Sound Devices 744T Quick Start Manual page 7

Turn the headphone level control full counter
clockwise.
Connect your headphones. (Don't connect to the
TAPE OUT jack!)
Adjust your mic level(s) with GAIN control(s) 1 & 2
for proper recording levels, watching the green,
yellow, & red level LEDs. (If the knobs aren't stick-
ing out, press them in until they click.)
Now bring up the headphone level until comfort-
able.
Now press the Record button.
You're recording! the name at the top of the dis-
play (i.e.: T1.WAV) is the name of the file being
recorded to. each time you record, a new file will
be created. Also, if you press RECORD again
while recording, the file you're recording to will be
closed, and a new file (with a new name) will be-
gin. No audio is lost.
To stop recording, press the STOP button.
To change the way Scenes & Takes are num-
bered, use menu items 7 and 8.
If you need 48 V phantom power, use menu
items 18 and 19.
(Note: the 744T will not provide T power for older
Sennheiser mics.)
Enabling phantom power will illuminate the 48V
lights on the front panel.
If you're having trouble with low frequency rumble,
use menu items 21 to 24.
Enabling Low Cut will illuminate the
Low Cut lights on the front panel.
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