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Sound Devices 664 - User Guide and Technical Information

1. 46 Connector Pin Assignments 47 Routing Diagram c cece cece eee eee 49 Specifications soiree ind es wr ween re ES EAR 50 Analog IUS iu uiscteqaden ve P Tta eur a e EER 50 Analog GUMUS T RATE EENAA 50 Digital Outputs Recorder 00 sce e ees 51 Timecode ANd SYNC oues v rd detetet aok re HUI CE ud 51 zr o 52 ENVIRCHMENAl PERTERRITI T 52 Dimensions and Weight cece eee eee ees 92 Accessories eesseeeeeennnn nn 53 Wave AGENT zuuszuros ua ots dap ue HOS BU rd ax t 54 Declaration of Conformity LL 55 Warranty and Technical Support 56 SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Copyright Notice 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 operating and
2. MIC PH Use with phantom powered condenser microphones only Provides 48V or 12V phantom power see Phantom Power power but at a line level gain range Useful for recording extremely loud sounds AES42 and AES3 option only appears in input 2 when selected in input 1 and only appears in input 5 when selected in input 6 Channel 1 and Channel 6 XLR connectors are used for digital inputs 4 Aux Bus Assignment lt gt MCC O TONE Displays the status of the Input s assignment to the X1 and X2 Output Buses Inputs 2 through 5 can only be routed to X1 and X2 post fade while Inputs 1 and 6 can be routed to X1 and X2 pre or post fade Slide the Slate Tone Switch left for the X1 Track and right for the X2 Track to cycle through the available options 5 LR Bus Assignment gt AC Q B6 Displays the status of the Input s assignment to the main Left and Right Output Buses Inputs routed to the Left and Right Output Bus are always post fader and post pan To add or remove the Input from the Left and Right Output Bus slide the RTN Switch to the right 6 Input Polarity Inputs 2 4 and 6 A ACO ac Polarity reversal is used to compensate for incorrectly wired balanced cables to prevent signal cancel lation when a source is dual miked from opposite directions or to reverse left right with microphones in a mid side MS configuration SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Phantom Power Phanto
3. SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Parameter Name Description Options Sample Freq The internal sample rate and sample rate of recorded 44 1k WAV files e 47 952k e 47 952kF 48k e 48 048k e 48 048kF Bit Depth The bit depth of recorded WAV files 24 16 Pre Roll Time Adjust the amount of record time to be appended 0 to 6 seconds 1 s increment before each recording 0s Comms Returns Parameter Name Description Options Slate Com Mic Source Select internal or external slate microphone Use Ext OFF 12V setting for external condenser microphones Int Mic Ext Mic Ext 12V Mic Ext Slate Com Mic Gain Sets the input gain for external slate microphone e 0 36 dB 1 dB increment 20 dB Com Send Program Displays the Com Send Program selection screen where sources can be chosen for right and left chan nel of the Com Send Com Send Gain Sets the output gain of the COM Send output 0 48 dB 1 dB increment 0dB Com Return Gain Sets the input gain of the COM RTN input 0 24 dB 1 dB increment 0dB Program Auto Mute Toggle automatic muting of COM Program when COM Enabled communication is activated e Disabled Mic Toggle Switch Selects primary and secondary function of the Slate Slate Com Tone Switch e Com Slate RTN Toggle Left Selects primary and secondary function of the left RTN A COM RTN side of the RTN Switch e COM RTN RTN A RTN Toggle Right Selects prima
4. 20 Lim RTN during level adjustment 30 ND uneaz Input gain of RTN A during adjustment RTN monitoring will cancel the PFL mix program when activated SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Output Setup and Control The 664 features a host of analog and digital outputs to accommodate for complex multi camera set ups The 664 has 2 stereo output busses The Master Bus LR and the Aux Bus X1 X2 Master and Aux Outputs There are 4 pairs of balanced analog output connections for the Master Bus XLR TA3 and 2 Hirose 10 pin and one pair of balanced analog output for the Aux Bus TA3 Additionally there are two stereo unbalanced outputs for the Master Bus TA3 and 3 5mm Tape Outputs The XLR and both Hirose 10 pin outputs are transformer balanced each driven from their own trans former windings for excellent isolation Each output can be independently set to Line 4 dBu nomi nal 10 or Mic level 40 dB of attenuation versus Line from the Setup Menu section OUTPUTS The master outputs are capable of driving long cable runs XLR By default the XLR outputs send a balanced analog signal These connections can be independently configured to send AES3 signal see AES Digital Outputs for details When set to analog output the L and R XLR connections always carry the Left and Right Master Bus program TA3 Master L R X1 and X2 The TA3 outputs send a balanced analog signal The X1 and X2 TA3 co
5. 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 Additionally there are two frame rate options in 47 952kF mode The time code frame rate can be set to 23 97 while the file is identified as 24ND or it can be set to 29 97ND while the file is identified as 30ND By default when 47 952kF mode is selected the frame rate is changed to 29 97ND and identified as 30ND unless the Frame Rate was already set to 23 97 in which case it will remain at 23 97 Pre Roll To prevent missing record cues or up cutting takes the 664 has pre roll buffering available When active pre roll begins recording at a set number of seconds preceding the record but ton being pressed The Pre Roll time can be adjust up to 6 seconds from the Setup Menu option RECORDER Pre Roll Time Pre Roll is disabled when the time code mode is set to Record Run External Time Code Auto Record or External Time Code Continuous Auto Record This prevents possible overlapping time code num bers between adjacent files Synchronization A stable sample clock source is essential for high quality digital audio Setups involving multiple digi tal recording playback devices often require that all devices are locked to a common clock reference to ensure they are synchronous i e run at the same speed and in phase with one another The 664 uses
6. 5 SMPTE TC out 1 Hirose 4 pin 1 ground 10 18 Volt DC input Mates with Sound Devices XL NPH DC Input 2 not connected and XL WPHS powering accessories See Accessories for 3 not connected details This is a floating supply isolated from the mixer s 4 DC ground See below illustration for pin identification Wide notch PIN 4 PIN 1 as v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information iagram Routing D Tracks 7 8 9 10 11 12 X1 X2 23 4 5 6 w Direct Outputs RTNA RINB o RINC COMRIN Re LR Outputs Monitor Left Route Switch e ra C a 2 VY Oo 5 X lt Oo 2 U HE O o ot WT Route Assignment COM Send Left CL 6 bus Permanent Connection Stereo bus 664 bus Left channel Right Tape Output dp LLI O gt LLI A A a lt Q W 664 User Guide and Technical Information Specifications 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 Input Limiters Analog Outputs Output Type Output Impedance ohms actual 10 Hz to 50 kHz 0
7. E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Word Clock Synchronization By default the 664 recorder uses its own internal clock to generate its sampling rate The BNC Word Clock input and Word Clock output on the rear of the 664 can be used to clock the 664 from an exter nal word clock signal or to synchronize external audio devices to the 664 s word clock To synchronize the 664 to an external word clock signal connect the word clock signal to the Word Clock Input BNC on the rear of the 664 and change TIMECODE SYNC gt Sync Reference to Word Clock When the 664 is locked to external word clock it is indicated on the Main Screen When Setup Menu item TIMECODE SYNC gt Sync Reference is set to Word Clock but no valid exter nal word clock is present it will be indicated on the Main Screen UNLOCKED The 664 only accepts word clock signals between 44 1 kHz and 48 048 kHz Bit Depth When recording WAV files the 664 records either 16 or 24 bit files Bit depth is selected from the Setup Menu item RECORDER gt Bit Depth Bit Depth and Dynamic Range 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 crit
8. Each item can be set to the following settings Setting Tracks Recorded File s Generated Wav Poly All armed tracks 0 16 tracks Polyphonic WAV file Wav Poly ISOs only Armed ISO tracks 0 12 tracks Polyphonic WAV file Wav Poly X1X2 only Armed X1 and X2 tracks 0 2 tracks Polyphonic WAV file MP3 LR Armed L and R tracks 0 2 tracks 2 track MP3 file MP3 X1X2 Armed X1 and X2 tracks 0 2 tracks 2 track MP3 file Wav Poly LR only Armed L and R tracks 0 2 tracks Polyphonic WAV file Track counts shown are the maximum tracks possible with the CL 6 Input Expander attached See CL 6 Input Expander SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information 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 3 Ch3 e Track 9 Ch9 e Track R MixR e Track 4 Ch4 e Track 10 Ch10 e Track X1 Aux1 e Track 5 Ch5 e Track 11 Ch11 e Track X2 Aux2 e Track 6 Ch6 e Track 12 Ch12 e Track 1 Chl e Track 7 Ch7 e Track 2 Ch2 e Track 8 Ch8 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 window To rename tracks from the Input Settings window 1 Enter the Input Settings window of the Track to be renamed by sliding the Track s Input Se lector Switch to the right and then releasing it 2 From the
9. pin 2 positive Balanced AES3 Out C D on top 10 Pin connector 110 ohm 2 V p p AES3 and S PDIF compatible with RCA adaptor 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 Balanced line input for COM RTN signal Mates with Switchcraft TA3F type connector Unbalanced stereo output Mates with Switchcraft TASF type connector Unbalanced stereo output Mates with Switchcraft TA3F type connector Mates with 3 5 mm TRS jack Signal is unbalanced Used to link the 664 to Sound Devices MixPre MixPre D 302 442 552 or 664 Field Mixers Mates with Sound Devices XL TA25 XL 35 and XL TA55 optional accessory cables See Accessories for details Custom cable note cable must have shield connected to shell on both sides and a 10K resistor from pin 5 to shield See XL TA55 documentation for details 664 User Guide and Technical Information Connector Pin Assignments 1 3 5 mm tip signal L Mates with 3 5 mm TRS jack Headphone ring signal R sleeve signal ground 1 1 4 inch Female e tip signal L Mates with 1 4 inch TRS jack Headphone ring signal R sleeve signal ground 1 5 pin LEMO 1 1 ground LEMO B series connector pin assignments as viewed on Time code 2 5 2 SMPTE TC In panel mounted connector 3 ASCII in out Q 74 4 tuning out
10. rock stable word clock and PLL circuitry to generate its internal clock frequency The 664 can act as either a clock master Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC Sync Reference set to Internal where it is the provider of word clock or as clock slave Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Sync Reference set to Word Clock where it locks its internal word clock to a received external master reference clock External word clock signal is provided via the Word Clock input BNC on the Rear Panel When accepting digital input signal the 664 always converts the sample rate to the recorder s sample rate During playback the 664 only uses its own word clock ignoring external word clock SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information File Management The 664 writes files to both CompactFlash CF and Secure Digital SD storage media Storage me dia must be formatted as FAT32 volumes prior to use with the 664 CF and SD storage media in serted into the 664 can be formatted with Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt Erase Format CF and FILE STORAGE gt Erase Format SD respectively The FAT32 file system is compatible with all major operating systems To manage files on 664 media using a computer simply remove the media from the 664 and insert into a compliant CF or SD card reader connected to a computer Visit www sounddevices com approved for an up to date list of tested and approved cards File List The File List displays all fil
