7″ Daylight Viewable Field MonitorF970 Install and Power Kit
User Manual
Product OverviewThank 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 supports 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 a Sony F970 battery. The monitor is equipped with a battery plate; you can use the poweradapter supply or use the external battery for power supply.
To ensure the best use of the unit, please read the user’s manual carefullyCAUTION
- Please avoid the heavy impact and drop onto the ground when moving the product.
- The screen of this product is made of glass. Keep away from injury if the screen is broken.
- Keep the product away from the heat source, and avoid prolonged exposures to the sun as the LCD screen will be damaged.
- Please do NOT use chemical solutions to clean this product. Please wipe the monitor with a clean soft cloth to maintain thebrightness of the surface.
- No adjustable components are in the monitor. Please do not take apart or repair the unit by yourself, to avoid damage to the product.
Features
- Touch screen menu operation
- Support HDR monitoring
- Support 3D LUT Log to REC.709 and user 3D LUT upload
- 1920×1200 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
Product Description
1.1 Button Instruction
①. Indicator Light: After connecting the power, the indicator light is on (red). Long press 
/ TOUCH 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
1.2 Port Instruction
| ①. F970 Install and Pow | ⑦. DC 12V Power Input |
| ②. F970 Battery Plate | ⑧. HDMI OUT |
| ③. SDI OUT (Optional) | ⑨. HDMI IN |
| ④. SDI IN (Optional) | ⑩. Power / Touch Function Button Long press to turn on / off; short press to turn on / off the screen touch function. |
| ⑤. SD Card Slot 3DLUT upload via SD card and for firmware upgrade | ⑪.3.5mm Headphone Jack |
| ⑥. DC OUT 8V Power Output Connect the optional dummy battery cable to power the camera. |
1.3 Power Supply Way(1) The rear cover of the monitor is equipped with an F970 battery plate, which is applicable to the F970 series of batteries.Sony F970 battery plate for a 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 capabilities. 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 an adaptor (NP-FW50 Sony & LP-E6 Canon&DMW-BLF19 Panasonic). More adapters coming soon.
1.4 Sony F970 Install and Power KitA 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 a 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.
(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.
1.5 Mount PointsThere are (3) ¼-20 thread points (bottom, right & left) that can be easily connected to the hot shoe mount, tripod fixe installation.
Tilt Arm MountingThe 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.
After the monitor is properly connected to the power supply, the indicator light is on (red). Long press button to turn on themonitor, 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 (shown 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 
the 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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2.2 MENU Wheel Menu Operation①．When the menu is not displayed, directly rotate the wheel to backlight or brightness adjustment. The wheel option can be setto 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. Theshortcut menu will automatically exit after about 5 seconds without operation.
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Focus Assist |
OFF, ONAfter 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 |
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Return |
Back to the previous OSD menu |
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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, 2.35:1After 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 |
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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, userUnder 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, ONAfter 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 |
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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 |
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Return |
Back to the previous OSD menu |
| Lut Switch | OFF, ONAfter 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, userUnder the “user”, the red, green, and blue values of the image can be adjusted. |
| Backlight Mode | manual, autoUnder “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 |
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Return |
Back to the previous OSD menu |
| Wheel | Backlight, Volume, Zoom TimesAfter 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 | English, |
| 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. |
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Return |
Back to the previous OSD menu |
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Exit the menu |
Support Formats
| SDI InputSupport 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) |
| SDI Output Support Format (SDI version) | 2048x1080p (60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98)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/576p720p (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) |
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℃ |
Trouble Shooting
6.1 Only black and white or monochrome picture:① please check saturation, brightness & contrast adjustment.② Please check “Monochrome” is in the black, white or monochrome image or other condition.6.2 NO Image after put on the power① Check if the signal cable connecting is in good condition.② Check signal cable connecting, and make sure to use the standard adapter to connect the monitor. If power is supplied by a battery, please check if the battery is fully charged.6.3 Earphone No soundPlease confirm whether the volume control is turned on, and adjust the volume.■ If there are still other problems, please contact our related technologists.★ As we are improving product features and product performance, so if there is any change on the specification without prior notice.
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