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633 - User Guide and Technical Information

1. Table of Contents SJUBJUOD JO B QD 633 User Guide and Technical Information Master Outputs XLR 3M ccceeeeee 26 AES3 Digital Outputs XLR 3M 27 AUX 1 2 Outputs TAS cece cee c eevee 26 Adjusting Output Levels ecceeees 27 AUX 3 4 Outputs TRS 2 cece ccc ceves 26 Slate Mic and Tone Oscillator Slate Microphone ccccccccsceccecs 29 Routing Slate and Tone Signals 29 Tone Oscillator ccc ccc ccc cree ceccees 29 Recorder Setup and Control Transport Control Recording and Playback 31 Bit Depth ccccccccccccccccceccs 35 Recording Tracks cccecccscscesceces 31 Recording Media cccceccccesccces 35 Track AnMINg se o455 4 04 04 5090s os eps baer ea eee 31 Formatting Media essessessessessessessesoe 35 Track to Media Routing ccccccceeeeeeeceeees 32 PERO osc 4 46 0056 enuews AENT sues 36 Track NGMING i056 scadavedssetesbevieseievessvesdins 32 F Mode Sample Rates ceeeeeees 36 Digital Audio Format amp File Format 34 48 048k and 48 048kF ccc cece cece cece eeeeees 36 WAV Broadcast WAV File Format 00000 34 Fostex DV AO taka cactus canes senna eu aeeus eae 36 MP3 File FOnmmnhisassess senentsceheetsiecescaetenviess 34 AT 952k and 47 952kF oss idee se tadscseeeedeeses aeons 36 MP3 B RONG coca tena teeesesndenesesonsacuussus wae 34 PIGVDOCK 5 6545 lt 00 s
2. 4 Freedom Rock Springs E Merrimac 1 Baraboo males 1 Cazenovia Left w ramp 2 Delton D 3 Wonewoc 4 N Freedom 5 Rock Springs 6 Merrimac SOUNDSDEVICES Recorder Setup and Control JO14jUO gt pup dnjasg 19p102 633 User Guide and Technical Information Meter Appearance Track Name Display Style 20 Lim Ironton Baraboo Cazenowa pelto n Wonewoc ts Freed om Rock Springs Merrimac Digital Audio Format amp File Format Two digital audio formats are available on the 633 Uncompressed PCM WAV and compressed MPEG Layer III MP3 Uncompressed PCM audio is stored in a WAV file format and compressed MPEG audio is stored in an MP3 file format The WAV format is used for projects where audio qual ity is critical The MP3 format is typically used for projects where audio quality is not as critical as storage space When recording speech for transcription for example Feature WAV MP3 Available recording Tracks L R 1 2 3 4 5 6 X1 X2 L R or X1 X2 Allowed sample rates All 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Metadata Complete metadata support per Broadcast Limited metadata support Wave File BWF standard Storage space used 7 6 MB 33 MB per track per minute 500 KB 1 2 MB per track per minute Dependant on sample rate Dependant on MP3 Bit Rate WAV Broadcast WAV File Format The 633 writes AES 31 Broadcast Wave formatted files The audio files created by the 633 include addition
3. Location lt None gt Sound Mixer lt None gt Phone lt None gt E Mail lt None gt Client lt None gt Boom Op lt None gt Prod Co lt None gt Prod Co Tel lt None gt Mics lt None gt Comments lt None gt Roll lt None gt Media lt None gt File Type CF lt Current Selection gt File Type SD lt Current Selection gt Sample Rate lt Current Selection gt Frame Rate lt Current Selection gt Bit Depth lt Current Selection gt Tone Level lt Current Selection gt File Max Size Selects the file size when the 633 will close then start a new file The 633 will not record a file larger than the selected size G3 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation Parameter Name Scene Increment Mode Take Reset Mode File Playback Mode Default Playback Card Erase Format CF Erase Format SD Parameter Name Enable or disable the internal slate microphone e Off On Slate Mic Gain Adjust gain of slate mic 0 36 dB 1 dB increment 36 dB Displays the Slate and Tone Routing screen where 3 Slate amp Tone Routing the slate mic and tone signal can be routed to various destinations The level of the 633 s internal tone generator e 0 20 dBu 1 dBu increment 0 dBu 5 Tone Frequency The audio frequency of the 633 s internal tone gen e 100 10000 Hz 10 Hz increment erator 10
4. SOUNDSDEVICES tal 5 23 1 6 One eE gt y A ine gt 7 ae Se ee T I Portable Production Mixer and Recorder User Guide and Technical Information Firmware Version 1 04 Sound Devices LLC E7556 State Highway 23 and 33 Reedsburg WI USA 53959 1 608 524 0625 fax 1 608 524 0655 Toll Free 800 505 0625 D www sounddevices com s ey support sounddevices com ee yy 5 RN amp wW Table of Contents Panel Descriptions Front Panel ccccc ccc ccc ccc crc cccces 1 Left Input Panel ccc cece cece eens 3 Quick Start Guide Screen Overview Primary Screen Elements 0 eee008 10 Meter VIEWS a4 5 lt 6 445 49 4 6404540960 0650 s4sao Sas Re eanes 10 ERALA Os eons eh cece case eeedes ween eek 10 LR Wed sacs cecenssscet ee ewerteeeteses EEEIEE NEA 10 Inputs Input IVDES 65 6 644466 4404 os ee eeweeGwes sua ws 14 Input Routing 65 lt 6 00046 089s s canes dawewtew ms 14 Pan COMMON sas 5 6 4 64 64626666565 eeededoeewes 15 Trim and Fader Relationship 6 15 Input Trim Analog cccecccceeeeeeeeeeees 15 Input Trim Digital ccc cece cece cece eeeees 15 earel y cccinecadees E E ET 16 Limiters Limiter Knee sssssococcsoooooosoooo 19 Metering Meter Ballistics cc ccc ccc cece cc ecees 20 Ws oe care E be eee wee See eee tee eae eeeesuee 20 Peak VU esssssssssssssssssssssssssssossosseo 20 PEGK ONY i
5. Sample Rate The 633 s digital audio recorder can record digital audio in the at the following sampling rates e 44 1 kHz e 48 048 kHz F files stamped 48 kHz e 47 952 kHz e 88 2 kHz e 47 952 kHz F files stamped 48 kHz e 96 kHz e 48 kHz e 192 kHz e 48 048 kHz The sampling rate is set from Setup Menu item RECORDER gt Sample Rate The current Sample Rate is displayed on the Main Screen All digital input signal is sample rate converted to the 633 s sam pling rate When recording MP3 to any media See Track to Media Routing page 32 sample rate is restricted to 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz A warning dialog will appear when attempting to record MP3 at an incorrect sample rate and recording will be prevented Bit Depth When recording WAV files the 633 records either 16 or 24 bit files The bit depth for recorded WAV files is set from the Setup Menu option RECORDER gt Bit Depth Bit depth defines the digital word length used to represent a given sample and correlates to the maximum dynamic range that is represented by the digital signal Larger bit depths accommodate more dynamic range Sound Devices recommends 24 bit recording for all critical production Recording Media The 633 records to approved removable CompactFlash CF and SD SDHC SDXC SD cards The 633 can write to one or both of these cards at the same time Visit www sounddevices com approved for an up to date list of tested and approved cards
6. The SD card is inserted with the bottom of the card the side with metal contacts visible facing toward the rear of the 633 Press until it clicks To remove push in again to release the spring loaded connector then pull the SD card out The CF card is inserted with the top of the card the side with the manufacturer s branding label facing the rear of the 633 The final few millimeters of insertion require light force To remove the CF card grip it firmly and pull it out Recorder Setup and Control If the CF card is oriented correctly it will slide in easily until only a few millimeters are protruding If the CF card is oriented incorrectly it will slide in easily until over 1 cm of the card is still protruding at which point it will not slide anymore and further pressure could damage the CF slot Formatting Media Before recording to CF or SD media cards must be formatted To format cards in the 633 1 Press the Menu Button to enter the Setup Menu 2 Turn the Headphone Encoder to highlight FILE STORAGE then press the Headphone Encod er to enter the FILE STORAGE section 3 Turn the Headphone Encoder to highlight Erase Format CF or Erase Format SD then Press the Headphone Encoder to begin the formatting process SOUND DEVICES ES JO14U0 gt pup dnjasg 19p1029 633 User Guide and Technical Information Media can also be formatted from the File List Screen by highlighting the desired media sliding the RTN FAV Swi
7. 1 mS attack time 500 mS release time MIC Level Input LINE Level Input RTN e Master Outs XLR 3M LINE 91 dB 51 dB O Master Outs XLR 3M 10 77 dB 37 dB 5 Master Outs XLR 3M MIC 51 dB 11 dB X3 X4 Outs 3 5 mm 77 dB 37 dB D Headphones 1 4 107 dB 67 dB 5 dB aI Digital Outputs Recorder AES3 Output Sampling Frequency A D A D Dynamic Range Input to Output Delay Media Type File Type AES Out A B on XLR 3M 110 ohm 2 V p p AES and S PDIF compatible with RCA adaptor 44 1 kHz 88 2 kHz 47 952 kHz 96 kHz 48 kHz 192 kHz 48 048 kHz 24 bit 114 dB A weighted typical 0 74 ms XLR 3F analog input to XLR 3M analog output Input and Output delays set to 0 Sample rate set to 48 kHz Secure Digital Extended Capacity SDXC Secure Digital High Capacity SDHC Secure Digital SD CompactFlash CF FAT32 or exFAT formatted will format media on board Record WAV Broadcast Wave File format polyphonic or MP3 Playback WAV Broadcast Wave File format polyphonic or MP3 SOUNDSDEVICES suolpoyIDed 633 User Guide and Technical Information Sampling Clock Accuracy 0 2ppm Timecode and Sync Modes Supported Off Free Run External Rec Run 24h Run Frame Rates 23 976 29 97DF 30DF 24 29 97ND 30ND 25 Accuracy Ambient Generator 0 2ppm 0 5 frames per 24 hours accuracy Holds TC clock for two hours after main battery rem
8. Auto Record modes SOUNDSDEVICES nu w dnyjas 633 User Guide and Technical Information Parameter Name Description Options Jam Menu Displays the Timecode Jam Screen where internal external and difference timecode can be displayed and the 633 timecode generator jammed to external timecode Set Generator TC Displays a dialog where the 633 internal timecode generator can be set to a given value When high lighter is orange turn Headphone Encoder to highlight a field and press Headphone Encoder to edit When highlighter is blue turn Headphone Encoder to change the value and press Headphone Encoder to accept the value Set Generator UBits Sets the timecode user bits of the 633 timecode gen erator User bits can be dynamically generated from date See User Bits page 50 Display Mode Selects the source of the large numerical display on Big A Time the Main Screen Big Timecode Parameter Name Description Options Take List Displays the Take List S File List Displays the File List Ss Folder Options Allows the user to organize files in root and sub Top Level folders For no folders select lt None gt on every e Mid Level level Bottom Level Sound Report Info Allows the user to enter default values for sound report fields The default values are indicated in parenthesis Project lt None gt Producer lt None gt Director lt None gt Job lt None gt Date lt System Date gt
9. maintained The 633 will hold accurate timecode for 2 hours after being powered down 10 Power Switch Two position slide switch slides left to power the 633 off and slides right to power the 633 on 11 Power LED Illuminates green to indicate the 633 is powered on 12 Menu Button Displays the Setup Menu 13 Headphone Encoder Main and Input Settings Screen Turn to adjust headphone gain In Main Screen Press to select Headphone Source In Menus Turn to navigate Press to make selection In Input Settings Screen press to select input source Headphone gain and preset selection functions can be reversed See Headphone Monitoring page 22 14 Headphone Clipping LED luminates red to indicate headphone output is approaching clipping level 15 16 17 18 RTN FAV Switch Slide Left to monitor RTN signal in headphones Slide right to activate the headphone preset that has been marked as favorite See Favorite Headphone Source page 24 Mic Tone Switch Slide left to activate the Slate Microphone slide again to deactivate For momentary action hold for one second or longer Slide right to activate the Tone Oscillator Tone will latch if held for one second or longer slide again to deactivate Slate Mic Tone LED Illuminates green when Slate Mic or tone is active Select Encoder Multi function encoder Selects Tracks RTN s and AUX buses on the Main Screen On the M
10. 633 s internal SMPTE timecode generator and SMPTE timecode present on the 633 s timecode input Jam Received TC B2 Re cewed TC OOOO 2 28 lt External timecode value 30 ND lt External timecode frame rate Generator TC OO 33 00 24 lt Internal timecode value 30 ND lt Internal timecode frame rate The difference between external and internal timecode Pecetryed LIBIESs OOOO Oo O00 lt External user bits Generator LIBits 00000000 lt Internal user bits Jam TC To jam the 633 s internal timecode and User Bits to external timecode press the Headphone Con troller while the Jam Menu is displayed To leave the Jam Menu without jamming to external time code press the Menu Button Meters Button or Stop Button The Difference field is useful for checking timecode drift between the 633 and external timecode devices User Bits To set User Bits use Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Set Generator UBits Using the head phone encoder set any UU fields to the desired value Bits are not saved until Done is pressed User bits can be set manually or generated dynamically from date values by setting the User Bits Mode When User Bits Mode is set to uu uu uu uu values can be set manually Other modes will populate the user bits value with year yy month mm and day dd values UU values are retained with the PowerSafe battery and will be reset 2 hours after shutdown EJ v 1 04 Features an
11. See Input Settings Screen page 11 Inputs are routed to the Aux 1 X1 and Aux 2 X2 buses from the X1 X2 Routing Screen Setup Menu option OUTPUTS gt X1 X2 Routing and to the Aux 3 X3 and Aux 4 X4 buses from the X3 X4 Routing Screen Setup Menu option OUTPUTS gt X3 X4 Routing Input signals are always routed to L and R tracks post fader The Pan Control variably adjusts the level of Input 1 2 or 3 signal to the L and R tracks Input signals can be routed to ISO tracks and X1 X2 X3 and X4 tracks either pre or post fader e Pre or post fader routing to ISO tracks is set per channel from Setup Menu section INPUTS gt Input to ISO Routing e Pre or post fader routing to X1 and X2 tracks is set from the Input Settings Screen From the Input Settings Screen slide the Mic Tone Switch to cycle between unrouted black background routed post fader red background and routed pre fader red background with PRE label 4 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information e Pre or post fader routing to the X1 X2 X3 and X4 tracks is a global setting that applies to all inputs routed to the X1 X2 X3 and X4 tracks This option is configured from theX1 X2 Routing Screen and the X3 X4 Routing Screen Pan Control The pop up Pan Control routes Inputs 1 2 and 3 to the left L and right R channels of the ster
12. be set When highlighter is orange turn Headphone Encoder to highlight a field and press Headphone Encoder to edit When highlighter is blue turn Headphone Encoder to change the value and press Headphone Encoder to accept the value Time Zone Set the GMT time zone See Time Zone and All GMT time zones Daylight Savings page 52 GMT Ro Ro Ro Ro i O gt pe amp oo o1 oO 17 18 19 Set Time Date 20 21 Daylight Savings time Set whether or not daylight savings is in effect e On Off Fader Pan Calibration Calibrates fader and pan positions Set all faders and pans to center position and press OK Headphone Encoder Mode Toggle function of Headphone encoder for selecting Vol Preset Headphone Sources and adjusting headphone gain e Preset Vol Headphone Preset List Choose which headphone presets are visible in the Headphone Source selection menu Use the Head phone Encoder to toggle Presets Presets highlighted in blue will be visible USB Port Keyboard e Factory Test Displays a list of all the 633 button shortcut combina tion for reference 27 Version Info Displays firmware version information and Serial Number of the 633 28 Update Firmware Searches connected media for prg files and prompts to begin firmware update for each file found 2 oo 25 64 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 U
13. nearest to the output panel The 633 uses only one L Series battery at a time When both batteries are mounted B1 will be used first When the B1 battery is depleted or removed the 633 will switch to B2 if present AA Battery Powering The 633 uses six AA sized LR6 batteries The 633 can use NiMH 1 5V Lithium or Alkaline AA bat teries Run time will be very limited when using Alkaline batteries 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on settings NiMH or Lithium batteries are the preferred type because of the approximate 2x to 4x run time compared to Alkaline batteries SOUND DEVICES 53 d 6Bull mo 633 User Guide and Technical Information Voltage Metering The Main Screen displays a DC Voltage Indicator in the form of a battery icon that indicates the power source currently in use and its level When the battery icon is filled green the voltage of the active power source internal or external is full The background color will change from green to yellow to orange and to red as voltage depletes eo o Be pee Ex Critical No other backup power sources avail able Automatic shutdown will occur soon The DC Voltage Indicator will only flash red when there are no other connected backup power sources remaining with adequate voltage When the DC Voltage Indicator is flashing red automatic shutdown will occur soon During automatic shutdown the 633 will display a warning stop any active recordings finish writing files a
14. of the meter signal is 300 mS VU meters provide good visual indication of how loud a signal will be but provide poor information of actual signal peaks Peak VU The 633 can simultaneously display VU and Peak level information In this mode the perceived loud ness VU is displayed as a standard bar and the Peak signal as a single independent segment above the VU Peak Only Peak reading ballistics PPM correspond to actual signal peaks but don t necessarily correspond to perceived signal loudness Peak meters have an instantaneous attack and a slow decay to allow visual monitoring of peak activity Peak metering is useful when interconnecting to audio inputs on digital equipment In the digital realm signal overload can cause immediate distortion 20 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Peak Hold When Peak Metering is enabled Peak Only or Peak VU peak hold displays the last high est peak value on the meter as a separate individual meter segment By default this meter segment will remain visible for 1 second This time can be adjusted from Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Meter Peak Hold Time to 1 2 3 4 or 5 seconds The Infinity option will display the last highest peak indefinitely until a higher peak is reached The Off option will disable peak hold Input Activity LED Each Input has its own Inpu
