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Rotary Switch Behavior

From the Factory, pressing in on the Rotary Switch will automatically recall the headphone monitor
source defi ned in the Setup Menu option HP: FAVORITE MODE. It can also be set to quickly toggle
through the available storage media from which the recorder will playback from, or it can be dis-
abled.

Disabled: pressing the Rotary Switch has no effect.
Selects Favorite Mode: recalls the headphone source selected in HP: FAVORITE MODE.
Playback Drive Select: selects which of the available storage media to playback from.

Headphone Favorite Selection

If Selects Favorite Mode is selected from the choices above, pressing the Rotary Switch selects the
monitor source defi ned in the Setup Menu option HP: FAVORITE MODE. This feature is helpful to
quickly return to a selected headphone monitoring source while recording or playing. Pressing in on
the Rotary Switch again will return the headphone monitor to the last routing selected.

Headphone Playback Mode

A single headphone source can be set to automatically activate during playback. All headphone
monitor combinations are available in the Setup Menu option HP: PLAYBACK MODE. No Change can
also be selected, which makes no change to the headphone selection during playback.

Headphone Warning Tones

The 788T generates audible beeps, or warning “bells”, in the headphone monitor when an error has
occurred. The specifi c error will be reported on the LCD. The output level of the warning bell can be
adjusted from Off or -60 to -12 dBFS in the Setup Menu option HP: WARNING BELL LEVEL.

Recording Start and Stop Bells

If enabled in the Setup Menu option HP: RECORD/STOP BELL, the start of recording can be indicated
audibly by a single, 440 Hz tone sent solely to headphones. When recording is stopped, two 220 Hz
tones will be sent to the headphones.

Low Battery Warning

Warning tones are sent to the headphones when either the attached battery or external power supply
voltage reaches their low warning levels (6.9 V for the attached Li-ion, 10.5 V or user-selectable in the
Setup Menu option POWER: EXT LOW BATT VOLT). The Low Battery Warning is three short 880 Hz
tones that are sent every 20 seconds.

When warning bells are turned Off, no tones are sent to headphones, including the Low Battery
Warning.

Headphone Power Up Gain

The 788T’s headphone level is adjustable from Off, -40 dB to 26 dB in 2 dB increments. The Setup
Menu option HP: POWER UP GAIN sets the headphone level control upon start up to: Off, the Last
Gain setting used, or at Midpoint Gain (0 dB).

CL-9 Headphone Monitoring

The CL-9 allows has a fl exible headphone monitoring system. From the CL-9 the user can monitor
the 788T headphone program, communication sends and returns, and quickly solo inputs, outputs,
and tracks.

See CL-9 Linear Fader Controller section for more details. .

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