Pre-record buffer, Failure during recording, Record pause – Sound Devices 702T User Manual
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702T User Guide and Technical Information
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During recording, subsequent presses of the Record button can perform one of three setup-menu-
selected actions:
• no action,
• new cue - cue markers are set within the file being written,
• new file - a new file is started with each press of the record button, the take counter is increased
by one.
When removing the Compact Flash card after recording, always observe the amber CF activity LED. If
it is lit, wait until it goes out before removing the card. If you remove the CF while the LED is lit, the file
will be corrupted and there is a possibility of FAT corruption as well.
Pre-Record Buffer
To prevent missing record cues or up-cutting takes, the 702T has pre-record (or pre-roll) buffering
available. When active, pre-record begins recording at a set number of seconds PRECEDING the
record button being pressed. The amount of pre-record is sample-rate-dependent. At 48 kHz, ten sec-
onds of buffered audio is available. At a 96 kHz sampling rate five seconds is available. At very high
rates (192 kHz) two seconds of pre-record buffer is available.
Record buffering is disabled when the time code mode is set to Record Run, External Time Code
Auto Record, and External Time Code Continuous Auto Record.. This prevents possible overlapping
time code numbers between adjacent files.
Failure During Recording
In the event of a recording media failure the error will be indicated on the front panel and by a tone
in headphones. Possible causes of media failure include a full CompactFlash card or a card not ca-
pable of keeping up with the record data.
Front Panel Lockout
See
Panel Lock
on page 8 to engage panel lock to prevent changes while recording.
Record Pause
This allows a recording to be stopped then continued without creating a new take or file. Record
Pause is useful for live music recording, reporter interviews, or any other application that can benefit
by stopping and starting recording without generating a new file. To use the Record Pause Feature:
1. Access the Setup Menu option REC: Record Pause and select Enabled.
The Record Pause feature does not support time code. If the Record Pause Enabled setting is crossed out,
time code is active and must be turned off before Record Pause is available.