Panasonic 744T User Manual

Introduction

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Quick Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Powering the Unit
Menu Navigation Basics
Connecting Audio Sources
Routing Inputs to Tracks
Recording Parameter Setup
Time Code Setup
Recording
Playback
FireWire File Transfer

Front Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
LCD Display Descriptions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Left Panel Connectors and Controls   . . . . . . . . . . 11
Right Panel Connectors and Controls  . . . . . . . . . 12
Back Panel Descriptions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Input Setup and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Input Source Selection
Analog Inputs 1 and 2
Analog Inputs 3 & 4
Signal Presence and Peak Indicator
Digital Inputs – AES3
Digital Inputs – AES3id (S/PDIF)
Input Delay

Word Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Clock Master
Clock Slave
C. Link – Multi-Unit Linking

Input-to-Track Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Outputs – Analog and Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Master Output Bus
Output Bus 2

Headphone Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Choosing Headphone Sources
Setting Headphone Source Options
Multi-Function Controller Behavior
Headphone Favorite Selection
Headphone Playback Mode
Warning Tones

Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Output Meter
Meter Ballistics
Peak LEDs
Tone Oscillator
LCD Contrast & Backlight, LED Brightness

Sample Rate and Bit Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Sample Rates
Bit Depths

Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Frame Rate
Time Code Mode
Jam Menu
User Bits
NTSC Standard Def Video Production

Audio File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

WAV / BWF
MP3 – MPEG Layer 3

Recording and Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Recording
Playback
AutoPlay

Storage Medium – Internal Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Formatting
Drive Repair
Drive Type
Drive Life Span
Drive Replacement

Storage Medium – Compact Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

When to Use CF
Formatting
Testing
Drive Repair
Qualifi ed CF Cards

File Naming / Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Scene Numbers
Take Numbers

File Management and Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

File Finder Navigation
File Directory Screen
Setting/Clearing Flag Bits
Automatic Flag Clearing
Folders
File Time and Date
File Size Maximum
File Copying – Between Internal Drives
File Transfer – FireWire

Powering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery
External Powering
Charging
Time Code Master Clock Battery

Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Version Information
Upgrade Process

Setup Menu Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Built-In Presets
User Setups

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Recording Time Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Uncompressed Recording Time in Track-Hours
MP3 Compressed Record Time in Hours

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Menu Navigation Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Warranty and Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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