Sound Devices 744T - Manual (Page 34)

744T User Guide and Technical Information
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signal. Changes to tone oscillator settings made while tone is latched on do not take affect until tone
is turned off.
To record tone at the head of a take, activate the tone signal then press the REC key. From the factory,
subsequent presses of the TONE key are locked out to prevent tone from being inadvertently record-
ed. Tone can be activated while recording by following these steps.
1. Enter the Setup Menu option FILE: MARKER MODE and set it to disabled.
2. Press the REC key to begin the recording.
3. To record tone, Press and hold down the REC key then press the TONE key. To latch tone, press and
hold the Tone key for 2 seconds, press again to release. Once tone is generated the REC key can be
released.
The tone oscillator can be activated anytime during recording by setting the TONE: RECORD LOCK
feature in the Setup Menu. Press the Tone key anytime to generate a tone signal. Please note that
when enabled, any slight press of the tone key will generate tone and override any program material
where tone has been routed to, including record tracks.
LCD Contrast & Backlight, LED Brightness
LCD contrast is setup menu controlled. From the factory the contrast is set to 50%, suitable for most
viewing conditions. Contrast can be increased or decreased.
The front panel key toggles the LCD and key backlight. Backlighting is suitable in low or no
ambient light situations.
LED brightness is continuously adjustable from low to high. Hold down the key, then turn the
Rotary Controller to change brightness levels. The brightness of all LED’s is adjusted. In stealth
mode (Setup Menu selected) the LEDs are toggled on and off with the LCD backlight key.
LCD Gain Display
By default, the 744T displays the set Bit Depth and Sampling Rate in the right-hand side of the Main
LCD Display. The gain level for inputs 1 and 2 temporarily override the Bit Depth and Sampling
Rate display while the input gain pots are in use. The LCD display can be set to always display gain
by selecting Gain Only in the Setup Menu option LCD: GAIN DISPLAY.
Record Indication
The position of the A-time numbers and time code numbers can be exchanged in the setup menu.
When BIG TIME CODE is selected in the menu the time code is displayed in the main numeric dis-
play. If time code is turned off A-time is shown as large numbers, even with BIG TIME CODE set.
To provide for additional visual indication that recording is in process the big numerals can be set to
reverse contrast or to flash during record. This is menu-selected.
reversed numbers indicating that recording is active