Sound Devices 664 User Manual And Technical Information
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- Page 1 Portable Production Mixer and Recorder User Guide and Technical Information firmware rev. 1.0 Sound Devices, LLC E7556 State Rd. 23 and 33 • Reedsburg, WI • USA +1 (608) 524-0625 • fax: +1 (608) 524-0655 Toll-Free: (800) 505-0625 www.sounddevices.com UDMA...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Metering ........13 Linking the 664 With Another 664 or 552 Mixer... - Page 4 LLC. SOUND DEVICES is not responsible for any use of this information. SOUND DEVICES, LLC shall not be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifi cations, repairs, or alterations to this product, or failure to strictly comply with SOUND DEVICES, LLC’s operating and installation instructions.
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Page 5: Front Panel Descriptions
HP monitor mono mix. Internal Timecode LED Multiple inputs can be solo’d simultaneously. When the 664 is powered down, the Internal Does not aff ect Master Output signal. Slide the Timecode LED will fl ash blue to indicate that switch left to activate, and again to deactivate. -
Page 6: Left Panel Connectors And Control
664 User Guide and Technical Information Headphone Encoder again to deactivate. For momentary action hold for one second or longer. Slide right to Meter and Input Sett ings ScreView: Turn to ad- activate the Tone Oscillator. Tone will latch just headphone gain. Push to select headphone if held for 2 seconds or longer;... -
Page 7: Right Panel Connectors And Controls
Accepts CompactFlash cards with the label-side Menu section OUTPUTS. Pin 1 = Ground, toward the rear of the 664. Compatible with pin 2 = Hot (+), pin 3 = Cold (-) fl oat pin 3 to Type I and Type II cards. High-speed UDMA unbalance. -
Page 8: Rear Panel Descriptions
Line-level input for return feed from on-set Provides word clock signal to synchronize communications sources. external digital audio devices to the 664. Screen Overview Main Screen The Main Screen displays important information at-a-glance. The Main Screen can be accessed quickly from any other screen by pressing the Meters butt on. -
Page 9: Rtn Screen
Time and date Input Setup and Control The 664 has six, full-featured audio inputs on XLR connectors (six additional inputs on TA3 connec- tors with the optional CL-6 Input Expander att ached). Each analog input has a wide gain range to accommodate nearly all signal types, from microphones to line-level sources. -
Page 10: Phantom Power
664 User Guide and Technical Information 1) ISO Track Status Displays the status of the Input’s dedicated Iso Track on the recorder. Each input is permanently routed to its Iso track. To select whether an input is routed pre- or post-fade, push the Select Encoder, turn it to make a selection, and push it again to confi... -
Page 11: Phantom Power
Input Fader set to unity gain (0 dB or 12 o’clock), make the appropri- ate adjustments using the Trim control. Once the coarse gain is set to the desired level, push the Trim control to hide it from the 664’s mixing surface. Trim level is adjustable from 22 to 72 dB of gain. -
Page 12: Input Fader
fi ltering. Many microphones have on-board high pass fi lters. Use the high-pass fi lters on the 664 in conjunction with the microphone’s fi lter to increase the fi lter’s slope. The fi lter can be removed from the circuit completely by rotating the high-pass fi lter control to the full counter-clockwise (detented) position. -
Page 13: High-Pass Filter
The 664 accepts AES3 (AES/EBU) balanced, AES42 (digital microphone) balanced, and AES3id unbal- anced digital signals on the Input 1 and Input 6 XLR connectors. The 664 auto-detects between AES3 and AES3id digital signals and adjust accordingly. Digital input gain is controlled from the front panel faders. -
Page 14: Limiters
