Sound Devices 702T - Manual (Page 9)

702T User Guide and Technical Information
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2. Use either the Rotary Switch or the arrow soft-buttons, to navigate through file folders.
3. Once a file is highlighted, press the play button to begin playback.
When playback has finished, the filename will flash on the LCD display. Use the fast-forward
button or rewind button to step through files in the folder, or press the stop button to exit
playback mode.
FireWire File Transfer
Sound Devices strongly recommends shutting down equipment before connecting to or from any
FireWire device with a connection that carries power (6-pin). Reports have come to our attention of
isolated problems when hot-plugging IEEE 1394 (FireWire) devices. (Hot-plugging refers to making
the connections when one or more of the devices—including the computer—is on.) When hot-plugging,
there are rare occurrences where either the FireWire device or the FireWire port on the host computer is
rendered permanently inoperable. From our experience, any FireWire connection which carries power is
susceptible to this type of damage.
When connected via FireWire (IEEE-1394a) to a Mac OS or Windows OS computer ( see Specifications
for computer requirements ), the CompactFlash card mounts onto a computer as “letter” accessible,
removable storage media. This effectively makes the 702T a card reader for CompactFlash cards.
Use the appropriate FireWire cable (6-pin to 4-pin or 6-pin to 6-pin) for interconnection. From the
computer files on the 702T CF card can be treated as if they are local files, including renaming files,
copying, deleting and playing directly through the 702T.
In general, it is good practice to transfer sound files from the 702T to a computer before any processing is
performed on the files.
To connect the 702T for FireWire transfer:
1. Stop all playback and recording, then shut down the recorder
2. Make certain the 702T battery is fully charged, or that the unit is connected to external DC.
3. Connect the 702T to the host computer with a FireWire cable.
4. Power the 702T.
5. Initiate connection to the computer by accessing the FIREWIRE: CONNECTION menu option in the
Setup Menu. Select COMPUTER/CONNECT or if this has already been selected simply hit STOP then the
HDD key to initiate a connection to the computer. The 702T will enter FireWire transfer, indicated by
FIREWIRE CONNECTION on the LCD display. All functions of the 702T are stopped while the 702T is
connected to a computer through FireWire.
6. Navigate to the attached drive from the computer and copy all needed sound files to local storage on
the computer.
To avoid possible corruption of data on the CompactFlash card, do not interrupt the connection process
and always properly dismount (eject) the drives from the operating system. On Mac OS platforms, drag
the drive icons to the trash. On Windows platforms, right-click the 702T volume and choose eject.
Dismount the 702T after file transfer by “ejecting” the volume from the computer. In Mac OS, drag
the disk icon from the desktop to the trash or hit -e. In Windows OS, highlight the disk icon, right-
click, and select “eject”. It is best practice to “eject” the 702T volume from the computer to maintain
file integrity ( see FireWire File Transfer ).