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970 User Guide and Technical Information

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Network Grouping 

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Grouped Settings   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 27
Pushing Settings to Group  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 27

Group Auto-Configuration   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 28
Grouped Transport   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 28

External Control 

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RS422   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 29
Web Interface - PIXNET   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 29
Triggering Recording from External Timecode  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 34

GPIO (General Purpose Input / Output)   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 35
USB Keyboard   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 36

Storage and File Management 

37

Storage  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 37

File Management   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 38

Metadata 

42

Setup Management and Firmware Upgrades 

45

Saving and Loading Setup Files  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 45
Custom Default Settings and Setup Menu Option Visibil-
ity    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 45

Factory Restore   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 47
Firmware Upgrades    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 47

Setup Menu Options 

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File Storage   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 48
Audio   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 49
Timecode/Sync  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 50
Remote Control  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 51

Network   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 51
System    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 52
Quick Setup   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 53

Button Shortcuts 

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Connector Pin Assignments 

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Specifications 

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Audio Recording  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 58
Analog Audio   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 58
Digital Audio   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 58
File Storage   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 58
Timecode and Sync   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 59

Control   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 59
Keyboard   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 59
Power   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 59
Physical  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 59

Declaration of Conformity 

60

Software License  

61

Warranty and Technical Support  

62

Содержание 970

Страница 1: ...uction Audio Recorder User Guide and Technical Information Firmware rev 2 02 E7556 State Rd 23 and 33 Reedsburg WI USA 1 608 524 0625 Toll Free 800 505 0625 fax 1 608 524 0655 www sounddevices com support sounddevices com ...

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Страница 3: ...ces 13 Input Gain Control 13 Input Delay Control 14 Audio Outputs 15 Analog Audio Outputs 15 Digital Audio Outputs 15 Headphone Output 15 Ethernet 16 Recording 17 Sound Devices File Format 17 File Splitting 17 False Take 17 Track Arming 18 File Format Polyphonic or Monophonic 18 Sample Rate 18 Bit Depth 19 Pre Roll 19 Playback 20 Cue Markers 20 Playback Mode 21 Play List 21 Synchronization and Tim...

Страница 4: ...torage and File Management 37 Storage 37 File Management 38 Metadata 42 Setup Management and Firmware Upgrades 45 Saving and Loading Setup Files 45 Custom Default Settings and Setup Menu Option Visibil ity 45 Factory Restore 47 Firmware Upgrades 47 Setup Menu Options 48 File Storage 48 Audio 49 Timecode Sync 50 Remote Control 51 Network 51 System 52 Quick Setup 53 Button Shortcuts 54 Connector Pin...

Страница 5: ... SPECIAL DAMAGES CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PRODUCTS THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR THE PARTIES RELATIONSHIP INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES RESULTING FROM OR RELATED TO THE DELETION OR OTHER LOSS OF AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDINGS OR DATA REDUCED OR DIMINISHED AUDIO OR VIDEO QUALITY OR OTHER SIMILAR AUDIO OR VIDEO DEFECT...

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Страница 7: ...igu 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 02 User Gu...

Страница 8: ...iew audio input levels and Edit audio track names When pressed from any other view displays the Main View 3 LCD Button When pressed from the Main View switches between banks of audio tracks When pressed from any other view dis plays the Main View Hold for 2 seconds to toggle LCD on off 4 Handle This handle is designed to provide a grip ping point for tilting down the LCD 5 LCD Display 5 inch displ...

Страница 9: ...ts the overall volume of the head phones NOTE the headphone output is capable of ear damaging levels Take care when adjusting among signal sources 14 Headphone Output 1 4 TRS stereo headphone connector Can drive headphones from 8 to 100 ohms to very high headphone levels 15 USB Keyboard Input USB A female connector to connect a USB keyboard Keyboards can be used to navi gate control and enter meta...

Страница 10: ...nalog Audio Input XLR 2 channels of balanced line level analog audio inputs Same signal as DB 25 Ana log Audio outputs channels 1 and 2 11 Analog Audio Output XLR 2 channels of balanced line level analog audio outputs 12 Ethernet RJ 45 Attaches to 1G or 100M Ethernet net works Provides Dante connectivity See Dante Audio Inputs page 12 Network Grouping See Network Grouping page 27 web access for re...

