Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and
retain it for future reference.
CA-D50
2002 Sony Corporation
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock
hazard, do not expose the
unit to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock,
do not open the cabinet.
Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
For customers in the USA
This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely
to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own
expense.
For the customers in Europe
This product with the CE marking
complies with the EMC Directive (89/
336/EEC) issued by the Commission
of the European Community.
Compliance with these directive
implies conformity to the following
European standards:
This product is intended for use in the
following Electromagnetic
Environment(s):
E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and
light industrial), E3 (urban outdoors)
and E4 (controlled EMC environment,
ex. TV studio).
You are cautioned that any changes or
modifications not expressly approved
in this manual could void your authority
to operate this equipment.
The shielded interface cable
recommended in this manual must be
used with this equipment in order to
comply with the limits for a digital
device pursuant to Subpart B of Part
15 of FCC Rules.
The CA-D50 is a camera adaptor for mounting on a DXC-D35/
D35WS series digital video camera. The CA-D50 allows a
CCU-D50/D50P/M5A/M5AP Camera Control Unit to be
connected to the camera.
This unit has the following features.
Note
When a DXC-D35/D35P/D35WS/D35WSP camera with a
serial number indicated in the following table is connected to a
CCU-D50/D50P through this unit, the ROM of the camera
must be replaced.
For more information about checking the version and
exchanging ROMs, contact your Sony dealer or a Sony service
representative.
CameraSerial number
DXC-D3510001 to 11325, 18001 to 18581, 100001 to 100356,
DXC-D35P40001 to 42755, 48001 to 49261, 400001 to 402001,
DXC-D35WS 10001 to 10750, 18001 to 18336, 100001 to 100394
DXC-D35WSP 40001 to 40420, 48001 to 48366, 400001 to 400030
110001 to 110030
410001 to 410033
Digital and analog transmission functions
Connecting a CCU-D50/D50P enables, in addition to analog
transmission, digital transmission of video signals, which
enhances picture quality by preventing signal degradation.
(Audio signal transmission is not digital.)
SDI output connector
This unit is equipped with an SDI output connector for output
of digital video signals.
Battery power
The optional BKP-L551 Battery Adapter and battery adaptor
mounting bracket allow a battery to be mounted on this unit.
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Using the CD-ROM Manual
The supplied CD-ROM includes operation manuals for the CAD50 series of camera adaptor (English, Japanese, French,
German, Italian and Spanish versions).
CD-ROM System Requirements
The following are required to access the supplied CD-ROM
disc.
• Computer: PC with MMX Pentium 166 MHz or faster CPU,
or Macintosh computer with PowerPC CPU.
- Installed memory: 32 MB or more
- CD-ROM drive: × 8 or faster
•Monitor: Monitor supporting resolution of 800 × 600 or
higher
When these requirements are not met, access to the CD-ROM
disc may be slow, or not possible at all.
Preparations
The following software must be installed on your computer in
order to use the operation manuals contained in the CD-ROM
disc.
•Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4.0 or higher, or
Netscape Navigator Version 4.0 or higher