Panasonic 744T Speaker System User Manual


 
Hardware Descriptions
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11) Charge LED
Indicates the status of the onboard
battery charger. Flashes when exter-
nal power is connected and battery is
charging; solid when battery is fully
charged.
12) Power LED
Indicates the 744T is powered and avail-
able 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 fi le operations. Press-
ing key while recording can set a cue
marker or start a new fi le, 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 fi les 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 Con-
troller 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 fi le when pressed in
playback and play-pause mode. Play-
pause indicated by fl ashing A-time on
LCD. Fast forward rate increases the lon-
ger the key is held. In play-stop mode
(indicated by fl ashing fi lename on LCD)
selects the next fi le in the record folder
(either daily folder or main folder).
17) Play Key
Plays back the fi le displayed on the
LCD. If pressed immediately after
recording is stopped, the most recently
recorded fi le is played back.
18) Rewind Key
Performs reverse (REW) scrubbing
through the played fi le when pressed in
playback and play-pause mode. Play-
pause indicated by fl ashing A-time on
LCD. Reverse playback rate increases
the longer the key is held. In play-stop
mode (indicated by fl ashing fi lename
on LCD) selects the previous fi le 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
amplifi er. When lit, the headphone cir-
cuit 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 descrip-
tor #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.