Страница 11: ...ing Firewire 800 to 400 cable 2 eSATAp High speed data transfer over 5V eSATAp Requires a 5V powered eSATAp port 3 USB 3 0 High speed data transfer over USB 3 0 backward compatible with USB 2 0 4 2 5 Drive Slot Connector for approved 2 5 inch SATA II and SATA III drives Sound Devices maintains a list of tested and approved SSD s or hard drives Visit www soundde vices com approved for an up to date...

Страница 12: ...port status White Stopped Red Record Green Play Pause Blue Rew Fast Forward Shuttle Headphone Source Track Arm Status Track Name Input Meter Drive Statuses Sync Source Sample Rate Timecode Frame Rate Timecode Value File Name Transport Status Absolute Time Input View When viewing the Main View press the AUDIO Button to display the Input View This view short ens the audio input meters and displays I...

Страница 13: ...e LCD press again to turn on Press LCD Button Control Knob to display the LCD Control Panel The LCD Control Panel pro vides adjustments to the LCD backlight and button backlight The parameter with the orange slider bar is the selected parameter To toggle through the parameters press the Control Knob To adjust the setting turn the Control Knob Press LCD again to exit the LCD Control Panel Menu Pres...

Страница 14: ...for the entire take Scroll to individual track files and press Play to play the indi vidual track Editing Take Details on an individual track will still affect all track files in the take 4 Mono Take Collapsed Mono WAV file takes are collapsed by default so that each take is represented by a single item in the File List followed by the number of tracks in brackets Press Control Knob to expand the ...

Страница 15: ...e sample rate Take Details Screen From the File List highlight a file and press the Control Knob to view the Take Details Screen To view Multi file Take details highlight the menu item with file extension then press and hold the Control Knob Take Details include Start TC Start Timecode value Duration Duration of the recording in minutes and seconds Created Time and date the file was cre ated File ...

Страница 16: ... Screen Delete Deletes the take or file Confirmation dialog See Deleting a File page 39 Notes Scene Take Track Names and Circled Edit iXML bEXT metadata of audio takes See Metadata page 42 Add to Play List Adds the take to the Play List See Play List page 21 Remove from Play List Removes the take from the Play List See Play List page 21 Empty Play List Empties the entire Play List See Play List pa...

Страница 17: ...onnector Pin Assignments page 56 Channels 1 and 2 of this connector are summed with channels 1 and 2 XLR Analog Audio Inputs respectively Digital Inputs The 970 accepts digital audio from AES3 MADI and Dante sources The sample rate is determined by the Audio Sample Rate when Timecode Sync Sync Ref is set to Internal Otherwise the sample rate is determined by the selected synchronization reference ...

Страница 18: ...channel from the 970 or from the Dante Controller application Available from Audinate s website http www audinate com running on a computer at tached to the network See Choosing Audio Sources page 13 To route Dante channels with the Dante Controller application 1 Open the Dante Controller application 2 Select the Routing tab This table displays Dante devices with available outputs Dante Transmitte...

Страница 19: ...to open the Audio Source options window Select the general type of input to be used from Off Line In AES In MADI In or Dante and press the Control Knob again to open up all options for that input type 6 Press the Control Knob to make a selection and exit the Audio Input Source options window Dante sources must be connected in order to select them as audio input sources For quick general audio sour...

Страница 20: ...ble from 0 to 400 mS To adjust the delay of an audio track 1 Press the AUDIO Button to access the Main View If the Delay column is not visible press the AUDIO Button again to reveal it Input View 2 Rotate the Control Knob to select the desired track 3 Press the Control Knob to focus the highlighter on the selected track s parameters The high lighter will become orange and focus on a single column ...

Страница 21: ...onfiguration MADI Audio Output Both the SC Optical and BNC MADI outputs provide 64 channels of digital audio At factory default the source of the MADI Audio Outputs 1 64 is tracks 1 to 64 respectively Any of the available 64 Tracks can be sent to the MADI Output MADI Output routing is set in Audio MADI Output Headphone Output The 970 is capable of driving headphones to extremely high sound pressur...

Страница 22: ... If a DHCP server is available the 970 will automatically use it if Network Auto IP Settings is set to On Alternatively the IP address can be configured manually When Setup Menu option Network Atuo IP Settings is set to Off Setup Menu options Network IP Address Network Subnet Mask and Network Gateway are enabled When these settings are improper ly set the 970 may be unreachable in the network or m...