15. or CF card must be formatted before recording This will erase all data on the card 1 Press the Menu Button to access the Setup Menu 2 Rotate the Headphone Encoder to highlight FILE STORAGE 3 Press the Headphone Encoder to access the FILE STORAGE sub menu Go v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information 4 Rotate the Headphone Encoder to highlight Erase Format CF or Erase Format SD 5 Press the Headphone Encoder to begin the formatting process 6 Press the Headphone Encoder to accept the warning messages The formatting process will begin 7 Press the Meters Button to return to the Main Screen E a D KOl HAY O 008 HRN O XO N Y NSA INS OAs 7 MAIN MENU 1 POWER INPUTS OUTPUTS UMITERS RECORDER TIMECODE f FILE STORAGE 8 SYSTEM 3 QUICK SETUP ral Cc I 10 Use Transport Control to Record and Stop Slide the Transport Control up to begin recording The background color of the Take name on the top of the Main Screen will become red and the absolute time counter on the bottom of the Main Screen will run to indicate recording is taking place A Record slide up 11 Remove Media to Transfer Files When finished recording open the Media Door and remove the SD or CF card To remove the SD card push it in to release To remove the CF card sim
16. other post production environments that do not recognize audio files written at 48 048 kHz In this mode files are recorded at a 48 048 kHz sampling rate but are stamped at 48 kHz When played they will play back 0 1 slower than real time One use for the 48 048kF mode is to force a 0 1 speed reduction pull down of audio to match MOS telecined film 24 fps to NTSC in non linear edit systems such as Avid or Final Cut Pro Since the file is stamped as a 48 kHz file the edit system will play it back at 48 kHz and not at 48 048 kHz This audio pull down will match the transferred picture without the need for an intermediate step through other software to create the pull down When using 48 048kF sample rate set Setup Menu option TIMECODE gt Frame Rate to 30ND or 24 When set to 30ND files will be stamped with a frame rate of 29 97 When set to 24 files will be stamped with a frame rate of 23 97ND Fostex DV40 When using files recorded in the 48 048kF mode with a DV40 with early software set the DV40 time code frame rate to 29 97ND Timecode stamps will properly match the original timecode start times 47 952k and 47 952kF Both 47 952 and 47 952kF settings use a record sampling rate of 47 952 kHz 0 1 lower than 48 kHz The 47 952kF mode however identifies the file as being recorded at 48 kHz 36 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Gu
17. presence pre fader yellow limiter activity pre and post fader red signal overload clipping pre and post fader flashing yellow input PFL Input LED s for Inputs 1 2 and 3 are located above the Input s Fader knob Input LED s for Inputs 4 5 and 6 are located directly left of the Input s fader knob Input Pan Ch 1 to Ch 3 Controls the Left Right balance of the in put signal to the Stereo Master Bus Push to recess Push again to extend Inputs 4 5 and 6 are routed to the Left and Right mix via the respective Input Settings Screen See Inputs page 14 Transport Control Controls the Integrated Digital Recorder Slide up to Record press in to Pause Stop slide down to Play slide left to Rewind slide right to Fast Forward See Recorder Setup and Control page 31 Meters Button Displays the Main Screen which includes metering filename timecode and other important information Cycles between set meter presentations when pressed from Main Screen See Meter Views page 10 Returns to Main Screen from any other Screen SOUNDSDEVICES Panel Descriptions SUOI CIIDS9q jOUD 633 User Guide and Technical Information 8 LCD Displays contextual operating informa tion and user interface 9 Internal Timecode LED When the 633 is powered down and timecode Mode is Freerun or 24 Hour Run the Internal Timecode LED will flash blue to indicate that timecode is being
18. record priority device Pressing Record or Play from any screen will begin recording or playback Function Direction Action Record Tilt the Transport Control Up Begins recording a new file Pause Stop REC Press the Transport Control f i During Record press once to stop recording During Playback press once to pause press again to stop In standby hold to display next take name Tilt the Transport Control Down Begins playback of the last file recorded or file currently loaded See Playback page 37 Rewind PR Tilt the Transport Control Left Load Previous adf ib While in Stand by tilt left to load the previous take While in playback tilt Take w and hold left to rewind Fast Forward D Tilt the Transport Control Right Load Next Take N i While in Stand by tilt right to load the next take While in playback tilt and N hold right to fast forward Recording Tracks Each input of the 633 has a corresponding ISO Track that it is permanently routed to The routing of ISO Tracks 1 6 can be adjusted to pre or post fader See Input Routing page 14 Four addi tional record tracks are available which correspond to the stereo Master Bus L R and the stereo Aux Buses X1 X2 Track Arming The armed status of a track is indicated on the Main Screen with a red background in the track label An unarmed track label s background will be grey SOUND DEVICES Recorder Setup and Control JO14U0 gt pup
19. recorded on the 633 will play back to tracks as they were recorded MP3 files recorded on the 633 will always play back to the L and R tracks SOUNDSDEVICES Recorder Setup and Control ju w puby J 4 633 User Guide and Technical Information The 633 writes files to both CompactFlash CF and Secure Digital SD storage media Stor age media must be formatted prior to use with the 633 CF and SD storage media inserted into the 633 can be formatted with Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt Erase Format CF and FILE STORAGE gt Erase Format SD respectively The 633 formats cards of 32 GB or less with the FAT32 file system Cards with a capacity greater than 32 GB are formatted with the exFAT file sys tem To manage files on 633 media using a computer simply remove the media from the 633 and insert into a compliant CF or SD card reader connected to a computer The exFAT file system is not compatible with Windows XP or Mac OS X 10 6 4 or lower Visit www sounddevices com approved for an up to date list of tested and approved cards File List The File List displays all files on the CF or SD card To access the File List select Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt File List The File List can also be accessed by sliding the Slate Tone Switch left or right while viewing the Take List When entering the File List the first view is the Root Menu CF eMo Card 57GB 13HR 6 SOB OPTION In the Root Menu of the File List us
20. the iXML and bEXT chunks of all subsequently recorded WAV files Bottom Level folder The Bottom Level folder can be named manually by scene name or set to lt None gt When set to lt Scene gt a new folder will be created each time the scene name is changed Automatic File splitting During recording the 633 will split a take that exceeds 4 GB into multiple files The split is sample accurate so files joined together in post production will be seamless The maximum file size that the 633 creates can be adjusted from the Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt File Max Size The follow ing file size options are available e 4GB e IGB e 512MB e 2GB e 640MB When recording MP3 files splits will not be seamless Metadata Fields 633 Broadcast Wave Files include iXML revision 1 5 data and bEXT chunk data For EXT and iX ML aware software applications this data is available For applications that don t recognize bEXT or iXML this information is ignored The following chart details the supported metadata parameters e iXML Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave iXML chunk e bEXT Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave bEXT chunk e FMT Metadata stored in the Broadcast Wave Format chunk Y supported Notes l Metadata Type U Entered by User Write M Automatically Entered by the Machine U via Folder Options menu Mid Level Y Y vY Y IXML bEXT M or U via Take Name menu cree om U viaTakeListmens Vv vo meuo f
21. the AES signal is available on Input 2 Selecting AES42 or AES3 source for Input 2 will connect to the second channel of the AES signal plugged into Input 1 and disable input 2 s XLR 3F connection The 633 s digital inputs are sample rate converted to the internal recorder s sample rate High pass Filter Each input channel has an adjustable High pass Filter controlled by pressing the Select Encoder from the input s Input Settings Screen rotating the Select Encoder to adjust the frequency then pressing the Select Encoder again To disable an input s High pass Filter rotate counter clockwise until the value HPF Off is shown High pass or low cut low roll off filters are useful for removing excess low frequency energy from audio signals Wind noise is a common unwanted low frequency signal that can be reduced with the use of a High pass Filter For most audio applications engaging the High pass Filter is beneficial because audio information below 100 Hz is rarely used especially for speech reproduction Inputs The 633 s High pass Filter circuit features an adjustable corner 3 dB frequency over a range from 80 to 240 Hz Below 80 Hz the filter s slope is 12 dB octave At higher corner frequency settings the slope is 6 dB octave The purpose for this compound slope is to give additional roll off at the 80 Hz setting to reduce wind noise and low frequency rumble The higher settings can be used to counter act the proximit
22. threshold in any channel of the pair Linking inputs as a stereo pair see Input Linking also links those in puts limiters Limiters for L R and X1 X2 channel pairs can be linked with Setup Menu options LIMITERS gt L R Linking and LIMITERS gt X1 X2 Linking SOUNDSDEVICES imiters L 633 User Guide and Technical Information All track levels are displayed on the LCD in the Main Screen A larger red square under the 20 dBU marker indicates clipping on the track A large yellow square indicates limiting activity on the track lt a Input clipping Limiter active Meters can be displayed with segments or solid lines Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Meter Display Style Track Names can also be displayed on top of meters in various styles Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Track Names in Meters The following screen shots demon strate solid meters and the available Track Name display styles Meter Appearance Track Name Display Style Left w ramp 1W Buus Meter Ballistics Audio meter ballistics is the manner in which a visual meter responds to audio signal levels The ballistics of all 633 meters is set globally from Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Meter Ballistics The default ballistics setting is Peak VU VU VU volume units meter ballistics correspond closely to how the human ear perceives loudness This provides a good visual indication of how loud a signal will be In VU mode the attack and decay
23. 00 Hz Continuous tone generates tone a the set tone level Tone Mode Warning Bell Level Meter Ballistics 10 Meter Peak Hold Time 633 User Guide and Technical Information Description Selects which format the scene increments will use To quickly increment a scene name press and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the Transport Control right Fast Forward Defines when take numbers are reset Reset brings take number to lt 1 gt Determines what If any playback action the 633 will perform upon reaching the end of a file during playback The source media that files will be played from when playback is initiated Formats CF card to FAT32 32 GB or less o exFAT greater than 32 amp B file system Formats SD card to FAT32 32 GB or less o exFAT greater than 32 GB file system Description Options Disabled e Character e Numeric e Never e Scene Change e Daily Folder Change Either Scene or Daily Play Once e Play All e Repeat One e Repeat All Options Setup Menu i Continuous to all bus tracks L Ident mode pulses the amplitude of e L Ident tone to the Left channel of the Master Bus by 20dB The level of warning bell signals in the Headphones tings Adjusts the duration for which the peak indicator stays illuminated SOUND DEVICES e Off 60 to 12 dBFS 1dB increment 30 dBFS Record Stop Bell Alerts the user with one beep at the start of record
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25. 1 6 Digital Inputs 68 v 1 04 AES3 AES42 Post Fader Digital Limiters 10 Hz to 40 kHz 0 5 dB 3dB 65 kHz 192 kHz sample rate re 1 kHz 0 09 max 1 kHz 22 Hz 22 kHz BW fader at 0 0 dBu output 126 dBu 128 dBV maximum 22 Hz 22 kHz bandwidth flat filter trim control fully up XLR 3F Mic Active balanced for use with lt 600 ohm mics XLR 3F Line Active balanced for use with lt 2k ohm outputs RTN 3 5 mm Unbalanced stereo for use with lt 2k ohm outputs XLR 3F Mic 4k ohms XLR 3F Line 10k ohms RTN 3 5 mm 15k ohms 0 dBu minimum trim control fully down XLR 3F Mic 0 dBu 0 78 Vrms XLR 3F Line 40 dBu 80 Vrms RTN 3 5 mm 24 dBu 12 4 Vrms Sweepable 80 Hz to 240 Hz 12 dB oct at 80 Hz 6 dB octave at 240 Hz Ap amp 10 20 50 100 200 500 ik Zk 5k 10k 20K 60k 100k Hz Line Style Data Solid High Pass Off Dashes 80 Hz Setting Dats 240 Hz Setting 12 V Phantom through 680 ohm resistors 10 mA per mic available 48 V Phantom through 6 8k resistors 10 mA per mic available Affects the output of the mic preamps only Trim stage 16 dBu threshold fixed 20 1 limiting ratio 1 mS attack time 500 mS release time 4 dBu to 18 dBu threshold adjustable 20 1 limiting ratio 1 mS attack time 500 mS release time Balanced 110 ohm AES42 Mode 1 provides 10 V Digital Phantom Power 4 dBu to 18 dBu thresho
26. 2 Highlight the take to be edited and slide the RTN FAV Switch to access the Scene Name List SOUNDSDEVICES File Management ju w puby J 4 633 User Guide and Technical Information 3 4 Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select scene name from the Scene Name List Enter a new scene name The scene name will be changed in the metdata of all files for this take and all files for this take will be renamed to reflect the new scene name A scene name can be removed from the Scene Name List by sliding the Slate Tone Switch right when the scene name is highlighted in the Scene Name List Additionally the entire Scene NAme list can be cleared To clear the Scene Name list 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button and Headphone encoder simultaneously The Take List screen ap pears Select the next take Slide RTN FAV switch to edit the next take Turn and press the Headphone encoder to select Scene The list will appear Select the lt Clear List gt option from the listed options When the Confirmation dialog appears select OK to confirm To quickly edit the scene name press and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the RTN FAV Switch left This will display the on screen keyboard where the scene name can be edited directly When accessed during record the scene name of the currently recording take will be edited When accessed at any other time the scene name of the next take will be edited Scene Increme
27. 3 can drive headphones to dangerously high volumes Turn down the headphone gain before selecting a Headphone Source to prevent accidental signal extremes Headphone Source Selection i e LF oe Se SOSH sea B2 a 3 20 Lim LR STI LRE Mona L Moana R Mono LR MS 1X2 HP Preset 1 og Custom headphone preset sirsie a Named custom headphone preset Da E Default Headphone Sources By default to select the Headphone Source Press the Headphone Encoder while viewing the Main Screen See Headphone Encoder Mode page 23 This will display the Headphone Source selection menu Turn the Headphone Encoder to change the source and press the Headphone Encoder to exit the menu The menu will also exit automatically after 2 seconds of inactivity from the Headphone Encoder The signal to the headphone outputs will immediately change as the Headphone Encoder is rotated and the selected Headphone Source will be displayed on the Main Screen in the lower left corner 22 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Headphone Source Description LR ST Master Bus in stereo Master Bus summed mono to both ears Left channel of Master Bus sent to both ears Right channel of Master Bus sent to both ears LR M S ST Mid Side Stereo Master Bus decoded M S stereo to headphones this is not to be us
28. 6 37 42 43 47 49 60 65 71 High pass Filter 17 HPF 11 12 17 Wave Agent 24 25 26 32 33 56 Input Source 12 Input Trim 12 15 ISO 12 14 24 26 27 31 32 37 58 74 iXML 34 39 40 41 42 44 47 Line Inputs 3 L Series 4 52 Meter Style 10 Meter View 10 11 25 28 47 49 63 Mic Tone Switch 2 12 13 14 26 29 MP3 31 32 34 35 37 39 41 42 43 59 60 68 M S 18 23 24 polarity 17 Power LED 2 PowerSafe 52 53 54 55 juoBy aad 633 User Guide and Technical Information Power Switch 2 5 R RTN FAV Switch 2 10 12 13 24 26 33 36 38 39 40 44 45 46 47 57 65 S sample rate 10 17 34 35 36 37 41 42 43 47 60 61 65 68 SDHC 4 31 35 68 T Take List 33 37 38 41 43 44 45 46 56 61 65 timecode 1 2 3 10 36 42 43 44 47 48 49 50 51 60 61 65 66 69 71 Timecode LED 2 U USB 3 24 33 56 63 V VU 12 20 21 62 WwW Wave Agent 47 70 71 X X1 2 4 10 11 12 14 19 26 28 29 31 32 34 40 47 56 58 59 63 66 X2 2 4 10 12 14 19 26 28 29 31 32 34 40 49 56 58 59 63 66 X3 2 14 15 26 27 28 29 49 59 66 68 X4 2 11 14 15 26 27 28 29 47 49 59 63 66 68 RTN Input 4 25 SDXC 4 31 35 Slate Mic 2 29 62 Sound Report 39 42 43 44 61 Tone Oscillator 2 29 Track Name 11 12 20 33 40 42 Transport Control 1 9 31 37 45 46 48 62 65 74 74 v 1 04 Features and sp
29. 90E 129E 150E 180 150 W 120 W 90 W 60 W Time and Date Format The format of the date as displayed in BWF metadata and as used in the naming of the Daily folder can be in a month day year day month year or year month day format Change this setting from the Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Date Format The format of the time as displayed in BWF metadata and on the Main Screen can be set to 12 or 24 hour mode from Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Time Format ca v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information The 633 features a Quad Powering configuration with PowerSafe technology Any of three power sources can be attached simultaneously External DC power 2 Rear mounted L Series batteries and internal AA batteries NiMH or Lithium chemistries preferred See AA Battery Powering page 53 When multiple power sources are connected the 633 will use only one source at a time The order of precedence for power sources is 1 External DC power EX 2 B1 L Series battery B1 3 B2 L Series battery B2 4 Internal AA batteries IN 5 PowerSafe circuitry Shutdown When the active power source is removed or its voltage depleted the 633 will display a notice on the LCD indicating which source it is switching to To force a complete shutdown of the 633 Slide the Power switch to the Off position then press a
