File Management

Take Numbers

Take numbers are four-digit integers between 0001 and 9999, starting with the letter “T”. Take numbers increase by one each time a new file is generated. Take numbers auto-increment, although the take number can be overridden and a new take number can be selected selected in the setup menu. If the 744T detects a file with a duplicate name in the destination directory, the letter suffix, starting with “A” is added to the file name after the take number with poly files and after the track designator in mono files. Note that take number handling can be selected to reset to 0001 if “daily folder with take reset” is applied in the setup menu (see File Management and Copying on page 35).

File Management and Copying

The 744T, like a computer, writes its audio recordings to a file system. That system is FAT32. The

744T formats its internal hard drive and Compact Flash medium as single volumes named “744T”. All files generated by the 744T are placed in the folder (directory) named SOUNDDEV. The 744T does

not write to the root of the volume. If Daily Folders are selected, the 744T will generate a new folder, named by date, each day upon power-up. Otherwise all recorded files will be stored directly in the SOUNDDEV directory.

A hierarchical view of files generated by the 744T is below. Notice the volume name, SOUNDDEV folder, and daily folders, along with files contained within the folders.

744T

SOUNDDEV

Y04M06D01

.. S001T0001.BWF

.. S001T0002.BWF

.. S001T0003.BWF

Y04M06D02

.. S001T0004.BWF

.. S001T0005.BWF

Y04M06D02

.. S002T0001.BWF

.. S002T0002.BWF

......S999T0001.MP3

......S999T0002.MP3

File Finder Navigation

Moving from file to file is similar to navigating among files on a computer.

1.Enter the file menu by either selecting File:ViewFiles file in the setup menu or by pressing the front panel HDD key. By default the current record folder is opened.

2.To move up the hierarchy scroll up to the top of the menu to “\..” .

3.Press enter or the Multi-Function Controller button to go up one menu level.

4.From the root menu, selecting \.. opens the media select screen.

5.Pressing enter or the controller button opens the root directory of the highlighted media.

6.Continuing up the file hierarchy the media menu is viewable. Select either internal hard drive or CF (if installed) and drill down through the directories of that medium to the file required.

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