Sony PVM-740 Service Manual

PVM -741

Professional Video Monitor

Carry the PVM OLED Quality Imaging with You,
Anytime, Anywhere

The PVM-741 is a high-performance, 7.4-inch* OLED (organic light-emitting diode) monitor backed by

TRIMASTER EL™ technology.

By combining OLED display panel technology along with a 10-bit panel driver and Sony’s signal processing

technology, the PVM-741 monitor achieves amazing picture quality – exceptional black performance, a wide

color gamut, and quick pixel response with virtually no motion blur.

In addition to high quality picture performance, the PVM-741 monitor offers mobility and an advanced

feature-set in a small size monitor.

The PVM-741 is ideal for a wide range of professional monitoring applications, including studio camera

monitoring, outside broadcast, onset acquisition for digital cinema, field production, editing studio, and even

research and development.

* 188-mm, viewable area, measured diagonally.
Simulated images

PVM-741 – The TRIMASTER EL 7.4-inch Monitor
Continues Evolving with Smart Features in a Compact Body

The PVM-741 is an all-in-one TRIMASTER EL Series OLED picture

monitor, delivering exceptional picture quality with superb

performance features and convenient functions, all contained

in a compact, functional design.

Unrivalled Picture Quality Mobility and Flexibility

TRIMASTER EL
OLED panel

Sony’s OLED with a 10-bit RGB Drive

The PVM-741 Quarter HD resolution (960 x 540 pixels) and
a 10-bit RGB driver, together with Sony’s Super Top Emission
OLED display panel, creates lifelike and smoother-than-ever
gradation from dark to bright portions of a scene such as in a
sunrise or sunset.

8-bit (256-levels) image* 10-bit (1024-levels) image*

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Superb Black Performance

Thanks to Sony’s OLED system, deep blacks can be accurately
displayed and the black portion of an image is not
degraded.

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Robust Lightweight Compact Design

It incorporates a lightweight, compact aluminum body, which
offers flexibility and can be adapted according to a variety
of applications. The various range of accessory items further
increases user flexibility and convenience. For example, the
retractable handle allows users to carry this OLED monitor
anytime, anywhere, and the supplied arm-mount bracket
makes it easy to mount this monitor into a camera system.

PVM-741 with carrying handle

Arm-mount bracket is

attached on the top

Evolving Features and Functions

Two 3G/HD/SD-SDI Input
Capability

The PVM-741 is equipped with
standard interfaces including
3G/HD/SD-SDI (x2) inputs, composite
(x1), and HDMI® (x1).

Waveform Monitor and Vector Scope Display

The combination of the vector scope and waveform monitor
functions allows a simple measurement without additional
measurement equipment.

Quick Response with Blur-free Motion

Because the OLED electroluminescent layer inherently
responds to any electrical current input, it emits light
immediately. By this mechanism, excellent quick response
characteristics can be achieved in fast-motion images.

* Simulated images

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Waveform monitor

Vector scope

* Simulated images

Camera Focus Functions

The camera focus function works in various colors to ease
camera focus alignment.

Focus in red

Focus in green

* Simulated images

Accurate Color Reproduction and Consistency

As Sony’s Super Top Emission OLED display panel itself
reproduces high-purity colors and in combination with the
10-bit panel driver and Sony’s signal processing technology,
the PVM-741 monitor achieves broadcast standards (ITU-R
BT.709, SMPTE-C, and EBU).

Robust, Light-weight, and Compact Body

Flexible Styling

Incorporating a light-weight and compact aluminum diecast
body with a detachable AR-coated protection panel, this
model is flexible enough to change configuration according
to user requirements: with or without a stand (which is
easily detachable), tilted on a stand (15-degree slant),
rackmounted, or set on a camera pedestal.

PVM-741

without stand

PVM-741

with standard stand

Retractable Carrying Handle

The PVM-741 provides a retractable carrying handle as a
supplied accessory. With this carrying handle, users find
it easy to carry this superb OLED performance anytime,
anywhere.

PVM-741

with standard

stand tilt (15°)

Every PVM-741 monitor is precisely color-calibrated at the
factory. In addition, the PVM-741 monitor is also equipped
with Sony’s unique feedback circuit system. This system works
to constantly monitor emitted light, to feed back monitor
results, and to adjust white balance. This ensures color and
gamma consistency, and reduces user maintenance tasks.

Easy Mounting into A Camera System

With 3/8-inch and 1/4-inch screw holes on its base, the
PVM-741 can be installed in a camera system. Also, with the
supplied arm-mount bracket fixed on the top, the PVM-741
can be installed in a camera arm.

1/4 inch hole
3/8 inch hole

PVM-741 rear and

bottom

Arm-mount bracket is

attached on the top

ENG Kit VF-510

For use in ENG and EFP field, the optional VF-510 ENG Kit
provides a viewing hood, carrying handle, and connector
protector.

PVM-741 with carrying handle Carrying handle is retracted

Mounting Flexibility

The PVM-741 is 3.8U high and half-rack wide. Using the
optional MB-531 mounting bracket with a 10-degree-forward
and 10-degree-backward nonstop-tilt capability, two units can
be installed side by side in a 19-inch EIA standard rack.

PVM-741 installed in the optional MB-531 19”

mounting bracket with MB-532 mounting panel

PVM-741 with VF-510 ENG Kit

Detachable AR (anti-reflection) -coated
Protection Panel

AR-coated protection panel keeps the OLED panel surface
from scratching and keeps reflection from ambient light to a
minimum.

Detachable AR-coated protection panel

AC/DC Operations

The PVM-741 can be operated
with two-way power supplies:
DC 12 V and AC via the attached
dedicated AC adaptor.

PVM-741 rear view

with AC adaptor

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