Sound Devices 788T - Manual (Page 149)

The Com Send Source shares Input 8’s signal path. This allows for fl exible routing of the Com send source
for all communication systems. However, this does mean that whenever a communication system is active
the Input 8 routing destinations receive the Com Send signal.
To use an external microphone as a Com Send Source follow these steps.
1. Enter the Setup Menu option COMMS: SEND SOURCE.
2. Select the External (Input 8) option. A Notice appears reminding the user that the Slate and
Comms use input 8’s signal path. Press the check mark to continue.
3. Connect a microphone to the 788T’s Input 8 TA3 connector. Line-level and Digital sources can
also be used as the Com Send Source.
4. Slide the Input 8 Selector Switch to the right to enter the Input 8 Sett ings Window.
5. Setup the input type and phantom power required for the att ached microphone. The Input-
to-Track routing for Input 8 is unavailable when set to External in the COMMS: SEND SOURCE.
6. Set the trim level using the CL-9’s input 8 Rotary Encoder while in Trim Mode. Each Slate,
COM1, and COM2 system has it’s own level control for making fi ne adjustments to the send
level.
7. See Slate and COMs for additional setup details regarding activation, level, and routing.
Slate
The Slate can be routed to any Track, Output, or Headphone monitor in the Setup Menu option
COMMS: ROUTING
. When the Slate is activated, the Com Send Source overrides the program feed of
the selected destinations. At Factory default, the Slate is routed to all tracks, outputs, and headphone
monitors.
To route the Slate to select destinations follow these steps.
1. With a CL-9 connected, enter the Setup Menu option COMMS: ROUTING.
2. Using the CL-9 Select Encoder (or 788T Rotary Switch), scroll through the available destina-
tions. The lower case lett ers represent headphone montiors, the numbers represent outputs,
and the capitalized lett ers represent tracks. The Com Send Source must be routed to one or
both of the headphone monitors in order to hear it when the Slate is active.
Lower-case letters
represent Headphone
Monitors Upper-case
letters represent
Tracks Numbers
represent
Outputs
3. Press in on the CL-9 Select Encoder to toggle the routing status of a selected destination. The
Slate is routed to all of the highlighted options.
To activate the Slate, press and release the Shift button, the Shift LED fl ashes blue, then slide the Slate
(RTN2) switch to the right. The COM2/RTN2 LED fl ashes blue when the Slate is active. When the
Slate is active it overrides the signal being sent to the Slate routing destinations as defi ned in Setup
Menu option COMMS: ROUTING.
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