11. 5 dB 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 Mic Active balanced for use with lt 600 ohm mics XLR Line Active balanced for use with lt 2k ohm outputs RTN A B C 3 5 mm 10 pin Unbalanced stereo for use with lt 2k ohm outputs Link I O Unbalanced stereo for linking to Sound Devices MixPre 302 442 552 and 664 XLR Mic 4k ohms XLR Line 10k ohms RTN A B C 3 5 mm Multi pin 30k ohms Link I O 2k ohms 0 dBu minimum trim control fully down XLR Mic 0 dBu 0 78 Vrms XLR Line 40 dBu 80 Vrms RTN A B C 3 5 mm Multi pin 24 dBu 12 4 Vrms Link I O 6 dBu 1 5 Vrms Sweepable 80 Hz to 240 Hz 12 dB oct at 80 Hz 6 dB octave at 240 Hz 0 Ap 1 d 2 3 u 3 5 6 10 20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k Sk 10k 20K 50k 100k Line Style Data Solid High Pass Off Dashes amp p BO Hz Setting Dots B 240 Hz Setting Dynamic no power applied 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 20 1 limiting ratio 1 mS attack time 500 mS release time XLR Line Transformer balanced for use with 2600 ohm inputs XLR 10 Transformer balanced for use with 210k ohm inputs XLR Mic Transformer balanced for use with 2600 ohm inputs 10 pin Hir
12. Digital The coarse level of a digital input is set by rotating the Select Encoder in SELECT the Input Settings Screen of an input with a digital source The digital trim level is displayed on the LCD when adjusted The digital trim level is adjustable from 20 to 50 dB 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 fade destinations Use the Input Fader to make fine gain adjustments The fader can be attenuated from off full counter clockwise position to 15 dB above the set Trim level full clockwise position To optimize gain structure for the best per formance operate input faders at or near the 0 dB unity gain position B v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information High Pass Filter Each input channel has an adjustable high pass filter controlled by the High Pass Filter control 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 be cause audio information below 100 Hz is rarely used especially for speech reproduction The 664 s high pass filter circuit features an adjustable c
13. Headphone Peak LED asd mec taa 13 Headphone Monitoring Luise 13 Headphone Gall 5 5 crx FIXE RET Fera emit 13 Headphone Source Selection cece eee 13 Headphone Presets14 Headphone Ionas d aon ooi ea S op DC EX Sd 14 PFL Channel Solo Monitor Lille 15 RTN and COMM Monitoring 15 Output Setup and Control 16 Master and Aux Outputs 0 0 0 e eee eee ees 16 XLR16 TAS Master L R X1 and X2 16 Hirose 10 pin16 Direct Outputs16 Tape Output16 Master and Aux Bus Level 000 cece cence eee 17 AES Digital OUIDUIS scarce rade mendi i tidas 17 COM SCUD m 17 COM Send Program 2 222 ER cac cot dodo 1 ttes 18 Com Program Auto Mule 55er e ets 18 Slate Com Mic amp Tone Oscillator 18 Slate MIGIODIOFIO x sari borrex xx d bd EA pde sd 18 Internal Slate Mic19 External Slate Mic19 TOMe OSCUIGIC C P 19 Alternate Slate Com Switch 0 cece eee eee 19 Digital Audio Recorder LLssusiee 20 Fansport COMO i reawettiestededmneeceeb dede ud 20 Recording MOCKS P Gare sandy yoo 20 Track Arming21 Track to Media Routing21 Track Naming22 Sampling Rate ua xdi eb a deo cie a dico 22 Word Clock Synchronization23 BOO e ib DERUSS QUT PET ER EN E 23 664 User Guide and Technical Information Bit Depth and Dynamic Range23 Recording Medid x4 4 phos ERA UI d a radii lt 23 Tire COGS ees costs wie HERR RCRCR DERE RE 4 d
14. Mic An external microphone can be used instead of the built in slate microphone To use an external slate mic plug the mic into the TA3 Slate Mic input on the Left panel and adjust Setup Menu option COMMS RETURNS gt Slate Com Mic Source to Ext Mic for dynamic microphones or Ext 12V Mic for condenser microphones Tone Oscillator Push the Slate 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 push the Slate Mic Switch right again to deactivate By default tone will be sent to the Master Bus L R its associated outputs and all direct outs Tone can additionally sent to the X1 and or X2 tracks Access Setup Menu option SYSTEM gt Tone Routing to adjust this Alternate Slate Com Switch By default COM communication is engaged by sliding the Slate Tone Switch to the left while holding the Select Encoder and normal slate operation is engaged by simply sliding the Slate Tone Switch to the left This functionality can be reversed from the Setup Menu option COMMS RETURNS gt Mic Toggle Switch SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Digital Audio Recorder The 664 features a powerful multi track digital recorder The internal recorder can record up to 10 tracks 16 tracks with the optional CL 6 Input Expander see CL 6 of uncompressed PCM audio WAV file extension or 2 tracks o
15. and editing file metadata e Changing of sampling rate frame rate and start time code 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 time code 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 available as a no charge software download for either Mac OS or Windows http www sounddevices com products waveagent E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information SOUNDSDEVICES eee According to EN ISO IEC 17050 1 2004 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 664 Field Mixer with Integrated Recorder Model Number 664 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 2006 A1 2007 EN 55103 2 2009 First date of CE approval August 29 2012 This Declaration of Conformity app
16. 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 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 None 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 None When set to Daily a folder will be automatically created and named according to the date Whenever a new day occurs the 664 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 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 None When set to Scenes a new folder will be created each time the scene name is changed Automatic Fil
17. gt BEI Current Fader Gain 1 ISO Track Status gt MEISIeNSIESIESSI essai lt 3 Input Selection 4 Aux Bus Assignment BEER E 6 Input Polarity 1 ISO Track Status SELECT Displays the status of the Input s dedicated Iso Track on the recorder Each input is permanently routed to its Iso track To select whether an input is routed pre or post fade push the Select Encoder turn it to make a selection and push it again to confirm the selection The background color of the Iso Track Status box indicates the status of the Input s Iso Track A blue background indicates that the Iso Track is not active and will not be recorded A red background indi cates the Iso Track is armed for recording 2 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 fade depending on the Iso Track Status Meter ballistics can be set globally from VU or Peak VU in Setup Menu item SYSTEM gt Meter Ballistics 6 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information 3 Input Selection Displays the available input types To change the input type push the Headphone Encoder turn it to make a selection and push it again to confirm the selection Input Type Description Input of MIC Use with dynamic microphones or other mic level signals
18. installation instructions Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners The sound waves logo is a registered trademark of Sound Devices LLC vi v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation Front Panel Descriptions 4 5 6 Tl Te O 1 Input Fader Primary control for adjusting the level of an input during operation Ranges from off to 15 dB Nominal setting is in the middle 0 dB 2 Gain Trim Coarse input gain control 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 See Input Setup and Control 3 Highpass Filter Control Adjusts corner 3 dB frequency of high pass filter Full counter clockwise position detent ed deactivates the High Pass Filter Range is 80 240 Hz 12 dB oct to 6 dB oct See Input Setup and Control 4 PFL Input Select Switch Slide left Pre Fade Listen Sends the input s pre fade signal to HP monitor mono mix The 664 supports simultaneous PFL of multiple inputs Does not affect Master Output signal Slide the switch left to activate and again to deactivate For momentary action hold the switch lef
19. the stereo sum of all input channels from either mixer headphone monitor 3 Adjust the levels on each mixer accordingly Linking to Other Mixers The Link I O function allows the 664 to be linked to a Sound Devices 302 442 or MixPre mixer for ap plications requiring higher input channel counts When the 664 is linked with another Sound Devices mixer all input channels will be present on the stereo Master Bus of the 664 Return audio and PFL only occur on the headphone output of the mixer that it is performed on The 552 Link I O connector is an unbalanced TA5M wired pin 1 HP L pin 2 HP R pin 3 Mix R pin 4 Mix L pin 5 Link detection ground Linking to a 302 or 442 The Tape Out Mix Out of a 302 is an unbalanced stereo TA3F connector The 442 has two Tape Out Mix Out connectors 3 5 mm and TA3 For the most secure connection use the TA3 Tape Out Mix Out connector The TA3 on the 442 and 302 is wired pin 1 ground pin 2 Left pin 3 Right For details on the 3 5 mm connection see Linking to a MixPre Sound Devices XL TA35 is a 12 inch TA5F to TA3F accessory cable used to link Sound Devices 302 and 442 mixers to the 664 or 552 For more details see Accessories E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information To link a Sound Devices 302 or 442 to a 664 1 Connect the Link I O of the 664 to the Tape Out Mix O
20. track MP3 MPEG 1 Layer III is a lossy compression algorithm often used for music and transcription recording purposes The 664 records two channel MP3 audio files with data rates of 320 kb s 192 kb s or 128 kb s File Structure The 664 records polyphonic audio files A polyphonic audio file is one file with multiple tracks When recording polyphonic files one file will be created 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 polyphon ic file name and take name are both 501T01 wav S01T01 WAV scene number extension take number SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Folder Options All files generated by the 664 can be saved to the Root directory a Project Folder a Daily Roll Folder 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 than lt None gt Each folder level has a corresponding list of available names that can be
21. 2 hours after being powered down 11 Power Switch Three position slide switch selects between AA battery power or external DC sources middle position is off 12 Power LED Illuminates green to indicate the 664 is pow ered on 13 Menu Button Displays the Setup Menu 664 User Guide and Technical Information 14 15 16 Left Panel Connectors and Control 1 Headphone Encoder Meter and Input Settings Screen Turn to adjust headphone gain In MaiPush to select head phone monitor source In Menus turn to navi gate Push to make selection In Input Settings Screen push to select input source Headphone Clipping LED Illuminates red to indicate headphone output is approaching clipping level RTN Switch Slide Left to activate RTN A slide Right to acti vate RTN B To access secondary function Press and hold Select Encoder then slide left for COM 17 Slate Tone Switch 18 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 Secondary function press and hold Select Encoder then slide Mic switch to activate COM Primary and Secondary functions can be switched in the Setup Menu Slate Mic LED Illuminates green when Slate Mic or COM is active RTN and right for RTN C Primary and Second 19 Select Encoder
22. 24h Run External Frame Rates 23 976 24 25 29 97DF 29 97ND 30DF 30ND Accuracy Ambient Generator 0 2ppm 0 5 frames per 24 hours accuracy Holds TC clock for two hours after main battery removal Input Output Input 20k ohm impedance 0 3 V 3 0 V p p 17 dBu 3 dBu Output 1k ohm impedance 3 0V p p 12 dBu Sync Input Word Clock Word Clock Output Square wave running at sample rate 3 3 V p p 75 ohm SOUNDSDEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Power External Power Supply Isolated floating DC input jack 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 DigikKey HR100 ND locking connector Internal Power Supply 5 10 V range Internal backup batteries Accepts 5 AA sized LR6 batteries NiMH re chargeable only There are similar sized 3 V Lithium cells that are not compatible Environmental Operation and Storage Operating 20 C to 60 C 0 to 90 relative humidity non condensing Storage 40 C to 85 C Dimensions and Weight Size 5 3 cm x 32 cm x 19 8 cm H x W x D 2 1 x 12 6 x 7 8 Weight 4 lbs 12 oz unpackaged without batteries E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation Accessories 664 User Guide and Technical Information Several high value accessories are available for the 664 includi
