Sound Devices PIX 220i - Manual (Page 6)

Introduction
The PIX 220i and PIX 240i are highly advanced video recorders which can record digital video sig-
nals from SDI or HDMI sources to an internal 2.5” drive or CompactFlash (CF) card. These recorders
can also record very high quality audio simultaneously with the video to industry-standard Quick-
Time (.mov) files. QuickTime files can be edited with all major video editing programs.
The PIX recorders compress the incoming video signals using the popular Apple ProRes or Avid
DNxHD codecs at up to 12 bit, 4:4:4 sampling. Both codecs offer excellent video quality in a “ready
to edit” file, not requiring transcoding while importing video.
The PIX 240i features both SDI and HDMI inputs and outputs. The PIX 220i has HDMI input and
output only. The PIX 240i offers a full built-in Ambient® Lockit Timecode Generator/Reader, AES/
EBU audio inputs, and provisions to connect to an external, stand-alone eSATA hard drive.
Manual Conventions
This documentation addresses the PIX 220i, PIX 240i, PIX 220, and PIX 240 video recorders. Several
formatting features have been included to make navigating the guide easier.
Lighter (orange) text indicates information that applies only to the PIX 240i and PIX 240.
Setup Menu items are indicated with this text: Menu Category  Parameter, where the menu
category is one of the items in the list displayed when the Menu button is pushed, and the parameter
is an item in the list displayed when that category is selected (by pushing in on the Control Knob).
Terms that refer to specific controls or functions (such as Control Knob, Menu Button, Setup Menu,
etc) are capitalized. These terms are described elsewhere in this user guide (see the Panel Descrip-
tions section).
Blue italicized text references sections of the user guide containing contextually relevant information.
This guide is available as a full color PDF at http://www.sounddevices.com/download/guides/pix_en.pdf
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