30. B2 battery connector XL LL LEMO 5 to LEMO 5 coiled cable for time code interconnection between the 633 and other devices XL LB2 LEMO 5 to BCN input and BNC output for time code intercon nection between the 633 and other devices XL LX LEMO 5 to XLR3 F input and XLR3 M output for time code inter connection between the 633 and other devices SOUNDSDEVICES Accessories juaBy sADAA 633 User Guide and Technical Information Wave Agent Beta is a WAV file librarian for Mac OS and Windows computers Designed for Produc tion Sound Mixers and Post Production Editors Wave Agent provides a comprehensive and indis pensable range of tools for preparing audio files for problem free passage through complex produc tion workflows Wave Agent is an essential time saving tool for anyone working in Production Sound It allows for the following e Playback of polyphonic and monophonic WAV and Broadcast Wave files from any source e Viewing and editing file metadata e Changing of sampling rate frame rate and start timecode metadata stamps e Splitting and combining polyphonic and monophonic files with selectable track assignments e Batch editing e Generating customized PDF and CSV Sound Reports e Large timecode display e Monitor mixer with faders pans solos mutes and meters e Drag and drop operation e Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts for accelerated operation e Mac OS and Windows compatible Wave Agent is availabl
31. Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information To aid in navigation and data entry a standard USB keyboard can be connected to the 633 To use a USB keyboard connect the male USB A plug of the keyboard into the supplied USB A female adapt er then connect the keyboard to the left panel USB B jack on the 633 with the supplied USB cable Change the Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt USB Port to Keyboard Keyboards with an embedded USB hub are not compatible Some keyboards must be disconnected when powering the 633 up and only connected after the 633 has booted Whenever the on screen keyboard is displayed an attached USB keyboard can be used to enter data The table below shows the keyboard shortcuts available Key Combination Action Main Screen Rewind FONON Input Settings Screen Toggle phase inversion Main Screen Fast Forward Right Arrow l i Input Settings Screen Toggle LR Mix assignment Main Screen Adjusts headphone volume Up Down Arrows In menus Moves highlighter While editing parameters Changes value Main Screen Accesses HP Headphone Source List In menus Same as encoder press activates current selection Alt Enter Main Screen Toggles arming of selected track Ctrl Enter Accesses gain adjustment for highlighted L R X1 X2 or RTN track Main Screen Select tracks Cirl Up Down Arrows Input Settin
32. List 2 To edit track names of subsequently recorded files rotate the Headphone Encoder to high light the next take indicated by orange text and the phrase next To edit the track names of a previously recorded take rotate the Headphone Encoder to highlight that take 3 Slide the RTN FAV Switch to enter the take s Metadata Edit screen 4 Rotate the Headphone Encoder to highlight the Track to be edited then push the Headphone Encoder to edit that track s name 5 Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select a Track Name from the list If the desired Track Name is not in the list scroll to the bottom of the list and select lt Add New Entry gt The list of track names is a single list that is shared between all tracks The list can contain 70 Track Names When the list reaches 70 old Track Names must be deleted before adding new Track Names To reset the Track Name list to defaults choose lt Load Default List gt from the Track Name list in the Metadata Edit screen Note This will reset the Track Name list for all tracks no matter which track was Selected in the Metadata Edit screen Track Names can be displayed on the Meters of the Main Screen To enable track names on the meters select one of the Track Name display styles in Setup Menu option System gt Track Names in Meters The following screen shots illustrate the available Track Name display styles Track Name Display Style 1 Cazenovia Delton 1 Wionewoc
33. Multi purpose auxiliary analog output Two channels on unbalanced 3 5 mm TRS connection Level can be adjusted from 30 dB mic level up to 0 dB sufficient for driving headphones See AUX 3 4 Outputs TRS page 27 Right Output Panel 1 USB B Connector 2 Timecode I O USB connection for keyboard or factory Timecode input and output on 5 pin use LEMO connector SOUNDSDEVICES Panel Descriptions suodos q jaudd 633 User Guide and Technical Information 3 4 5 6 RTN Input Unbalanced stereo 3 5 mm female con nector for Return audio input Sleeve Ground Tip Left Ring Right X1 and X2 Outputs Line 10 or Mic level selected in the Setup Menu section OUTPUTS Pin 1 ground pin 2 pin 3 Float pin 3 to unbalance 7 8 DC Input Accepts DC voltages from 10 18 V for powering Pin 1 Negative pin 4 Positive XLR 3M Master Outputs Balanced analog outputs on standard 3 pin XLR 3M connectors Mic Line 10 or AES 1 2 and 3 4 on L and R respective ly selectable from Setup Menu section OUTPUTS Pin 1 ground pin 2 pin 3 Unbalance by grounding pin 3 to pin 1 9 Rear Panel Headphone Output 1 4 inch TRS stereo headphone connec tor Can drive headphones from 8 to 1000 ohm impedances to very high levels Tip left ring right sleeve ground CompactFlash Slot Accepts approved CompactFlash cards with the label sid
34. OOOO Of Scroll amp select using encoders To edit routes in a Routing Screen 1 Move the orange highlighter to the box to be edited Rotate the Headphone Encoder to move the highlighter horizontally In some Routing Screens the Select Encoder will also move the highlighter vertically 2 Press the Headphone Encoder to toggle the assigned state of the highlighted box On some Routing Screens additional options are available and can be accessed with the Mic Tone Switch or the RTN FAV Switch These options will be displayed directly above the respective switches Mic Tone Switch options RTN FAV Switch options LCD Daylight Mode When engaged LCD Daylight Mode changes the color scheme of the user interface to be more easily viewable in environments with bright ambient light or direct sunlight LCD Daylight Mode can be engaged from the Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt LCD Daylight Mode or toggled quickly by pressing and holding the Headphone Encoder then pressing the Select Encoder SOUNDSDEVICES Screen Overview sindu 633 User Guide and Technical Information The 633 has three full featured audio inputs on XLR 3F connectors and three additional line level inputs on TA3 connectors Inputs can be used as either balanced or unbalanced connections To un balance tie pin 3 to pin 1 of the XLR 3M connector of the cable There is no change in gain between unbalanced and balanced connections into the 633 Inputs are
35. T and iXML chunks of an AES31 Broadcast WAV file During playback the 633 generates SMPTE timecode from this number and extrapolates it based on the timecode frame rate All files generated by the 633 have timecode numbers that begin on the 0 frame or 02 in DF modes and end on the 0 frame such that a file s duration is always an integer number of seconds long If necessary pre roll and post roll is dynamically applied to accomplish this This simplifies synchroni zation in post production Sound Devices Wave Agent Beta for Mac OS and Windows computers allows users to add or edit Begin ning Timecode Stamps See Wave Agent page 72 The timecode value is always displayed on the all Meter Views By default the timecode frame rate is displayed on the L R X1 X4 RTN Meter View only and the recorder sample rate is displayed in that position on all other Meter Views The following image shows the L R X1 X4 RTNL RTNR Meter View with default settings CFi SD 5 hoo ALANS Ex 20 Lir Al J ak 23 0 01 Nean RET Time code frame rate Time code value To toggle this display mode so that the recorder sample rate is displayed on the L R X1 X4 RTNL RTNR Meter View only and the timecode frame rate is displayed on all other Meter Views press and hold the Meters Button then slide the RTN FAV Switch left The display position and size of the timecode and absolute time can be switched on all Meter Views fr
36. TN FAV Switch left Toggles display of Timecode frame rate information and Audio sample rate information between Main Screen and RTN Screen Press and hold the Meters Button then slide the Slate Tone Switch left Displays the Timecode Jam menu 66 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation Connector 3 XLR 3F Analog Inputs 1 3 AES3 Digital Input 1 3 TASM Inputs 4 6 2 XLR 3M Master Outputs AES Outputs 1 3 5 mm RTN 2 TA3M X1 X2 Outputs 1 3 5 mm X3 X4 Output 1 1 4 inch Female Headphone 1 5 pin LEMO Timecode 1 Hirose 4 pin DC Input D A CS o o AS A 0 oo _ 4 0 CN A SS SS oo PO Pin Assign ments 1 ground 2 signal 3 signal 1 ground 2 signal 3 signal 1 ground 2 signal 3 signal tip signal L ring signal R sleeve signal ground 1 ground 2 signal 3 signal tip signal L ring signal R sleeve signal ground tip signal L ring signal R sleeve signal ground 1 ground 2 SMPTE TC In 3 ASCII in out 4 tuning out 5 SMPTE TC out 1 ground 2 not connected 3 not connected 4 DC SOUNDSDEVICES 633 User Guide and Technical Information Mic and Line lev
37. TS gt X1 X2 Routing ISO tracks or L and R tracks can be routed individually to X1 and X2 buses routing any ISO track to a bus will unroute tracks L and R to that bus and routing L or R to any bus will unroute any ISO tracks to that bus Highlight the routing and press the Headphone Encoder to adjust the routing between off black post fade Blue or pre fade Green L and R tracks can only be routed post fade Selecting the All ISO Tracks option on this routing screen will change all active X1 X2 routes to pre or post fade X1 X2 Routing E Post fade routing Pre fade routing ALISO Tracks Prefade mb Input Settings Scroll amp select using encoders Setting the lock icon labeled Input Settings to the locked position will prevent routing of inputs to the X1 X2 from the Input Settings screen When locked attempting to route to X1 or X2 from the Input Settings will be prevented with a message 26 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information x2 routing is locked Setting can be unlocked in henu gt Qutputs gt x12 Routing Mere AUX 3 4 Outputs TRS AUX 3 X3 and AUX 4 X4 analog signal output is provided on a single 3 5 mm TRS connection This connection is wired unbalanced with Tip X3 positive Ring X4 positive Sleeve Shared ground Signal is routed to the X3 and X4 buses from the X3
38. USE OR OPERATION THEREOF REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED UNDER CONTRACT TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR WHICH SOUND DEVICES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE SHALL INCLUDE WITH OUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS PENALTIES DELAY DAMAGES LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND OTHER DAMAGES AND LIABILI TIES WHICH END USER SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO PAY OR WHICH END USER OR ANY OTHER PARTY MAY INCUR RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF ITS CONTRACTS WITH ITS CUSTOMERS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES NOTWITHSTANDING AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING IN NO EVENT SHALL SOUND DEVICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT OF DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS PAID BY THE END USER FOR THE PRODUCTS AS TO WHICH ANY LIABILITY HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO EXIST SOUND DEVICES AND END USER EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE PRICE FOR THE PRODUCTS WAS DETERMINED IN CONSID ERATION OF THE LIMITATION ON LIABILITY AND DAMAGES SET FORTH HEREIN AND SUCH LIMITATION HAS BEEN SPECIFI CALLY BARGAINED FOR AND CONSTITUTES AN AGREED ALLOCATION OF RISK WHICH SHALL SURVIVE THE DETERMINATION OF ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION THAT ANY REMEDY HEREIN FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE FCC Notice This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This devices may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired opera tion iv v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to cha
39. X4 Routing Screen See Routing Screens page 13 The X3 X4 Routing Screen is accessed from Setup Menu option OUTPUTS gt X3 X4 Routing L R and ISO track routings to X3 and X4 can be set to pre or post fader This setting is independent of the values set in Setup Menu option INPUTS gt Input to ISO Routing The All ISO Tracks option on this routing screen globally applies pre or post fade status to all ISO track routings to X3 and X4 X3 X4 Routing Ex Head Trac k 5 P hi one rn es er a ee S L R BOUUOUOOUOOO OU O ooooooon 00x ALISO Tracks Prefade _ PostFade Scroll amp select using encoders Output Setup and Control The Headphone Source in the X3 X4 Routing Screen is a special source which is a copy of the active Headphone Source Changing the Headphone Source will change the Headphone L and Headphone R sources routed to X3 and or X4 See Headphone Source Selection page 22 This feature is useful for sending a copy of the monitor signal to a boom operator or other production members RTN signal can not be routed to X3 and X4 buses When Headphone signal is routed to X3 or X4 and RTN signal is routed to the headphone preset RTN signal will be present in the headphone output but not in X3 or X4 AES3 Digital Outputs XLR 3M There is a total of 4 available channels of digital output on 2 connections Each of the XLR 3M outputs can be configured to output AES3 digital signals from the Setup Menu optio
40. YSTEM gt Slate amp Tone Routing SOUNDSDEVICES JODS O uoj pup DIW 91D S 633 User Guide and Technical Information Slate and Tone Routing 1 Slate L R Ki x2 KS Kd 1 2 3 4 ee eee eee Tone LAK e 12 3 4 5 6 EES eee Scroll amp select using encoders When the slate mic or tone oscillator is activated program audio is muted on the destinations they are routed to and replaced with slate or tone signal Slate signal is always sent to both headphone channels Tone signal is always sent to both head phone channels unless the current Headphone Source is RTN This is to allow calibrating levels with another device A camera for example by monitoring output signal of the device while sending the 633 s tone to that same device Slate signal is not present on AES digital outputs EJ v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information The 633 features a powerful multi track digital audio recorder The internal recorder can record up to 10 tracks to mono or poly Broadcast WAV files or 2 tracks of compressed MP3 audio See File For mat page 39 Data is written to removable CompactFlash CF and SD SDHC SDXC SD cards See Recording Media page 35 Transport Control Recording and Playback The 5 position Transport Control is used to perform all recording and playback functions The 633 is a
41. ain Screen press and hold the Select Encoder and then press the Meters Button to arm disarm the currently highlighted track With L R X1 X2 X3 X4 or RTN selected press then turn to adjust level Vertical Scroll in ma trix windows Turn to adjust trim level in Input Settings Screens 4 6 and inputs with AES selected Turn to scroll cursor and press to insert a space character during text entry Acts as shift button to access secondary functions See Front Panel Button Shortcuts page 65 19 Slate Microphone The slate mic transducer See Slate Mic and Tone Oscillator page 29 ei v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Left Input Panel uf Nit LINE fp INPUTS 4 1 XLR 3F Inputs 1 3 3 Battery Compartment Active balanced analog microphone or Holds 6 AA batteries Three batteries in line level input for inputs 1 3 on XLR 3F two rows held by screw cap Top row connector Input type is set within the batteries inserted with negative end Input Settings Screen Can supply 12V facing out Bottom row batteries inserted or 48V phantom power Input 1 can also with positive end facing out accept AES3 or AES42 Mode 1 signal Pine derud in pus O 4 TA3 Analog Line Inputs 4 6 Analog line inputs 4 6 Pin 1 ground pin 2 AUX 3 4 Output 2 pin 3 Float pin 3 to unbalance
42. al information Metadata in the file s header EXT Broadcast Audio Extension and iXML data chunks See Metadata Fields page 41 Software that does not recognize these additional broadcast wave data chunks will simply ignore them MP3 File Format MPEG Layer III is a lossy compression algorithm often used for transcription recording purposes The 633 records two channel MP3 audio files with data rates of 320 kb s 192 kb s or 128 kb s MP3 files do not utilize the any standard container format No industry standard tagging format has defined for the MP3 file format The 633 utilizes the de facto standard ID3v1 tagging format to store relevant metadata See Metadata Fields page 41 MP3 Bit Rate When recording MP3 files the 633 and all other MP3 encoders compresses data to achieve a par ticular bit rate The bit rate refers to how many bits of data per second are encoded into the MP3 file A larger bit rate yields a larger file with higher audio quality while a smaller bit rate yields a smaller file with lower audio quality To adjust the bit rate of recorded MP3 files access Setup Menu option RECORDER gt MP3 Bit Rate The 633 records two channel MP3 audio files See Track to Media Rout ing page 32 with data rates of 320 kb s 192 kb s or 128 kb s EJ v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information