23. Input Settings window Slide and hold the Input Selector Switch to the right and hold it for 1 second 3 Using the onscreen keyboard or attached USB keyboard enter the Track s name 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 List 2 To edit track names of subsequently recorded files highlight the next take indicated by orange text and the phrase next and slide the RTN Switch To edit the track names of a previously recorded take highlight that take 3 Slide the RTN Switch to edit the metadata Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select the track to be renamed and press the Headphone Encoder to edit the track name Track names can be displayed on the Meters of the Main Screen and RTN Screen To enable track names on the meters change Setup Menu option System gt Track Names in Meters to On The follow ing image shows the Main Screen with Track names 30 20 M xL R MiA x1 Ch Sampling Rate The 664 s digital audio recorder can record at the following sampling rates e 44 1 kHz e 48 kHz e 47 952 kHz e 48 048 kHz e 47 952 KHz F files stamped 48 kHz e 48 048 kHz F files stamped 48 kHz The sampling rate of the digital recorder is set from Setup Menu item RECORDER gt Sample Freq See Time Code section for details of F modes The current Sample Rate is displayed on the Main Screen
24. R Limiter Thresh and LIMITERS gt X1 X2 Limiter Thresh allow limiter thresholds to be set set in 1 dB increments from 4 dBu to 20 dBu Metering All track levels are displayed on the LCD in the Main Screen RTN input levels are displayed on the RTN Screen Press the Meters button to toggle between the RTN Screen and the Main Screen Each segment of the meter represents 1 dB A larger red square under the 20 dBU marker indicates clipping on the track A large yellow square indicates limiting activity on the track Input clipping Limiter active Meter Ballistics 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 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 664 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 digita
25. SOUND DEVICES PR PFL PEL PAL PR PR A 2 WA e a r 0 x d x o S N a X 9t ZX Xe the VO Ze DC 2 zi e RU DO 2 2 S340 664 Portable Production Mixer and Recorder User Guide and Technical Information firmware rev 1 04 Sound Devices LLC E7556 State Rd 23 and 33 Reedsburg WI USA 1 608 524 0625 fax 1 608 524 0655 Toll Free 800 505 0625 Mu www sounddevices com xe e support sounddevices com Table of Contents Front Panel Descriptions 1 Left Panel Connectors and Control 2 Right Panel Connectors and Controls 3 Rear Panel Descriptions Lise Screen OVEIvieW ccc cece eee eee eee ees 5 Mee EE ECCE EL Lo 5 UM Est ERR T TT T T TT 5 Input Setup and Control 6 Input Settings SCIGeln eececcte rk Ry Rr rer xXE RS y a 6 PRAMOM POWT uua card dri a aon denn d RIO A d XR mace E 8 Gain Trim and Fader Relationship 008 8 Input Trim Analog 8 Input Trim Digital 8 Input Fader8 High Pass Fuller s iiri oaa xp CHR ew PCR o eh 9 Pall CONMO em nn 9 NUL HAM rc 9 M S Matrixing10 Phen ae nie 5g 10 Bl RR RTT T T 11 MCICVING 2 scat stad ec RitrASAd RerAS EUER EEG 12 Meter Ballistics llle 12 VU12 Peak VU12 Peak Only12 Peak Hold12 Input Activity LED Lao tio eec rp ERES 13
26. T EXT External Powering The 664 can be powered from any DC voltage from 10 to 18 VDC Pin 4 of the locking Hirose connec tor is positive and pin 1 is negative The external DC supply is fully isolated floating from the rest of the mixer for easy and safe interconnection with other external audio gear Internal Battery Powering Internal batteries can be used as a back up in the event that external power is removed or depleted The 664 uses five AA sized LR6 batteries The 664 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 depend ing 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 664 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 level of the power source currently in use internal or external When the battery icon is filled green the voltage of the active power source internal or external is full The green color will move down as voltage depletes changing to red and flashing when the Warning Voltage Threshold is reached When the voltage is critically low the entire battery icon will become red and flash Maximum Voltage Minimum Voltage F BHE zu Lim A numeric reading of the internal and external v
27. The card should glide smoothly into the slot Push to eject Visit www sounddevices com approved for an up to date list of tested and approved cards Rear Panel Descriptions 1 BNC Word Clock Input 2 Accepts word clock rates between 32 kHz and 48 048 kHz for synchronizing the internal re corder to external digital audio devices BNC Word Clock Output Provides word clock signal to synchronize external digital audio devices to the 664 TA3 COM Send Unbalanced stereo line level output Program assigned to COM output from Setup Menu TA3 COM Return Line level input for return feed from on set communications sources B v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Screen Overview Main Screen 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 Display of the sample rate information and timecode frame rate information can be swapped by holding the Meters button and Sliding the RTN Switch to the left Current take Media information BEACHTOT an is S MEE m Power source level 30 20 4 i 3 l 2e Lim al J Bus tracks Armed track Input tracks Unarmed track a E i Monitor Headphone informat
28. The 664 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 Limiters is set to On This activates both the input limiters Inputs 1 through 6 and all output limiters Sound Devices recom mends using the limiters at all times Limiters are present on both mic and line level inputs as well as the Master L R tracks and the X1 X2 tracks The 664 input limiters have a threshold of 16 dBu 4 dB below clipping while the limiters for the L R X1 and X2 tracks are adjustable from the Setup Menu item OUTPUTS gt L R Limiter Thresh and OUTPUTS gt X1 X2 Limiter Thresh 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 distortion The Input limiter is working when the respective input s Input Activity LED illuminates yellow If the SOUNDSDEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Activity LED is regularly in the yellow reduce the amount of gain applied to the channel by turning down the Trim control See Input Activity LED for additional information When Inputs are linked as a stereo pair the Input Limiters are also linked and perform the same gain reduction equally to both inputs The Output Limiters prevent the L R and X1 X2 signal from exceeding the user set limiter threshold Setup Menu options LIMITERS gt L
29. X2 Direct Outs e LR X1X2 Direct Outs Warning Bell Level The level of warning bell signals in the Headphones Off 60 to 12 dBFS 1dB increment 30 dBFS Record Stop Bell Alerts the user with one beep at the start of recording Off and two beeps when the recording is stopped On Meter Ballistics Selects among the two different meter ballistics set VU Only tings Peak VU Peak Only Meter Peak Hold Time Adjusts the duration for which the peak indicator stays 1 sec illuminated e 2 Sec e 3 sec 4 sec e 5 sec e Infinity e Off a4 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Parameter Name Description Options LED Brightness Adjust the brightness of all LED s e 5 100 5 increment 60 10 LCD Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the LCD backlight e 5 100 5 increment 100 Ext DC Ref Adjust the voltage range and Warning Voltage for the 12V Ext DC external DC Voltage Indicator e NiMH e Expanded NiMH 12V Lead Acid e 14V Li ion e Full Range 12 Time Format Select 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock 12hr e 24hr 13 Date Format Select the format used to indicate the date mm dd yy dd mm yy e yy mm dd 14 SetTime Date Displays a dialog where the 664 time and date can be set When highlighter is orange turn Headphone Encoder to highlight a fie
30. ade only E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Track Arming All tracks along with their signal levels are visible on the Main Screen CE TAS Salas S01 5h21 1AA i eu Lim E Output limiting activity Master Bus L R Armed Aux Bus X1 X2 Unarmed Iso Tracks Unarmed Input limiting activity 6 OLE ST 05 23 34 05 0 00 00 0 Am p m Tracks ready for recording armed tracks have a red label Tracks not assigned for recording dis armed tracks have a gray label To toggle the armed status of a track turn the Select Encoder to highlight the track press and hold the Meters Button then push the Select Encoder The background color of the track will change to indicate the new arming status If an input is off Trim Control fully counter clockwise or Input Selection set to Off the track label will be black Master Bus and Aux Bus meters are not shown on the Main Screen when the CL 6 Input Expander is at tached See CL 6 Input Expander Track to Media Routing The 664 supports simultaneous recording to CF and SD media See Recording Media for details 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
31. ars Right channel of Master Bus sent to both ears LR MS ST Mid Side Stereo Master Bus decoded MS stereo to headphones this is not to be used if the inputs are already linked as an MS pair HP Presets 1 10 are customizable monitor sources See Headphone Presets Headphone Presets Ten custom monitor sources are available These headphone presets can be edited named and saved To edit a custom headphone preset press the Headphone Encoder to access the Monitor Source List highlight the desired preset then slide the Slate Tone Switch This displays the Headphone Preset Screen HP Preset name HP Preset 6 NDS Tracks LLP STU ERES ERES EST Assigned source as E Unassigned source REn 4 HEn B HEn C Com Rtn Tracks TESTS ET EN ER ER ER ER 3 Highlighter gt BR Ell HEn A HEn B REn C Com REn NAME MONO MS decoding Mono summing Available sources are displayed for each monitor channel left and right Sources with a blue back ground are assigned to that channel of the headphones and sources with a black background are not assigned to the headphone channel To toggle the assignment of a source turn the Headphone Encod er to highlight the source and press the Headphone Encoder to toggle the assignment Slide the RTN Switch left to toggle M5 decoding for the preset M5 decoding will decode the entire preset and should not be used if inputs are already linked MS Slide the RTN Switch right to toggle mono summing of
32. ary functions of the RTN toggle switch can be selected in the Setup Menu OG 3 OAQGOOA K XLR Analog Inputs 1 6 Active balanced analog microphone or line level input for inputs 1 6 on XLR connector In put type is set within the Input Settings Screen Inputs 1 and 6 can also accept AES3 or AES42 signal Pin 1 ground pin 2 pin 3 HS le 2 enh Ald j SLA MIC QG Multi function encoder Selects Tracks and RTN s on the Main and RTN Screen On the Main Screen press the Select Encoder and the Meters button to arm disarm record tracks With L R X1 X2 or any RTN selected press then turn to adjust level Vertical Scroll in ma trix windows Turn to adjust digital trim level in Input Settings Window Turn to scroll cursor and press to insert a space character during text entry Acts as shift button to access second ary functions MIC LINE INPUTS Va V z CA A OQ id SA TE Headphone Output 1 4 inch and 3 5 mm TRS stereo headphone connectors Can drive headphones from 8 to 1000 ohm impedances to very high levels Tip left ring right sleeve ground E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 3 Slate Mic Input 4 TA3 input for connecting external slate micro phone Select between internal or external slate mic with or without 12V phantom from the S
33. ation Key Combination Action Main Screen Accesses HP Monitor Source List In menus Same as encoder push activates current selection Alt Enter Main Screen Toggles arming of selected track Enter Ctrl Enter Accesses gain adjustment for highlighted L R X1 X2 or RTN track Main Screen Select tracks Cirl Up Down Arrows Input Settings Screen Ctrl Left Arrow Input Settings Screen Change X1 assignment Ctrl Right Arrow Input Settings Screen Change X2 assignment Mixer Linking Linking the 664 With Another 664 or 552 Mixer The Link I O function allows the 664 or 552 to be interconnected with another 664 or 552 mixer for applications requiring more inputs When the 664 is linked with a 664 or 552 all inputs appear at both mixer s outputs The stereo mix from the other mixer will be routed to the 664 s stereo Master Bus and recorded on tracks L and R Return audio and PFL occur on the headphone output of both mixers The Link I O connector is an unbalanced TA5M wired pin 1 HP L pin 2 HP R pin 3 Mix R pin 4 Mix L pin 5 link detection ground To Link the 664 to another 664 or 552 mixer 1 Connect the Link I O of the 664 to the Link I O of the other 664 or 552 mixer using a TA5F to TA5F cable Sound Devices XL TA55 optional accessory This will send the stereo mix of each mixer directly to the stereo output bus of both mixers 664 i ma 664 552 LINK O LINK O 2 Monitor
