Front Panel Descriptions - Sound Devices 788T User Manual And Technical Information

788T User Guide and Technical Information

Front Panel Descriptions

All 788T settings can be accessed and monitored through the front panel LCD and navigation keys.
This allows the unit to be placed in a production bag along with fi eld mixers and wireless transmit-
ters and receivers.
Input Activity Ring LEDs
1)
The LEDs surrounding the Input gain
pots indicate the input activity for each
input, respectively. The LEDs illuminate
in various colors and intensities to repre-
sent the state of each input.
See Metering and Display.
Input Gain Control
2)
By default, controls the analog and digi-
tal input gain (input trim) of each chan-
nel respectively. The Input gain control
can be changed in the Setup Menu to act
as fader controls.
Input Gain Pots can be switched to the
Off position to deactivate the input.
Deactivated inputs are muted and un-
routed from any designated track. This
ultimately extends battery life.
Setup and Control
Input Selector/Solo Switch
3)
Selects odd numbered inputs when
pushed left and even numbered inputs
when pushed right. Selecting an input
using the Input Selector/Solo Switch
will display the respective Input Settings
Window. If enabled in the Setup Menu,
the Input Selector Switch will also PFL
(pre fade listen) the input in the head-
phone monitor. To exit the Input Settings
Window, press the Input Selector Switch
again or select another Input. For mo-
mentary action, press and hold the Input
Selector in position for one second or
longer.
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See Fader Control.
See Input Setup and Control
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MENU
HDD
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MENU Key
4)
Accesses the 788T Setup Menu. When
in the Setup Menu use the MENU key
to move up through the options and
parameters.
LCD Display
5)
Primary display of 788T status. The
LCD is backlit by pressing and holding
the LCD backlight key and pressing the
Multifunction Rotary Switch. When the
backlight is active the backlight color
can be set to indicate the recorder's
current mode. Red = Recording Mode,
Green = Playback Mode, White =
Standby Mode
TONE key
6)
Press once to activate the tone oscillator,
See Input
press again to deactivate, for momentary
action press and hold for one second or
longer. Frequency, tone level, and rout-
ing 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 Arm LEDs
7)
A solid blue LED indicates that the
respective track is armed and ready to
record. Armed tracks are both record
enabled in the Track Setup Window and
have at least one active input routed
to it. The LED will extinguish if the
respective track is disabled or has no
active inputs routed to it. If the LED is
illuminated the respective track will be
recorded.
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788T
INPUT PWR
ARM ARM
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REC
IN CF EX
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