Sound Devices 788T - Manual (Page 49)

pling rates, Sound Devices recommends using hard drives, solid state drives, and high speed UDMA
CompactFlash cards.
Media must be selected in the Setup Menu option REC: MEDIA SELECT in order for material to be
written to it. Tracks can be individually routed to CompactFlash, Internal drive, and External media.
See Track-to-Media Routing.
Failure During Recording
In the event of a storage media failure, the specifi c error will be indicated on the LCD and warning
bells in the headphone monitor. Possible causes of media failure include, a hard drive in severe mo-
tion which results in recording errors, a CompactFlash card fi lling up while recording, or an external
DVD-RAM that can’t keep up with the chosen data rate, track count, or fi le type. If more than one
drive is selected for recording, the remaining drives will continue recording without failure. If a me-
dia continues to be displayed as slow after the warning prompt has been cleared, press the Stop key
to clear the Slow status.
Record Timer
The 788T is equipped with a record start and stop timer. This allows a user to record a take
at a specifi c time from an unattended recorder. Set the start time in the Setup Menu op-
tion REC: TIMER START then set the record stop time in the Setup Menu option REC: TIMER STOP.
The 788T will boot up and start recording when the timer start time elapses.
Track Arming
The 788T only records tracks that are armed. Armed tracks are tracks that are both record enabled
and have active inputs routed to them. Track Enabling is controlled in the Track Setup Menu. To en-
able a track for recording perform the following steps.
1. Enter the Track Setup Menu by pressing the INPUT key.
2. Navigate through the Tracks using the Rotary Switch. The Track with the box around it is the
selected track. This is Track L in the above image.
3. A solid * (asterisks) in front of a given track indicates that the track is armed. Flashing * (as-
terisks) indicate that the track is enabled for recording but an active input is not routed to it,
and the track will not be recorded. Enable/Disable select tracks by pressing in on the Rotary
Switch. The above image indicates that Tracks L, R, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are enabled for
recording. Tracks X1 and X2 may have inputs routed to them, but are not enabled and will
not be recorded.
4. Exit the Track Setup Menu by pressing the INPUT key.
When recording higher track counts or higher sampling rates, Sound Devices recommends using solid
state drives, hard drives, and high speed UDMA CompactFlash cards.
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