Chapter 2: Panel And Lcd Descriptions; Front Panel Descriptions - Sound Devices 788T User Manual And Technical Information

788T/788T-SSD User Guide and Technical Information
Panel and LCD Descriptions
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Front Panel Descriptions

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Input Activity Ring LEDs
1)
The LEDs surrounding each Input gain
pot indicate the input's signal activity and
status.
See Metering and Display.
Input Gain Control
2)
By default, controls the analog and digital
input gain (input trim) of each channel
respectively. The Input gain control can
be changed in the Setup Menu to act as
FADER CONTROLS.
Can also be restricted to act as
INPUT ENABLES ONLY where gain
adjustments are made from the Input Set-
tings window.
Input Selector/Solo Switch
3)
Displays the Input Settings Screen for
the chosen Input. Setup Menu option
INPUT: PFL FUNCTION controls whether
or not the selected input will solo in the
headphones when the Input Settings Win-
dow is open. For momentary action, press
and hold the Input Selector in position for
one second or longer.
Control
MENU Key
4)
Accesses the 788T Setup Menu. When in
the Setup Menu use the MENU key to
move upward through the options and
parameters.
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MENU
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HDD
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See Fader Control.
See Input Setup and Control
See Input Setup and
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INPUT
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LCD Display
5)
Primary display. Press and hold the LCD
Backlight key and press the Rotary Switch
to turn the LCD backlight on or off. Press
and hold the LCD Backlight key and turn
the Rotary Switch to adjust LCD backlight
brightness. By default the LCD backlight
color will indicate the recorder's current
mode (confi gurable with Setup Menu op-
tion LCD: BACKLIGHT MODE). Red = Re-
cord, Green = Playback, White = Standby
TONE key
6)
Press to activate the tone oscillator. Press
and hold for two seconds or longer to
latch on (Press again to deactivate). Press
and hold, then press LCD Backlight key
to toggle L-Ident tone mode. Frequency,
tone level, and routing are controlled in
the Setup Menu. When in the Setup Menu
use the TONE key to enter Setup Menu
options and select parameters when the
check mark appears in the upper right
hand corner of the LCD.
Track Status LEDs
7)
A solid blue LED indicates that the re-
spective track is armed (will be recorded).
A fl ashing blue LED indicates that the
Track is enabled but there is no active
input routed to it (will not be recorded).
The LED is off when the track is disabled.
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PWR
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