Playback; Using A Usb Keyboard - Sound Devices 664 User Manual And Technical Information

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664 User Guide and Technical Information

Select the Notes ﬁ eld and press the Headphone Encoder.

Select <Use Phrase> and press the Headphone Encoder to enter the Phrase List.

5. To use a phrase, select it in the list and press the Headphone Encoder. To create a new phrase,

slide the RTN Switch right. To edit a phrase, select it in the list and slide the Slate/Tone

Switch right. To delete a phrase, select it in the list and slide the Slate/Tone Switch left.

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.

When playback begins, the ﬁ le name will be displayed on the Main Screen with a green background.

The timecode and absolute time areas of the Main Screen will display the timecode and absolute time

of the ﬁ le being played back. Pushing the Stop butt on will pause playback, and pushing the Stop but-

ton when playback is paused will stop playback.

The media that ﬁ les will be played back from is highlighted with a green background on the Main

Screen and RTN Screen. To toggle the default playback card, press and hold the Headphone Encoder

then press the slide the Transport Control down (Play).

By default, playback will be routed to all outputs of the 664. To limit playback to headphone outputs

only, set Setup Menu option OUTPUTS > Playback to Outputs to Headphones Only.

WAV ﬁ les recorded on the 664 will play back to tracks as they were recorded. MP3 ﬁ les recorded on the 664

will always play back to the L and R tracks.

To aid in navigation and data entry, a standard USB keyboard can be connected to the 664. To use a

USB keyboard, connect the male USB A plug of the keyboard into the supplied USB A female adapter,

then connect the keyboard to the left panel USB B jack on the 664 with the supplied USB cable. Change

the Setup Menu option SYSTEM > USB Port to Keyboard.

Keyboards with an embedded USB hub are not compatible. Some keyboards must be disconnected when pow-

ering the 664 up and only connected after the 664 has booted.

v. 1.0 Features and specifications are subject to change. Visit www.sounddevices.com for the latest documentation.

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