43. an lt None gt Each folder level has a corresponding list of available names that can be edited manually by the user To add an entry to the list of folder names of any folder level 1 Access Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt FOLDER OPTIONS 2 Select desired folder level and press the Headphone Encoder 3 Rotate the headphone Encoder to select lt Add New Entry gt then press the Headphone Encod er Use the on screen keyboard to compose a name for the folder 4 Slide the RTN FAV Switch right to create the folder name and select it for this folder level Top Level Project folder The Top Level folder can be named manually or set to lt None gt The name of the Top Level folder will also be stored in the PROJECT field of the iXML and bEXT chunks of all subsequently recorded WAV files Mid Level Tape Roll Daily folder The Mid Level folder can be named manually by the date or set to lt None gt When set to lt Daily gt a folder will be automatically created and named according to 40 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information the date Whenever a new day occurs the 633 will prompt asking if the user would like to create a new daily folder With an example date of August 20th 2012 the naming format of the daily folder would be 12Y08M20 The name of the Mid Level folder will also be stored in the TAPE field of
44. arameter Name Description Options Record to SD Sets the type of file and which tracks to record to the Off SD card Wav Poly e Wav Poly ISOs Only e Wav Poly LR Only e Wav Poly X1X2 only e MP3 LR e MP3 X1X2 e Wav Mono e Wav Mono ISOs only MP3 Bit Rate The bitrate of recorded MP3 files 320kbs e 192kbs e 128kbs Sample Rate The internal sample rate and sample rate of recorded 44 1k WAV files 47 952k e 47 952kF 48k e 48 048k e 48 048kF e 88 2k e 96k e 192k Bit Depth The bit depth of recorded WAV files 16 Pre Roll Time Adjust the amount of record time to be appended 0 to 6 seconds before each recording Maximum value is 3 seconds 1 second increment when recording mono WAV files or using 88 2k sample Os rate Maximum value is 1 second when using 192k sample rate Setup Menu Parameter Name Description Options Timecode Mode Sets the running mode for the internal timecode e Off generator and or the method which the 633 receives e Rec Run SMPTE timecode Free Run e Free Run Auto Mute 24h Run 24h Run Auto Mute Ext TC Ext TC Auto Rec Ext TC Cont Ext TC Auto Rec Cont Frame Rate Sets the frame rate for the internal timecode genera tor 29 97nd 29 97df 30nd e 30df Sets the duration that a valid timecode signal has to 0 0 8 0s 0 1 second increment be recognized by the 633 before generating a new 0 0 seconds take while in Ext TC Auto Record and Ext TC cont
45. cated on the Input Settings Screens and meters and is stored in the iXML and bEXT metadata of each file SOUND DEVICES ED File Management ju w pupy J 4 633 User Guide and Technical Information e The track designator differs in order to maintain proper interleave order of the tracks It is used in the file name of each mono file of a mono take e The channel number is another designator stored in the ixML and bEXT metadata of each file and is similar to the track designator except that AUX tracks have numeric channel numbers The following table shows the association between track names track designators and channel num bers Track Track Name Track Designator Channel Number a E a A C a T X1 and X2 are interleaved as 15 and 16 to ensure compatibility with the 664 Folder Options All files generated by the 633 can be saved to the Root directory a Project Folder a Daily Roll Fold er or a Scene Folder Files are saved to the Root directory by default File organization is managed in the Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt FOLDER OPTIONS Folder choices include TOP LEVEL MID LEVEL and BOTTOM LEVEL FOLDERS Folders are created when the record key is pressed This reduces the likelihood of empty folders Each folder resides in the folder one level below it If the folder one level below the target folder is set to lt None gt the target folder will reside in the next level folder that is set to something other th
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47. cessed Rotate the Select Encoder to adjust the level The dB value will be displayed in the lower right corner of the LCD during adjustment Press the Select Encoder again or wait 2 seconds The background color of the meter label will become grey to indicate exit from level adjustment mode Output level adjustments do not affect tone signal from the 633 s tone generator 28 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Slate Mic and Tone Oscillator mac 9 TONE The 3 position Mic Tone Switch controls both the slate microphone and the tone oscillator Slate Microphone The 633 s built in slate microphone is used to notate scenes from the mixer location Its audio per formance is not suitable for critical recording applications it should be used for documenting scenes and for communication purposes only Slide the Mic Tone Switch left to activate the slate mic The green Slate Mic LED will illuminate to indicate that the slate mic is active Slide the Mic Tone Switch left again to deactivate the slate mic Hold the Mic Tone Switch left for 1 second to activate the slate mic momentarily until the switch is released The gain of the built in slate mic is 36 dB by default This can be adjusted from Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Slate Mic Gain or with a button shortcut To adjust slate mic gain via button sho
48. cing Power Off Optional In the unlikely event you need to manually force a complete shutdown of the 688 by passing the PowerSafe and QuickBoot features do the following To force power off 1 Slide the Power button to the left 2 Press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds After the 688 is manually powered off the QuickBoot is reset and the TC LED no longer flashes Power Consumption The 633 is very power efficient The amount of current it draws depends on which features are en abled The following list highlights the larger current drawing functions e Microphone powering the main source of extra 633 current draw See Phantom Power page 16 48 V Phantom can draw copious amounts of current depending on what model micro phone is used Two identical phantom powered microphones draw twice as much current as one Microphones vary widely in their current draw depending on type and phantom voltage applied aS e Audio Recorder the recorder whether in record or playback increases power consumption g e Digital Outputs disable digital outputs in the Setup Menu when they are not needed since D they draw additional current f e Output drive level higher output drive levels into multiple low impedance inputs increases O power consumption e Headphone Output circuit high headphone output levels increase current draw e LED and LCD Brightness decrease LED and LCD brightness to extend battery runtime 56 v 1 04
49. configured from their respective input Settings Screen The default method for accessing the Input Settings Screen for inputs 1 6 is to slide the Input Select Switch toward the desired input number This functionality can be altered when Setup Menu option INPUTS gt PFL Toggle Mode is set to 3ch See PFL Toggle Mode page 25 Input Types Change the input type from the Input Settings Screen See Input Settings Screen page 11 The following table describes the available input types Input Type Inputs Available Description All Input off MIC Use with dynamic microphones or other mic level signals MIC PH 123 Use with phantom powered condenser microphones only Provides 48V or di 12V phantom power see Phantom Power LINE For use with any line level source extremely loud sounds AES42 Digital input with power activated for AES42 Mode 1 digital microphones For use with phantom powered condenser microphones only Provides 48V LINE PH 1 2 3 or 12V phantom power but at a line level gain range Useful for recording AES42 and AES3 input source option only appears in input 2 when selected as a source for input 1 Input 1 XLR 3F connector is used for digital input Input Routing Each input of the 633 has a corresponding ISO Track that it is permanently routed to Addition ally each Input can be independently routed to the Left L Right R Aux 1 X1 and or Aux 2 X2 buses from the Input Settings Screen
50. d or NP 1 battery Bottom panel opens and expands to provide access to rear mount ed L Series batteries By PortaBrace for Sound Devices Sound Devices Wave Agent file librarian for Mac OS and Win dows computers Wave Agent provides a comprehensive and indispensable range of tools for preparing audio files for problem free passage through complex production workflows For more details and download visit www waveagent com 12 inch TA3F to TA3F cable connects TA3 Aux outputs to TA3 in puts of receiving devices such as the Sound Devices 788T s analog inputs 5 8 Also connects TA3 balanced outputs of other devices to balanced line inputs of 633 25 inch TA3F to XLR 3M cable used to connect 633 TA3 Aux out puts to third party devices with XLR 3F inputs package of two 25 inch XLR 3F to TA3F cable used to connect mixers and other devices with XLR 3M outputs to the 633 TA3 4 6 inputs package of two Bag of four 4 TA3 F type connectors Bare Hirose 4 pin locking DC connector HR10 7P 4P NP type battery cup with 24 inch cable terminated in Hirose 4 pin locking DC connector HR10 7P 4P at equipment end XL WPH3 AC to DC Power Supply in line 100 240V 50 60 Hz input 12 VDC 3 75 A 45 W output Hirose 4 pin DC plug Supplied with a zy 3 pin IEC cord XL B2 7 2 V 4600 mAh L Series battery Connects to the 633 s B1 and or B2 battery connector XL B3 7 2 V 6600 mAh L Series battery Connects to the 633 s B1 and or
51. d specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Set Generator UB N User Bits Mode u uU u uU uU uU u u Timecode Hold Off Some devices that send rec run timecode will sometimes have a tendency to send short bursts of running timecode or incorrect values When using timecode to trigger recording on the 633 External timecode auto record modes this behavior can result in unintentional recordings or incorrect time code stamps on the 633 To eliminate these problems the 633 features a Timecode Hold Off function When using external timecode auto record modes the 633 will wait hold off for the amount of time specified in Setup Menu option TIMECODE gt Hold Off before beginning recording Running timecode lasting less than the Timecode Hold Off value will not trigger a recording on the 633 Things to consider when using Timecode Hold Off e This feature only applies in Ext TC Auto Rec and Ext TC Auto Rec Cont e If Pre Roll is set it will be applied See Pre Roll page 36 Pre Roll will only capture au dio from the initial detection of a timecode signal If no Pre Roll is selected the file will begin after the Hold Off time expires It is best practice to set Pre Roll in the Setup Menu option RECORDER gt Pre Roll Time to a value greater than the selected Timecode Hold Off value This en sures that audio is captured from the mo
52. dnjasg 19p1029 633 User Guide and Technical Information 2 u q D D E ST N YTO SD Sh 02 IALA 20 Lim L i L Master Bus L R Armed aI saa Aux Bus X1 X2 Unarmed a p r Iso Tracks Armed al i Iso Tracks Unarmed LR ST O1 11 42 29 co 00 00 0 etn a To toggle the armed status of a track turn the Select Encoder to highlight the track press and hold the Meters Button then press the Select Encoder The background color of the track will change to indicate the new arming status If an input is off Trim 1 3 Control fully counter clockwise Fader 4 6 fully counter clockwise or Input Selection set to Off the track label will be black Track to Media Routing The 633 supports simultaneous recording to CF and SD media See Recording Media page 35 By default all armed tracks are recorded to both cards as a polyphonic WAV file Recording options are set independently for each memory card from the Setup Menu items RECORDER gt Record to CF and RECORDER gt Record to SD Each item can be set to the following settings Setting Tracks Recorded File s Generated MP3 LF MP3 X1X2 Wav Mono ISOs only Armed ISO Tracks 0 6 tracks Track to Media routing also determines the file and digital audio format Selecting WAV or MP3 in these Setup Menu options will result in WAV or MP3 files to be written during recording See Digi tal Aud
53. e Management Take List The Take List consists of recorded takes on all media Takes are listed in the left column in the order they were recorded with the most recent take at the top The right column displays details about the highlighted take including e TC Start timecode value of the take e Take The take number of the take e Card What media the take resides on e Date The date that the take was record e Folder The folder that the take resides in ed e Scene The scene name of the take e Notes The notes metadata field To access the Take List press and hold the Menu Button then press the Headphone Encoder The Take List can also be accessed from the Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt Take List The top take in the Take List is displayed with orange text This is a special entry that represents the next take to be recorded Editing the metadata of this entry will affect all subsequent recordings TAKE LIST B2 00265300 mSce Tas msceTo4 SCeTOS slo le 09 033 Wind nase 3 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Take Number A take is a single recording that is represented by a single poly or mp3 file or a group of monophonic files on each media Takes are labeled numerically and begin at the number 1 Each new recording creates a new take The take number will increment by one until it is reset Ta
54. e as a no charge software download for either Mac OS or Windows http www sounddevices com products waveagent 72 72 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information AES 2 4 16 17 26 27 30 34 58 59 66 68 AES3 3 12 14 16 17 27 58 66 68 B ballistics 12 20 62 C CF 8 9 10 31 32 35 38 39 44 57 59 61 62 64 65 68 E exFAT 36 38 51 62 68 F Fader 1 11 12 14 15 16 18 21 24 27 31 32 58 63 67 68 71 H Headphone Clipping LED 2 21 Headphone Output 4 55 Headphone Source 2 8 11 12 22 23 24 25 27 30 56 I Input Activity LED 1 19 21 Input Meter 11 12 Input Polarity 11 12 Input Select Switch 1 7 11 14 24 25 33 Input Settings Screen 1 2 3 7 11 12 14 15 16 17 22 L LCD Daylight Mode 13 63 65 Limiter Knee 19 M Main Screen 1 2 5 7 9 10 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 31 33 35 3 531 09500 61 09 Menu Button 2 8 33 35 44 45 46 49 54 56 57 65 metadata 32 33 34 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 51 7i Meters Button 1 2 9 10 24 25 28 32 47 49 65 P Pan 1 14 15 18 63 71 PFL 1 11 14 16 21 24 25 33 37 58 phantom power 3 7 14 16 58 67 SOUND DEVICES AES42 3 12 14 16 17 67 AUX 3 4 Output 3 bEXT 34 39 40 41 42 43 47 CompactFlash 4 31 35 38 68 frame rate 10 3
55. e headphones and sources with a black background are not assigned to the headphone channel HP Preset name HP Preset 1 MyHP Tracks Assigned source Unassigned source RTN Tracks kaL 2 JL3 4 2 16 RTN Pe Highlighter Tracks Only __ MONO NAME M S decoding Mono summing Favorite preset SOUNDSDEVICES Headphone Monitoring Buiopluow suoydppsyy 633 User Guide and Technical Information 4 To toggle the assignment of a source turn the Headphone Encoder to highlight the source and press the Headphone Encoder to toggle the assignment Editing occurs in real time and source adjustments will be heard in the monitors 5 Optional Slide the Slate Tone switch left to toggle M S decoding for the preset M S decod ing will decode the entire preset and should not be used if inputs are already linked M S 6 Optional Slide the Slate Tone switch right to toggle mono summing of the preset Mono summing will ignore left and right assignment and put all active sources in both channels of the preset 7 Optional To name a Headphone Preset slide the RTN FAV switch left and enter the name using the on screen keyboard or attached USB keyboard 8 Optional Slide the RTN FAV Switch right to toggle this preset s Favorite status See Favor ite Headphone Source page 24 Press the Meters Button Stop Button or Select Encoder to exit the Preset Editing Screen Favorite Headphone Source Any single Headphone Sou
56. e the Headphone Encoder to highlight either the CF or SD card Slide the RIN FAV Switch to access options for the highlighted card Press the Headphone Encoder to display the listing of files and directories on the highlighted card When audio files are highlighted various metadata information is displayed for that file on the right half of the display File List Files on SD card 0 0000 z6 00 20 NE 0000 0z 00 48000 24b 10 05 12 02 08PM 270KB OPTION ES v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Slide the RTN FAV Switch to access File Options for the highlighted file directory or storage media The following table lists the File Options that are available for files directories and storage media File Option File Directory Storage Media Copy Copies file to the other storage Copies directory and its con Copies all files and directories media tents to the other storage media to the other storage media Delete Deletes file Deletes directory and its contents Create Sound Report Creates a CSV sound report Creates a CSV sound report of of all files in the directory and all files in the root of the storage saves the report there media and saves the report there Rename Changes the name of the direc Changes the volume label of the tory storage media Empty Trash Available only on TRASH and Dele
57. e toward the rear of the 633 Compatible with Type I and Type II cards High speed UDMA cards are recommended for higher track count re cording See http www sounddevices com approved for a list of approved media SD Card Slot Accepts approved SD SDHC SDXC cards with the notched corner oriented toward the top of the 633 Insert until it clicks securely in the slot The card should glide smoothly into the slot Press to eject See http www sounddevices com approved for a list of approved media Two battery mounts slots on the rear panel for Sony L Series type lithium batteries Any capac ity supported Battery slots labeled B1 and B2 in the diagram above correspond to the labels in the Setup Menu section POWER See Powering page 53 a v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Quick Start Guide This section provides a brief overview of basic 633 operation The steps will demonstrate powering the 633 connecting an analog audio source to an input connecting headphones setting up monitor ing preparing media for recording and making a recording Refer to the rest of this user guide for full details on all 633 features 1 Connect Power Connect at least one power source For external powering connect a DC powering source not in cluded to the DC connecto
58. ecifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information SOUND DEVICES Manufacturer s Name Sound Devices LLC Manufacturer s Address E7556 State Rd 23 and 33 Reedsburg WI 53959 USA Declares under sole responsibility that the product as delivered Product Name 633 Field Mixer with Integrated Recorder Model Number 633 Product Options This declaration covers all options of the above products complies with the essential requirements of the following applicable European Directives and carries the CE marking accordingly EMC Directive 2004 108 EC EN 55022 2010 EN 55103 2 2009 First date of CE approval July 18 2013 This Declaration of Conformity applies to the above listed products placed on the EU market after July 18 2013 WM Akam Date Matt Anderson Director of Engineering SOUND DEVICES Declaration of Conformity J4oddng jps1uyse pup Ayun up A 633 User Guide and Technical Information Warranty amp Service Sound Devices LLC warrants the 633 against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE 1 year from date of original retail purchase Users who register their product directly with Sound Devices Technical Support by mail online or phone will receive an additional ONE 1 year of warranty coverage extending the complete warranty period to TWO 2 years from the date of original retail purchase In o
59. ed if the inputs are already linked as an M S pair HP Preset HP Presets 1 10 are customizable Headphone Sources See Headphone Presets Presets can be removed from the Headphone Source selection menu from Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Headphone Preset List Headphone Encoder Mode The functions for selecting a Headphone Source and adjusting headphone gain can be switched by setting Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Headphone Encoder Mode to Preset Vol When this mode is engaged turning the Headphone Encoder from the Main Screen will select Headphone Sources To adjust the headphone gain from the Main Screen press the Headphone Encoder and then turn the Headphone Encoder to adjust headphone gain Turning the Headphone Encoder will continue to adjust gain until 2 seconds have elapsed with no gain adjustment at which point turning the Head phone Encoder will once again select Headphone Sources Custom Headphone Presets Ten custom Headphone Sources are available These headphone presets can be edited named and saved To edit a custom headphone preset 1 From the Main Screen press the Headphone Encoder to access the Headphone Source List 2 Rotate the Headphone Encoder to highlight the desired preset 3 Slide the Slate Tone Switch to display the Headphone Preset Editing Screen This screen is a routing screen with the left and right headphone signal labeled with green text Sources with a blue background are assigned to that channel of th
60. el balanced For unbalanced pin 1 and pin 3 tied together ground pin 2 positive Channel 1 AES3 Digital Input AES3 balanced or unbal anced Active balanced inputs 4 6 For unbalanced pin 1 ground pin 2 positive pin 3 tie to pin 1 Mates with Switchcraft TASF type connector Output Level is selectable via menu between Mic 10 dB or Line level For unbalanced float pin 3 Balanced AES3 Out A B on XLR 3M connectors 110 ohm 2 V p p AES3 and S PDIF compatible with RCA adaptor Mates with 3 5 mm TRS jack Signal is unbalanced Active balanced output level is selectable in Setup Menu as Line 10 or Mic level For unbalanced pin 1 ground pin 2 positive pin 3 float no connect Mates with Switchcraft TA3F type connector Mates with 3 5 mm TRS jack Signal is unbalanced Connector Pin Assignments Mates with 1 4 inch TRS jack LEMO B series connector pin assignments as viewed on panel mounted connector 10 18 Volt DC input Mates with Sound Devices XL NPH and XL WPH3 powering accessories See Accessories for details suolypoyineds 633 User Guide and Technical Information Analog Inputs Frequency Response THD Noise Equivalent Input Noise Input Type Input Impedance ohms actual Input Clipping Level Maximum Input Level High Pass Filters Microphone Powering each analog Input selectable Pre Fader Input Limiters Inputs 1 3 Post Fader Input Limiters Inputs
61. eo Master Bus The pan pot has a detent in the center position After setting the pan the pan control can be recessed to hide it from the mixing surface during normal operation Inputs 4 5 and 6 are routed directly to the left L and or right R channels of the stereo Master Bus from their respective Input Settings Screens Trim and Fader Relationship The gain of an input is adjusted by two controls Input Trim and Input Fader This two stage archi tecture is identical to the topology of large mixing consoles and provides a great deal of control Input Trim is often thought of as a course gain control and the Input Fader as the fine gain control Input 1 Fader Input 2 Fader Input 3 Fader b A ms Inputs Input 1 Trim i i Inputs 4 5 and 6 Trim Input 4 Fader Input 5 Fader Input 6 Fader Input Trim Analog Analog input sensitivity for Inputs 1 2 and 3 is set with the pop up Trim control knob Analog input sensitivity for line level Inputs 4 5 and 6 is set by rotating the Select Encoder from the respective input s Input Settings Screen Off 30 dB to 16 dB To power down Input 1 2 or 3 turn the respec tive trim control fully counter clockwise until it clicks With the Input Fader set to unity gain 0 dB or 12 o clock make the appropriate adjustments to trim levels Once the coarse gain is set to the desired level press the Trim control to hide it from the 633 s mixing surface Input Trim Dig
62. eport is generated Take List Section The following fields make up the Take List section Each row of this section corresponds to a take and each field corresponds directly to the metadata of that take bDEXT and iXML SOUND DEVICES File Management ju w pupy J 4 633 User Guide and Technical Information e File Name e Scene e Take e Length Generating Sound Reports e Start TC e Trk 1 to Trk 16 16 fields e Notes A sound report can be generated for all the files in any folder on the 633 Sound reports are created from the File List To generate a sound report 1 Press and hold the Menu Button and then press the Headphone Encoder to access the Take List 2 Slide the Slate Tone Switch to access the File List 3 To create a sound report for the files at the root level of the CF or SD card highlight the desired card and skip to the next step To create a sound report for one folder only use the Headphone Encoder to navigate to the folder and highlight it do not go into the folder 4 Slide the RTN FAV Switch to access folder options for the highlighted folder 5 Select the Create Sound Report option A CSV file will be created in the selected folder Sound reports created for at the root level of the CF or SD card will be saved as REPORT CSV in the root of that media Sound Reports created in a subfolder will be named with the last six characters of that folder followed by _REPORT CSV Tak
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64. ess the Headphone Encoder to display a list of available input types Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select an input type and press the Headphone Encoder to select that type Choose MIC for a dynamic micro phone MIC PH for microphones requiring phantom power or LINE for analog line level sources Slide Input 1 s the Input Select Switch left again to return to the Main Screen as SF s gt 7 T SS m F l g j 6 Connect Headphones Connect headphones to the 1 4 inch headphone output on the right panel SOUNDSDEVICES Quick Start Guide BPIND DIS INH 633 User Guide and Technical Information 7 Select a Headphone Source Press the Headphone Encoder to display a list of available headphone Headphone Sources Rotate the Headphone Encoder to choose LR ST The master left and right stereo bus then press the HEadphone Encoder to confirm the selection Wie 0 Os OK hE t w He i AE a I Lim LR Mono L Mana R Mona LR MS ST MIX HP Preset 1 HP Preset 8 Insert SD or CF Media Open the Media Door on the right panel The door is secured magnetically Pull firmly to open Insert the SD card with the bottom of the card the side with metal contacts visible facing toward the rear of the 633 Insert the CF card with the top of the card the side with the manufacturer s branding label facing the rear of the 633 CF card slot SD card slot 9 Format Media The SD
65. gs Screen Ctrl Left Arrow Input Settings Screen Change X1 assignment Ctrl Right Arrow Input Settings Screen Change X2 assignment Enter SOUNDSDEVICES Using a USB Keyboard sBuiyos Burjjpsey pup Buoys 633 User Guide and Technical Information The 633 can store and recall user settings to User Setup Files on the SD card CF card or internal memory User Setup Files contain all settings made in the Setup Menu and all Input Settings includ ing routing Multiple custom named setup files can be saved to the CF or SD card Additionally four setups can be saved to the 633 s internal memory where they will be available even when no CF or SD card is inserted To save a User Setup File access the Setup Menu option Quick Setup Select the Save option for the desired storage area and enter a name for the Setup File QUICK SETUP Bi 1 Load Settings ave Settings ta INT1 ay cu etkings Eo INT4 ettings ta CF cu qu 4 E a T Li cu ettings to SD e The INT1 INT2 INT3 or INT4 areas will hold one setup each Settings stored to these areas will overwrite any settings previously stored there e Saving a Setup File to the CF or SD card will create a folder named SETTINGS If it is not already present and place the Setup File in that directory If a Setup File with the entered named already exists the previous Setup File will be overwritten Setup Files stored on the CF or SD card can be deleted from
66. gs Screen is exited The Input Settings Screen can be entered without altering the Headphone Source by holding the Select Encoder down while sliding the input Select Switch This behavior is reversed when Setup Menu option INPUTS gt PFL Toggle Mode is set to 3ch See PFL Toggle Mode page 25 The following two screen shots are of Input 2 and Input 4 respectively These examples demonstrate how Input Settings Screens 1 3 differ from Input Settings Screens 4 5 1 Track Name 2 Input Number gt i m pea its AV 3 Input Meter gt fi 7 Limiter Activity 4 Current Fader Gain 5 HPF Frequency gt ips 8 Input Selection 9 Headphone Source Level 6 Aux Bus Assignment gt Eig TA lt 10 LR Bus Assignment 11 Input Polarity SOUNDSDEVICES Screen Overview O u9919 NIIAIOA 633 User Guide and Technical Information 1 Track Name 2 Input Number gt E mer ME ay 3 Input Meter gt fi gt 8 0dB TRIM 12 Trim Gain 5 HPF Frequency gt S aa 6 Aux Bus Assignment gt 1 Track Name The name of the input s ISO track The Track Name can be edited directly from the Input Settings Screen See Track Nam ing page 32 2 Input Number The Input s number 1 through 6 3 Input Meter Displays the Input s signal level and limiting activity The level displayed is the level to the Iso Track and will be pre or post fader depending on t
67. he Iso Track Status Meter ballistics can be set globally from VU or Peak VU in Setup Menu item SYSTEM gt Meter Ballistics See Meter ing page 20 4 Current Fader Gain The dB value of the input s fader See Trim and Fader Relationship page 15 5 HPF Frequency Displays the frequency of the Input s high pass filter Or HPF Off when the high pass filter is off To adjust the high pass filter press the Select Encoder then turn the Select Encoder See High pass Filter page 17 6 Aux Bus Assignment Displays the status of the Input s assign ment to the X1 and X2 Output Buses Inputs can be routed to X1 and X2 pre or post fader Slide the Mic Tone Switch left for the X1 bus and right for the X2 bus to cycle through the available op tions Routed signal is indicated by a red background and unrouted signal by a black background See Input Routing page 14 4 Current Fader Gain 8 Input Selection 9 Headphone Source Level fit lt 10 LR Bus Assignment 7 Limiter Activity Indicates that limiting is occurring on the Input See Limiters page 19 8 Input Source Displays the selected input type To change the input type press the Head phone Encoder turn it to make a selec tion then press it again to confirm the selection See Input Types page 14 9 Headphone Source Level Currently active Headphone Source Displays monitor gain during adju
68. ich have phantom power enabled 12V 4 PFLToggle Mode Change the behavior of Input Select Switches See 6ch PFL Toggle Mode page 25 3ch 5 Input to ISO Routing Displays a sub menu where inputs 1 through 6 can be Prefade set to route to their respective ISO track pre or post e Postfade fader independently Input Delays Displays a sub menu where inputs 1 through 6 can be 0 0 to 30 0 ms delayed independently 0 1 ms increment 0 0 ms Pte Setup Menu Parameter Name Description Options Linking For the purposes of arming and level adjustment link LR X1X2 tracks L and R and or X1 and X2 LR X1 X2 e L R X1X2 e L R X1 X2 XLR L Out Select the analog output level or engage AES3 digital Mic on the L XLR 3M output Line e 10 AES 1 2 3 XLR R Out Select the analog output level or engage AES3 digital i on the R XLR 3M output i SOUND DEVICES nu w dnyjas 633 User Guide and Technical Information Parameter Name Description Options 4 TA3 X1 Out Select the analog output level of the Aux 1 TA3 output Mic Line e 10 5 TA3 X2 Out Select the analog output level of the Aux 2 TA3 output Mic Line e 10 AES Output Routing Displays the AES Routing Screen where sources can be assigned to AES output channels 7 Playback to Outputs Select destination for playback signal All Outputs e Headphones Only X1 X2 Routing Displays the X1 X2 routi
69. ide and Technical Information When using 47 952kF sample rate set Setup Menu option TIMECODE gt Frame Rate to 23 97ND or 29 97ND When set to 23 97ND files will be stamped with a frame rate of 24 When set to 29 97ND files will be stamped with a frame rate of 30ND MP3 recording is not allowed in F Mode Playback The 633 can play back any file it has recorded To play back the last file recorded or loaded press the Play Button In the Take List or File List pressing the Play button will initiate playback of the high lighted take When playback begins the file name will be displayed on the Main Screen with a green background The time code and absolute time areas of the Main Screen will display the time code and absolute time of the file being played back Pressing the Stop button will pause playback and pressing the Stop button when playback is paused will stop playback The media that files will be played back from is highlighted with a green background on the Main Screen and RTN Screen To toggle the default playback card press and hold the Headphone Encoder then press the slide the Transport Control down Play By default playback will be routed to all outputs of the 633 To limit playback to headphone out puts only set Setup Menu option OUTPUTS gt Playback to Outputs to Headphones Only During playback Input PFL switches will solo the respective ISO track of the playing file to the headphone output WAV files
70. ing Off and two beeps when the recording is stopped On Selects among the two different meter ballistics set e VU Only Peak VU e Peak Only 1 sec e 2 sec e 3 sec e 4 sec e 5 sec e Infinity e Off nu w dnyjas 633 User Guide and Technical Information Parameter Name Description Options 11 Meter Display Style The visual style of the meters Segmented shows Segmented individual blocks separated by gaps and Solid shows e Solid a solid bar 12 Track Names In Meters Toggle display and style position of track names in Off meters e Left e Left w ramp e Right Meter Views Displays a submenu where each of the three available e L R X1 X2 1 6 Meter Views can be selected OFF option is available e L R 1 6 for second and third Meter View only LR1 3 L R X1 X4 RTN e Off LED Brightness Adjust the brightness of all LED s e 5 100 5 increment 60 LCD Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the LCD backlight e 5 100 5 increment 100 LCD Daylight Mode Toggle daylight visibility mode of user interface Off Off displays a dark user interface suitable for low light On environments On displays a bright user interface suit able for bright sunny environments Time Format Select 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock e 24hr Date Format Select the format used to indicate the date mm dd yy dd mm yy e yy mm dd Displays a dialog where the 633 time and date can
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72. io Format amp File Format page 34 Track Naming Track Names are stored in the metadata of each recorded file The following list displays the default track names e Track L MixL e Track 1 Chl e Track 5 Ch5 e Track R MixR e Track 2 Ch2 e Track 6 Ch6 e Track X1 Aux1 e Track 3 Ch3 e Track X2 Aux2 e Track 4 Ch4 Track Names of previously recorded files and track names of all subsequently recorded files can be edited Tracks can be renamed from the Setup Menu or the Input Settings Screen 32 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information To rename tracks from the Input Settings Screen 1 Enter the Input Settings Screen of the Track to be renamed The method for doing this de pends on the setting of Setup Menu option INPUTS gt PFL Toggle Mode 2 From the Input Settings Screen Slide and hold the Input Select Switch in the same direction used in step 1 and hold it for 1 second If renaming tracks 4 5 or 6 with INPUTS gt PFL Toggle Mode set to 3ch hold down the Select Encoder while sliding the Input Select Switch 3 Using the on screen keyboard or attached USB keyboard enter the Track s name 4 Slide the RTN FAV Switch right to accept the changes To rename tracks from the Setup Menu 1 Enter the Take List Press and hold the Menu Button then press the Headphone Encoder or FILE STORAGE gt Take
73. ion SYSTEM gt Meter Options The second and third meter view can be turned off so that only one meter view is shown on the Main Screen at all times L R X1 X2 1 6 L R 1 3 CF l SD 3hO0saiA 1 D 0 H zu Lim 3 0 2 0 a D i H zu Lim B ein 0 T ALANS Ex 00 00 00 0 RTN SS 10 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information L R 1 6 L R X1 X4 RTN Poe CE sss BRINA Eq 7 S f l SB Sh 00M 20 Lim 20 Lim a I I I I I a I a I I I I I 4 I I I I I 2 LR ST 2 3 52 59 23 000000 0 BTN aes 23 52 20 01 5 Seabee 12 34PM 09 24 13 Note that the time and date is displayed in place of the small RTN meter on the L R X1 X4 RTN Meter View Input Settings Screen The Input Settings Screen displays all relevant information for the selected input as well as allow ing these parameters to be changed The default method for accessing the Input Settings Screen for inputs 1 6 is to slide the Input Select Switch toward the desired input number This functionality can be altered when Setup Menu option INPUTS gt PFL Toggle Mode is set to 3ch See PFL Toggle Mode page 25 When the Input Settings Screen is accessed that input is soloed in the headphones the Headphone Source is changed to PFL of the selected Input The Headphone Source changes back to its previous source when the Input Settin
