Arclight-MCP-Bot: Create PVM-9L3 from Sony operating instructions and sales brochure

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Create PVM-9L3 from Sony operating instructions and sales brochure

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{{CRT model
|brand=Sony
|model_code=PVM-9L3
|series=PVM
|crt_type=Professional monitor
|form_factor=Standard
|release_year=2003
|msrp=$1,400
|screen_size_in=9
|visible_diag=8
|aspect_ratio=4:3
|tvl=450
|height=21.8 cm
|width=21.7 cm
|depth=37.3 cm
|weight=8.0 kg
|tube_type=HR Trinitron
|mask_type=Aperture grille
|phosphor_type=P-22
|av_system=NTSC,PAL
|frequency=50Hz,60Hz
|power_avg=47
|power_max=58
|speaker_type=Mono
|speaker_watts=0.8W
}}
The '''Sony PVM-9L3''' is a 9-inch HR Trinitron professional video monitor introduced in 2003 as the entry point of Sony's PVM-L series, sharing its operating manual with the PVM-9L2, PVM-14L2 and PVM-20L2.<ref name="oi">Sony PVM-9L3/PVM-9L2/PVM-14L2/PVM-20L2 Operating Instructions, Sony Corporation. https://archive.org/details/sony-pvm-20-l-2-14-l-2-9-l-2-9-l-3-user-guide-manual-with-service-menu</ref> Sony's sales sheet gives a suggested list price of $1,400 and positions it for broadcast and production work in both field and studio.<ref name="brochure">Sony PVM-9L3 Professional Video Monitor sales brochure, Sony Electronics Inc., 2003. https://archive.org/details/pvm-9-l-3</ref>

The tube is an HR Trinitron with P-22 phosphors, 9 inches nominal with an 8-inch viewable diagonal, resolving 450 TV lines at screen centre — where the otherwise identical PVM-9L2 uses a plain Trinitron tube good for 250 lines.<ref name="oi" /><ref name="brochure" /> Colour temperature can be set to D65, D93 or a USER value adjustable from 5,000 K to 10,000 K.<ref name="oi" /> Frequency response is 50 Hz to 6 MHz (0 dB/−3 dB), with switchable aperture compensation of 2–6 dB that does not operate on RGB sources.<ref name="oi" /> Convergence error is 0.4 mm or less at centre and 0.5 mm or less at the periphery, linearity 4% or better on both axes, and raster size stability 1.0%.<ref name="oi" />

== Features ==

The monitor detects NTSC and PAL automatically and can display in either 4:3 or 16:9.<ref name="brochure" /> A digital comb filter improves luminance/chrominance separation to cut cross-colour interference and colour noise.<ref name="brochure" /> Normal scan is 6% overscan — slightly tighter than the 7% of the 14- and 20-inch models — and a 5% underscan mode, blue-only mode and H/V delay are provided for setup work.<ref name="oi" /><ref name="brochure" /> The on-screen menus can be displayed in seven languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese.<ref name="oi" />

Standard inputs cover composite and Y/C only; unlike the PVM-14L2 and PVM-20L2 there are no analog RGB/component BNCs. Instead a rear option slot takes a single Sony BKM-series board to add SDI, SDTI-CP, DV or analog component input, with two OPTION AUDIO INPUT phono jacks alongside for the added sources.<ref name="oi" /><ref name="brochure" /> Installing a fan-cooled BKM-150CP raises consumption from the standard 47 W to a maximum of 58 W.<ref name="oi" />

Field use is well provided for. In addition to the worldwide 100–240 V AC supply, the 9-inch models have a DC 12 V XLR input — rated 12 V DC, 4.2 A from a Listed Class 2 supply — and a rear battery attachment that accepts Sony BP-L60A/BP-L90A lithium-ion or BP-M50/BP-M100 nickel metal hydride packs.<ref name="oi" /> A carrying handle is fitted, an optional ENG kit was offered, and the monitor racks up with the optional MB-520 mounting bracket.<ref name="oi" /><ref name="brochure" /> An 8-pin modular parallel remote connector allows external control.<ref name="oi" />

== References ==
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{{CRT voltage range
|voltage_min=100
|voltage_max=240
}}
{{CRT input
|label=LINE A
|signal=Composite (CVBS)
|connector=BNC
|count=1
|audio=Mono
|audio_connector=RCA (connector)
|location=rear
|notes=1 Vp-p +3/−6 dB, negative sync. Audio is −5 dBu into 47 kilohms or higher. Loop-through with automatic 75-ohm termination.
}}
{{CRT input
|label=LINE A
|signal=S-Video (Y/C)
|connector=Mini-DIN-4
|count=1
|audio=Mono
|audio_shared_with=LINE A
|location=rear
|notes=Loop-through with automatic 75-ohm termination; shares the LINE A audio jack.
}}
{{CRT input
|label=LINE B
|signal=Composite (CVBS)
|connector=BNC
|count=1
|audio=Mono
|audio_connector=RCA (connector)
|location=rear
|notes=1 Vp-p +3/−6 dB, negative sync. Loop-through with automatic 75-ohm termination.
}}
{{CRT output
|label=LINE A VIDEO OUT
|output_type=Video
|signal=Composite (CVBS)
|connector=BNC
|count=1
|location=rear
|notes=Loop-through with automatic 75-ohm termination.
}}
{{CRT output
|label=LINE A Y/C OUT
|output_type=Video
|signal=S-Video (Y/C)
|connector=Mini-DIN-4
|count=1
|location=rear
|notes=Loop-through with automatic 75-ohm termination.
}}
{{CRT output
|label=LINE B VIDEO OUT
|output_type=Video
|signal=Composite (CVBS)
|connector=BNC
|count=1
|location=rear
|notes=Loop-through with automatic 75-ohm termination.
}}
{{CRT output
|label=LINE A AUDIO OUT
|output_type=Audio
|signal=Analog mono
|connector=RCA (connector)
|count=1
|location=rear
|notes=Loop-through of LINE A AUDIO IN.
}}
{{CRT output
|label=LINE B AUDIO OUT
|output_type=Audio
|signal=Analog mono
|connector=RCA (connector)
|count=1
|location=rear
|notes=Loop-through of LINE B AUDIO IN.
}}

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