Страница 23: ...O and Timecode External control of RS 422 GPIO and Timecode is configured in Remote Control See External Control page 29 Sound Devices File Format During recording the 970 writes to a temporary file format Files are written with the extension SDA When recording is stopped the file is finalized to a standard Broadcast Wave format WAV extension The Sound Devices file format allows for reliable recov...

Страница 24: ...et to 88 2kHz or 96kHz the source for tracks 33 to 64 cannot be set to anything other than Off When Audio Sample Rate is set to a sample rate other than 88 2kHz or 96kHz the track sources for tracks 33 to 64 will remain Off They must be manually set to new sources File Format Polyphonic or Monophonic Poly Wave File Format writes a single file to each target drive per take All armed audio tracks ar...

Страница 25: ...ecorded at a 48 kHz sampling rate at a TC rate of 29 97 ND Fostex DV40 When using files recorded in the 48 048kF mode in with a DV40 with early software set the DV40 timecode frame rate to 29 97ND Timecode stamps will properly match the original timecode start times 47 952k and 47 952kF Both 47 952 and 47 952kF settings use a record sampling rate of 47 952 kHz 0 1 lower than 48 kHz The 47 952kF mo...

Страница 26: ...to external sources or to internal sampling rates The sample rate that the file was originally recorded at and that is stamped in the file s header will be ignored by 970 during playback and the 970 will play the file at the current sample rate as determined by Setup Menu option Timecode Sync Sync Ref Fast Forward and Rewind Hold down the Fast Forward or Rewind button during playback to scrub forw...

Страница 27: ... pauses at the beginning of the next file This process is repeated until all files in the File List have been played or Stop is pressed Play All Loop Playback continues with the next file in the File List This process is repeated until all files in the File List have been played at which point playback begins at the beginning of the File List Play List Playback continues with the next file in the ...

Страница 28: ...back Add to Play List will add the file to the end of the Play List Remove from Play List will remove the file from the Play List and decrease the position of all files above in the Play List Empty Play List will clear the Play List completely note that this function affects the entire Play List Files in a Play List are indicated with a number in the File List ...

Страница 29: ...the connected source there can never be any drift between the source and the 970 See Sync Reference page 23 Drift problems in a workflow can arise when more than one recording device is used on a shoot as each device is driven off of its own internal master clock Since internal master clock speed will always vary from device to device and vary based on temperature and time each device used will ru...

Страница 30: ...using the 970 s Timecode Generator can be more beneficial than using the Timecode Reader to achieve good heads and tails sync between all recordings Internal Ambient Lockit Timecode Generator The 970 includes an internal Ambient ACL 203 Lockit which can be used as a timecode source for cameras or audio recorders The Lockit is an ultra high accuracy sync timecode generator with 0 2 ppm frame per 24...

Страница 31: ...tput when the 970 is in Stopped mode This allows rec run functionality when Rec Run mode is not suit able e g Multi camera shoots External Timecode Mode Reader mode The 970 s internal timecode generator follows an external timecode signal appearing at the BNC Timecode Input If the external timecode is removed the internal generator continues to run to preserve continuous timecode External Timecode...

Страница 32: ...itry Shutdown By default the 970 operates from the Primary power source When the Primary power source is removed or its voltage drops below 9V the 970 switches to the Secondary power source without interruption if available When operating from the Secondary power source if the Primary power source voltage rises above 10 5V the 970 switches to the Primary power source without interruption PowerSafe...

Страница 33: ...tion It is recommended that timecode be distributed individually to each unit in a group rather than daisy chained through units in a group Allow all units in a group to auto configure before proceeding with grouped operations See the following section for details See Group Auto Configuration page 28 Some settings are not linked even when units are in the same group See Grouped Settings page 27 Gr...

Страница 34: ...e is selected for playback all units in the group will play the file of that same name if it exists If no file of that name exists grouped units will play the most recently played or recorded file Adding and removing cue markers jumping to cue markers and looped playback is not supported in grouped units These features can be effectively used in a grouped unit setup However manual setup on each un...

Страница 35: ... Yes Yes SHUTTLE Yes Yes Yes T BAR Yes n a n a REC and Play TIMECODE Yes Yes Yes GOTO LOCATE to TIMECODE Yes Yes n a VAR n a n a Yes PREV n a Yes Yes NEXT n a Yes Yes IN ENTRY n a Yes Yes OUT ENTRY n a Yes Yes IN ENTRY TRIM n a Yes Yes OUT ENTRY TRIM n a Yes Yes IN ENTRY GOTO n a Yes Yes OUT ENTRY GOTO Yes Yes Yes IN OUT ENTRY DELETE Yes Yes Yes IN OUT ENTRY RECALL Yes Yes Yes To access Fast Forwa...

