Sony F970 User manual

7″ Daylight Viewable Field Monitor
F970 Install and Power Kit
User Manual

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Product Overview
Thank you for using our 7 inch ultra bright touch screen monitor. This
monitor has SDI (optional), HDMI input and output, auxiliary power
output, touch screen menu operation, HDR monitoring and support
user 3D LUT upload and other features. Advanced features include
Parade, Vector, Histogram, Audio Meter, Focus Assist, False Color,
Zebra Exposure, Pixel to Pixel, Center Marker, Safety Marker, Marker
Mat, Monochrome, Image Freeze, Zoom, Anamorphic etc. It is an
ideal, portable and lightweight viewfinder and video monitor.
A Sony F970 external install and power kit design is added to the
back of the monitor. The external kit can be used to install and install
the external equipment, like wireless transmitter, LED light, video
converter and others which can be powered by Sony F970 battery.
The monitor is equipped with a battery plate; you can use the power
adapter supply or use the external battery for power supply.
To insure the best use of the unit, please read the
user’s manual carefully
CAUTION
1. Please avoid the heavy impact and drop onto the ground when
move the product.
2. The screen of this product is made of glass.Keep away from
injury if the screen is broken.
3. Keep the product away from the heat source, and avoid the
prolonged exposures to the sun as the LCD screen will be
damaged.

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4. Please do NOT use chemical solutions to clean this product.
Please wipe the monitor with a clean soft cloth to maintain the
brightness of the surface.
5. No adjustable components are in the monitor. Please do not take
apart or repair the unit by yourself, to avoid the damage of the product.
Features
● Touch screen menu operation
● Support HDR monitoring
● Support 3D LUT Log to REC.709 and user 3D LUT upload
● 1920x1200 full HD IPS screen
● 2200nits Daylight Viewable (Light Sensor)
● Sony F970 external install and power kit design can be used to
install and supply power to external equipment, easy to install
and disassemble, simplify your photography equipment.
●All Waves display, Parada, Vector, RGB Histogram, Focus Assist,
Monochrome etc. functions, can help you accurately exposure
and focus every shot.
●Stereo Earphone output
●DC 8V power out to power your DSLR camera or mirrorless
camera

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CONTENTS
1. Product Description ----------------------------------------- 4
1.1 Button Instruction --------------------------------------------- 4
1.2 Port Instruction ------------------------------------------------ 5
1.3 Power Supply Way ------------------------------------------- 6
1.4 Sony F970 Install and Power Kit -------------------------- 7
1.5 Mount Points --------------------------------------------------- 9
2. Menu Operation Instruction ------------------------------ 10
3. Menu Function Instruction -------------------------------- 12
4. Support Formats --------------------------------------------- 16
5. Technical Parameters --------------------------------------- 17
6. Trouble Shooting --------------------------------------------- 18

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1. Product Description
1.1 Button Instruction
①. Indicator Light: After connecting the power, the indicator light is
on (red). Long Press button to turn on the monitor, it
turns yellow. After the signal is connected, it turns green.
②. MENU: See details: 2.2 MENU Wheel Menu Operation in 2.
Menu Operation Instruction.
③. Light Sensor: The backlight mode under the icon is set
to Auto, and the brightness of the backlight can be adjusted
automatically by the light sensor.
④. F1 ~ F3: Custom function buttons

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1.2 Port Instruction
①.F970 Install and Power Kit
⑦.DC 12V Power Input
②.F970 Battery Plate
⑧.HDMI OUT
③.SDI OUT (Optional)
⑨.HDMI IN
④.SDI IN (Optional)
⑤.SD Card Slot
3DLUT upload via SD card and for
firmware upgrade
⑩.Power / Touch Function Button
Long press to turn on / off; short press to
turn on / off the screen touch function.
⑪.3.5mm Headphone Jack
⑥.DC OUT 8V Power Output
Connect the optional dummy battery
cable to power camera.

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1.3 Power Supply Way
(1) The rear cover of the monitor is equipped with a F970 battery
plate, which is applicable to F970 series of batteries.
Sony F970 battery plate for battery of Sony DV:
Sony F970 F960 F950 F930 F770 F750 F730 F570 F550 F530
QM91D QM91 QM90D QM90 QM71D QM71 QM70D QM70
QM51D QM51 FM71 FM70 series
Remark: Different specifications of the battery have different
capability. The working time for the monitor will be different.
Higher capability (working time) will be longer. Please take off
the battery from the monitor if you don’t use the monitor in a
long time.
(2) DC IN 12V: DC power input, polarity as the input power ,
Barrel (5.5mm outer, 2.1mm inner) at the bottom of the monitor, DC
7~24V Input.
(3) DC OUT 8V: DC power output interface, polarity as the output
power
Barrel output for powering your camera with a separately available
DC coupler via adaptor (NP-FW50 Sony & LP-E6
Canon&DMW-BLF19 Panasonic). More adapters coming soon.

