamID_Reel_Clip.mov
• Reel_Scene_Take.mov
• Scene_Take.mov
• RED File Format
• Arri File Format
• Sony File Format
5 CamID » A
(single alpha to “Z”).
6 Reel • 1
(numeric)
7 Clip » 1
(numeric)
8 Scene/Shot » “Scene 1”
(multi alphanumeric)
9 Take » 1
(numeric)
10 Erase/Reformat • Erase/Re-format: SSD
• Erase/Re-format: CF
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