Limiters prevent clipping by att enuating signals that surpass a set threshold. The amount of att enua- tion is defi ned by the “ratio” of the limiter and expressed as two numbers. All 664 limiters use a 20:1 compression ratio. This means that signal that exceeds the threshold by 20 dB will exit the limiting stage at only 1 dB above the threshold. -
Page 15: Metering
Peak + VU The 664 can simultaneously display VU and Peak level information. In this mode the perceived loud- ness (VU) is displayed as a standard bar, and the Peak signal as a single, independent segment above the VU. -
Page 16: Headphone Peak Led
Headphone gain during adjustment Headphone Encoder The 664 can drive headphones to dangerously high volumes. Turn down the headphone gain before selecting a headphone source to prevent accidental signal extremes. Headphone Source Selection To select the monitor source, push the Headphone Encoder while viewing the Main Screen to display the Monitor Source List. -
Page 17: Headphone Presets
664 User Guide and Technical Information Headphone Presets Six custom monitor sources are available. These headphone presets can be edited, named and saved. To edit a custom headphone preset, press the Headphone Encoder to access the Monitor Source List, highlight the desired preset, then slide the Slate/Tone Switch. This displays the Headphone Preset... -
Page 18: Pfl (Channel Solo Monitor)
Output Setup and Control The 664 features a host of analog and digital outputs to accommodate for complex, multi-camera set- ups. The 664 has 2 stereo output busses: The Master Bus (LR), and the Aux Bus (X1/X2). Master and Aux Outputs There are 4 pairs of balanced analog output connections for the Master Bus (XLR, TA3, and 2 Hirose 10-pin), and one pair of balanced analog output for the Aux Bus (TA3). -
Page 19: Hirose 10-Pin
Each Hirose 10-pin also includes an unbalanced stereo return input for headphone monitoring. The Sound Devices XL-10 Breakout Cable is an available accessory that provides easy access to the bal- anced outputs and stereo returns of the 10-pin Hirose connections. -
Page 20: Com Setup
COM Setup The 664 features an unbalanced stereo COM Send (TA3) and an unbalanced stereo COM RTN (TA3) for communications purposes. These special input and output channels can be used to privately com- municate with a boom operator or other member of the production crew. -
Page 21: Com Program Auto-Mute
By default, the Com Send program will mute when slate communication is engaged. This helps the boom operator hear the voice of the 664 operator. This behavior can be disabled so that the Com Send program is not muted when communication is engaged via the Setup Menu option COMMS/RETURNS >... -
Page 22: Digital Audio Recorder
Recording Tracks Each input of the 664 has a corresponding Iso Track and is permanently routed to it. Four additional record tracks are available which correspond to the stereo Master Bus (L,R) and the stereo Aux Busses... -
Page 23: Track-To-Media Routing
See CL-6 Input Expander Track-to-Media Routing The 664 supports simultaneous recording to CF and SD media. See Recording Media for details. By de- fault, all armed tracks are recorded to both cards as a polyphonic WAV fi le. Recording options are set independently for each memory card from the Setup Menu items RECORDER >... -
Page 24: Recording Media
By default the 664 recorder uses its own internal clock to generate its sampling rate. The BNC Word Clock input and Word Clock output on the rear of the 664 can be used to clock the 664 from an exter- nal word clock signal or to synchronize external audio devices to the 664’s word clock. -
Page 25: Time Code
All fi les generated by the 664 have time code numbers that begin on the 0 frame (or 02 in DF modes) and end on the 0 frame such that a fi le’s duration is always an integer number of seconds long. If necessary, pre-roll and post-roll is dynamically applied to accomplish this. -
