What the thread found

• A Y-cable from the 8-pin CineLive connector provides power to SmallHD monitors and can supply an LED tally indicator; this requires an additional cable from camera to top stage or a photosensor to receive the signal.
• Independent rig-agnostic tally systems such as Zalex are recommended by operators for reliability.
• Some SmallHD models like the DP7 include built-in tally; alternatively, an external LED mounted on the monitor frame can be driven via the monitor cable.
• For live television broadcasts, operators deploy two tally systems: one visible to the operator and a second positioned near the lens for talent or prompter visibility.
• A low-budget solution uses a simple photosensor powered by a 9 V battery to detect and repeat tally signals.

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