34. ced L R and 3 5 mm plug 664 Stereo Return A and C breakout cable 24 inch includes in line 20 foot exten sion cable 442 552 and 664 specific Bare Hirose 4 pin locking DC connector HR10 7P 4P NP type battery cup with 24 inch cable terminated in Hirose 4 pin lock ing DC connector HR10 7P 4P at equipment end TA25 XL XL TA35 XL TA5F to 3 5 mm TRS 12 inch used to connect 664 TA5M Link I O to the MixPre or 442 Tape Out Mix Out 3 5 mm jack for mixer linking TA5F to TA3F 12 inch used to connect 664 TA5M Link I O to 302 or 442 Tape Out Mix Out TA3M connector for mixer linking TA55 TA5F to TA5F 12 inch used to link the 664 to another 664 or 552 mixer XL WPH3 v3 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 3 pin IEC cord SOUNDSDEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Wave Agent 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
35. ch controls both the slate microphone and the tone oscillator Slate Microphone Push the Slate Tone Switch left to activate the slate mic The green Slate Mic LED will illuminate to indicate that the slate mic is active Push the Slate Tone Switch left again to deactivate the slate mic Hold the Slate Tone Switch left for 1 second to activate the slate mic momentarily until the switch is released v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information The secondary slate function is accessed by holding down the Select encoder when using the Slate Tone Switch By default the secondary slate function activates the slate mic to the COM Send see COM Setup The primary and secondary slate functions can be swapped from the Setup Menu option COMMS RETURNS gt Mic Toggle Switch Program audio is muted when the slate mic is activated This behavior can be disabled so that program audio does not mute when the slate mic is activated from the Setup Menu option COMMS RETURNS gt Program Auto Mute Internal Slate Mic The default slate mic is the 664 s internal slate microphone The 664 s built in slate microphone is used to notate scenes from the mixer location Its audio performance is not suitable for critical recording ap plications it should be used for documenting scenes and for communication purposes only External Slate
36. d When one input PFL is engaged that input s name will appear in the lower right corner of the Main Screen When multiple input PFL s 7 are engaged PFL MULT will appear in the lower right corner of the Main 7 Screen RTN and COMM Monitoring RTN A RTN B RTN C and COM RTN inputs can be monitored quickly using the RTN Switch Primary Monitor Sources are monitored by sliding the RTN Switch left or right while Alternate Monitor Sources are monitored by holding the Select Encoder then sliding the RTN Switch left or right The Primary and Alternate Monitor Sources can be changed from the Setup Menu options COMMS RETURNS RTN Toggle Left and COMMS RETURNS RTN Toggle Right To return to the previous monitor selection Slide the RTN Switch in the same direction of the active RTN RTN A RTN B and RTN C input levels can be metered and adjusted from the RTN Screen To access the RTN Screen press the Meters Button when viewing the Main Screen To adjust the gain of a RTN input 1 Access the RTN Screen if it is not visible already 2 Turn the Select Encoder to highlight the RTN to be adjusted 3 Press the Select Encoder to access gain adjustment mode for the selected RTN The back ground color of the RTN label will become orange and the input gain value in dB will ap pear in the lower left corner of the LCD 4 Turn the Select Encoder to adjust the gain RTN gain adjustment mode will exit automatically after 3 seconds
37. d 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 FALSETAKES folder until they are deleted or the card is formatted Scene Name The scene name is a logical group of takes It 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 To enter and select a new scene name 1 Enter the Take List Menu button Headphone Encoder push or FILE STORAGE gt Take List 2 Highlight the next take indicated by orange text and the phrase next and slide the RTN 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 Add New Entry and enter a new scene name SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information To edit the scene name of an already recorded take 1 Enter the Take List Menu button Headphone Encoder push or FILE STORAGE gt Take List 2 Highlight the take to be edited and slide the RTN Switch to access the Scene Name List 3 Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select scen
38. d 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 i 1 Load Settings ve Settings Eo INT ve Settings Eo INTZ ve Settings to INT3 ve Settings Eo INT4 ve Settings Eo CF T in qe o s cu ve Settings to SD cu 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 the File List To delete a Setup File from the CF or SD card 1 Press the Menu Button to enter the Setup Menu Use the Headphone Encoder to select option FILE STORAGE gt File List Use the Headphone Encoder to select either CF or SD Use the Headphone Encoder to select the SETTINGS folder Use the Headphone Encoder to highlight the Setup File to be deleted Slide the RTN Switch to access File Options for the Setup File t de dL dee O9 W Use the Headphone Encoder to select Delete SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Setup Menu The chart below shows the Setup Menu number Function name a descript
39. e Splitting A file on a FAT32 volume cannot exceed 4 GB During recording the 664 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 664 creates can be adjusted from the Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE File Max Size The following file size options are available e AGB e IGB e 512MB e 2GB e 640MB Metadata Fields 664 Broadcast wave files include iXML revision 1 5 data and EXT chunk data For EXT and iX ML aware software applications this data is available For applications that don t recognize EXT or iXML this information is ignored Metadata is included in MP3 files inside the ID3 tags Metadata in MP3 files can not be edited with the 664 E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Sound Reports The 664 can generate sound reports as a comma separated values CSV file CSV files can be opened and edited by any common spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel OpenOffice Calc Apple Numbers Google Docs and many more MP3 files are not included in Sound reports 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 anci
40. e 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 Scene Increment By default Scene names will not increment When Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE 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 664 provides the ability to save phrases that can be entered into the notes field quickly To edit create and use phrases 1 Enter the Take List Menu button Headphone Encoder push or FILE STORAGE Take List 2 Highlight the take to be edited and slide the RTN Switch 3 Selec
41. ed to any AES output in any combination The AES output routing can be edited from the Setup Menu item OUTPUTS AES Output Routing This interface consists of a matrix in which the columns are tracks and the rows are the numbered AES outputs The blue boxes indicate routed tracks and the black boxes indicate unrouted tracks Turn the Select Encoder to move the orange highlighter vertically and turn the Headphone Encoder to move the highlighter horizontally Push either the Select Encoder or the Headphone encoder to toggle the routing status of the highlight ed track The following screen shot shows the AES Output Routing screen The highlighter is in the lower left corner AES Output Routing L R X1x2 1 2 3 4 b B EHAU HOBOOOUOUOUOLI EINEN NINININ N BEER EN ER ESI ELE EIBIIBIEIB JEININI OOOO ININ OOOO E Tad BIBIBIEIBINININI E Scroll amp select using encoders COM Setup The 664 features an unbalanced stereo COM Send TA3 and an balanced mono COM RTN TA3 for communications purposes These special input and output channels can be used to privately commu nicate with a boom operator or other member of the production crew SOUNDSDEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information During operation it is possible to interrupt the Com signal and speak to the boom operator via the slate mic by Holding down the Select Encoder and sliding the Slate Tone Switch to the left The green Slate LED will illuminate to indicate
42. en press the slide the Transport Control down Play By default playback will be routed to all outputs of the 664 To limit playback to headphone outputs only set Setup Menu option OUTPUTS gt Playback to Outputs to Headphones Only WAV files recorded on the 664 will play back to tracks as they were recorded MP3 files recorded on the 664 will always play back to the L and R tracks Using a USB Keyboard To aid in navigation and data entry a standard USB keyboard can be connected to the 664 To use a USB keyboard connect the male USB A plug of the keyboard into the supplied USB A female adapter then connect the keyboard to the left panel USB B jack on the 664 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 pow ering the 664 up and only connected after the 664 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 ECON Input Settings Screen Toggle phase inversion Main Screen Fast Forward Right Arrow l Input Settings Screen Toggle LR Mix assignment Main Screen Adjusts headphone volume Up Down Arrows In menus Moves highlighter While editing parameters Changes value SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Inform
43. er than the selected size e 1GB The largest file permissible with the 664 s FAT32 640MB file system is 4 GB e 512MB Scene Increment Mode Selects which format the scene increments will Disabled use To quickly increment a scene name press e Character and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the e Numeric Transport Control right Fast Forward Take Reset Mode Defines when take numbers are reset Reset e Never brings take number to 1 Scene Change Daily Folder Change Either Scene or Daily File Playback Mode Determines what If any playback action the 664 Disabled will perform upon reaching the end of a file during e Play All playback Repeat One Repeat All Default Playback Card The source media that files will be played from when playback is initiated 0 Erase Format CF Formats CF card to FAT32 file system 1 Erase Format SD Formats SD card to FAT32 file system Parameter Name Description Options 1 Tone Level The level of the 664 s internal tone generator 0 20 dBu 1 dBu increment 0 dBu 2 Tone Frequency The audio frequency of the 664 s internal tone gen e 100 10000 Hz 10 Hz increment erator 1000 Hz Continuous tone generates tone a the set tone level to all bus tracks L Ident mode pulses the amplitude of L Ident tone to the Left channel of the Master Bus by 20dB 4 Tone Routing Sets the destination of the tone generator LR Direct Outs e LR X1 Direct Outs LR
44. es power supplies carry cases cables or adapters unless instructed by Sound Devices Sound Devices LLC Service Repair RMA XXXXX E7556 State Rd 23 and 33 Reedsburg WI 53959 USA telephone 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 http 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 cannot guarantee that a given computer software or operating system configuration can be used satisfactorily with 664 generated files based exclusively on the fact that it meets our minimum system requirements Please check with your software editing application to make certain that it is compatible with the file type selected E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation SOUNDSDEVICES
45. es 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 while viewing the Take List When entering the File List the first view is the Root Menu File List Root Menu E 2 0GB 1HR 0GB 15GB 15HR 16 00B OPTION In the Root Menu of the File List use the Headphone Encoder to highlight either the CF or SD card Slide the RTN Switch to access options for the highlighted card Push the Headphone Encoder to dis play 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 E ATOT WAV 00 00 26 00 ATOZ WAY 20 ND ATUS WAV 00 00 03 00 ATUS Wi 48000 24b BTO1 WAV 2 05 i 9 BTO2 WAV 10 DTO1 WAV OPTION E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Slide the RTN 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 t
