Speed Testing; Qualifi Ed Cf Cards; Storage Medium - External Firewire Drives - Sound Devices 788T-SSD User Manual And Technical Information

To reformat the CF media see Erase (Media Formatting) in the Drive Directory Options Menu.
format and use CompactFlash cards with capacities of 128 MB and greater.
Formatting the CF rebuilds the FAT (fi le allocation table) and erases all audio and data fi les present
on the card. While some PC and Mac utilities can recover fi les immediately after formatting a CF
card, consider that the fi les have been permanently erased. FAT32 volumes generated by the 788T
may not be compatible with some consumer electronic devices, including entry-level digital cameras.
After recording has stopped, it may take several seconds for the 788T to fi nish "housekeeping" on CF.
When preparing to remove the CF, always observe the CF activity LED. If it is lit yellow or red, wait
until it turns green before removing the card. If the CF is removed while the LED is yellow or red, there is
a possibility of fi le or FAT corruption.

Speed Testing

CF cards varied widely in their read and write throughput. Later generation "24x" and greater CF
cards can reliably read and write multi-track, high sample rate audio. We recommend the use of
UDMA x300 CF cards for 8+ track recording. The 788T includes a drive speed test to measure the
throughput speed of CF medium.
Qualifi ed CF Cards
Sound Devices does not specifi cally "qualify" CompactFlash cards for use in the recorder. From our
tests of numerous cards—including medium from Lexar Media, SanDisk, and Kingston Technolo-
gy—newer cards in capacities from 128 MB and above will successfully operate in the 788T. Some
older CF cards are known to have compatibility issues with the 788T. These cards cannot be format-
ted or addressed by the recorder.
The 788T supports the use of ultra fast UDMA Compact Flash cards ideal for recording multi-track,
high data rate digital audio. The unit will support up to 2 TB of data. Small capacity cards may not
format as FAT32 and may not be usable. Use the CF transfer speed test to verify that an installed card
can support the needed read/write speed.
Storage Medium – External FireWire Drives
The FireWire ports on the 788T can function in either "host" mode or "drive" mode.
to a Computer. In host mode, an attached FireWire storage volume such as a hard drive or DVD-RAM
can be used to record and play back audio fi les. Because the 788T can write to all available mediums
simultaneously, the ability to write to an external drive reduces the need for post-record copying of
sound fi les.
External hard
drive is attached
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