Page 26: Timecode Modes
The frame rate of the time code generator is set with the Setup Menu option TIMECODE/SYNC > Frame Rate. When using an external time code mode, ensure that the 664’s frame rate is equal to (or cross-jam compatible) the external frame rate. -
Page 27: Jam Menu
External user bits Internal user bits To jam the 664’s internal timecode to external time code, push the Headphone Controller while the Jam Menu is displayed. To leave the Jam Menu without jamming to external timecode, press the Menu Butt on or the Meter Butt on. -
Page 28: Synchronization
The 664 records audio to the industry-standard Broadcast Wave fi le format. Additionally, the 664 can record to MP3 format. Recording WAV or MP3 is selectable per media, from the Setup Menu items RECORDER > Record to CF, and RECORDER > Record to SD. The 664 can write fi les to both cards simultaneously. -
Page 29: Folder Options
Folder Options All fi les generated by the 664 can be saved to the Root directory, a Project Folder, a Daily (Roll) Folder, or a Scene Folder (Files are saved to the Root directory by default). File organization is managed in the Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE >... -
Page 30: Metadata Fields
Sound Reports The 664 can generate sound reports as a comma separated values (CSV) fi le. CSV fi les can be opened and edited by any common spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel, OpenOffi ce Calc, Apple Numbers, Google Docs, and many more. -
Page 31: Take Management
• Notes • Length Generating Sound Reports A sound report can be generated for all the fi les in any folder on the 664. Sound reports are created from the File List. To generate a sound report: Press and hold the Menu Butt on and then press the Headphone Encoder to access the Take List. -
Page 32: Take Number
664 User Guide and Technical Information The top take in the Take List is displayed with orange text. This is a special entry that represents the next take to be recorded. Editing the metadata of this entry will aff ect all subsequent recordings. -
Page 33: Scene Name
Often, a particular phrase will be used in the notes fi eld of many diff erent takes. To save data entry time, the 664 provides the ability to save phrases that can be entered into the notes fi eld quickly. To... -
Page 34: Playback
Playback The 664 can play back any fi le it has recorded. To play back the last fi le recorded or loaded, push the Play Butt on. In the Take List or File List, pressing the Play butt on will initiate playback of the high- lighted take. -
Page 35: Mixer Linking
To Link the 664 to another 664 or 552 mixer: Connect the Link I/O of the 664 to the Link I/O of the other 664 or 552 mixer using a TA5F to TA5F cable (Sound Devices XL-TA55 optional accessory). This will send the stereo mix of each mixer directly to the stereo output bus of both mixers. -
Page 36: Linking To Other Mixers
Linking to Other Mixers The Link I/O function allows the 664 to be linked to a Sound Devices 302, 442, or MixPre mixer for ap- plications requiring higher input channel counts. When the 664 is linked with another Sound Devices mixer, all input channels will be present on the stereo Master Bus of the 664. -
Page 37: Powering
External Powering The 664 can be powered from any DC voltage from 10 to 18 VDC. Pin-4 of the locking, Hirose connec- tor is positive (+) and pin-1 is negative (–). The external DC supply is fully isolated (fl oating) from the rest of the mixer for easy and safe interconnection with other external audio gear. - Page 38 664 User Guide and Technical Information Output drive level - higher output drive levels into multiple, low-impedance inputs increases power consumption. 5. Headphone output circuit - high headphone output levels increase current draw. 6. LED and LCD Brightness - decrease LED and LCD brightness to extend batt ery runtime.