46. etup Menu section COMMS RETURNS Pin 1 eround pin 2 pin 3 664 User Guide and Technical Information TA3 Direct Outputs 1 6 Inputs 7 12 Balanced direct outputs on TA3 connectors Di rect output signal is pre or post fader and level is selected between Line 10 and Mic levels in the Setup Menu section OUTPUTS Tone signal appears at the direct outputs With the CL 6 Input Expander attached these connections can be selected as analog line inputs 7 12 Pin 1 Ground pin 2 Hot pin 3 Cold float pin 3 to unbalance Right Panel Connectors and Controls 1 2 3 4 13 USB B Connector 5 Factory use and keyboard connection with adapter Timecode I O Time code input and output on 5 pin LEMO connector 6 10 pin A and C Each connection includes a pair of transformer isolated Outputs and a stereo unbalanced Return input Analog Output levels are selected between Line 10 and Mic levels in Setup 7 Menu section OUTPUTS 10 pin A outputs can be set to AES Outputs 5 6 and 7 8 in the Setup Menu section OUTPUTS 8 Tape Output Unbalanced stereo tape level output on TA3 Pin 1 Ground pin 2 Left pin 3 Right and 9 3 5 mm Sleeve Ground Tip Left Ring Right connector SOUND DEVICES 10 9 X1 and X2 Outputs Line 10 or Mic level selected in the Setup Menu section OUTPUTS Pin 1 Ground pin 2 Hot pin 3 Cold float pi
47. etween 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 Meters button then slide the RTN Switch left Toggles display of Timecode frame rate information and Audio sample rate information between Main Screen and RTN Screen 46 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation Connector Pin Assignments 664 User Guide and Technical Information Connector 6 XLR F Analog Inputs 1 6 6 TA3M Direct Outputs 1 6 CL 6 Inputs 7 12 1 TASM Slate Mic Input 2 XLR M Master Outputs AES Outputs mm 1 3 5 RTN B 2 10 Pin Hirose F Master Output RTN Input 4 TA3M L R and X1 X2 Outputs 1 TA3M COM RTN 1 TA3M COM Send 1 TASM Tape Output 1 3 5 mm Tape Output 1 5 Pin Mixer Link I O OC 9 9 o 96 Pin Assignments 1 ground 2 signal 3 signal 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 L output L output output outp
48. f compressed MP3 audio MP3 file extension See File Formats Data is writ ten to removable CompactFlash CF and SD SDHC SDXC SD cards See Record Media Transport Control The 5 position Transport Control is used to perform all recording and playback functions Function Direction Action Record Push the Transport Control Up Begins recording a new file Pause Stop R Press the Transport Control 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 Push the Transport Control Down Begins playback of the last file recorded or file currently loaded See Play back Rewind 3 Push the Transport Control Left Load Previous While in Stand by push left to load the previous take While in playback Take push and hold left to rewind Fast Forward R Push the Transport Control Right Load Next Take While in Stand by push right to load the next take While in playback push and hold right to fast forward Recording Tracks Each input of the 664 has a corresponding Iso Track and is permanently routed to it Inputs 1 6 can be routed to their respective ISO tracks pre or post fade see Input Setup and Control Four additional record tracks are available which correspond to the stereo Master Bus L R and the stereo Aux Busses X1 X2 See Bus Assignment for additional information CL 6 inputs 7 12 are routed to their respective ISO tracks post f
49. he RTN Screen BEACHTO1 Sbirewav B ln 2U 20 Lim 25 ND OO 000 2 d6pN 9 27 12 Time code frame rate Time code value Timecode modes The time code mode determines if the 664 generates or reads timecode and when time code runs and stops Time code mode is changed from the Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC Timecode Mode 24 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Rec Run Record Run Generator mode The 664 sends running timecode while recording and stationary timecode while not recording Timecode in this mode defaults to the last stationary value at power up When switch ing to Record Run from another mode the internal generator will stop at the last number gener ated A user defined value can be jammed into the internal generator from the Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Set Generator TC Free Run Generator mode Timecode 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 op tion TIMECODE SYNC gt Set Generator TC 24h Run 24 hour Run Generator mode Timecode 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 o
50. he pop up Pan Control routes inputs to the left L and right R channels of the stereo 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 Input Linking Input pairs 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 can be linked as stereo pairs When a pair of inputs is linked e Fach 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 fade level of both inputs e The odd channel s Pan Control controls the balance of the stereo signal to the Master Bus When linked MS the odd channel s Pan Control functions as a left right balance control for the matrixed MS signal SOUND DEVICES E 664 User Guide and Technical Information 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 Linked Unlinked M S Matrixing When input pairs are linked MS 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 M5 matrixing is a method for processing audio signal from a cardioid microphone and a bi directional microphone into a ste
51. hout a visual indication of headphone clipping can mislead the OQ sound mixer into thinking that the output or return feeds are distorted Headphone Monitoring Headphone Gain Headphone output level is controlled by turning the Headphone Encoder while viewing the Main Screen or Input Settings Screen When adjusting the headphone gain the gain value in dB is dis played in the lower right corner of the LCD Near the Headphone Encoder This space displays the currently selected headphone source when the headphone gain is not being adjusted CF 0 amp 3 WAY i POWER SO 4n24 Way O 30 20 40 0 20 Lim x d E INT EXT R TC Headphone gain during adjustment Headphone Encoder C MoC O TONE The 664 can drive headphones to dangerously high volumes Turn down the headphone gain before selecting a headphone source to prevent accidental signal extremes ACO BE OQ Headphone Source Selection To select the monitor source push the Headphone Encoder while viewing the Main Screen to display the Monitor Source List This will display a list of available monitor sources Turn the Headphone SOUND DEVICES m 664 User Guide and Technical Information Encoder to highlight a source and press the Headphone Encoder to select that source The signal to the headphone outputs will immediately change to the selected program Monitor Source Description Master Bus summed mono to both ears Left channel of Master Bus sent to both e
52. ical production Recording Media The 664 records to approved removable CompactFlash CF and SD SDHC SDXC SD cards The 664 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 The SD card is inserted with the bottom of the card the side with metal contacts visible facing toward the rear of the 664 Push until it clicks To remove push in again to release the spring loaded connec tor 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 664 The final few millimeters of insertion require light force To remove the CF card grip it firmly and pull it out 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 1s still protruding SOUNDSDEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Formatting Media The 664 uses the FAT32 file system FAT32 is compatible with all major operating systems Before recording to CF or SD media cards must be formatted To format cards in the 664 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 E
53. ications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Parameter Name Description Options TA3 X2 Out Select the analog output level of the Aux 2 TA3 output Mic Line e 10 Select the analog output level of the TA3 Direct Outputs Choose the stereo source for the TA3 and 3 5 mm Tape Output 13 AES Output Routing Displays the AES output routing matrix where sources can be assigned to AES output channels 14 Playback to Outputs Select destination for playback signal e Headphones Only All Outputs Parameter Name Description Options Limiters Globally disable input and output limiters Off On L R Limiter Linking Links limiters for L and R tracks e Off L R Limiter Thresh Limiter threshold for Master Bus 4 to 20 dBu 1 dB increment 18 dBu X1 X2 Limiter Thresh Limtiter threshold for Aux Bus e 4 to 20 dBu 1 dB increment 18 dBu Parameter Name Description Options 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 e MP3 LR e MP3 X1X2 Record to SD Sets the type of file and which tracks to record to the e 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 MP3 Bit Rate The bitrate of recorded MP3 files 320kbs e 192kbs e 128kbs
54. imes have a tendency to send short burst of run ning timecode When using timecode to trigger recording on the 664 External timecode auto record modes this behavior can result in unintentional recordings on the 664 To eliminate this problem the 664 features a Timecode Hold Off function When using external timecode auto record modes the 664 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 664 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 Pre Roll will only capture audio from the initial detection of a time code 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 ensures that audio is captured from the moment a timecode signal is detected and that unintentional files triggered by short bursts of time code are not generated F Sampling Rate Modes 48 048k and 48 048kF The 48 048kF mode F stands for fake faux Fostex take your pick is a specific compatibility mode for use with the Fostex DV40 software 1 74 and previous Avid Final Cut P
55. ion SMPTE Timecode ORMO M BAM 010 R e Absolute recording time Sample rate information RTN levels RTN Screen When the Meters button is pressed from the Main Screen the RTN Screen is shown BEACHTO1 Soiiewav E U Lim Bus tracks RTN during gain adjustment Return inputs Return gain during adjustment E 25 MD i SMPTE Timecode gt SEM OL MC PAPAA TAE Absolute recording time Timecode frame rate Time and date SOUND DEVICES ES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Input Setup and Control The 664 has six full featured audio inputs on XLR connectors six additional inputs on TA3 connectors with the optional CL 6 Input Expander attached Each analog input has a wide gain range to accom modate nearly all signal types from microphones to line level sources Inputs can be used as either balanced or unbalanced connections To unbalance tie pin 3 to pin 1 of the XLR connector There is no change in gain between unbalanced and balanced connections into the 664 Input Settings Screen gt PFL Each input s settings are accessed through its Input Settings Screen To access the Input Settings screen for an input slide the Input Selector Switch to the right The LCD will display information pertaining to the selected input and provide access to input Track Name Input Track Number gt Sim Eie 100 5p 2 Input Meter
56. ion of the control options available within that menu and the factory default setting a Parameter Name Description Options Ch 1 2 Linking Links channels 1 and 2 with or without Mid Side Unlinked decoding e 1 2 e 1 2MS Ch 3 4 Linking Links channels 3 and 4 with or without Mid Side Unlinked decoding e 3 4 e 3 4MS 3 Ch 5 6 Linking Links channels 5 and 6 with or without Mid Side Unlinked decoding e 5 6 e 5 6MS 4 Phantom Voltage Globally adjust voltage level of phantom power on all 48V inputs which have phantom power enabled e 12V Outputs 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 output Line e 10 AES 1 2 XLR R Out Select the analog output level or engage AES3 digital i on the R XLR output 10 pin A Out Select the analog output level or engage AES3 digital Mic on the both balanced outputs of the 10 pin A output Line e 10 AES 5 8 TA3 L Out Select the analog output level of the L TA3 output TA3 R Out Select the analog output level of the R TA3 output TA3 X1 Out Select the analog output level of the Aux 1 TA3 output 5 10 pin C Out Select the analog output level on the both balanced outputs of the 10 pin C output 40 v 1 04 Features and specif
57. l equipment In the digital realm signal overload can cause immediate distortion Peak Hold When Peak Metering is enabled Peak Only or Peak VU peak hold displays the last highest 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 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 The Peak Hold setting applies to meters on the Main Screen and in all Input Settings windows a v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Input Activity LED Each Input has its own Input Activity LED located just above the Input Fader The LED illuminates in various colors and intensities to represent the signal level appearing at its respective input Green pre fade signal activity yellow pre and post fader limiter activity red pre and post fader signal overload peaking 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 Headphone Peak LED The Headphone Peak LED is located just left of the Headphone Encoder This LED will illuminate red to indicate clipping in the headphone amplifier O Monitoring wit