Страница 36: ...one of the rear panel Ethernet connectors 2 The 970 must have a unique name when controlling multiple 970 units via PIXNET Verify that the 970 has a unique name in Network This 970 s Name 3 The 970 can automatically find a unique IP Address when Network Auto IP Settings is set to On This is the recommended method for set ting up IP connections on the 970 If needed the IP settings can be manually e...

Страница 37: ...rate browser tab 3 Unit Name Lists all units connected to the network Click on a Name to open the Unit Page for a particular unit 4 IP Address Displays the IP Address for all units cur rently on the network 5 Take Details When unit is in Video Mode Displays the resolution and frame rate that the unit is configured to record When unit is in Audio Mode Displays WAV Poly or WAV Mono 6 Video Input Det...

Страница 38: ...ns as Stop Button 6 Unit Name and IP Address Displays the name and IP Address of the current unit 7 Fast Forward Acts as Fast Forward button When se lected the clip advances at 2x speeds 8 Next Jumps to the next file 9 Record Functions as Record Button 10 Group Displays current Group setting quickly change designated group or remove from group using the drop down menu 11 File Format Displays curre...

Страница 39: ...he Clips Menu select a drive The currently selected drive contents are displayed Reel File name and location creation date and file size are all displayed Click on the Play icon next a file name to playback the file File Storage Menu File Storage Menu settings are displayed and can be edited directly from the web browser In this menu the Ethernet File Transfer option can be remotely activated This...

Страница 40: ...ute any track to any output TC Menu Timecode Sync Menu settings are displayed and can be edited directly from the web browser Remote Menu The Remote Menu provides quick access via the web browser to the 970 Remote Control menu op tions Menu settings are displayed and can be edited directly from the web browser Network Menu The Network Menu provides quick access via the web browser to the 970 Netwo...

Страница 41: ...e value See Timecode Modes page 24 Triggering from external timecode will not cause the 970 to automatically stamp exter nal timecode to recorded files The timecode stamped to files is determined by the setting Timecode Sync Timecode Mode GPIO General Purpose Input Output The 10 pin Phoenix connector provides six GPIO logic points These can be used as simple closure inputs and to drive LEDs or rel...

Страница 42: ...ENU button Ctrl R Functions the same as the REC button Ctrl S Functions the same as the Stop button Space Bar Functions the same as the Play button Arrow Keys Up Down function the same as Control Knob turn Left Right function as Escape and Enter keys respectively in Setup Menu Left Right function the same as Rewind and Fast Forward keys during playback Return Enter Functions the same as pressing t...

Страница 43: ...ails eSATA Drives 3 and 4 are eSATAp connections on the Rear panel These connections can be used to power an external drive via 5V eSATAp or they can be used with powered external enclosures using an eSATA non powered cable It is important to use an approved drive and external enclosure to en sure proper performance An up to date list of supported storage devices can be found online http www sound...

Страница 44: ...nsfer or Switch to Network upon Full from the Setup Menu option File Storage Drive Record Network Mode Read Only Drives in this mode will not be written to during recording Any compatible files on the drive will still be available for playback and the drive can still be formatted Record Drives in this mode will be written to for recording This is the default mode Ethernet File Transfer Drives in t...

Страница 45: ...l Knob to highlight and select OK Deleting a file removes it from the current drive only If the same take was written to other drives the file will remain on those drives unless manually deleted Transferring Files USB Firewire Thunderbolt Files on 970 formatted storage volumes can be copied to a computer by removing the storage device from the 970 and connecting it to a computer Storage devices fo...

Страница 46: ...ia the network The IP address to use for network access to the 970 is shown on the Main View and in Setup Menu Network IP Address The user name and password are configured from Setup Menu op tion Network Authentication Mac OSX From the Finder select Go Connect to Server Enter the 970 address as smb IP Address then click Connect Enter the user name and password Windows Click the Start button or pre...

Страница 47: ...event of unintend ed drive removal or power loss during recording these files can be recovered by the 970 recorder itself or with the FileSafe software utility Upon powering up the 970 will search all connected drives for sda files and convert them to wav format The FileSafe utility currently available for Windows OS can be used to recover sda files in the ab sence of a 970 recorder Download the F...

