Download 744T User Guide and Technical Documentation

Introduction
Table of Contents
Quick Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Powering the Unit
Menu Navigation Basics
Connecting Audio Sources
Routing Inputs to Tracks
Recording Parameter Setup
Time Code Setup
Recording
Playback
FireWire File Transfer
Front Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Panel Lock
LCD Display Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Left Panel Connectors and Controls . . . . . . . . . . 11
Right Panel Connectors and Controls . . . . . . . . . 12
Back Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Input Setup and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Input Source Selection
Analog Inputs 1 and 2
Analog Inputs 3 & 4
Signal Presence and Peak Indicator
Digital Inputs – AES3
Digital Inputs – AES3id (S/PDIF)
Input Delay
Input-to-Track Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Outputs – Analog and Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Master Output Bus
Output Bus 2
Headphone Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Choosing Headphone Sources
Setting Headphone Source Options
Multi-Function Controller (Encoder) Behavior
Headphone Favorite Selection
Headphone Playback Mode
Warning Tones
Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Output Meter
Meter Ballistics
Peak LEDs
Tone Oscillator
LCD Contrast & Backlight, LED Brightness
Sample Rate and Bit Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sample Rates
Bit Depths
Word Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Clock Master
Clock Slave
C. Link – Multi-Unit Linking
Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Frame Rate
Time Code Modes
Jam Menu
User Bits
NTSC Standard Def Video Production
Audio File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
WAV / BWF
MP3 – MPEG Layer 3
Recording and Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Recording
Playback
AutoPlay
Storage Medium – Internal Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Formatting
Drive Repair
Drive Type
Drive Failure
Drive Replacement
Storage Medium – Compact Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
When to Use CF
Formatting
Testing
Drive Repair
Qualified CF Cards
File Naming / Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Scene Name/Number
File Management and Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
File Finder Navigation
File Directory Screen
Setting/Clearing Flag Bits
Automatic Flag Clearing
Folders
File Time and Date
File Size Maximum
File Copying – Between Internal Drives
File Transfer – FireWire
Powering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery
External Powering and Battery Charging
Time Code Clock Battery
Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Version Information
Upgrade Process
Setup Menu Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Built-In Presets
User Setups
Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Power Consumption Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recording Time Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Uncompressed Recording Time in Track-Hours
MP3 Compressed Record Time in Hours
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Menu Navigation Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Warranty and Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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