58. ld 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 15 Fader Pan Calibration Calibrates fader and pan positions Set all faders and pans to center position and press OK 16 Track Names in Meters Displays track names on top of the meters of the Main Off Screen and RTN Screen e On 17 USB Port Keyboard Factory Test 1 Displays a list of all the 664 button shortcut combina tion for reference 19 Version Info Displays firmware version information and Serial Number of the 664 20 Update Firmware Searches connected media for prg files and prompts to begin firmware update for each file found Quick Setup Parameter Name Description Options 1 Load Settings Lists all available setup files found on attached media Factory Default and on internal setup storage Other available setups Save Settings to INT1 Saves settings to internal setup storage location 1 Save Settings to INT2 Saves settings to internal setup storage location 2 5 Save Settings to INT4 Saves settings to internal setup storage location 4 Save Settings to CF Saves settings to CF card 7 Save Settings to SD Saves settings to SD card Save Settings to INT3 Saves settings to internal setup storage location 3 a SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Front Panel Button Shortcuts To speed navigation the 664 has numerous na
59. lies to the above listed products placed on the EU market after August 29 2012 M 7 pen Date Matt Anderson Director of Engineering SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Warranty and Technical Support Warranty amp Service Sound Devices LLC warrants the 664 against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE 1 year from date of original retail purchase 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 WARRANTIES 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 acces sories including SD cards batteri
60. llary infor mation to the Take List section The Overview section is first followed by the Take List section Overview Section The table below lists the rows that make up the Overview section Row Description Default Date Ere le perdere Prod Co The name of the production company NONE Bund Ca Tei S company telephone number Limited to numbers and lt NONE gt File Type File type Options are lt Current Selection gt WAV Poly or MP3 or Cumt Gelatine None File Type File type Options are Current Selection WAV Poly or MP3 or Current Selections None Sample rate of recorded audio Options are Current Selection At l Sample Rate time of report generation or lt None gt lt Current Selection gt Timecode frame rate Options are lt Current Selection gt At time of Frame Rate report generation or lt None gt lt Current Selection gt f Bit depth of recorded audio Options are lt Current Selection gt At time Bit Depth of report generation or lt None gt lt Current Selection gt The amplitude of the 664 s tone generator Options are lt Current TONE TENES Selection gt At time of report generation or lt None gt lt Current Selection gt SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Information in the Overview section is managed in the Setup Menu option FILE STORAGE gt Sound Report Info The 664 derives information for the overview section from these settings at the ti
61. lt send the Left and Right stereo program The Tape outputs can be used to send the incoming RTN A RTN B or RTN C signals directly to receiving devices from Setup Menu d v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information option OUTPUTS gt Tape Out Source This is useful for sending an IFB wireless feed of the RTN audio to the producer for video playback Master and Aux Bus Level The output gain of the Master Bus and the Aux Bus is adjustable from Off 30 to OdB To adjust output gain 1 From the Main Screen turn the Select Encoder to highlight the output s to be attenuated 2 Push the Select Encoder The output level of the highlighted track will be displayed in the lower right hand corner of the LCD If no adjustment is made before 3 seconds the selection will cancel This is to avoid accidental adjustments 3 Turn the Select Encoder to adjust the gain Outputs that are linked from Setup Menu item OUTPUTS Linking will be shown as a connected box on the Main Screen and their gain will be adjusted simultaneously AES Digital Outputs There is a total of 8 available channels of digital output on 4 connections Each of the XLR or 10 pin A outputs can be configured to output AES3 digital signals from the Setup Menu options OUTPUTS XLR R Out OUTPUTS XLR L Out and OUTPUTS 10 pin A Out Any track can be rout
62. m 4 dBu to 20 dBu 1 dB steps 20 1 limiting ratio 1 mS attack time 500 mS release time Maximum Gain Typical Trim Fader Master MC Level Input LINE Level Input RTN A B C Phones RTN A RTN B RTNC Master Outs XLR 10 pin TA3 LINE 93dB 53dB sir MA Master Outs XLR 10 pin T3 10 79dB sa Master Outs XLR 10 pin TA3 MIC 53daB 13dB o Direct Outs Post Fade TA3 LINE 8dB ad o Direct Outs Post Fader TA3 10 7BB 33d8 Direct Outs Post Fader TA3 MIC 40 7d Direct Outs Pre Fader TA3 LINE 72dB 832dB Direct Outs Pre Fader TA3 10 8dB 18d Direct Outs Pre Fader TA3 MIC 8 d 8d gt Tape Out TA3 and 3 5 mm Headphones 1 4 and 3 5 mm Digital Outputs Recorder AES3 Output Transformer balanced AES Out A B on XLR and 10 pin Hirose connectors AES Out C on Hirose 10 pin connector 110 ohm 2 V p p AES and S PDIF compatible with RCA adaptor Sampling Frequency 44 1 kHz 47 952 kHz 48 kHz 48 048 kHz A D 24 bit A D Dynamic Range 114 dB A weighted typical Media Type Secure Digital High Capacity SDHC Secure Digital SD CompactFlash CF FAT 32 formatted will format media on board File Type Record WAV Broadcast Wave File format polyphonic Playback WAV Broadcast Wave File format polyphonic Sampling Clock Accuracy 0 2ppm Timecode and Sync Modes Supported Off Rec Run Free Run
63. m 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 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 and 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 Phantom power can be activated for each input To enable phantom power enter the input s channel screen press the Headphone Controller highlight either MIC PH or LINE PH press Headphone Con troller again to make the selection Gain Trim and Fader Relationship The gain of an input is adjusted by two controls Input Trim and Input Fader This two stage architec ture 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 Trim Analog The 664 s analog input sensitivity is set with the pop up Trim control knob With the Input Fader set to unity gain 0 dB or 12 o clock make the appropriate adjustments using the Trim control Once the coarse gain is set to the desired level push the Trim control to hide it from the 664 s mixing surface Analog trim level is adjustable from 22 to 72 dB of gain Input Trim
64. me the sound report 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 BEXT and iXML e File Name e Start TC e Scene e Trk 1 to Trk 16 16 fields e Take e Notes e Length Generating Sound Reports A sound report can be generated for all the files in any folder on the 664 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 Tocreate 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 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 char acters of that folder followed by REPORT CSV Take Management Take List The Take List consists of recorded takes on all media Takes are listed in the lef
65. n 3 to unbalance TA3 Master Outputs Line 10 or Mic level selected in the Setup Menu section OUTPUTS Pin 1 Ground pin 2 Hot pin 3 Cold float pin 3 to unbalance Link I O Used to link additional Sound Devices 664 552 302 442 or MixPre mixers Battery Compartment Holds five AA LR6 batteries for backup pow ering NiMH rechargeable cells advised DC Input Accepts DC voltages from 10 18 V for power ing Pin 1 Negative pin 4 Positive Ext DC is fully isolated floating from the rest of the circuitry 664 User Guide and Technical Information 10 XLR Master Outputs 11 Ner Transformer balanced analog outputs on stan dard 3 pin XLR connectors Pin 1 Ground pin 2 Hot pin 3 Cold Unbalance by erounding pin 3 to pin 1 Can be set to send AES3 digital signals 1 2 and 3 4 on Land R respectively in Setup Menu section OUTPUTS RTN B Input Unbalanced stereo 3 5 mm female connector for Return B audio input Sleeve Ground Tip Left Ring Right 12 CompactFlash Slot Accepts approved CompactFlash cards with the label side toward the rear of the 664 Compat ible with Type I and Type II cards High speed UDMA cards are recommended for higher track count recording 13 SD Card Slot Accepts SD SDHC SDXC cards with the notched corner oriented toward the top of the 664 High speed class 10 cards are recommend ed Insert until it clicks securely in the slot
66. n stopped time code is sensed recording stops Timecode Frame Rate The frame rate of the time code generator is set with the Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Frame Rate When using an external time code mode ensure that the 664 s frame rate is equal to or cross jam compatible the external frame rate SOUNDSDEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Jam Menu The Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Jam Menu displays the timecode Jam Menu This special screen displays detailed information about the 664 s internal SMPTE timecode generator and SMPTE timecode present on the 664 s time code input Jam Received TC Receled TC Pee eee EE External timecode value 25 ND lt External timecode frame rate Generator TE 0459 15 10 Internal timecode value 25 ND lt Internal timecode frame rate a oo QS rms ioi i Difference OT Se eo ed The difference between external and internal timecode Received UBIEs D7 0F 50 73 lt External user bits Generator LIBiEs each ca mue niernal user bits Jam TC To jam the 664 s internal timecode and User Bits to external time code push the Headphone Control ler while the Jam Menu is displayed To leave the Jam Menu without jamming to external timecode press the Menu Button or the Meters Button To manually set the User Bits use Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Set Generator UBits Timecode Hold Off Some devices that send rec run timecode will somet
67. nd press Headphone Encoder to accept the value Set Generator UBits Sets the timecode user bits of the 664 timecode generator Display Mode File Storage Parameter Name Selects the source of the large numerical display on Big A Time the Main Screen Big Timecode Description Options it File List Displays the File List ES Folder Options 4 Sound Report Info Allows the user to organize files in root and sub Top Level folders For no folders select None on every Mid Level level Bottom Level Allows the user to enter default values for sound report fields The default values are indicated in parenthesis Project None Producer None Director None Job None Date System Date Location None Sound Mixer None Phone None E Mail None Client None Boom Op None Prod Co None Prod Co Tel None Mics None Comments None Roll None Media None File Type CF Current Selection File Type SD Current Selection Sample Rate Current Selection Frame Rate Current Selection Bit Depth Current Selection Tone Level Current Selection SOUND DEVICES 664 User Guide and Technical Information Parameter Name Description Options Max File Size Selects the file size when the 664 will close then 4GB start a new file The 664 will not record a file e 2GB larg
68. 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 written in the file name preceded by the letter T and stored in the metadata of each recorded file see File Structure The take number To manually set the take number 1 Enter the Take List Menu button Headphone Encoder push or FILE STORAGE gt Take List 2 Highlight the next take indicated by orange text and the phrase next and slide the RTN 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 push or FILE STORAGE gt Take List 2 Highlight the take to be edited and slide the RTN 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 a take as a false take and decrement the Take number press and hold the Headphone Encod er then slide the Transport Control left Rewind A dialog will appear to confirm the false take action When a take is confirme