Страница 48: ...bEXT M Automatic U File Storage Take or via editing next take metadata 4 4 Notes iXML bEXT U via take metadata editing 4 4 Circle Take iXML U via take metadata editing 4 4 File UID iXML M Unique File Identifier 4 File Sample Rate iXML FMT U Audio Sample Rate 4 4 Digitizer Sample Rate iXML U Actual sample rate of AD converter 4 Bit Depth iXML FMT U Audio Bit Depth 4 4 Channels iXML FMT U Total amou...

Страница 49: ... is changed Scene Shot The Scene Shot field consists of an alpha numeric value Use this field to indicate a descriptive name for the current scene or shot To quickly increment the Scene Shot value press Stop Fast Forward from the Main View How the Scene Shot value increments depends on the current setting of File Storage Scene Increment Mode Numeric Default If the current Scene Shot value does not...

Страница 50: ...b 4 Rotate the Control Knob to select the desired field for editing 5 Press the Control Knob and use the on screen keyboard or attached USB keyboard to enter text 6 When finished Select OK on the on screen keyboard or press Enter on an attached USB key board Changes made to the currently recording take and to previously recorded takes will be written immediately The special list item Next Take rep...

Страница 51: ...k s parameters The high lighter will become orange and focus on a single column in the track 4 Rotate the Control Knob to highlight the Track Name column 5 Press the Control Knob to open the Track Name editor Use the displayed on screen key board or an external USB keyboard if attached to enter a new track name 6 Use the Control Knob to select OK or press Enter on the attached USB keyboard to save...

Страница 52: ... can be stored on a computer and copied back to the root of a 970 drive to be loaded on the 970 Custom Default Settings and Setup Menu Option Visibility The Setup Menu option Quick Setup Load Factory Settings loads a setup that is saved internally to the 970 when it leaves the factory It is possible to alter this factory setup so that the Setup Menu option Quick Setup Load Factory Settings will lo...

Страница 53: ...etup Menu press the spacebar on the keyboard while the item is highlighted Checked items will be displayed in the Setup Menu and un checked items will not be displayed Crossed out items will be hidden 7 Settings changed at this point will become the default settings 8 When finished press Esc or F1 on the keyboard This will show the Settings Customization Menu again Select any of the save options K...

Страница 54: ...These updates are easy to apply 1 Download the new prg file from the Sound Devices website 2 Copy this file to an approved drive and connect to the 970 3 Ensure that the power source for the 970 is reliable Power loss during a firmware upgrade process can produce unexpected results 4 From the System menu in the Setup Menu select Update Software The 970 will search for the prg file and give the opt...

Страница 55: ...files When the limit is reached the 970 will create a new wav file labeled sequentially with an alpha character and continue recording 2 GB 4 GB 3 File Name Format The format for file names as they are written to the drive Drive Reel Clip Reel Clip CamID Reel Clip Reel Scene Take Scene Take 4 File Name Prefix Text to be placed before all other charac ters in each file name 970 Name is set in Netwo...

Страница 56: ...of linking are maintained Off On 7 MADI Input Select MADI input source optical or BNC Auto Detect will detect which source is connected and automatically choose that port When there is signal on both sources the Optical source is used Auto Detect BNC Optical 8 HP Source Choose the source for Headphone output and the 2 channel meters on the Main View Odd Even channel pairs 1 2 to 63 64 All tracks s...

Страница 57: ... 1 8 AES In 1 8 9 16 AES In 1 8 17 24 AES In 1 8 25 32 AES In 1 8 33 40 AES In 1 8 41 48 AES In 1 8 49 56 AES In 1 8 57 64 AES In 1 8 17 32 MADI In 17 32 33 48 MADI In 33 48 49 64 MADI In 19 64 1 32 MADI In 1 32 33 64 MADI In 33 64 1 64 MADI In 1 64 Timecode Sync Parameter Name Description Options 1 Sync Ref The reference for synchronization of recording and playback clocks Internal Wordclock AES1...

Страница 58: ... 970 recorded files The applied offset does not affect timecode output of the 970 0 numeric 10 to 10 Remote Control Parameter Name Description Options 1 RS422 Enable or disable RS422 capability On Off 2 RS422 Interface Device ID Set the DeviceID communicated to attached RS422 controllers Sony BVW75 Sound Devices 3 Rec Start Stop Enable or disable automatic recording with the pres ence of running t...