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Page 39: Setup Menu
664 User Guide and Technical Information Setup Menu The chart below shows the Setup Menu number, Function name, a description of the control, options available within that menu, and the factory default sett ing. Inputs Parameter Name Description Options Ch 1-2 Linking Links channels 1 and 2 with or without Mid/Side »... -
Page 40: Limiters
664 User Guide and Technical Information Parameter Name Description Options TA3-X2 Out Select the analog output level of the Aux 2 TA3 output. • Mic » Line • -10 Direct Out Levels Select the analog output level of the TA3 Direct •... -
Page 41: Comms/Returns
Select synchronization source for digital audio. » Internal • Word Clock Timecode Mode Sets the running mode for the internal timecode • Off generator and/or the method which the 664 receives • Rec Run SMPTE timecode.. » Free Run • 24h Run • Ext-TC •... -
Page 42: File Storage
Hold Off Sets the duration that a valid time code signal has to • 0.0-8.0 s (0.1 second increment) be recognized by the 664 before generating a new » 0.0 seconds take while in Ext TC-Auto Record and Ext TC/cont- Auto Record modes. -
Page 43: System
Options Max File Size Selects the file size when the 664 will close, then » 4GB start a new file. The 664 will not record a file • 2GB larger than the selected size. • 1GB The largest file permissible with the 664’s FAT32 •... -
Page 44: Quick Setup
• dd/mm/yy • yy/mm/dd Set Time/Date Displays a dialog where the 664 time and date can be set. When highlighter is orange, turn Headphone Encoder to highlight a field and press Headphone Encoder to edit. When highlighter is blue, turn Headphone Encoder to change the value, and press Headphone Encoder to accept the value. -
Page 45: Front Panel Button Shortcuts
664 User Guide and Technical Information Front Panel Button Shortcuts To speed navigation the 664 has numerous navigation “shortcuts”. For combinations, press and hold down the fi rst identifi ed key then press the next identifi ed key(s). Function Key Sequence... -
Page 46: Connector Pin Assignments
– signal R sleeve – signal ground (1) 5-Pin 1 – HP L Used to link the 664 to Sound Devices MixPre, MixPre-D, Mixer Link I/O 2 – HP R 302, 442, 552, or 664 Field Mixers. Mates with Sound 3 –... -
Page 47: Specifi Cations
XLR Line: Active-balanced for use with ≤2k ohm outputs RTN A,B,C (3.5 mm/10-pin): Unbalanced stereo for use with ≤2k ohm outputs Link I/O: Unbalanced stereo for linking to Sound Devices MixPre, 302, 442, 552, and 664. Input Impedance XLR Mic: 4k ohms... -
Page 48: Analog Outputs
664 User Guide and Technical Information Analog Outputs XLR Line: Transformer-balanced for use with ≥600 ohm inputs Output Type XLR -10: Transformer-balanced for use with ≥10k ohm inputs XLR Mic: Transformer-balanced for use with ≥600 ohm inputs 10-pin Hirose Line: Transformer-balanced for use with ≥600 ohm inputs 10-pin Hirose -10: Transformer-balanced for use with ≥10k ohm inputs... -
Page 49: Timecode And Sync
664 User Guide and Technical Information Timecode and Sync Modes Supported Off, Rec Run, Free Run, 24h Run, External Frame Rates 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97DF, 29.97ND, 30DF, 30ND Accuracy Ambient Generator, 0.2ppm (0.5 frames per 24 hours) accuracy. Holds TC clock for two... -
Page 50: Accessories
NP-type batt ery cup with 24-inch cable terminated in Hirose 4-pin lock- ing DC connector (HR10-7P-4P) at equipment end. XL-TA25 TA5F to 3.5 mm TRS, 12-inch, used to connect 664 TA5M Link I/O to the MixPre or 442 Tape Out/Mix Out 3.5 mm jack for mixer linking. XL-TA35 TA5F to TA3F, 12-inch, used to connect 664 TA5M Link I/O to 302 or 442 Tape Out/Mix Out TA3M connector for mixer linking. -
Page 51: Wave Agent
664 User Guide and Technical Information Wave Agent Wave Agent Beta is a WAV fi le librarian for Mac OS and Windows computers. Designed for Produc- tion Sound Mixers and Post Production Editors, Wave Agent provides a comprehensive and indis- pensable range of tools for preparing audio fi... -
Page 52: Declaration Of Conformity
664 User Guide and Technical Information Declaration of Conformity According to EN ISO/IEC 17050-1:2004 Manufacturer’s Name: Sound Devices, LLC Manufacturer’s Address: E7556 State Rd. 23 and 33 Reedsburg, WI 53959 Declares under sole responsibility that the product as delivered Product Name:... -
Page 53: Warranty And Technical Support
Sound Devices cannot guarantee that a given computer, software, or operating system confi guration can be used satisfactorily with 664 generated fi les based exclusively on the fact that it meets our minimum system requirements. Please check with your software editing application to make certain that it is compatible with... - Page 54 664 rev. 1.0 - Printed in U.S.A.
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