69. ng 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 664 Related Accessories CS 664 Wave Agent Beta XL 1B XL 2F Production case with high quality strap for use with the 664 Field Production Mixer with CL 6 Input Expander accommodates NP type battery and includes doors to access word clock and talkback send re ceive connection Includes large detachable wireless bag by CamRade for Sound Devices Sound Devices Wave Agent file librarian for Mac OS and Windows com puters 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 the 664 Direct or TA3 Aux and Master Bus outputs to TA3 inputs of receiving devices such as the Sound Devices 788T s analog inputs 5 8 XL 1B is also used for 664 un balanced stereo Tape Out and RTN B Input 25 inch TA3F to XLR M cable used to connect 664 Direct or TA3 Aux and Master Bus outputs to third party devices with XLR F inputs pack age of two 25 inch XLR F to TA3F cable used to connect mixers and other devices with XLR M outputs to the 664 TA3 7 12 inputs or External Slate mic input package of two Bag of four 4 TA3 F type connectors XL 10 Hirose 10 pin to two XLR balan
70. nnections always carry X1 and X2 Aux bus program The L and R TA3 connections always carry the Left and Right Master Bus program Hirose 10 pin Each Hirose 10 pin connection has a balanced pair of outputs that carry the Left and Right Master bus program By default each of the balanced outputs on the Hirose 10 pin connections sends a balanced analog signal Each of the balanced outputs on the 10 pin A connections can be independently config ured to send AES3 signal see AES Digital Outputs for details Each Hirose 10 pin also includes an unbalanced stereo return input for headphone monitoring The Sound Devices XL 10 Breakout Cable is an available accessory that provides easy access to the bal anced outputs and stereo returns of the 10 pin Hirose connections Direct Outputs Inputs 1 6 have corresponding direct outputs on balanced TA3 connections By default these out puts are pre fade and line level The direct outputs can be set to post fade from the Setup Menu item OUTPUTS gt Direct Out Pre Post The direct outputs can be set to Line 4 dBu nominal 10 or Mic level 40 dB of attenuation versus Line from the Setup Menu item OUTPUTS Direct Out Levels AES digital input signals are not available on direct outputs Tape Output The 664 includes two unbalanced tape level outputs a TA3 connector and a 3 5 mm jack These two connectors are resistively in parallel and are isolated from the balanced outputs Tape Outputs by defau
71. o 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 see media and saves the report Sound Reports there see Sound Reports Rename Changes the name of the direc Changes the volume label of the tory storage media Empty Trash Available only on TRASH and Deletes the contents of the FALSETAKES directories De TRASH directory on the storage letes the contents of the folder media Formats the storage media as a FAT32 volume The 664 records audio to the industry standard Broadcast Wave file format Additionally the 664 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 664 can write files to both cards simultaneously WAV Broadcast WAV The 664 writes AES 31 Broadcast Wave formatted files The audio files created by the 664 include ad ditional information Metadata in the file s header BEXT Broadcast Audio Extension and iXML data chunks See Metadata section of Specifications Software that does not recognize these additional broad cast wave data chunks will simply ignore them Erase Reformat File Type Wave Agent Beta allows for the splitting de interleaving of polyphonic files into separate files for each
72. oltage levels is displayed in the Setup Menu main level at all times Internal voltage is displayed on the left side and external voltage is displayed on the right side This example shows a 664 powered from a 12 0V external power supply with no AA batter ies inserted 0 0v MAIN MENU 12 0v The voltage range of the DC Voltage Indicator and the Warning Voltage Threshold can be adjusted These values are adjusted with the Setup Menu option SYSTEM Ext DC Ref Adjust the Ext DC Reference to match the type of battery being used to power the 664 externally The voltage range and Warning Voltage Threshold for each setting are shown in the table below Setting Low Voltage Warning Voltage High Voltage f 12V Ext DC 10 When the voltage of the external power supply drops below the Low Voltage Threshold the 664 will react differently depending on the state of the internal recorder e During recording or playback the 664 will automatically switch to internal batteries if available e If the internal recorder is idle Not playing back or recording the 664 will power down During media operations read or write the 664 will utilize the main external power source if available This will be reflected on the DC Voltage Indicator Power Consumption The 664 varies in the amount of current it draws Several features of the 664 directly affect current draw in different ways The following list highlights the larger current drawing function
73. orner 3 dB fre quency 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 i setting to reduce wind noise and low frequency rumble The higher settings can be used to counteract the proximity effect of directional microphones where a more gentle slope is desired The 664 s high pass filter circuit is unique because of its placement before any electronic amplification 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 664 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 664 in conjunction with the microphone s filter to increase the filter s slope The filter can be removed from the circuit completely by rotating the high pass filter control to the full counter clockwise detented position The high pass filter potentiometer can be adjusted easily and then recessed to hide it from the mixing surface Pan Control T
74. os 24 Timecode modes24 Timecode Frame Rate25 Jam Menu26 Timecode Hold Off26 F Sampling Rate Modes 26 PIERO sag opavelemh peered ecd ECR aut eoe 27 OUDEIIFOIZdllofiso9 5955545 TEETCUCTRISSS SPP EPOSE 27 File Manageme uua see tora a m COD cdr ae 28 File List28 File Type29 File Structure29 Folder Options30 Automatic File Splitting30 Metadata Fields30 Sound Reports31 Take Management usseseleeeeeseeeeeees 32 Take List32 Take Number33 Scene Name33 Take Notes and Phrases34 src M es 35 Using a USB Keyboard 35 Mixer LINKING occ iceos rssncr iu rhRaTUSaerERET DEA 36 Linking the 664 With Another 664 or 552 Mixer 36 Linking 10 Other MIXBIS a2 deiecit ch ee 36 Linking to a 302 or 44236 Linking to a MixPre D or Original MixPre37 POWE 5 euscs iur diitou ot ird e gari Badia eb aes 37 External POwWering os doe vd ep HOEEOTE n de DP ES EE 37 Internal Battery POWeTITIG i27 xar o3 eO ee 37 Voltage Metering 2 ccc cece eee eee eee 38 Power Consumption 38 Storing and Recalling Settings 39 Setup Menu eeeeeeennnnne 40 lr qu D P 40 SU MM H 40 Bcc 41 hlcnn m T T 41 COMM ROMS P P 42 ine r X HM 42 ares c PIPEmm 43 S Eu MERIT 44 Quek SCID uuo o 99939 PEENCIDIFER Rao as PER E 45 Front Panel Button Shortcuts
75. ose Line Transformer balanced for use with 2600 ohm inputs 10 pin Hirose 10 Transformer balanced for use with 210k ohm inputs 10 pin Hirose Mic Transformer balanced for use with 2600 ohm inputs TAS Active Balanced Mic Line pin 2 and 3 driven for use with 23k ohm inputs TA3 Active Balanced Direct Outs Mic Line pin 2 and 3 driven for use with 23k ohm inputs Tape Outs 3 5 mm and TA3 type Unbalanced stereo for use with 26k ohm inputs Headphones 3 5 mm and 1 4 Unbalanced stereo for use with 8 2k ohm headphones XLR 100 ohms at Line setting 3 2k ohms at 10 setting 150 ohms at Mic setting 10 pin Hirose 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 TAS Direct Outs 1k ohms at Mic and Line settings Tape Outs 3 5 mm and TA3 type 1 8k ohms Headphones 3 5 mm and 1 4 50 ohms EJ v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Line Output Clipping Level 20 dBu minimum with 10k load 1 THD Maximum Output Level Line XLR 10 pin Hirose TA3 Balanced and Direct Outs 20 dBu 7 8 Vrms 10 XLR 10 pin Hirose 6 dBu 1 5 V rms Mic XLR 10 pin Hirose TA3 Balanced and Direct Outs 20 dBu 0 078 Vrms Tape Outs 3 5 mm and TA3 type 6 dBu 1 5 Vrms Output Limiters Affects the outputs of the mixer Threshold selectable fro
76. ption TIMECODE SYNC gt Jam Menu or by manually setting a value from the Setup Menu option TIMECODE SYNC gt Set Generator TC Ext TC External Time Code Reader mode The internal timecode generator follows an external timecode signal appearing at the time code input If the external timecode is removed the internal generator stops as well Recording is triggered manually with the Transport Control Ext TC Auto Rec External Time Code Auto Record Reader mode The internal timecode generator follows an external timecode signal appearing at the time code input If the external timecode is removed the internal generator stops as well The 664 automatically begins recording when running time code is sensed When stopped time code is sensed recording stops Ext TC Cont External Time Code Continuous Reader mode The internal timecode generator follows an external timecode signal appearing at the time code input If the external timecode is removed the internal generator continues to run to pre serve continuous timecode Recording is triggered manually with the Transport Control Ext TC Auto Rec Cont External Time Code Auto Record Continuous Reader mode The internal timecode generator follows an external timecode signal appearing at the time code input If the external timecode is removed the internal generator continues to run to pre serve continuous timecode The 664 automatically begins recording when running time code is sensed Whe
77. rase Format CF or Erase Format SD then Press the Headphone Encoder to begin the formatting process Time Code The 664 holds accurate time code for up two hours between battery changes using its internal Li Ion time code battery After two hours without power the 664 reverts to a slightly less precise time of day crystal to maintain the date time of the unit This time code battery is charged whenever the 664 is powered up If the time of day clock is reset during the production day or if the time code mode is changed from 24 hour run to another mode and back the time code value will change You must re jam all time code devices to ensure proper synchronization File based recorders place a time code and frame rate stamp in the BEXT and iXML chunks of an AES31 Broadcast WAV file During playback the 664 generates SMPTE time code from this number and extrapolates it based on the time code frame rate All files generated by the 664 have time code 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 nec essary pre roll and post roll is dynamically applied to accomplish this This simplifies synchroniza tion in post production Sound Devices Wave Agent Beta for Mac OS and Windows computers allows users to add or edit Beginning Time Code Stamps See Wave Agent for more details The time code value and frame rate of the 664 are displayed on t
78. reo 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 sideways 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 configuration Side Signal Digital Inputs The 664 accepts AES3 AES EBU balanced AES42 digital microphone balanced and AES3id unbal anced digital signals on the Input 1 and Input 6 XLR connectors The 664 auto detects between AES3 and AES3id digital signals and adjust accordingly Digital input gain is controlled from the front panel faders Never attach unbalanced connections to an input set for AES42 This can result in damage to the hardware To use a digital input slide the Input 1 or Input 6 Input Selector Switch to the right to enter the Input Settings Screen Press the Headphone Encoder to display the list of available input sources Turn the Headphone Encoder to select AES3 or AES42 and press the Headphone Encoder to confirm the selection 10 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information i 0 Lim I OFF MIC MIC PH LINE LINE PH Each connector carries t
79. ro and other post pro duction environments that do not recognize audio files written at 48 048 KHz In this mode files are 26 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information 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 au dio pull down will match the transferred picture without the need for an intermediate step through other software to create the pull down The time code frame rate actual recording rate is forced to 30 ND in 48 048kF mode The LCD dis play will show 30 ND during recording No other frame rate is available in 48 048kF mode The audio file however is stamped with a 29 97 ND frame rate along the 48 KHz sampling rate It will appear as if the file was originally recorded at a 48 KHz sampling rate at a TC rate of 29 97 ND 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 Time code stamps will properly match the original time code start times