Страница 59: ...IXNET and Samba drive access guest guest System Parameter Name Description Options 1 Power Determines power on and off method When set to Always on the 970 will turn on and off when external DC is applied When Use Power Switch is selected the 970 is powered on and off using a key combination of AUDIO Button Control Knob press Always On Use Power Switch 2 HP Warning Bell Level Adjusts the level of ...

Страница 60: ...t a helpful reference 12 Version Info Displays a dialog indicating firmware version and serial number This is not a setting but a helpful refer ence 13 Update Software Searches attached drives for a prg firmware file and begins the firmware update process Quick Setup Parameter Name Description Options 1 Load Factory Settings Loads default setup 2 Load Settings From Drive 1 Loads selected setup fro...

Страница 61: ...ent Changes the scene name by increasing it numerically or by alpha charac ters MENU FILES Button lock options Unlock Buttons Lock Non Transport Buttons or Lock All Buttons MENU Control Knob Press Toggle network grouping If the unit is grouped this shortcut will remove it from the group IF the unit is not grouped this shortcut will put it back into the group it was previously in Hold LCD Turns off...

Страница 62: ... with XLR Female connector 20k ohm input impedance line level active balanced TRS Headphone output Tip signal L Ring signal R Sleeve signal ground Mates with TRS jack SC optical MADI input output Optical multimode Mates with SC optical plug For use with multimode optical fiber BNC 2 Timecode input output Center pin signal Sleeve ground Mates with BNC male connector Unbalanced coaxial connection BN...

Страница 63: ...put 3 Ground 23 Input 2 signal 24 Input 1 signal 25 Input 1 Ground Mates with DB 25 Male Connectors wired in Tascam fashion DB 25 1 CH 1 8 LINE OUT 1 Output 8 signal 2 Output 8 Ground 3 Output 7 signal 4 Output 6 signal 5 Output 6 Ground 6 Output 5 signal 7 Output 4 signal 8 Output 4 Ground 9 Output 3 signal 10 Output 2 signal 11 Output 2 Ground 12 Output 1 signal 13 unused 14 Output 8 signal 15 O...

Страница 64: ...signal 19 Digital Out 1 Ground 20 Digital In 4 signal 21 Digital In 3 signal 22 Digital In 3 Ground 23 Digital In 2 signal 24 Digital In 1 signal 25 Digital In 1 Ground Mates with DB 25 Male Connectors wired in Tascam fashion Phoenix 10 pin 1 GPIO 1 Ground 2 Record Input 3 Playback Input 4 Stop Input 5 unused 6 unused 7 Record Output 8 Playback Output 9 Stop Output 10 5V DC Output Logic points can...

Страница 65: ...ping Level 18dBu Front Panel Headphone 1 4 with gain control Line Input Clipping Level 26dBu Input Impedance 10k Digital Audio Sample Rate Bit Depth 44 1 kHz 47 0952 kHz 48 kHz 48 048 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz 24 bit AES3 8 channels in and out via DB 25 110 ohm 2 V p p Accepts 32k 44 1k 48k 96k 192k sample rates with SRC at input Dante 64 channels 48kHz input and output MADI 64 channels 32 channels with...

Страница 66: ...uts Outputs Timecode Input BNC Timecode Output BNC Sync Input Output Wordclock Square wave 44 1 kHz 47 952 kHz 48 kHz 48 048 kHz and 96 kHz sampling rates 3 3vp p 75 ohm Control RS422 Machine Control Ethernet Web based control of settings and transport GPIO GPIO on 8 pins Phoenix connector Keyboard USB Keyboard Front panel USB host Keyboards without hubs acceptable Power External 2 Connections Pri...

Страница 67: ...d Product Name 970 Audio Recorder Model Number 970 Product Options This declaration covers all options of the above products complies with the essential requirements of the following applicable European Directives and carries the CE marking accordingly EMC Directive 2004 108 EC EN 55022 2010 EN 55103 2 2009 First date of CE approval October 25 2012 This Declaration of Conformity applies to the abo...

Страница 68: ...must treat the SOFTWARE PRODUCT like any other copyrighted material except that you may make copies as only provided below You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Restrictions on use Licensee may not distribute copies of the SOFTWARE or accompanying materials to others Licensee may not modify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile disassemble or create derivati...

Страница 69: ...tions set forth above they may not apply in all cases For all service including warranty repair please contact Sound Devices for an RMA return mer chandise authorization before sending your unit in for repair Product returned without an RMA number may experience delays in repair When sending a unit for repair please do not include ac cessories including SSD HDD CF cards batteries power supplies ca...

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