Sound Devices 970 - Manual (Page 7)

970 User Guide
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Introduction
The Sound Devices 970 is rack-mountable, 64 track audio recorder. The 970 records up to 64 chan-
nels of monophonic or polyphonic, 24-bit WAV files from any of its 144 audio inputs. Connections
include 64 channels of Ethernet-based Dante, 64 channels of optical and coaxial MADI, eight chan-
nels of line-level analog, and eight channels of AES digital. Any input can be assigned to any track.
The recorder also supports 32-track recording at 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz.
Files are recorded simultaneously on (up to) 4 separate storage devices via two front panel PIX-
CADDY slots and two rear panel eSATAp connections. The PIX-CADDY slots can accept PIX-CAD-
DY 2 (For 2.5” SSD’s or spinning hard drives) or PIX-CADDY CF (For CompactFlash media) devices.
This redundancy in local, removable storage devices, coupled with standard, Ethernet-based file
transfer features further reduces steps in the production workflow. Gigabit Ethernet network ports
enable remote access to recorded files and the ability to transfer them quickly into a post-production
environment.
Full-featured precision timecode and sync reference I/O using Ambient Lockit core technology is
provided to allow tight synchronization with external equipment in complex multi-machine configu-
rations. The 970 supports various external control options: RS422, GPIO, Timecode triggering, and an
embedded web server for network-based remote control. Network Grouping functionality enables
linked recording and playback of multiple 970 units connected to a standard Ethernet network.
This User Guide details installation and operation of the 970 and corresponds to 970 firmware ver-
sion 2.10. User Guide revisions are released at the same time as firmware updates and available
online:
http://www.sounddevices.com/products/970/downloads/
Manual Conventions
Several formatting features have been included to make navigating the guide easier.
• Physical buttons on the 970 are represented with capitalized titles (Record button, MENU But-
ton, etc). All physical button names are detailed in the Panel Descriptions section.
• Button combinations are represented with the plus (+) symbol. For example: “Press LCD Button
+ AUDIO Button” means to first hold down the LCD Button, then press the AUDIO Button, and
finally release both buttons.
• Setup Menu items are indicated with this text: [Menu Category - Parameter], where the menu
category is one of the items in the list displayed when the MENU Button is pushed, and the
parameter is an item in the list displayed when that category is selected (by pushing in on the
Control knob).
• Blue italicized text references sections of the user guide containing contextually relevant informa-
tion. When viewing this document on a computer, this text can be clicked to jump to the named
section.