80. ry and secondary function of the right RTN B C side of the RTN Switch e RTN C B FEN TT Parameter Name Description Options Sync Reference Select synchronization source for digital audio Internal Word Clock Timecode Mode Sets the running mode for the internal timecode e Off generator and or the method which the 664 receives e Rec Run SMPTE timecode Free Run e 24h Run Ext TC Ext TC Auto Rec Ext TC Cont Ext TC Auto Rec Cont a v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation Parameter Name Set Generator TC 664 User Guide and Technical Information Description Options Sets the frame rate for the internal timecode genera 23 976 tor 24 25 29 97nd e 29 97df 30nd e 30df Sets the duration that a valid time code signal has to 0 0 8 0s 0 1 second increment be recognized by the 664 before generating a new 0 0 seconds take while in Ext TC Auto Record and Ext TC cont Auto Record modes Displays the Timecode Jam Screen where internal external and difference timecode can be displayed and the 664 timecode generator jammed to external time code Displays a dialog where the 664 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 a
81. s 1 Microphone powering the main source of extra 664 current draw See Phantom Power 48 V Phantom can draw copious amounts of current depending on what model microphone 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 ap plied E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information 2 Audio Recorder the recorder whether in record or playback increases power consumption 3 Digital Outputs disable digital outputs in the Setup Menu when they are not needed since they draw additional current 4 Output drive level higher output drive levels into multiple low impedance inputs increases power consumption 5 Headphone output circuit high headphone output levels increase current draw 6 LED and LCD Brightness decrease LED and LCD brightness to extend battery runtime Storing and Recalling Settings The 664 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 664 s internal memory where they will be available even when no CF or SD car
82. t 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 e Folder The folder that the take resides in recorded 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 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 E 01 48 06 00 T F iy g W e 3 ay da wu 12Y04M1 AP v Ciel 04 1 1 A 2 a2 v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Take Number A take is a single recording that may represented by a file on each media Takes are labeled numeri cally and begin at the number 1 Each new recording creates a new take The take number will incre ment by one until it is reset Take 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
83. t for one second or longer The Input LED flashes yellow when an input s PFL is active Slide right Input Settings Enters the Input Settings Screen where basic input setup and input to output bus routing is performed See Input Setup and Control Input LED Indicates input signal activity Illuminates in various colors and intensities to show signal level and activity Green signal presence pre fader yellow limiter activity pre and post fade red signal overload clipping pre and post fade flashing yellow input PFL 5 SOUNDSDEVICES TEE 664 User Guide and Technical Information Input Pan Controls the Left Right balance of the input signal to the Stereo Master Bus 6 7 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 Digital Audio Recorder 8 Meters Button Displays the Main Screen which includes me tering filename time code and other important information Toggles to RTN Screen when pressed from Main Screen Returns to Main Screen from any other Screen 9 LCD Displays contextual operating information and user interface 10 Internal Timecode LED When the 664 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 maintained The 664 will hold accurate timecode for
84. t the Notes field and press the Headphone Encoder 4 Select Use Phrase and press the Headphone Encoder to enter the Phrase List D To use a phrase select it in the list and press the Headphone Encoder To create a new phrase slide the RTN Switch right To edit a phrase select it in the list and slide the Slate Tone Switch right To delete a phrase select it in the list and slide the Slate Tone Switch left Phrase List 1 Windy conditions 2 Boom op s arms gave out 3 Traffic noise Cancel New E v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information Playback The 664 can play back any file it has recorded To play back the last file recorded or loaded push 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 timecode and absolute time areas of the Main Screen will display the timecode and absolute time of the file being played back Pushing the Stop button will pause playback and pushing the Stop but ton 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 th
85. that the slate mic is routed to the Com Send During this time the slate mic signal is sent only to the Com Send Output and right Headphone output but not to record tracks or any other outputs To cancel slate communication and resume the Com Program slide the Slate Tone Switch to the left again The green Slate LED will turn off The gain of the Com Send and Com Return can be adjusted from the Setup Menu options COMMS RETURNS Com Send Gain and COMMS RETURNS Com Return Gain respectively COM Send Program By default the program sent to the COM Send output is the Left and Right Stereo Bus To change the program of the COM Send 1 Enter the Setup Menu and select COMMS RETURNS 2 Select the Com Send Program Option 3 Turnthe Headphone Encoder to select the desired source and push the Headphone Encoder to toggle the assignment of the source to the Left or Right side of the COM Send 4 Optionally slide the RTN switch to toggle mono or stereo of the COM Send Com Send Program gq L E COM RETURN MONG Com Program Auto Mute By default the Com Send program will mute when slate communication is engaged This helps the boom operator hear the voice of the 664 operator This behavior can be disabled so that the Com Send program is not muted when communication is engaged via the Setup Menu option COMMS RETURNS gt Program Auto Mute Slate Com Mic amp Tone Oscillator MICC C TONE The 3 position Slate Tone Swit
86. the preset Mono summing will ignore left and right assignment and put all active sources in both channels of the preset When the Headphone Preset is edited it can be named so it can be easily identified in the Monitor Source List To name a Headphone Preset slide the Slate Tone Switch either left or right while view ing the Headphone Preset Screen Headphone Tones The start of a recording is indicated audibly by a single 440 Hz tone sent to headphones When recording is stopped two 220 Hz tones are sent to the headphones The Record Stop Bell can be enabled from the Setup Menu item SYSTEM Record Stop Bell The Setup Menu option SYSTEM Warning Bell Level allows adjustment of the level of the Record Stop Bell m v 1 04 Features and specifications are subject to change Visit www sounddevices com for the latest documentation 664 User Guide and Technical Information PFL Channel Solo Monitor Slide the PFL switch left to activate and again to deactivate For momen tary action hold the switch left for one second or longer PFL stands for Pre Fade Listen When any input s PFL is activated the currently selected Monitor Source is replaced with the PFL mix program The PFL mix program is a mono mix of the pre fade level of all inputs with PFL enabled PFL monitoring only affects the headphone monitor it does not affect audio sent to the outputs The selected input s Activity LED flashes yellow when the input s PFL is engage
87. ut return C Dn 3 R 4 R 5 R 6 T n L return 8 n c 9 ground 10 ground 1 ground 2 signal 4 3 signal 1 ground 2 signal 4 3 signal 1 ground 2 Left Signal 3 Right Signal 1 ground 2 Left Signal 3 Right Signal tip signal L ring signal R sleeve signal ground 1 HPL 2 HPR 3 Mix R 4 MixL 5 Link detection Ground SOUND DEVICES Mic and Line level balanced For unbalanced pin 1 and pin 3 tied together ground pin 2 positive Active balanced direct outputs without CL 6 or active balanced inputs 7 12 with CL 6 Output level is select able in Setup Menu as Line 10 or Mic level For unbal anced pin 1 ground pin 2 positive pin 3 float no connect Mates with Switchcraft TA3F type connector Active balanced input for external Slate Microphone Transformer balanced Output Level is selectable via menu between Mic 10 dB or Line level For unbalanced pin 1 and pin 3 tied together ground pin 2 positive Balanced AES3 Out A B on XLR 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 Mates with Hirose RM15TPD 10P 71 connector Outputs are Transformer Balanced output level is menu selectable between Line 10 or Mic level For unbalanced connections XLR connectors should be wired pin 1 and pin 3 tied together ground
88. ut of a 302 or 442 using a Sound Devices XL TA35 cable This sends the stereo mix of both mixers directly to the stereo Master Bus of the 664 TAPE OUT MIX OUT o 302 r 664 442 664 TAPE OUT MIX OUT LINK O LINK O 2 Monitor and record the stereo sum of all input channels on the Master Bus of the 664 3 Adjust the levels on each mixer accordingly Linking to a MixPre D or Original MixPre The MixPre D s Tape Out 3 5 mm TRS is wired Tip Left Ring Right Sleeve ground Sound Devices XL TA25 is a 20 inch TA5F to 3 5 mm TRS accessory cable used to link Sound Devices Mix Pre D to the 664 For more details see Accessories To link a Sound Devices MixPre D to a 664 1 Connect the Link I O of the 664 to the Tape Out of a MixPre D using a Sound Devices XL TA25 This sends the stereo mix of both mixers directly to the stereo Master Bus of the 664 TAPE OUT MixPre D wl 664 LINK O 2 Monitor and record the stereo sum of all input channels on the Master Bus of the 664 3 Adjust the levels on each mixer accordingly Powering The 664 is powered by external DC power or internal AA batteries NiMH or Lithium chemistries preferred see Internal Battery Powering The power switch POWER selects the power source either internal or external There is a large enough power reserve to switch back and forth from one source to the other without interrupting mixer operation IN
89. vigation shortcuts For combinations press and hold down the first identified key then press the next identified key s Function False Take Scene Increment Take List Arm Disarm Track Alternate Slate function Alternate RTN Toggle Playback Card LED Brightness LCD Brightness Frame rate Sample rate display toggle Key Sequence Action Press and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the Transport Control left Rewind Moves take to FALSETAKES folder and decrements take number Press and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the Transport Control right Fast Forward 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 Press and hold the Meters button then press the Select Encoder Toggles the armed status of the highlighted track on the Main Screen Press and hold the Select Encoder then slide the Slate Tone Switch left Selects the alternate slate function per Setup Menu option COMMS RETURNS gt Mic Toggle Switch Press and hold the Select Encoder then slide the RTN Switch left or right Selects the alternate RTN source per Setup Menu op tion COMMS RETURNS gt RTN Toggle Left and COMMS RETURNS gt RTN Toggle Right Press and hold the Headphone Encoder then slide the Transport Control down Play Changes the target media b
90. wo channels of digital audio Alternate channels of digital audio sent to Input or Input 6 are available on adjacent inputs according to the following table Available to 664 Input Input 1 Input 2 Available when Input 1 source is set to AES Input 5 Available when Input 6 source is set to AES The 664 s digital inputs are sample rate converted to the internal recorder s sample rate To sync the sample rate of the 664 s internal recorder to external digital audio devices see Sampling Rate Things to consider when using AES digital inputs e When using an unbalanced AES3 SPDIF input the other available digital input should not be used with an AES42 microphone e Signal from digital inputs is not available on direct outputs 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 664 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 at tack time and 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

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