Sound Devices 744T - Manual (Page 11)

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9) Level Meter LEDs
Four, 19-segment track level-meters in-
dicate level in dBFS. Metering ballistics
are selected in the setup menu.
10) Power Key
Press and hold to power up the 744T.
Press and hold to power down.
11) Charge LED
Indicates the charge status of the on-
board battery charger. LED flashes when
external power is connected and the re-
movable battery is charging; illuminates
solid when battery is fully charged.
12) Power LED
Indicates the 744T is powered and avail-
able for operation. LED flashes when the
removable battery or external DC is in a
low-voltage state.
13) Record Key
Press to record. The 744T is a record-
priority device; pressing this key starts
recording and discontinues all other
functions, except file operations. Press-
ing key during recording can set a cue
marker or start a new file, as selected in
the setup menu.
14) Stop/Pause Key
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 finalize 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 files 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.
15) LCD Backlight Key
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.
16) Fast-Forward Key
Performs fast-forward (FF) scrubbing
through the played file when pressed in
playback and play-pause mode. Play-
pause indicated by flashing A-time on
LCD. Fast forward rate increases the lon-
ger the key is held. In play-stop mode
(indicated by flashing filename on LCD)
selects the next file in the record folder
(either daily folder or main folder).
17) Play Key
Plays back the file displayed in the LCD.
If pressed immediately after recording is
stopped, the most recently recorded file
is played back.
18) Rewind Key
Performs reverse (REW) scrubbing
through the played file when pressed in
playback and play-pause mode. Play-
pause indicated by flashing A-time on
LCD. Reverse playback rate increases
the longer the key is held. In play-stop
mode (indicated by flashing filename
on LCD) selects the previous file in the
record folder (either daily folder or main
folder).
19) HDD (File Viewer) Key
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.
20) Headphone Output Peak LED
Indicates overload of the headphone
amplifier. When lit, the headphone cir-
cuit is overloading. Reduce headphone
level.
21) LIM LED
Indicates that the microphone input
limiters are engaged. This LED does not
show input limiting activity ( see descrip-
tor #27, Microphone Input Limiter LEDs ).