Sound Devices 744T User Manual And Technical Information page 9

Level Meter LEDs
9)
Four, 19-segment track level-meters in-
dicate level in dBFS. Metering ballistics
are selected in the setup menu.
Power Key
10)
Press and hold to power up the 744T.
Press and hold to power down.
Charge LED
11)
Indicates the charge status of the on-
board battery charger. LED fl ashes when
external power is connected and the re-
movable battery is charging; illuminates
solid when battery is fully charged.
Power LED
12)
Indicates the 744T is powered and avail-
able for operation. LED fl ashes when the
removable battery or external DC is in a
low-voltage state.
Record Key
13)
Press to record. The 744T is a record-
priority device; pressing this key starts
recording and discontinues all other
functions, except fi le operations. Press-
ing key during recording can set a cue
marker or start a new fi le, as selected in
the setup menu.
Stop/Pause Key
14)
Press and hold this key for 150 ms to
stop recording. In Record Pause mode
the STOP key will pause the recording,
pressing it twice will fi nalize the record-
ing. In playback mode, a single press
pauses playback (play-pause), allowing
audio scrubbing with the FF and REW
keys. Another press of the key enters
play-stop mode where the FF and REW
keys select fi les for playback from the
current directory. One more press of the
key exits playback mode. In the setup
menu the stop key is also used to exit
from any menu, returning to the main
display.
LCD Backlight Key
15)
Press to toggle LCD and keyboard
backlighting. Hold the key and turn the
Rotary Switch to adjust the brightness of
LEDs. In menu mode, functions as the
cancel key.
Fast-Forward Key
16)
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).
Play Key
17)
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.
Rewind Key
18)
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).
HDD (File Viewer) Key
19)
Press to enter the File Viewer. The
selected medium shown in white type
will be the destination when the but-
ton is pressed. Press-and-hold to toggle
between available media. If only one
media is present, press-and-hold is
disabled. Pressing simultaneously with
MENU opens the time code jam menu.
Headphone Output Peak LED
20)
Indicates overload of the headphone
amplifi er. When lit, the headphone cir-
cuit is overloading. Reduce headphone
level.
LIM LED
21)
Indicates that the microphone input
limiters are engaged. This LED does not
show input limiting activity
tor #27, Microphone Input Limiter
(see descrip-
LEDs).
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