Sound Devices 552 - Manual (Page 47)

552 User Guide and Technical Information
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Function Key Sequence Action
Meter Zoom Press the Headphone Controller
Toggles Meter Zoom on and off. When on, the resolution of the Output Meter is
increased and ranges from 0 to 20 dB.
3 .5 mm HP Gain
(Talk Back Mode
Only)
+
Slide the Slate Mic/Tone Switch Slate position and turn the Headphone Control-
ler
Adjusts the 3.5 mm headphone level in Talk Back mode.
All Call (Talk
Back Mode
Only)
+
Press and hold the Battery Check button and slide the Slate Mic/Tone Switch to
the Tone position
Temporarily returns the Slate Mic to normal operation when in Talk Back mode.
Playback Folder
Navigation +
Hold the Battery Check button and push the Recorder Controller to the Rewind
and Fast Forward positions .
Loads the previous or next daily folder respectively for playback.
Playback to
Outputs +
Hold the Battery Check button and push the Recorder Controller to the Play
position
Sends Playback program to the Left and Right Outputs.
Mic / Line
+
Hold PFL and slide the Slate Mic/Tone Switch to the Slate position
Toggles between Mic and Line level for the select input.
Phantom Power
+
Hold PFL and slide the Slate Mic/Tone Switch to the Tone position
Toggles phantom power on and off for the select input.
Polarity Reverse
Channel 2 and 4 +
Hold PFL (Channels 2 and 4 only) and press the Battery Check button
Reverses the polarity of channel 2 and 4.
Input Mute
+
Press and hold the headphone controller then press the PFL
Toggles input muting for the select Input
RTN Level
+
Slide the RTN Switch to the RTN A or RTN B position and turn the Headphone
Controller
Adjusts the RTN level.
RTN Split Ear
Monitoring
+
Press and hold the Headphone Controller then Slide the RTN Switch to the RTN
A or RTN B position
When RTN A is selected, a summed RTN A signal is sent to the left headphone
output, and the Right Master Output is sent to the right headphone output. When RTN
B is selected, a summed RTN B signal is sent to the right headphone output, and the
Left Master Output is sent to the left headphone output.
RTN A/B Split
Ear Monitoring
+
Press and hold the Headphone Controller, slide the RTN Switch to the RTN A,
then RTN B positions
A summed RTN A signal is sent to the left headphone output and a summed RTN B
signal is sent to the right headphone output.
RTN Loopback
+
Press and hold the Battery Check button then Slide the RTN Switch to the RTN A
or RTN B position
Sends the select return signal directly to the Tape and Mono Mic outputs.
Left Output Tone
Identification
+
Hold the Slate Mic/Tone Switch in the Tone position and press the Battery Check
Button
Cycles the Left Output Tone Oscillator by 20 dB.
Next File Press the Recorder Controller
Announces next file number to be recorded.
Reset Take
Counter + +
Hold PFL 5, press the Stop and Battery Check buttons
Resets the take number to 001.
SD Card Format
(Erase)
+
+
Press Stop, Headphone Controller, and Battery Check buttons
Formats SD media. REC LED will flash then illuminate solid yellow, wait until light
goes out before performing any other action.
Save User Setup
to SD Card
+
Hold PFL 1 and press the Stop button
Saves User Settings to SD Media.
Load User Setup
from SD Card
+
Hold PFL 1 and press the Headphone Controller
Recalls User Settings from SD Media.