Sound Devices 970 Manual

970

Rack Mount Production Audio Recorder

User Guide and Technical Information

Firmware rev. 2.00

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Manual Conventions .............................1

Panel Descriptions 2

Front Panel......................................2

Rear Panel ......................................3

PIX-CADDY 2 and PIX-CADDY CF (Optional)..........5

Menu and Navigation 6

Main View ......................................6

LCD ............................................7

Menu ..........................................7

File List .........................................8

Audio Inputs 11

Analog Inputs ..................................11

Digital Inputs ...................................11

Choosing Audio Sources .........................13

Input Gain Control ..............................13

Input Delay Control .............................14

Audio Outputs 15

Analog Audio Outputs...........................15

Digital Audio Outputs ...........................15

Headphone Output .............................15

Ethernet 16

Recording 17

File Splitting....................................17

False Take......................................17

Track Arming ..................................17

File Format (Polyphonic or Monophonic) ...........18

Sample Rate....................................18

Bit Depth ......................................19

Pre-Roll ........................................19

Playback 20

Cue Markers....................................20

Playback Mode .................................21

Play List........................................21

Synchronization and Timecode 23

Sync Reference .................................23

Timecode Reader ...............................24

Internal Ambient® Lockit: Timecode Generator .....24

Timecode Modes................................24

Powering 26

PowerSafe .....................................26

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Network Grouping 27

Group Auto-Conﬁguration .......................27

Grouped Transport ..............................27

Grouped Settings ...............................28

External Control 29

RS422 .........................................29

Web Interface - PIXNET ..........................29

Triggering Recording from External Timecode.......35

GPIO (General Purpose Input / Output) .............35

USB Keyboard ..................................36

Storage and File Management 37

Storage........................................37 File Management ...............................38

Metadata 41

Setup Management and Firmware Upgrades 44

Saving and Loading Setup Files....................44

Custom Default Settings and Setup Menu Option Visibil-

ity ............................................44

Factory Restore .................................46

Firmware Upgrades .............................46

Setup Menu Options 47

File Storage ....................................47

Audio .........................................48

Timecode/Sync..................................49

Remote Control.................................50

Network .......................................50

System ........................................51

Quick Setup ....................................52

Button Shortcuts 53

Connector Pin Assignments 54

Speciﬁcations 57

Audio Recording ................................57

Analog Audio ..................................57

Digital Audio ...................................57

File Storage ....................................57

Timecode and Sync ..............................58

Control ........................................58

Keyboard ......................................58

Power .........................................58

Physical ........................................58

Declaration of Conformity 59

Software License 60

Warranty and Technical Support 61

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Introduction

The Sound Devices 970 is rack-mountable, 64 track audio recorder. The 970 records up to 64 chan-

nels of monophonic or polyphonic, 24-bit WAV ﬁles from any of its 144 audio inputs. Connections

include 64 channels of Ethernet-based Dante, 64 channels of optical and coaxial MADI, eight chan-

nels of line-level analog, and eight channels of AES digital. Any input can be assigned to any track.

The recorder also supports 32-track recording at 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz.

Files are recorded simultaneously on (up to) 4 separate storage devices via two front panel PIX-

CADDY slots and two rear panel eSATAp connections. The PIX-CADDY slots can accept PIX-CAD-

DY 2 (For 2.5” SSD’s or spinning hard drives) or PIX-CADDY CF (For CompactFlash media) devices.

This redundancy in local, removable storage devices, coupled with standard, Ethernet-based ﬁle

transfer features further reduces steps in the production workﬂow. Gigabit Ethernet network ports

enable remote access to recorded ﬁles and the ability to transfer them quickly into a post-production

environment.

Full-featured precision timecode and sync reference I/O using Ambient Lockit core technology is

provided to allow tight synchronization with external equipment in complex multi-machine conﬁgu-

rations. The 970 supports various external control options: RS422, GPIO, Timecode triggering, and an

embedded web server for network-based remote control. Network Grouping functionality enables

linked recording and playback of multiple 970 units connected to a standard Ethernet network.

This User Guide details installation and operation of the 970 and corresponds to 970 ﬁrmware ver-

sion 2.00. User Guide revisions are released at the same time as ﬁrmware updates and available

online:

http://www.sounddevices.com/products/970/downloads/

Manual Conventions

Several formatting features have been included to make navigating the guide easier.

• Physical buttons on the 970 are represented with capitalized titles (Record button, MENU But-

ton, etc). All physical button names are detailed in the Panel Descriptions section.

• Button combinations are represented with the plus (+) symbol. For example: “Press LCD Button

+ AUDIO Button” means to ﬁrst hold down the LCD Button, then press the AUDIO Button, and

ﬁnally release both buttons.

• Setup Menu items are indicated with this text: [Menu Category - Parameter], where the menu

category is one of the items in the list displayed when the MENU Button is pushed, and the

parameter is an item in the list displayed when that category is selected (by pushing in on the

Control Knob).

• Blue italicized text references sections of the user guide containing contextually relevant informa-

tion. When viewing this document on a computer, this text can be clicked to jump to the named

section.

