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card, consider that the fi les have been permanently erased. FAT32 volumes generated by the 788T
may not be compatible with some consumer electronic devices, including entry-level digital cameras.
After recording has stopped, it may take several seconds for the 788T to fi nish “housekeeping” on CF.
When preparing to remove the CF, always observe the CF activity LED. If it is lit yellow or red, wait
until it turns green before removing the card. If the CF is removed while the LED is yellow or red, there is
a possibility of fi le or FAT corruption.
Qualified CF Cards
Sound Devices does not specifi cally “qualify” CompactFlash cards for use in the recorder. Some
older CF cards are known to have compatibility issues with the 788T. These cards cannot be format-
ted or addressed by the recorder.
The 788T supports the use of ultra fast UDMA Compact Flash cards ideal for recording multi-track,
high data rate digital audio. The unit will support up to 2 TB of data. Small capacity cards may not
format as FAT32 and may not be usable.
Storage Medium – External FireWire Drives
The FireWire ports on the 788T can function in either “host” mode or “drive” mode. See File Transfer
to a Computer . In host mode, an attached FireWire storage volume such as a hard drive or DVD-RAM
can be used to record and play back audio fi les. Because the 788T can write to all available mediums
simultaneously, the ability to write to an external drive reduces the need for post-record copying of
sound fi les.
External hard
drive is attached
When to Use External FireWire Drives
The key benefi ts of recording external drives include:
• the choice of drive types include DVD-RAM optical drives or hard drives
• near limitless storage capacity when a large volume external hard drive is attached (up to 2 TB)
• fast, no-waiting simultaneous record option
• post-record copying to quickly back up the internal drive or CF medium
Formatting
Identical to both the internal drive and CompactFlash, attached FireWire drives are formatted as
FAT32 volumes. Upon connection to an unformatted (or non-FAT32 formatted) external drive, the
788T will prompt the user to format the drive. If the drive is already formatted as a FAT32 volume
the drive can be selected as a recording destination. The front panel drive LED will illuminate to
show which drives are available for recording.
To reformat the external media see Erase (Media Format-
ting) in the Drive Directory Options Menu.
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