74. isplays Input Settings Screen for input 4 5 or 6 Input Select Switch right RTN Monitoring The RTN Input can be monitored quickly by sliding the RTN FAV switch left The Monitor Mode RTN will be displayed on the Main Screen in the lower left corner In Meter Views See Meter Views page 10 that do not include a large RTN meter a smaller RTN meter is displayed directly under the Headphone Source NRTN 10 22PM 03 08 12 The RTN level can be padded from 0 dB down to 30 dB To adjust the RTN level 1 Ensure that one of the chosen Meter Views in Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Meter Options includes RTN 2 Press the Meters Button until a Meter View appears that displays the RTN meters 3 Rotate the Select Encoder to highlight the RTN meter label 4 Press the Select Encoder The background of the RTN meter label will become orange to in dicate that level adjustment mode is accessed This level adjustment mode will automatically end if the Select Encoder is not rotated before 2 seconds 5 Rotate the Select Encoder to adjust the RTN level The dB value will be displayed in the lower right corner of the LCD during adjustment 6 Press the Select Encoder again or simply wait 2 seconds The background color of the RTN meter label will become grey to indicate exit from level adjustment mode SOUNDSDEVICES Headphone Monitoring Jo4yuoD pup dnjas ndino 633 User Guide and Technical Information Master Output
75. ital The coarse level of a digital input is set by rotating the Select Encoder in the Input Settings Screen of an input with a digital source The digital trim level is displayed on the LCD The digital trim level is adjustable from 30 to 16 dB SOUNDSDEVICES sindu 633 User Guide and Technical Information Input Fader The Input Fader is the primary control used while mixing and it affects the level of the Input signal routed to all post fader destinations Use the Input Fader to make fine gain adjustments The fader can be attenuated from off full counter clockwise position 36 8 dB to 16 dB full clockwise posi tion relative to the set Trim level To optimize gain structure for the best performance operate input faders at or near the 0 dB unity gain position Inputs 1 2 and 3 use the large fader knobs Inputs 4 5 and 6 use the pop up fader knobs To power down Input 4 5 or 6 turn the respective pop up fader control fully counter clockwise until it clicks Phantom Power Phantom power is enabled on an input during input type selection See Input Types page 14 See Input Settings Screen page 11 Phantom powering is a fixed DC voltage of either 12 or 48 Volts This voltage is resistively applied to pin 2 and pin 3 of an input s XLR 3F connector relative to pin 1 In this configuration there is no voltage difference between signal pins 2 and pin 3 The phantom voltage is selectable between 12 a
76. ithout engaging PFL on the input When Setup Menu option INPUTS gt PFL Toggle Mode is set to 3ch the Select Encoder and Input Select Switch are used together to access inputs 4 5 and 6 PFL or Input Settings Screens See PFL Toggle Mode page 25 PFL monitoring only affects the headphone monitor It does not affect audio sent to the outputs or inter nal recorder 24 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Headphone Bells The start of a recording can be indicated audibly by a single 440 Hz tone sent to headphones When recording is stopped two 220 Hz tones can be sent to the headphones The Record Stop Bell can be enabled from the Setup Menu item SYSTEM gt Record Stop Bell The Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Warning Bell Level allows adjustment of the level of the Record Stop Bell PFL Toggle Mode When Setup Menu option INPUTS gt PFL Toggle Mode is set to 3ch the behavior of the Input Select Switches is altered The following table describes 3ch PFL Toggle Mode functions See Headphone Monitoring page 22 Button Action Function Input Select Switch left PFL input 1 2 or 3 lt Input Select Switch right Displays Input Settings Screen for input 1 2 or 3 gt SELECT Press and hold Select Encoder PFL input 4 5 or 6 Input Select Switch left Press and hold Select Encoder D
77. ke numbers will be two digits to 99 01 99 and digits will be added accordingly from 100 and up By default take numbers will reset when a new Scene is selected or when a new Daily folder is created This behavior can be changed with the Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt Take Reset Mode The take number is writ ten in the file name preceded by the letter T and stored in the metadata of each recorded file See File Structure page 39 To manually set the take number 1 Enter the Take List Menu Button Headphone Encoder press or FILE STORAGE gt Take List 2 Highlight the next take indicated by orange text and the phrase next and slide the RTN FAV Switch 3 Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select Take 4 Using the Headphone Encoder in the numeric entry dialog enter a new take number The next take will use this take numbers and subsequent takes will increment from this number until the take number is reset To change set the take number of an already recorded take 1 Enter the Take List Menu Button Headphone Encoder press or FILE STORAGE gt Take List 2 Highlight the take to be edited and slide the RTN FAV Switch 3 Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select Take The take number will be changed in the met data of all files for this take and all files for this take will be renamed to reflect the new take number False Take To mark the last recorded take as a false take and decrement the Take n
78. ld adjustable 20 1 limiting ratio 1 mS attack time 500 mS release time Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation Analog Outputs Output Type Output Impedance ohms actual Line Output Clipping Level 1 THD Maximum Output Level Output Limiters Maximum Gain Typical Trim Fader Master Phones RTN fully up 633 User Guide and Technical Information XLR 3M Line Active Balanced for use with gt 600 ohm inputs XLR 3M 10 Active Balanced for use with gt 10k ohm inputs XLR 3M Mic Active Balanced for use with gt 600 ohm inputs TAS Active Balanced Mic Line pin 2 and 3 driven for use with gt 3k ohm inputs X3 X4 3 5 mm Unbalanced stereo for use with gt 6k ohm inputs Headphones 1 4 Unbalanced stereo for use with 8 2k ohm headphones XLR 3M and TA3 balanced outputs 100 ohms at Line setting 3 2k ohms at 10 setting 150 ohms at Mic setting TA3 Balanced Outs 1k ohms at Mic and Line settings X3 X4 3 5 mm 100 ohms Headphones 1 4 100 ohms 20 dBu minimum with 10k load Line XLR 3M 10 pin Hirose TA3 Balanced and Direct Outs 20 dBu 7 8 Vrms 10 XLR 3M 10 pin Hirose 6 dBu 1 5 V rms Mic XLR 3M 10 pin Hirose TA3 Balanced and Direct Outs 20 dBu 0 078 Vrms Affects the outputs of the mixer Threshold selectable from 4 dBu to 18 dBu 1 dB steps 20 1 limiting ratio
79. list and applies the selected phrase to the last take re Phrase List corded during standby or the currently recording take during recording Press and hold the Headphone Controller then slide the RTN FAV Switch left Edit the scene name When used during record edits the current scene name Scene Name When used during stop edits the next scene name Press and hold the Select Encoder then slide the Slate Tone Switch right Alternate Tone Engages the tone with the alternate Tone Mode The alternate Tone Mode is the Mode mode that Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Tone Mode is not set to SOUND DEVICES SJNDJ40US UOHNg j UDd U04 633 User Guide and Technical Information Function Toggle Playback Card LED Brightness LCD Brightness LCD Daylight Mode Frame rate Sample rate display toggle Timecode Jam menu Key Sequence Action Press and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the Transport Control down Play Changes the target media between SD or CF Target media is indicated by a green background on the Main Screen Press and hold the Menu Button then rotate the Headphone Encoder Adjusts the brightness of all LED s Press and hold the Menu Button then rotate the Select Encoder Adjusts the backlight level of the LCD Press and hold the Headphone Encoder then press the Select Encoder Toggles between standard and Daylight mode of User Interface Press and hold the Meters Button then slide the R
80. ment a timecode signal is detected and that unintentional files triggered by short bursts of timecode are not generated SOUNDSDEVICES Timecode sBulyes 40q pup oul 633 User Guide and Technical Information Properly setting the time and date is important for file metadata file system functioning and some timecode functions To set the time and date access Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Set Time Date Rotate the Headphone Encoder to move the orange highlighter to the desired field With the desired field highlighted press the Headphone Encoder to edit the field rotate the Headphone Encoder to change the value and press the Headphone Encoder again to set the value Time Zone and Daylight Savings Setting the correct GMT time zone and daylight savings values is important for correct data stamping on the exFAT file system These settings are configured with Setup Menu options SYSTEM gt Daylight Savings Time and SYSTEM gt Time Zone The following map displays the GMT time zones STANDARD TIME ZONES Standard Time Universal Time value from table preety a Universal Time Standard Time value from table Zone boundaries are approximate iia ki Daylight Saving Time Summer Time Q 430 V 9 usually one hour in advance of Standard a sam Time is kept in some places K 10 e T 7 Xall Map outline Mountain High Maps Sachi U 8 Y 12 Compiled by HM Nautical Almanac Office 18o asow 120W sow 6ow 30w 30 60E
81. mic and line level inputs as well as the Master L R tracks and the X1 X2 tracks The default threshold of all limiters is 16 dBu and can be adjusted from 4 dBu to 18 dBu in 1 dBu increments from Setup Menu options LIMITERS gt Input 1 6 PostFade Threshold LIMITERS gt L R Threshold and LIMITERS gt X1 X2 Threshold In normal operation with a properly set gain structure the threshold of the Input Limiter is rarely reached Without Input Limiters high signal conditions can overload a channel and cause distor tion The Input limiter is working when the respective input s Input Activity LED illuminates yellow Limiting activity will also be displayed as a yellow square on the right side of the input s meter on the Main Screen If the limiting activity is regularly indicating reduce the amount of gain applied to the channel by turning down the Trim control Limiter Knee The knee of the limiter determines how the limiter operates in relation to the set threshold A hard knee leaves all program material below the threshold completely unaffected and attenuates only those peaks above the threshold A soft knee attenuates the program material slightly before the threshold about 6 dB for a more gradual tape like sound The knee parameter for the 633 s limiters is set with Setup Menu option LIMITERS gt Limiter Enable Linking Limiters When two limiters are linked both channels will be limited when signal reaches the
82. nd hold the Menu button for 5 seconds The LCD will briefly flash to indicate that the unit is completely powered down This will turn off the timecode backup battery requiring timecode to be rejammed and user bits to be reset upon next power up External DC Powering The 633 can be powered from any DC voltage from 10 to 18 VDC Pin 4 of the locking Hirose con nector is positive and pin 1 is negative Powering By default the 633 will switch from external DC powering to the next available power source when the voltage at the external DC connection drops below the voltage set in Setup Menu option POWER gt Ext DC Ref Setting the external DC reference to a value appropriate for the type of battery being used for external powering will maximize runtime with that battery The 633 can be configured to power down instead of switching power sources when the external voltage drops below the external DC reference by setting Setup Menu option POWER gt Ext DC Loss to Shutdown This option allows the 633 to be powered up and down by switching the external DC power source on and off L Mount Battery Powering Up to two L Series batteries can be attached to the rear of the 633 Several power capacities are avail able in this battery type ranging from 1000 mAh to 7000 mAh Larger amp hour batteries provide more run time The L Series battery mounts are referred to as B1 and B2 The B1 mount is nearest to the input panel and the B2 mount is
83. nd 48 Volts from the Setup Menu item INPUTS gt Phantom Voltage The selected voltage level applies to all inputs with phantom power enabled The factory default phantom power voltage is 48 V Digital Inputs The 633 accepts AES3 AES EBU balanced AES42 Mode 1 balanced and AES3 unbalanced digital signals on the Input 1 XLR 3F connector The 633 auto detects between AES3 balanced and AES3 unbalanced digital signals and adjusts accordingly Digital input gain is controlled by rotating the Select Encoder from the input s Input Settings Screen Never attach unbalanced connections to an input set for AES42 This can result in damage to the hard ware To use a digital input 1 Enter the Input Settings Screen for Input 1 Slide Input Select switch left or right depending on the value of Setup Menu option INPUTS gt PFL Toggle Mode See PFL Toggle Mode page 25 2 Press the Headphone Encoder to display the list of available input sources 3 Turn the Headphone Encoder to select AES3 or AES42 4 Press the Headphone Encoder to confirm the selection 16 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information OFF MAIC i ed LIME LINE PH AES digital signal carries two channels of audio When the source of Input 1 is set to AES42 or AES3 the first channel of the AES signal is present on Input 1 and the second channel of
84. nd shut the 633 down The PowerSafe Battery will power the 633 during this time Power Screen Specific numeric voltage levels of all connected power sources can be monitored from the Power Screen The Power Screen is accessed from the Setup Menu POWER Power source in use Disconnected power source Each power source and its voltage level is displayed on the Power Screen Disconnected power sources have a black background and no voltage level The power source currently in use has a thick white border Voltage Range The voltage range of the DC Voltage Indicator and the Warning Voltage Threshold can be ad justed for external DC power sources These values are adjusted with the Setup Menu option POWER gt Ext DC Ref Adjust the DC Reference to match the type of battery being used to power the 633 externally The voltage range and Warning Voltage Threshold for each setting are shown in the following chart E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation Power Reference 633 User Guide and Technical Information L Mount i a Ex Critical No other backup power sources avail 12V Ext Dc able Automatic shutdown will occur soon NiMH Eo Expanded NiMH E 12V Lead Acia a 14V Lion oe Sees eee Fe St Se S amp S SSeS eS ese Ee A PowerSafe When all connected power sources are depleted or power is lost unexpectedly the PowerSafe circuit r
85. ne Switch right To delete a phrase select it in the list and slide the Slate Tone Switch left 46 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Phrase List 1 Windy conditions 2 Boom op s arms gave out 3 Traffic noise Cancel New The Phrase List can also be accessed by holding the Headphone encoder and then sliding the RTN FAV Switch right When using this shortcut during recording the phrase selected will be applied to the currently recording take When using this shortcut during standby the phrase will be applied to the last take recorded This shortcut is not available during playback SOUND DEVICES File Management apodoully 633 User Guide and Technical Information Timecode The 633 holds accurate timecode for up two hours between battery changes using its internal Li Ion timecode battery After two hours without power the 633 reverts to a slightly less precise time of day crystal to maintain the date time of the unit This timecode battery is charged whenever the 633 is powered up If the time of day clock is reset during the production day or if the timecode mode is changed from 24 hour run to another mode and back the timecode value will change You must re jam all timecode devices to ensure proper synchronization File based recorders place a timecode and frame rate stamp in the bEX
86. ng Screen where sources can be assigned to the X1 and X2 output channels X3 X4 Routing Displays the X3 X4 routing Screen where sources can be assigned to the X3 and X4 output channels 10 Output Delays Displays a sub menu where outputs L R X1 X2 X3 0 0 to 10 0 frames and X4 can be delayed independently 0 1 frame increment 0 0 frames Limiters Parameter Name Description Options Limiter Enable Globally disable input and output limiters and select e Off hard or soft knee See Limiters page 19 Hard Knee e Soft Knee Input 1 6 PostFade Thresh Set the level at which input limiters will begin limiting 4 to 18 dBu old 1 dBu increment 16 dBu L R Linking Links limiters for L and R tracks On 4 L R Threshold Limiter threshold for Master Bus e 4 to 18 dBu 1 dBu increment 16 dBu 5 X1 X2 Linking Links limiters for X1 and X2 tracks Off e On X1 X2 Threshold Limiter threshold for Aux Bus 4 to 20 dBu 1 dB increment 16 dBu Recorder Parameter Name Description Options 1 Record to CF Sets the type of file and which tracks to record to the Off CF card Wav Poly e Wav Poly ISOs Only e Wav Poly LR Only e Wav Poly X1X2 only MP3 LR MP3 X1X2 Wav Mono Wav Mono ISOs only 60 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information P
