Setup Menu - Sound Devices 788T-SSD User Manual And Technical Information

788T/788T-SSD User Guide and Technical Information

Setup Menu

The Setup Menu controls a wide range of parameters for the 788T, including audio routing, record
settings, and time code options. The Setup Menu is a single, fl at architecture with no sub-menus,
making it easy to navigate. Each menu option controls a specifi c parameter with several selections.
The chart below shows the Setup Menu number, name, a description of the control, options available
within that menu, and the factory default setting where applicable.
# Setup Name
1 Quick Setup
2 FireWire/USB:
Connection
3 Rec: Sample Rate
4 Rec: Bit Depth
5 Rec: Sync Reference
6 Rec: File Type
7 Rec: Media Select
8 Rec: Scene Name/Number
9 Rec: Scene Increment Mode
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Description
Allows the user to quickly apply the
factory default menu setup and save/
retrieve user setups to and from the
INHDD or CF.
Activates FireWire/USB connection..
Sets the audio sampling frequency.
Sets the bit depth of the recordings.
Sets synchronization source. The
788T will sync to the chosen clock
source.
Selects the file format (type)
recorded.
Selects the storage media used for
recording. Media is selectable even
if it is not present. The 788T will only
record to 2 media when recording 9+
tracks.
User-defined, alpha-numeric file
scene names can be pre-set and
selected from a list. Scene name lists
can be saved to the internal drive.
Up to 9 alpha-numeric characters
can be entered for the scene name.
Scene name can also be left blank.
Selects which format the scene incre-
ments will use. To quickly increment a
scene name press and hold the Stop
key then press Fast Forward.
Options
• Load User from INHDD
- applies settings saved by user to INHDD
• Load User from CF
- applies settings saved by user to CF
• Save User to INHDD
- saves present state to file on internal drive
• Save User to CF
- saves present state to file on CF
• Load Factory Settings
- restores the factory default settings
• 32 kHz
• 44.1 kHz
• 47.952 kHz
• 47.952k F
• 48 kHz
• 48.048 kHz
• 48.048k F
• 88.2 kHz
• 96 kHz
• 96.096 kHz
• 96.096 F
• 24
• 16
• 16 no dither
• Internal
• Wordclock Input
• Video Sync Input
• Digital Input 1,2
• Digital Input 3,4
• Digital Input 5,6
• Digital Input 7,8
• .wav poly
• .wav mono
• INHDD Only • INHDD and CF
• CF Only • EXHDD and INHDD
• EXHDD Only • EXHDD and CF
• EXHDD and INHDD and CF
• <None>
• <Add New Entry>
• <Load List From INHDD>
• <Save List From INHDD>
• Disabled
• Character (A,B,C...)
• Numeric (1,2,3...)
Factory
Default
48 kHz
24
Internal
.wav poly
EXHDD and
INHDD and CF
None
Character