Panasonic 744T User Manual

744T High Resolution Digital Audio Recorder with Time Code User Guide and Technical Information rev. 1.04 Sound Devices, LLC 300 Wengel Drive • Reedsb

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Hardware Descriptions 91) Battery Level Indicator Shows voltage level of removable bat-tery or external power sources. External power overrides inte

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Hardware Descriptions 111) XLR Input 1/AES3 Input 1&2 Dual function input connection. Input type set with switch above. Active-bal-anced analog

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Hardware Descriptions 131) Security Slot Compatible with the Kensington Secu-rity Slot specifi cation. Useful for secur-ing the recorder to a fi xed o

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Input Setup and Control 15pressing the HDD key. If the inputs are in line level mode, phantom power will not activate from the shortcut keys and must

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Word Clock 17arrows are accelerated. The more you press or spin, the faster the delay setting will increment or decrement. Delay is not set until ente

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Input-to-Track Routing 19any combination of the four inputs can be routed to any of the four tracks Regardless of which tracks are assigned for recor

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Headphone Output 21Headphone Output The 744T headphone output is a fl exible tool for monitoring audio in the fi eld. The 744T allows the user to monito

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Metering 23Metering The 744T features a 76 LED (4 x 19) output meter. The DSP-controlled output meter provides a selec-tion of ballistics and lighting

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Sample and Bit Rate 25LED brightness is continuously adjustable from low to high brightness. Hold down the key and turn the Multi-Function Controlle

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Time Code 2700:00:00:00 at power-up. When switching to record run from another mode, the internal generator will stop at the last number generated. A

Introduction 1Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Quick Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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File Formats 29Audio File Formats The 744T records audio to industry-standard fi le formats—Windows Wave (WAV), Broadcast Wave (BWF, monaural and polyp

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Storage Medium 31AutoPlay The 744T can be set to play back all valid audio fi les in a directory. Files will play back in their order in the directory.

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Storage Medium 33require specifi c electronics knowledge, Sound Devices strongly recommends drive replacement be performed by a qualifi ed technician us

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File Management 35Take Numbers Take numbers are four-digit integers between 0001 and 9999, starting with the letter “T”. Take numbers increase by one

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File Management 37Automatic Flag Clearing The 744T can be set to clear the fl ag bit of copied fi les automatically. When enabled in the File: Copy Flag

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Powering 39CompactFlash media must be present in the 744T upon FireWire connection to be properly mounted by the host computer. CF media may not be “h

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Firmware 41Firmware Upgrades The 744T uses upgradable EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory) to hold the unit’s operating syste

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Setup Menu 43Parameter Factory Preset Film Preset Reporter Preset Music Preset Line Output Source Tr C/D Tr C/D Tr C/D Tr C/D Line Output Attenuation

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Setup Menu 45# Setup Name Setup Description Setup Parameters 11 Rec: Timer Stop Set a specific time/date to stop record-ing. May be used with or wi

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Setup Menu 47# Setup Name Setup Description Setup Parameters 42 Time Code: Frame Rate Sets the time code frame rate. All com-mon time code frame ra

Quick Start Guide 3Quick Start Guide The 744T is an extremely powerful and fl exible portable audio recorder. Before recording, familiarity with the pr

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Setup Menu 49# Setup Name Setup Description Setup Parameters 60 HP: Favorite Mode Selects the audio source monitored when the Multi-Function Contro

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Specifi cations 51Specifi cations System Sampling Frequency internal: 32, 44.1, 48, 48.048, 88.2, 96, 96.096, 176.4, 192 kHz external: 32–192 kHz via w

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Specifi cations 53Connector Pin Assignments Each connector type, electrical characteristics, and pin assignment is shown below. Connector Pin Assignmen

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Recording Time Calculation 55MP3 Compressed Record Time in Hours MP3 Data Rate (bit depth/sample rate), stereo track 64 kb/s (0.47 MB/min)96 kb/s (0.7

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Keyboard Shortcuts 57Menu Navigation Shortcuts To speed navigation the 744T has numerous navigation “shortcuts”. The following is a complete list.

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Warranty and Support 59Warranty and Technical Support Warranty Sound Devices, LLC warrants the 744T Portable Audio Recorder against defects in materia

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Quick Start Guide 51. Press and hold the key to select the volume for playback. The default playback directory is the present volume being recorde

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Hardware Descriptions 711) Charge LEDIndicates the status of the onboard battery charger. Flashes when exter-nal power is connected and battery is ch