Sound Devices 788T User Manual And Technical Information page 9

Level Meter LEDs
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Eight, 13-segment track level-meters
indicate level in dBFS. Metering bal-
listics and peak hold times are selected
in the Setup Menu. Tracks C, D, E, F can
be used to view Tracks G, H, X1, X2.
Metering and Display.
INPUT Key
9)
Press to access the Track Setup Menu,
from which the user can arm/disarm
record tracks and view meter activity for
all 12 tracks. Press and hold the STOP
key then press the Input key to access
the Input: Track Routing Setup Menu.
Cycle through factory and custom rout-
ings by pressing the Input key while
holding the STOP key. See
Routing
Power Key
10)
To power up the unit, press and hold the
Power (PWR) Key for about one second.
To power the unit down, press and hold
the Power Key for about one second.
Power/Charge LED
11)
Indicates the 788T is powered and avail-
able for operation. Indicates the charge
status of the onboard battery charger.
Headphone Output Peak LED
12)
Indicates overload of the headphone
amplifi er. When lit, the headphone cir-
cuit is overloading. Reduce headphone
level.
HDD Key
13)
Press to enter the Take List and Drive
Directory. From the Take List, view and
edit metadata across all storage medi-
ums. From the Drive Directory navigate
between storage media, folders, and
fi les. View folder and fi le properties and
select fi les for playback.
The media that is selected for playback
is shown on the left hand side of the
main screen. Press and hold the HDD
key to toggle between available media.
If only one media is present, media
toggle is disabled. When in the Setup
Menu use the HDD key to move down
through the options and parameters.
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See
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Input-to-Track
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788T User Guide and Technical Information
Rewind Key
Performs reverse (REW) scrubbing
through the played fi le when pressed in
playback and play-pause mode. Play-
pause indicated by fl ashing A-time on
LCD. Reverse playback rate increases
the longer the key is held. In play-stop
mode (indicated by fl ashing fi lename
on LCD) selects the previous fi le in the
record folder (either daily folder or main
folder).
Play Key
Plays back the fi le displayed in the LCD.
If pressed immediately after recording is
stopped, the most recently recorded fi le
is played back.
Fast-Forward Key
Performs fast-forward (FF) scrubbing
through the played fi le when pressed in
playback and play-pause mode. Play-
pause indicated by fl ashing A-time on
LCD. Fast forward rate increases the lon-
ger the key is held. In play-stop mode
(indicated by fl ashing fi lename on LCD)
selects the next fi le in the record folder
(either daily folder or main folder).
LCD Backlight Key
Press to toggle between Level Meter
LEDs to View 1 (Tracks C - F) and View
2 (Tracks G, H, X1, X2). Press and hold
then Press the Multifunction Rotary
Switch to toggle the LCD and Front
Panel soft key backlighting. Hold the
LCD Backlight key and turn the Multi-
Function Rotary Switch to adjust the
brightness of LEDs. In the Setup Menu
the LCD Backlight key functions as the
cancel and exit key.
Media Activity LEDs
Indicates storage media activity. IN (in-
ternal hard drive), CF (CompactFlash),
EX (external FireWire device). The LED
illuminates green when the storage
media is ready, illuminates yellow when
the storage media is writing/reading
and while connected to a computer, and
illuminates red when the storage media
has encountered an error, if the drive
has less than one minute of recording
time left, or when running the Drive
Repair utility.
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