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1.4 Sony F970 Install and Power Kit
A Sony F970 external install and power kit design is added to the back
of the monitor. The external kit can be used to install and install the
external equipment, like wireless transmitter, LED light, video converter
and others which can be powered by Sony F970 battery.
The kit has two cross grooves, you can adjust the position of the external
device by loosening 2 screws up and down / left or right, or install the kit
upside down. When you don't need the kit, you can loosen the screws and
remove the kit.
Note: Before disassembling the kit, make sure that the monitor is turned
off, and then remove the battery or power adapter.
(1) Just move the kit: Loosen 2 screws, and then adjust up / down / left / right.
(2) Remove the external device: After the plug-in device is installed on the kit, if
your plug-in device has a locking button, and it is more difficult to press it to
remove it by hand, then you can use our assisting tool to disassemble.

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(3) Steps to remove the kit:
①. Loosen the 2 screws.
②. Use both hands to move the kit up.
③. Move the round holes to the corresponding 2 screws.
(You can also install the kit upside down.)
④. Then gently lift the kit upwards and carefully disassemble the 2P power cord.
⑤. Then remove the 2 screws.
(4) Install back to the kit: first screw the 2 screws back to the screw hole used to
install the kit on the back of the monitor, install the 2P power cable to the cutout,
then align the round hole of the kit with the screw, and then push the kit to the
screw at the center of the kit cross, then tighten the screws.

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1.5 Mount Points
There are (3) ¼-20 thread points (bottom, right & left) can be easily
connected to the hot shoe mount, tripod fixed installation.
Tilt Arm Mounting
The monitor secures to your camera using the included Tilt Arm via
shoe mount or 1/4"-20 thread. The Tilt Arm enables 360°of tilt for
convenient monitoring at nearly any angle. A cold shoe on the Tilt
Arm lets you secure equipment (like a microphone, LED light, or
wireless receiver) that would otherwise be displaced from the
camera's accessory shoe.

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2. Menu Operation Instruction
After the monitor is properly connected to the power supply, the
indicator light is on (red). Long press button to turn on the
monitor, the indicator light turns yellow. After the signal is connected,
the indicator light turns green.
After startup, short press to select to turn the screen
touch function on or off.
2.1 Touch Screen Menu Operation (turn on the screen touch
function)
①．Double-click on the screen to open the main menu (show on the
left side of the screen) and click on the corresponding menu to
display the secondary menu. You can enter the corresponding
function option to select or set with the "<" or ">" key of the
option. Exit the menu and press key of the main menu or
click the touch screen.
②．When the menu is not displayed, swipe up from the bottom of the
screen to open the shortcut menu, and click on the
corresponding menu box to open or set the corresponding
function.
③．When the menu is not displayed, on the left side of the screen (1/2
split screen), you can directly adjust the brightness of the screen
backlight; on the right side of the screen (1/2 split screen), you
can directly adjust the volume.

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Figure:
2.2 MENU Wheel Menu Operation
①．When the menu is not displayed, directly rotate the wheel to
backlight or brightness adjustment. The wheel option can be set
to backlight or brightness in the menu .
②．Long press the MENU wheel to open the main menu (on the left
side of the screen). Rotate the wheel to select the secondary
function menu. After selecting it, press the wheel, then rotate the
wheel to select or set the option function.
③．Short press the MENU wheel to open the shortcut menu (below
the screen), rotate the wheel to select the shortcut menu option,
press the wheel to directly turn on/off the function, if you press
the parameter selection, repeat the above operation. The
shortcut menu will automatically exit after about 5 seconds
without operation.

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3. Menu Function Instruction
Focus Assist
OFF, ON
After the Focus Assist is turned on, the Focus Level (1～10)
and Focus Color (yellow, red, green, blue, white) can be
adjusted.
Zebra
OFF, ON
After the Zebra is turned on, the Zebra Value (1%～100%) can
be adjusted.
Monochrome
OFF, gray, red, green, blue
False Color
OFF, type 1, type2
Return
Back to the previous OSD menu
Nine Grid
OFF, ON
Safety Marker
OFF, 70%, 80%, 90%, 16:9, 16:10, 4:3, 5:4, 1.85:1,
2.35:1
Center Marker
OFF, ON
Marker Mat
OFF, 16:9, 16:10, 4:3, 1.85:1, 2.35:1
After the Marker Mat is turned on, the Marker Mat Alpha (0%,
25%, 50%, 75%) can be adjusted.
Marker Color
yellow, red, green, blue, white, black
Return
Back to the previous OSD menu

