User's Guide

A20-MINI User Guide
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Power
The A20-MINI powers via 3x AAA Energizer Ultimate or one
Sony NP-BX1 Li-Ion battery.
Powering from AAA or Sony NP-BX1 Li-Ion
To power the A20-MINI using AAA batteries or Sony NP-BX1
Li-Ion:
1. Open the A20-MINI battery door.
2. Insert three AAA batteries or one Sony NP-BX1
Li-Ion into the battery compartment taking care to
place the batteries in the correct polar orientation.
3. Press and release the button to
power the A20-MINI on.
4. Close the A20-MINI battery door.
5. TopowertheA20-MINIo,pressandhold
the button for one second. The Power LED
ashesrapidlywhiletheA20-MINIpowerso.
ThePowerLEDisowhentheunitiso.
USB-C
USB-C can be used to charge Sony NP-BX1 batteries inserted
in the A20-MINI. Sony NP-BX1 battery charging only occurs if
the USB-C host port provides at least 1.5 A. The A20-MINI does
not charge AAA batteries.
To charge the Sony NP-BX1 from USB-C:
1. Open the battery door and insert a Sony
NP-BX1 into the battery compartment.
2. Connect a USB-C host providing at least
1.5 A to the A20-MINI USB-C port.
3. The Charge/Pair/Rec LED glows solid yellow
while the battery is charging. The Charge LED
turns solid green when charging is complete.
XL-PowerStation
The XL-PowerStation is an optional accessory for the A20-MINI.
An A20-MINI using a Sony NP-BX1 battery can be inserted into
a charging bay of the XL-PowerStation to charge the battery.
See XL-PowerStation for more details.
AutoPowerOnandOwithXL-PowerStation
TheA20-MINIautomaticallypowersowheninsertedintoa
charging bay of the XL-PowerStation. To save time from having
to manually power on the A20-MINI, use the Power On When
Removed from the XL-PowerStation feature. When on, removing
an A20-MINI from the XL-PowerStation immediately powers
thetransmitteron.Thisfeaturecanbeturnedonorointhe
SD-Remote application. See SD-Remote for more details.
Auto Power with Lav Mic Connection
The A20-MINI optionally auto-detects the lav mic connection
andpowersonandoaccordingly.WhenAutoPowerwithLav
Mic Connection is on, connecting a lavalier microphone to the
A20-MINI automatically powers the transmitter on. Removing
theLEMOconnectionautomaticallypowerstheA20-MINIo.
ThisfeaturecanbeturnedonorointheSD-Remoteapplica-
tion. See SD-Remote for more details.
ExpectedBatteryLife
The table below shows expected battery rundown times for
Sony NP-BX1 Li-Ion and three Energizer Ultimate AAA batter-
ies based on RF Power setting and whether the A20-MINI is
recording.
RF Power & Re-
cord
Sony NP-BX1 3x AAA
(EnergizerUltimate)
RFPowerO --:-- --:--
2 mW --:-- --:--
10 mW --:-- --:--
20 mW --:-- --:--
40 mW --:-- --:--
RFO,Recording --:-- --:--
2 mW, Recording --:-- --:--
10 mW, Recording --:-- --:--
20 mW, Recording --:-- --:--
40 mW, Recording --:-- --:--