87. nge Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 1 2 3 633 User Guide and Technical Information Input Fader Primary control for adjusting the level of Inputs during operation Ranges from off to 16 dB Nominal setting is in the mid dle 0 dB The three large knobs control Inputs 1 2 and 3 The three smaller knobs along the bottom control Inputs 4 5 and 6 Push to recess Push again to extend Gain Trim Ch 1 to Ch 3 Coarse input gain control for Inputs 1 2 and 3 Sets the initial input sensitivity level so that the Input Fader can be used for fine gain adjustments Range is from 22 dB to 72 dB Trim level for Inputs 4 5 and 6 are controlled from the respective input Settings Screen See Inputs page 14 PFL Input Select Switch Slide the switch toward the indicated number to display that input s Input Set tings Screen and PFL solo the input Does not affect Master Output signal Slide the switch the same direction again to deactivate the PFL and return to the previous screen To momentarily PFL an input slide the switch toward the input s number and hold for 1 second or more This functionality is altered when INPUTS gt PFL Toggle Mode is set to 3ch See Inputs page 14 4 5 6 7 Input Activity LED Indicates input signal activity Illuminates in various colors and intensities to show signal level and activity Green signal
88. ns OUTPUTS gt XLR R Out and OUTPUTS gt XLR L Out Any track can be routed to any AES output in any combination ISO Tracks are routed to AES outputs pre or post fader depending on the Input s setting in Setup Menu section INPUTS gt Input to ISO Routing SOUNDSDEVICES Jo4yuoD pup dnjas ndino 633 User Guide and Technical Information Signal is routed to the AES outputs from the AES Output Routing Screen See Routing Screens page 13 The AES Output Routing Screen is accessed from Setup Menu option OUTPUTS gt AES Output Routing AES Output Routing Tracks Mix e a E MOOO O Omo OU MOOOOOUOOUOUO m OHOOOOOOOOO O Scroll amp select using encoders Adjusting Output Levels The nominal level of analog outputs can be adjusted from Setup Menu op tions OUTPUTS gt XLR L Out OUTPUTS gt XLR R Out OUTPUTS gt TA3 X1 Out and OUTPUTS gt TA3 X2 Out The available options are Mic Line and 10 B2 The master level of L R X1 X2 X3 and X4 buses can be adjusted in 1 dB increments from 0 dB down to 30 dB Off To adjust the bus levels of L R X1 X2 X3 or X4 buses Ks Press the Meters Button repeatedly until a Meter View is displayed that includes the output to be adjusted Rotate the Select Encoder to highlight the meter label of the output to be adjusted Press the Select Encoder The background of the output s meter label will become yellow to indicate that level adjustment mode is ac
89. nt By default Scene names will not increment When Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt Scene Increment Mode is set to either Character or Numeric scene names can be incremented manually by pressing and holding the Headphone Encoder then sliding the Transport Control right Fast Forward If the current scene name does not end in a number or letter a 1 or A will be added for Numeric or Character increment mode respectively If a scene name does end in a letter or number the letter or number will be incremented Take Notes and Phrases The Notes metadata field is used to provide extra information about a take that is not accounted for with the other metadata fields Phrases Often a particular phrase will be used in the notes field of many different takes To save data entry time the 633 provides the ability to save phrases that can be entered into the notes field quickly To edit create and use phrases il 2 3 4 5 Enter the Take List Menu Button Headphone Encoder press or FILE STORAGE gt Take List Highlight the take to be edited and slide the RTN FAV Switch left or right Select the Notes field and press the Headphone Encoder Select lt Use Phrase gt and press the Headphone Encoder to enter the Phrase List To use a phrase select it in the list and press the Headphone Encoder To create a new phrase slide the RTN FAV Switch right To edit a phrase select it in the list and slide the Slate To
90. om mmen o Fie Sample Rate iv Fur _ U viathe Sample Ratemenu v Wooo Digitizer Sample Rate xu U Acnal sample ate of ADcomverer v noen oem uvestoehmes vooo ooo Channels iL FUT U Number of charnels racks inthewie v v Time Code Information TC Flag ND oF NDF KML DEXT U via Frame Ratemeny LINENS ENENYS SOUNDSDEVICES File Management ju w puby J 4 633 User Guide and Technical Information Star Time Gode KML DEXT Mi Sted asa sample count srce mangn V vV _ won dw wss xe a o mme Code Samplenate o w oO G fehannelindex foon Fuen O o meremme fa a S crionn pe o a id originator Retrence a a a SC sotwareversin p o G Family UD oom Misharedby ties beongrg o he same ae sw otal Fes foom Niumber of les represeningatake fw friesetindex poa e G id menist O File History Metadata in MP3 Files Metadata is included in MP3 files inside the ID3 tags Metadata in MP3 files can not be edited with the 633 The following table shows the ID3 fields that metadata is stored in and the format in which it is stored Square brackets denote variables and are not included in actual metadata Metadata ID3 Field Format Scene name and Take number Track Title SC scene name TK take number Frame rate and Duration Album Title FR frame rate D duration Sound Reports The 633 can generate sound reports as a comma separated values CSV file CSV files can be opened and edited by any common spreadshee
91. om Setup Menu option TIMECODE gt Display Mode Timecode Modes The timecode mode determines if the 633 generates or reads timecode and when timecode runs and stops Timecode mode is changed from the Setup Menu option TIMECODE gt Timecode Mode 48 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Record Run Rec Run Generator mode The 633 sends running timecode while recording and stationary time code while not recording Timecode in this mode defaults to the last stationary value at power up When switching to Record Run from another mode the internal generator will stop at the last num ber generated A user defined value can be jammed into the internal generator from the Setup Menu option TIMECODE gt Set Generator TC Free Run Generator mode Time code runs continuously The value can be set by jamming value in the Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Jam Menu or by manually setting a value from the Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Set Generator TC Free Run Auto Mute Functions the same as Free Run mode except timecode signal is muted from the LEMO output when the 633 is in stopped mode This allows rec run functionality when Rec Run mode is not suitable e g Multi camera shoots Free Run Jam Once Allows the 633 to automatically jam to an external valid timecode source when first connected Once jammed
92. ontinuous Ext TC Cont Reader mode The internal timecode generator follows an external timecode signal appearing at the timecode input If the external timecode is removed the internal generator continues to run to preserve continuous timecode Recording is triggered manually with the Transport Control SOUND DEVICES 49 Timecode apodoully 633 User Guide and Technical Information External Timecode Auto Record Continuous Ext TC Auto Rec Cont Reader mode The internal timecode generator follows an external timecode signal appearing at the timecode input If the external timecode is removed the internal generator continues to run to preserve continuous timecode The 633 automatically begins recording when run ning timecode is sensed When stopped timecode is sensed recording stops See Meter Ballistics page 20 Timecode Frame Rate The frame rate of the timecode generator is set with the Setup Menu option TIMECODE gt Frame Rate When using an external timecode mode ensure that the 633 s frame rate is equal to or cross jam compatible the external frame rate When the incoming timecode frame rate differs from the 633 s frame rate the frame rate indicator on the L R X 1 X2 X3 X4 RTN Meter View will flash the incoming frame rate in red and 633 s frame rate in white Jam Menu The Setup Menu option TIMECODE gt Jam Menu displays the timecode Jam Menu This special screen displays detailed information about the
93. oval Input 20k ohm impedance 0 3 V 3 0 V p p 17 dBu 3 dBu Output Output 1k ohm impedance 3 0V p p 12 dBu Power External Power Supply 10 18 V Locking 4 pin Hirose connector pin 4 pin 1 Mates with gold Hirose HR10A 7P 4P DigiKey HR110 ND or silver Hirose HR10 7P 4P DigiKey HR100 ND locking connector Internal Power Supply 5 10 V range Accepts 6 AA sized LR6 batteries NIMH rechargeable recommended There are similar sized 3 V Lithium cells that are not compatible Idle Current Draw 447 mA 12V 5 36 W Inputs 1 6 powered on CF and SD media Environmental Operation and Storage Operating 20 C to 60 C Storage 40 C to 85 C 0 to 90 relative humidity non condensing Dimensions and Weight Size H x W x D 5 6 cm x 23 8 cm x 14 3 cm 2 2 in X 9 4 in x 5 6 in Weight 2 lbs 9 4 oz unpackaged without batteries 70 70 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Accessories Several high value accessories are available for the 633 including production cases cables and power accessories For a full list of Sound Devices products and accessories visit our web site www sounddevices com products Optional 633 Related Accessories Production case for use with the 633 Field Production Mixer Front pocket provides space for wireless receivers an
94. ply pull it out Connect the SD or CF card to any com puter to transfer files SOUND DEVICES 9 Quick Start Guide O u9919S NIIAIOA 633 User Guide and Technical Information Screen Overview Primary Screen Elements The Main Screen displays important information at a glance The Main Screen can be accessed quickly from any other screen by pressing the Meters Button Press and hold the Meters Button then slide the RTN FAV Switch to the left to toggle between display of timecode frame rate and sample rate Current take CF time remaining and audio file format playback media DESTINYT RR TNS EMP ng Power source amp level 30 20 i 5 ral im 2 ra SD time remaining and audio file format Unarmed track Bus tracks Input limiting activity Armed track Lt fa S Input tracks E Ln Powered off Input ch SMPTE Timecode gt KOJEM A O Fil gt BUNTING a Displays HP ovel during adjust Absolute recording time Sample rate information RTN level This screen shot shows default settings Meter Style can be changed to solid See Metering page 20 and track names can optionally be shown in the meters See Track Naming page 32 Meter Views Pressing the Meters Button from the Main Screen will cycle through different Meter Views on the Main Screen There are 3 views to cycle through and each view can be set to one of four configura tions from Setup Menu opt
95. r on the Right Panel For internal powering from AA batteries unscrew the battery cap counter clockwise insert six AA NiMH batteries not included the battery tubes Orient the top three batteries with the positive side facing in and the bottom three batteries with the nega tive side facing in p ne pi pL D 2 Power On the 633 Slide the Power Switch right The LCD will briefly display a boot screen with the Sound Devices logo and then the Main Screen will be displayed mzozo 8 l i J YN Re cm D Q PN i N ve a A D me i mt ler of JOR z AYO 5 QAO oO aK j Sa AN N A A SOUND DEVICES Quick Start Guide BPINS DIS INH 633 User Guide and Technical Information 3 Connect Audio Source Using a standard XLR cable connect a microphone or line level analog source to Input 1 on the left panel eo 4 Power On Input If the Input 1 trim knob is recessed pop it up by pushing it in If the trim knob is rotated fully counter clockwise the input is powered off To power the input on rotate the trim knob clockwise until it clicks O o O rav aX 6 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information 5 Select Input Type Slide Input 1 s the Input Select Switch left to display the Input Settings Screen for Input 1 Pr
96. rce can be set as the favorite The Favorite Headphone Source can be recalled quickly by sliding the RTN FAV switch right from the Main Screen To set a Default Headphone Source as the Favorite Headphone Source 1 From the Main Screen press the Headphone Encoder to access the Headphone Sources selec tion menu 2 Highlight one of the default Headphone Sources LR ST LR Mono L Mono R Mono LR M S ST or X1X2 3 Slide the Slate Tone switch left or right The background of the SET FAV text on the LCD will become blue to indicate that the highlighted Headphone Source is now the Favorite Head phone Source Slide the RTN FAV right in the Preset Editing Screen to set a Custom Headphone Preset as favorite See Custom Headphone Presets page 23 PFL Input Solo When any input s PFL is activated the currently selected Headphone Source is replaced with the signal of the selected input This signal will be pre or post fader depending on the input s setting in Setup Menu option INPUTS gt Input to ISO Routing The selected input s Activity LED flashes yellow when the input s PFL is engaged Additionally the PFL number will appear in the lower right corner of the Main Screen When Setup Menu option INPUTS gt PFL Toggle Mode is set to 6ch default entering the Input Set tings Screen will also engage PFL for that input Hold the Select Encoder while sliding Input Select Switch to display the Input Settings Screen w
97. rder to extend the warranty coverage period registration must be com pleted within the initial ONE 1 year warranty period Products must be purchased through autho rized Sound Devices resellers to qualify for Warranty coverage Damage resulting from the opening of a Sound Devices product or attempted repairs by a non authorized Sound Devices repair techni cian will void warranty coverage This is a non transferable warranty that extends only to the original purchaser Sound Devices LLC will repair or replace the product at its discretion at no charge Warranty claims due to severe service conditions will be addressed on an individual basis THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE SOUND DEVICES LLC DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WARRAN TIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SOUND DEVICES LLC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY Because some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion or limitations set forth above they may not apply in all cases For all service including warranty repair please contact Sound Devices for an RMA return mer chandise authorization before sending your unit in for repair Product returned without an RMA number may experience delays in repair When sending a unit for repair please do not include accessories including SSD drives CF cards bat
98. rtcut gt Slide and hold the Slate Mic Switch left and turn the Headphone encoder Tone Oscillator Slide the Mic Tone Switch right to activate the tone oscillator Hold the Slate Mic Switch right for more than 1 second to lock the tone oscillator on When the tone oscillator is locked on slide the Slate Mic Switch right again to deactivate The Slate Mic Tone LED will illuminate green to indi cate tone is activated Default tone is a continuous 1000 Hz sine wave at a level of 0 dBu These parameters can be changed with Setup Menu options SYSTEM gt Tone Level 0 dBu 20dBu in 1 dB increments and SYSTEM gt Tone Frequency 100 Hz 10 000 Hz in 10 Hz increments Hold down the Select Encoder while sliding the Mic Tone Switch right to cause tone level to pulse in the L channel to assist in identifying channels This pulsing behavior can be made the default so that the Select encoder does not need to be held down by setting Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Tone Mode to L Ident Slate Mic and Tone Oscillator Routing Slate and Tone Signals By default the slate microphone is routed to L R X1 X2 X3 and X4 By default the tone oscil lator is routed to all tracks and outputs Slate and tone signal is routed to any combination of L R X1 X2 X3 X4 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 from the Slate and Tone Routing Screen See Rout ing Screens page 13 The Slate and Tone Routing Screen is accessed from Setup Menu option S
99. s XLR 3M Master Left L and Right R analog signal output is provided on a pair of balanced XLR 3M connections Each output can be independently set to Line 4 dBu nominal 10 or Mic level 40 dB of attenuation versus Line from the Setup Menu options OUTPUTS gt XLR L Out and OUTPUTS gt XLR R Out The master outputs are capable of driving long cable runs When set to output analog signal the Master XLR 3M Outputs always carry the L and R bus signal respectively Signal is routed to the L and R buses from each inputs Input Settings Screen by sliding the RTN FAV Switch left or right Both the Left L and Right R XLR 3M outputs can be indepen dently set to provide AES digital signal Various sources can be routed to AES Digital Outputs See AES3 Digital Outputs XLR 3M page 27 AUX 1 2 Outputs TA3 AUX 1 X1 and AUX 2 X2 analog signal output is provided on a pair of balanced TA3 con nections Each output can be independently set to Line 4 dBu nominal 10 or Mic level 40 dB of attenuation versus Line from the Setup Menu options OUTPUTS gt TA3 X1 Out and OUTPUTS gt TA3 X2 Out Signal can be quickly routed to the X1 and X2 buses from each inputs input Settings screen by slid ing the Mic Tone Switch left or right Signal can also be routed to the X1 and X2 buses from the X1 X2 Routing Screen See Rout ing Screens page 13 The X1 X2 Routing Screen is accessed from Setup Menu option OUTPU
100. s positioned with its capsule as near as possible to the cardioid microphone s capsule The following diagram shows the relative polar patterns of microphones in an M S con figuration Side Signal 18 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Limiters Limiters prevent clipping by attenuating signals that surpass a set threshold The amount of attenua tion is defined by the ratio of the limiter and expressed as two numbers All 633 limiters use a 20 1 compression ratio This means that signal that exceeds the threshold by 20 dB will exit the limiting stage at only 1 dB above the threshold The time it takes for limiting to begin once signal has exceeded the threshold is referred to as the attack time The time it takes for limiting to cease once signal has fallen back below the threshold is referred to as release time Signals that exceed the threshold faster than the limiter s attack time can still cause clipping The 633 limiters have a 1 ms attack time and a 500 ms release time The limiters are globally activated when the Setup Menu item LIMITERS gt Limiter Enable is set to Hard Knee or Soft Knee See Limiter Knee page 19 This activates both the input limiters Inputs 1 through 6 and all output limiters Sound Devices recommends using the limiters at all times Limiters are present on both
