Firewire File Transfer - Sound Devices 702T User Manual And Technical Information

Use either the Rotary Switch or the arrow soft-buttons, to navigate through fi le folders.
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Once a fi le is highlighted, press the
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When playback has fi nished, the fi lename will fl ash on the LCD display. Use the
button or rewind button to step through fi les in the folder, or press the
playback mode.

FireWire File Transfer

Sound Devices strongly recommends shutting down equipment before connecting to or from any
FireWire device with a connection that carries power (6-pin). Reports have come to our attention of
isolated problems when hot-plugging IEEE 1394 (FireWire) devices. (Hot-plugging refers to making
the connections when one or more of the devices—including the computer—is on.) When hot-plugging,
there are rare occurrences where either the FireWire device or the FireWire port on the host computer is
rendered permanently inoperable. From our experience, any FireWire connection which carries power is
susceptible to this type of damage.
When connected via FireWire (IEEE-1394a) to a Mac OS or Windows OS computer
for computer requirements), the CompactFlash card mounts onto a computer as "letter" accessible,
removable storage media. This effectively makes the 702T a card reader for CompactFlash cards.
Use the appropriate FireWire cable (6-pin to 4-pin or 6-pin to 6-pin) for interconnection. From the
computer fi les on the 702T CF card can be treated as if they are local fi les, including renaming fi les,
copying, deleting and playing directly through the 702T.
In general, it is good practice to transfer sound fi les from the 702T to a computer before any processing is
performed on the fi les.
To connect the 702T for FireWire transfer:
1. Stop all playback and recording, then shut down the recorder
2. Make certain the 702T battery is fully charged, or that the unit is connected to external DC.
3. Connect the 702T to the host computer with a FireWire cable.
4. Power the 702T.
5. Initiate connection to the computer by accessing the FIREWIRE: CONNECTION menu option in the
Setup Menu. Select COMPUTER/CONNECT or if this has already been selected simply hit STOP then the
HDD key to initiate a connection to the computer. The 702T will enter FireWire transfer, indicated by
FIREWIRE CONNECTION on the LCD display. All functions of the 702T are stopped while the 702T is
connected to a computer through FireWire.
6. Navigate to the attached drive from the computer and copy all needed sound fi les to local storage on
the computer.
To avoid possible corruption of data on the CompactFlash card, do not interrupt the connection process
and always properly dismount (eject) the drives from the operating system. On Mac OS platforms, drag
the drive icons to the trash. On Windows platforms, right-click the 702T volume and choose eject.
Dismount the 702T after fi le transfer by "ejecting" the volume from the computer. In Mac OS, drag
the disk icon from the desktop to the trash or hit -e. In Windows OS, highlight the disk icon, right-
click, and select "eject". It is best practice to "eject" the 702T volume from the computer to maintain
fi le integrity (see FireWire File
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