Routing Using The; Track Arming; Track Enabling Using The; Track Status Indication - Sound Devices 788T User Manual And Technical Information

3. Use the Multi-Function Rotary Switch to navigate through the Track Routings. If a number is displayed
the corresponding input is assigned to the given track.
4. Press in on the Multi-Function Rotary Switch to toggle the routing of an input to a track.
Routing Using the CL-8
From the CL-8 the user can quickly make input to track routing changes to the Left, Right, Aux 1,
and Aux 2 Tracks. See CL-8 Controller section for more details.
Routing Using the CL-9
From the CL-9 the user can quickly route any Input to any Track.
tion for more details.

Track Arming

The 788T only records tracks that are armed. Armed tracks are tracks that are both record enabled
and have active inputs routed to them. Track Enabling is controlled in the Track Setup Menu. To en-
able a track for recording perform the following steps.
1. Enter the Track Setup Menu by pressing the INPUT
2. Navigate through the Tracks using the Multi-Function Rotary Switch. The Track with the box around it
is the selected track. This is Track L in the above image.
asterisks
3. A solid * (
indicate that the track is enabled for recording but an active input is not routed to it, and the track will
not be recorded. Enable/Disable select tracks by pressing in on the Multi-Function Rotary Switch. The
above image indicates that Tracks L, R, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are enabled for recording. Tracks X1
and X2 may have inputs routed to them, but are not enabled and will not be recorded.
4. Exit the Track Setup Menu by pressing the INPUT key.
When recording higher track counts or higher sampling rates, Sound Devices recommends using solid
state drives, hard drives, and high speed UDMA CompactFlash cards.
Track Enabling Using the CL-9
From the CL-9 the user can quickly enable any Track for recording.
section for more details.

Track Status Indication

Track status is indicated by the blue Track LEDs located on the 788T front panel and by the asterisks
in the Track Setup Window. The LED and asterisks are solid when a track is ready to record (Armed).
The LED and asterisks fl ash to indicate that the track is record enabled but no active input is routed
to it and therefore will not record. The Track LED remains off and the asterisks disappears when the
Track is disabled.
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) in front of a given track indicates that the track is armed. Flashing * (
See CL-9 Linear Fader Controller sec-
key.
See CL-9 Linear Fader Controller
asterisks
)
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