101. s stereo pairs Inputs can be linked as a standard stereo pair or as an M S matrixed stereo pair See M S Matrixing page 18 When a pair of inputs is linked e Each channels Trim Control and High Pass Filter Control work as normal controlling coarse gain and High pass Filtering for their respective inputs e The odd channel s Input Fader controls the post fader level of both inputs e The odd channel s Pan Control controls the balance of the stereo signal to the Master Bus When linked M S the odd channel s Pan Control functions as a left right balance control for the matrixed M S signal e The even channel s Fader Control and Pan Control are disabled e The limiters of both inputs are linked e The background label of both inputs is connected on the Main Screen M S Matrixing When input pairs are linked M S the odd channel is used for the Mid signal and the even channel is used for the Side signal To produce a stereo signal from an M S configuration the signal from both microphones must be processed Mid side M S matrixing is a method for processing audio signal from a cardioid microphone and a bidirectional microphone into a stereo signal The cardioid microphone is the mid signal and connects to the odd Input and the bidirectional microphone is the side signal and connects to even Input The cardioid microphone is pointed at the sound source and the bidirectional microphone is oriented sideway
102. ser Guide and Technical Information aa Setup Parameter Name Description Options Load Settings Lists all available setup files found on attached media Factory Default and on internal setup storage e Other available setups ra Save Settings to INT1 Saves settings to internal setup storage location 1 SF Save Settings to INT2 Saves settings to internal setup storage location 2 _ Ca Save SetingstoiNT3 Saves setings to ternal setup storage tocate 5 Save Setings tointa Saves setings to ternal setup storage location e save Setingsto6F _ Savessetiasiocroa OSS C7 save Setingstos0 Saves setings s0 Front Panel Button Shortcuts Function Key Sequence Action R Press and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the Transport Control left l Rewind False Take Moves take to FALSETAKES folder and decrements take number gt Press and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the Transport Control right Fast Forward Scene Increment Increments the scene name according to the Scene Increment Mode Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt Scene Increment Mode Press and hold the Menu Button then press the Headphone Controller Enters the Setup Menu Setup Menu Take List Press and hold the Meters Button then press the Select Encoder S Disarm Toggles the armed status of the highlighted track on the Main Screen rac Press and hold the Headphone Controller then slide the RTN FAV Switch right Accesses the phrase
103. stment See Headphone Monitoring page 22 10 Ner L R Bus Assignment Displays the status of the Input s assign ment to the main Left and Right buses Slide the RIN FAV Switch to the right to toggle routing of Inputs 1 2 and 3 Slide the RIN FAV Switch to the left or right to toggle routing of Inputs 4 5 and 6 to the Left or Right bus Routed signal is indicated by a red background and un routed signal by a black background See Input Routing page 14 11 Input Polarity Slide the RTN FAV Switch left to toggle input polarity Available on Input 2 only See Polarity page 17 12 Input Trim Displays the trim gain on inputs 4 5 and 6 as well as any input with the source set to AES42 or AES3 Trim is adjusted on these Inputs by rotating the Select En coder while viewing the Input Settings Screen See Trim and Fader Relationship page 15 2 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Routing Screens Various Routing Screens are present in the 633 interface A Routing Screen displays available source signals for routing destination tracks or outputs An assigned route is indicated with a blue box and an unassigned route is indicated with a black box Sources AES Output Routing Assigned source Highlighter E OQOOOOOOOOO mo Destinations Unassigned source SOOOOO
104. t Activity LED See Front Panel page 1 The LED illuminates in various colors and intensities to represent the signal level appearing at its respective input Green pre fader signal activity yellow pre and post fader limiter activity red pre and post fader sig nal overload clipping Reduce the trim level control if the LEDs continuously illuminate yellow or red The Input Activity LED will flash yellow when the Input PFL is latched See PFL Input Solo page 24 Headphone Clipping LED The Headphone Clipping LED is located just left of the Headphone Encoder This LED will illumi nate red to indicate clipping in the headphone amplifier Monitoring without a visual indication of headphone clipping can mislead the sound mixer into thinking that the output or return feeds are distorted SOUNDSDEVICES Metering Buiopluow euoydppey 633 User Guide and Technical Information Headphone Gain By default headphone output level is controlled by turning the Headphone Encoder while viewing the Main Screen or Input Settings Screen See Headphone Encoder Mode page 23 When adjusting the headphone gain the gain value in dB is displayed in the lower right corner of the LCD On the Main Screen and Input Settings Screen this space displays the currently selected Headphone Source when the headphone gain is not being adjusted Headphone gain during adjustment Headphone Encoder The 63
105. t application such as Microsoft Excel OpenOffice Calc Apple Numbers Google Docs and many more MP3 files are not included in Sound reports G3 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Sound Report Setup A sound report consists of two sections A Take List section which provides information for each take in the folder the sound report was generated in and an Overview section that contains ancillary information to the Take List section The Overview section is first followed by the Take List section Overview Section The following table lists the rows that make up the Overview section Row Description Default Job The title of the job Date See Prod Co The name of the production company lt NONE gt Prod Go Tal cred company telephone number Limited to numbers and lt NONE gt File Type eee Options are lt Current Selection gt WAV Poly or MP3 or File Type e Options are lt Current Selection gt WAV Poly or MP3 or Sample Rate a a are lt Current Selection gt At Erme Bate Mie eaa o are lt Current Selection gt At time of Bit Depth ae e E elena are lt Current Selection gt At time w a n Information in the Overview section is managed in the Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt Sound Report Info The 633 derives information for the overview section from these settings at the time the sound r
106. tch left or right then selecting Erase Format from the available options The 633 uses the FAT32 file system for all cards 32 GB or less in capacity Cards with a capacity greater than 32GB are formatted with the exFAT file system FAT32 and exFAT are compatible with all current major operating systems The exFAT file system is not compatible with Windows XP or Mac OS X 10 6 4 or lower Pre Roll To prevent missing record cues or up cutting takes the 633 has pre roll buffering available When active pre roll begins recording at a set number of seconds preceding the record command The Pre Roll time can be adjusted from 0 to 6 seconds the Setup Menu option RECORDER gt Pre Roll Time Maximum pre roll time is reduced in the following conditions e When recording mono WAV files to any media 3 second maximum pre roll time e When RECORDER gt Sample Rate is set to 88 2k or 96k 3 second maximum pre roll time e When RECORDER gt Sample Rate is set to 192k 1 second maximum pre roll time e Pre Roll is disabled when the timecode mode is set to Record Run External Timecode Auto Record or External Timecode Continuous Auto Record This prevents possible overlapping timecode numbers between adjacent files F Mode Sample Rates 48 048k and 48 048kF The 48 048kF mode F stands for fake faux or Fostex is a specific compatibility mode for use with the Fostex DV40 software 1 74 and previous Avid Final Cut Pro and
107. teats 59 QUICK SCIUD sis seci ie bnwwccewceciweiw eens 63 Recorder sik bewte siete ea sawee terse tease 59 Front Panel Button Shortcuts Connector Pin Assignments Specifications Analog Inputs ccc ccceccccesceces 67 Timecode and Sync cccceccecccces 69 Digital Inputs o446 lt 05046 004eidedeedetseeess 67 POWGE i666 b0csndin nds eenn A 69 Analog Outputs esesescsecesecccccocee 68 Environmental ccccceccccecceces 69 Digital Outputs Recorder eccceeees 68 Dimensions and Weight sessssesesse 69 Accessories Wave Agent Index Declaration of Conformity Warranty and Technical Support SOUND DEVICES Table of Contents SJUBJUOD JO B QD 633 User Guide and Technical Information Copyright and Release All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the expressed written permission of SOUND DEVICES LLC SOUND DEVICES is not responsible for any use of this information SOUND DEVICES LLC shall not be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or failure to strictly comply with SOUND DEVICES LLC s operat
108. teries power supplies carry cases cables or adapt ers unless instructed by Sound Devices Sound Devices repairs and replacements may be completed using refurbished returned or used parts that have been factory certified as functionally equivalent to new parts Sound Devices LLC Services Repair RMA XXXXX E7556 State Road 23 and 33 Reedsburg WI 53959 USA Telephone 1 608 524 0625 Technical Support Bug Reports For technical support and bug reporting on all Sound Devices products contact Sound Devices LLC E mail support sounddevices com web www sounddevices com support Telephone 1 608 524 0625 Toll Free in the U S A 800 505 0625 Fax 1 608 524 0655 Sound Devices hosts a user support forum The URL is http forum sounddevices com Sound Devices cannot guarantee that a given computer software or operating system configuration can be used satisfactorily with the 633 based exclusively on the fact that it meets our minimum system requirements 76 76 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation SOUNDSDEVICES
109. tes the contents of the FALSETAKES directories De TRASH directory on the storage letes the contents of the folder media Erase Reformat Formats the storage media File Format The 633 records audio to the industry standard Broadcast Wave file format Additionally the 633 can record to MP3 format Recording WAV or MP3 is selectable per media from the Setup Menu items RECORDER gt Record to CF and RECORDER gt Record to SD The 633 can write files to both cards simultaneously See Digital Audio Format amp File Format page 34 File Structure The 633 records polyphonic or monophonic audio files A polyphonic take consists of one file with multiple tracks whereas a monophonic take consists of one file for each track per take A polyphonic take and file name consists of a scene name take number and a file extension For example for scene S01 take T01 the polyphonic file name and take name are both S01T01 wav S01 101 WAV A I i scene number extension take number A monophonic take name is the same as a polyphonic take name however the file name of each track differs slightly Each file track of a monophonic take is named with the take name followed by an underscore character _ followed by the track designator S01T01_3 WAV scene number f extension take number track designator Note that the track designator is not the same as the track name on the 633 e The track name on the 633 is indi
110. the 633 will retain the timecode count even when disconnected from external source and for up to two hours after being powered down 24h Run 24 hour Run Generator mode Time code runs continuously When this Time Code Mode is selected or when the time date is altered the time code value is jammed to the value of the time of day clock The value can be set by jamming value in the Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Jam Menu or by manually setting a value from the Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Set Generator TC 24h Run Auto Mute Functions the same as 24h Run mode except timecode signal is muted from the LEMO output when the 633 is in stopped mode This allows rec run functionality when Rec Run mode is not suitable e g Multi camera shoots External Timecode Ext TC Reader mode The internal timecode generator follows an external timecode signal appear ing at the timecode input If the external timecode is removed the internal generator stops as well Recording is triggered manually with the Transport Control External Timecode Auto Record Ext TC Auto Rec Reader mode The internal timecode generator follows an external timecode sig nal appearing at the timecode input If the external timecode is removed the internal generator stops as well The 633 automatically begins recording when running timecode is sensed When stopped timecode is sensed recording stops See Meter Ballistics page 20 External Timecode C
111. the File List To delete a Setup File from the CF or SD card 1 Press the Menu Button to enter the Setup Menu 2 Use the Headphone Encoder to select option FILE STORAGE gt File List 3 Use the Headphone Encoder to select either CF or SD 4 Use the Headphone Encoder to select the SETTINGS folder 5 Use the Headphone Encoder to highlight the Setup File to be deleted 6 Slide the RTN FAV Switch to access File Options for the Setup File 7 Use the Headphone Encoder to select Delete EJ v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 633 User Guide and Technical Information Power The Power Setup Menu option displays the Power Screen as well as the following options Parameter Name Description Options Ext DC Ref Adjust the voltage range and Warning Voltage forthe 12V Ext DC external DC Voltage Indicator e NiMH e Expanded NiMH e 12V Lead Acid e 14V Li ion e Full Range Ext DC Loss What action to take when external power is removed Switch Power Source or external voltage drops below the set threshold Shutdown aoa Parameter Name Description Options Ch 1 2 Linking Links channels 1 and 2 with or without Mid Side Unlinked decoding 1 2 e 1 2M S Ch 5 6 Linking Links channels 5 and 6 with or without Mid Side Unlinked decoding 5 6 e 5 6M S 3 Phantom Voltage Globally adjust voltage level of phantom power on all 48V inputs wh
112. umber press and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the Transport Control left Rewind A dialog will appear to confirm the false take action When a take is confirmed as a false take it will be moved to the FALSETAKES folder on each media and the take number will be decremented by 1 Files will remain in the FALSE TAKES folder until they are deleted or the card is formatted Scene Name A scene is a logical group of takes Its name can be any combination of letters or numbers up to 9 characters in length The scene name will only change when a new scene name is entered by the user or when the scene is incremented The scene name is written in the file name and stored in the meta data of each recorded file See File Structure page 39 To enter and select a new scene name 1 Enter the Take List Menu Button Headphone Encoder press or FILE STORAGE gt Take List 2 Highlight the next take indicated by orange text and the phrase next and slide the RTN FAV Switch to access the Scene Name List 3 Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select scene name from the Scene Name List 4 Using the Headphone Encoder select an existing scene name and press the Headphone Encoder to select this scene name To enter a new scene name select lt Add New Entry gt and enter a new scene name To edit the scene name of an already recorded take 1 Enter the Take List Menu Button Headphone Encoder press or FILE STORAGE gt Take List
113. y effect of directional microphones where a more gentle slope is desired The 633 s High pass Filter circuit is unique because of its placement before any electronic amplifica tion Most mixers High pass Filter circuits are placed after the microphone preamplifier such that all of the low frequency signals get amplified By virtue of the 633 s circuit cutting the low frequency signals before amplification higher headroom is achieved in the presence of signals with significant low frequency energy When possible attempt to equalize at the sound source with microphone selection placement wind screens and onboard microphone filtering Many microphones have on board high pass filters Use the High pass Filters on the 633 in conjunction with the microphone s filter to increase the filter s slope When Setup Menu option RECORDER gt Sample Rate is set to 192k the High pass Filter is not ad justable The available options in this mode are OFF and 50Hz Polarity Change the polarity of Input 2 from the Input Settings Screen See Input Settings Screen page 11 SOUNDSDEVICES sindu 633 User Guide and Technical Information Polarity reversal is used to compensate for incorrectly wired balanced cables to prevent signal can cellation when a source is dual miked from opposite directions or to reverse left right with micro phones in a mid side M S configuration Input Linking Input pairs 1 2 and 5 6 can be linked a
114. y will activate The 633 will display a warning stop any active recordings finish writing files and shut the 633 down The PowerSafe Battery will power the 633 during this time This feature ensures that files will be protected even in the event of unexpected power loss Powering A Power Down Ex t OC Dia Wer loss Terminating any recording and powering down In ancel The PowerSafe Battery recharges with the active power source only when the 633 is powered on QuickBoot QuickBoot circuitry is enabled for 2 hours after the 633 is powered down During this time the 633 can turn on and start recording in less than 2 seconds Each time the 633 is turned on and off this 2 hour timer is reset After 2 hours of being powered down QuickBoot is deactivated and powering up will result in a normal slightly longer boot process The TC LED on the front panel will blink every 2 seconds to indicate QuickBoot is engaged To manually deactivate QuickBoot hold the Menu Button down for 5 seconds while the 633 is powered down The LCD screen will flash quickly and the TC LED will stop blinking indicating that Quick Boot is not activated SOUNDSDEVICES 633 User Guide and Technical Information If QuickBoot is not engaged when the 633 is powered down or if QuickBoot deactivates less than 2 hours after powering down the PowerSafe Battery might be depleted To charge the PowerSafe Battery power the 633 on for at least one hour For

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