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Scan Mode
Under Scan, Over Scan
Video Aspect
auto, 16:9, 16:10, 4:3, 5:4, 1.85:1, 2.35:1, stretch,
user
Under the “user”, you can customize the Video Width (100%
~ 200%),Video Height (100% ~ 200%)
Anamorphic Mode
OFF, 1.25x, 1.33x, 1.5x, 2.0x, 2.0x mag
Auto Mirror
OFF, ON
After turning on, the image will automatically adjust upside
down.
Flip H
OFF, ON
Flip V
OFF, ON
Zoom Times
OFF, 100%～300%
Freeze
OFF, ON
Pixel to Pixel
OFF, ON
Return
Back to the previous OSD menu
All Waves
OFF, ON
Parada
OFF, RGB, YUV, Y
Vector
OFF, ON
RGB Histogram
OFF, ON
Histogram
OFF, ON
Audio Meter
OFF, ON
Return
Back to the previous OSD menu

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Lut Switch
OFF, ON
After the LUT Switch is turned on, you can use the Lut
(SLOG2, SLOG3, LOGC, VLOG).
Lut Out
OFF, ON (With SDI interface version)
Under the SDI signal, you can choose whether to loop out the
LUT after the LUT function is turned on, and the default is off.
Lut Import (SD)
After copying the 3D LUT file to the SD card and inserting it into
the SD card slot, you can click the “<” or “>” key in the Lut (SD)
option, or rotate the wheel to import the 3D LUT file.
HDR
OFF, HLG 2020, HLG 709, HLG P3
Colortemp
5600K, 6500K, 9300K, user
Under the “user”, the red,green, and blue values of the image
can be adjusted.
Backlight Mode
manual, auto
Under "Manual", the Backlight (1 ～100) can be adjusted
manually.
Under "Auto", the brightness is automatically adjusted by the
light sensor.
Brightness
0～100
Contrast
0～100
Saturation
0～100
Hue
0～100
Sharpness
0～100
Return
Back to the previous OSD menu

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Wheel
Backlight, Volume, Zoom Times
After selecting the wheel option, you can click the “<” or “>”
button in the wheel option, or rotate the wheel to select one of
the shortcut keys to set it to the rotary wheel adjustment (when
the menu is not displayed).
F1~F3
Input, All Waves, Nine Grid,Safety Marker, Center
Marker, Marker Mat, False Color, Lut Switch, Parade,
Vector, RGB Histogram, Histogram, Audio Meter,
Monochrome, Focus Assist, Zebra, Scan Mode, Video
Aspect, Anamorphic Mode, Auto Mirror, Flip H, Flip V,
Freeze, Pixel to Pixel, Mute, Lut Out
Language
中文, English, 日本語, Deutsch, Français, Italiano,
Español, 한국, Pусский
OSD Alpha
OFF, low, middle, high
OSD Time
5s, 10s, 15s, 20s, 25s, 30s, always
Volume
0～100
Mute
OFF, ON
Reset
After selecting the reset option, you can click the “<” or “>” key
in the reset option or rotate the wheel to restore the factory
settings.
Input
HDMI, SDI (With SDI interface version)
Firmware
Update
After copying the update file to the SD card and inserting it into
the SD card slot, you can click the “<” or “>” key in the firmware
update option or rotate the wheel to update.
Return
Back to the previous OSD menu

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Exit the menu
4. Support Formats
SDI Input
Support Format
(SDI version)
720p (60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98)
1080i (60/59.94/50)
1080p (60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98)
2048x1080i (60/59.94/50)
2048x1080p (60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98)
SDI Output
Support Format
(SDI version)
720p (60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98)
1080i (60/59.94/50)
1080p (60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98)
HDMI Input/
Output Support
Format
480i/480p/576i/576p
720p (60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98)
1080i (60/59.94/50)
1080p (60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98)
3840x2160p (30/29.97/25/24/23.98)
4096×2160p (30/29.97/25/24/23.98)

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5. Technical Parameters
Panel Size
7” touch screen
Resolution
1920 × 1200 pixels
Dot Pitch
0.07875 (H) x 0.07875 (W) (mm)
Aspect Ratio
16:10
Brightness
2200cd/m2(Light Sensor)
Contrast
1200:1
Viewing Angle
80°/80°(L/R) 80°/80°(U/D)
Backlight
LED
Input
SDI (Optional), HDMI
Output
SDI (Optional), HDMI
Audio
3.5mm Stereo Headphone
Power Input
DC IN 12V
Power Out
DC OUT 8V
Power Consumption
≦18W
Unit Size
190Lx126Hx27D (mm)
Unit Weight
450g
Mount Points
(3) ¼-20 thread points (left, right, bottom)
Working Temperature
-20℃～50℃
Storage Temperature
-30℃～60℃

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6. Trouble Shooting
6.1 Only black and white or monochrome picture:
①please check saturation, brightness & contrast adjustment.
②Please check "Monochrome" is in black, white or monochrome
image or other condition.
6.2 NO Image after put on the power
①Check if signal cable connecting is in good condition.
②Check signal cable connecting, and make sure to use the standard
adapter to connect the monitor. If power is supplied by battery,
please check if the battery is fully charged.
6.3 Earphone No sound
Please confirm whether the volume control is turned on, and adjust
the volume.
■If there are still other problems, please contact with our related
technologists.
★As we are improving product features and product performance,
so if there is any change on the specification without prior notice.