Hardware Descriptions

11)Charge LED

Indicates the status of the onboard battery charger. Flashes when external power is connected and battery is charging; solid when battery is fully charged.

12)Power LED

Indicates the 744T is powered and available for operation. Flashes when the removable battery or external DC is in a low-voltage state.

13)Record Key

Starts recording. The 744T is a record- priority box, pressing this key activates recording and discontinues all other functions, except file operations. Pressing key while recording can set a cue marker or start a new file, as selected in the setup menu.

14)Stop/Pause Key

Press (150 ms) to stop recording.

In playback mode, a single press pauses playback (play-pause), enabling audio scrubbing with the FF and REW keys. Another press of the key enters play- stop mode where the FF and REW keys select files for playback from the current directory. One more press of the key exits playback mode. In the setup menu the stop key is also used exit from any menu, returning to the main display.

15)LCD Backlight

Toggles LCD and key backlighting. Hold down and turn the Multi-Function Controller to vary the brightness of LEDs. In menu mode, functions as the cancel key.

16)Fast Forward Key

Performs fast-forward (FF) scrubbing through the played file when pressed in playback and play-pause mode. Play- pause indicated by flashing A-time on LCD. Fast forward rate increases the longer the key is held. In play-stop mode (indicated by flashing filename on LCD) selects the next file in the record folder (either daily folder or main folder).

17)Play Key

Plays back the file displayed on the LCD. If pressed immediately after recording is stopped, the most recently recorded file is played back.

18)Rewind Key

Performs reverse (REW) scrubbing through the played file when pressed in playback and play-pause mode. Play- pause indicated by flashing A-time on LCD. Reverse playback rate increases the longer the key is held. In play-stop mode (indicated by flashing filename on LCD) selects the previous file in the record folder (either daily folder or main folder).

19)HDD Key

Press to enter the directory listing of the selected storage medium (either internal hard drive or CF). Selected medium is shown in white type. Press-and-hold to toggle between available mediums. If only one media is present, press-and- hold is disabled.

Pressing simultaneously with MENU opens the time code jam menu.

20)Headphone Output Peak LED

Indicates overload of the headphone amplifier. When lit, the headphone circuit is overloading. Reduce headphone level.

21)LIM LED

Indicates that the microphone input limiters are activated. This LED does not show input limiting activity (see descriptor #27, Microphone Input Limiter LEDs).

22)Link LED

Indicates that channels 1 and 2 are linked as a stereo pair. In link mode the channel 1 potentiometer controls gain, channel 2 potentiometer controls left- to-right balance. Inputs can be linked as either a stereo L/R pair or as an MS pair.

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