Sound Devices 788T - Manual (Page 48)

Recording and Playback
The 788T is a record-priority device. With very few exceptions (disk formatting, and fi le transfers),
pressing the REC key at any point during operation will initiate recording.
The largest, most easily accessed control on the 788T is its REC key. The 788T will immediately
enter Record mode when the REC key is pressed. If the storage media selected is not ready to begin
recording a new fi le, the REC key will fl ash red and the LCD will display RECORD PENDING until the
recording has begun.
When recording, the REC key, adjacent red LED, and the LCD backlight will all illuminate red to in-
dicate that the unit is in record mode. The behavior of the LCD backlight can be adjusted with Setup
Menu option LCD: BACKLIGHT MODE.
Recording integrity is further enhanced through a process of periodic, automatic fi le directory and
header updates written to disk during recording. This ensures fi le integrity in the unlikely event of a
total loss of power.
If no tracks are armed to record, the 788T will not enter Record Mode. Make certain that at least one
record track is armed for recording.
While recording, the POWER, FAST FORWARD, REWIND, PLAY and TONE keys are disabled. See
Panel Lock to engage Panel Lock during recording. Stop recording by pressing and holding the STOP
key for at least 150 milliseconds. Although you can enter the Setup Menu during recording, menu
items that affect recording are lined out in the menu list.
During recording, subsequent presses of the REC key can perform one of three Setup-Menu-selected
actions:
• no action,
• new cue - cue markers are set within the fi le being written,
• new fi le - a new fi le is started with each press of the REC key, the take counter increases by one.
Pre-Record Buffer
To prevent missing record cues or up-cutting takes, the 788T has a pre-record (or pre-roll) buffer.
When active, pre-record begins recording at a set number of seconds preceding the REC key be-
ing pressed. When recording higher sampling rates (48048 +) pre-roll is limited to fi ve seconds and
below.
Record buffering is disabled when the time code mode is set to Record Run. In External Time Code
Auto Record and External Time Code Continuous Auto Record modes, the Pre-Record Buffer is only
active from the time the 788T receives a valid time code signal. This allows the 788T to capture audio
before the set Time Code Hold Off value is reached.
See Time Code Hold Off for additional information.
This prevents possible overlapping time code numbers between adjacent fi les.
Media Select
The 788T can record up to 12 tracks to all three available media (internal drive, CompactFlash, and
external hard drives) simultaneously at sampling rates of 48048 and below. Higher Sampling rates
are limited to eight tracks to two media only. When recording higher track counts and higher sam-
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