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Panel Descriptions

Front Panel

1 2 3 54 6 7 8 9

101214 13 1115

1) Control Knob

The Control Knob can be both turned and

pressed. Use the Control Knob to navi-

gate between menu settings and to select

menu items. Pressing during playback or

stop will toggle to Shuttle mode. Turning

while playback is paused will jog forward

or backward by single frames.

2) AUDIO Button

When pressed from the Main View,

toggles expanded meters. (From the Main

View: Select audio input sources, Arm/

disarm tracks, Set audio input gain and

delay,View audio input levels, and Edit

audio track names.) When pressed from

any other view, displays the Main View.

3) LCD Button

When pressed from the Main View,

switches between banks of audio tracks.

When pressed from any other view, dis-

plays the Main View. Hold for 2 seconds

to toggle LCD on/off.

4) Handle

This handle is designed to provide a grip-

ping point for tilting down the LCD.

5) LCD Display

5-inch display; 800x480 resolution.

6) FILES Button

Displays the File List View. Press FILES +

Fast Forward (>>) during record or play-

back to add a Cue Marker. Press FILES +

Rewind (<<) to delete a Cue Marker.

7) MENU Button

Displays the Setup Menu.

8) Play button

Plays the most recently recorded ﬁle

when pressed. In the File List View, plays

the selected ﬁle from the File List. Pauses

during playback.

9) Stop Button

Stops recording or playback. When

Stopped, hold the Stop Button to display

the next ﬁlename.

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10) Fast Forward button

When Stopped, press to cue up the next

ﬁle for Playback. During Playback or

Pause, press once to jump to the next Cue

Marker or next ﬁle, press and hold to in-

crease playback speed. Continue to hold

for faster speeds.

11) Record Button

Begins recording. Optional: Splits the

recording and begins writing a new

ﬁle when pressed while recording

([System - Rec button File Split])

12) Rewind Button

When Stopped, press to cue up the previ-

ous ﬁle for Playback. During Playback

and Pause, press once to jump to the

previous Cue Marker or beginning of the

ﬁle, press and hold to reverse playback

speed. Continue to hold for faster reverse

speeds.

13) Headphone Volume Knob

Adjusts the overall volume of the head-

phones. NOTE: the headphone output is

capable of ear-damaging levels. Take care

when adjusting among signal sources.

14) Headphone Output 1/4”

TRS stereo headphone connector. Can

drive headphones from 8 to 100 ohms to

very high headphone levels.

15) USB Keyboard Input

USB A female connector to connect a USB

keyboard. Keyboards can be used to navi-

gate, control, and enter metadata into the

970. Keyboards with integrated USB hubs

are not compatible.

Rear Panel

7 8 9

141516 1213

3 654

1) Secondary DC Power Input (XLR 4-pin)

Accepts 10–27 volts DC. XLR 4-pin con-

nector is wired pin-1 ground, pin-4 posi-

tive (+).

2) Primary DC Power Input (XLR 4-pin)

Accepts 10–27 volts DC. XLR 4-pin con-

nector is wired pin-1 ground, pin-4 posi-

tive (+).

3) MADI I/O (SC Optical)

Input (top) accepts MADI (AES10) digital

audio. Output (bottom) provides MADI

(AES10) digital audio. 64 channels. MADI

connections use multimode ﬁber and

networks.

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4) MADI I/O (BNC)

Input (top) accepts MADI (AES10) digital

audio. Output (bottom) provides MADI

(AES10) digital audio. 64 channels.

5) Timecode I/O (BNC)

Input (top) accepts SMPTE timecode.

Output (top) provides SMPTE timecode.

6) SYNC I/O (BNC)

Wordclock input (top) and output (bot-

tom).

7) AES3 I/O (DB-25)

8 channels of AES digital audio input

and 8 channels of AES digital output. (See

“Connector Pin Assignments”, page 54)

8) Analog Audio Output (DB-25)

8 channels of balanced, line-level analog

audio output. (See “Connector Pin Assign-

ments”, page 54)

9) Analog Audio Input (DB-25)

8 channels of balanced, line-level analog

audio input. (See “Connector Pin Assign-

ments”, page 54)

10) Analog Audio Input (XLR)

2 channels of balanced, line-level analog

audio inputs.

11) Analog Audio Output (XLR)

2 channels of balanced, line-level analog

audio outputs.

12) Ethernet (RJ-45)

Attaches to 1G or 100M Ethernet net-

works. Provides Dante connectivity (See

“Dante Audio Inputs”, page 12), Network

Grouping (See “Network Grouping”, page

27), web access for remote control (See

“Web Interface - PIXNET”, page 29), and

network ﬁle service. (See “Storage and File

Management”, page 37)

13) RS-422 Control (DB-9)

Connects to RS-422 Controllers for exter-

nal control of the 970. (See “RS422”, page

29)

14) External Drive Connections (eSATAp)

Connector for approved external drives.

Sound Devices maintains a list of tested

and approved media. Visit www.soundde-

vices.com/approved for an up-to-date list of

tested and approved drives.

15) GPIO Remote (Phoenix 10-pin)

Logic contact points for remote control.

(See “GPIO (General Purpose Input / Out-

put)”, page 35)

16) USB Connection

Factory use only.

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