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702 Firmware Download and Known Issues
Revision 2.48

updated June 5, 2008

Sound Devices 702 firmware revision 2.48 provides the following key fixes and features:

Firmware Installation Instructions

Please read and follow the steps below carefully. You may want to print them before upgrading firmware.

Prepare to Update

Download and Extract

Copy Firmware File to Compact Flash Card via card reader

Copy Firmware File Directly to 702 Via FireWire

Update Firmware

Verify Update

Verify User Setups and Reset Time/Date

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June 05, 2008
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Known Issues

These know issues will be addressed in future revisions of firmware.

Firmware History

2.48 - present release

 

2.40

 

2.34

  • added - 47952 and 47952F sampling rates. 47952F mode records at 47952 and stamps files at 48 kHz.
  • added - MP3-file format recording at numerous data rates
  • added - MP2 file format recording at numerous data rates
  • added - FLAC file format recording and playback
  • added - input gain to infinite attenuation option (Setup Menu selected)
  • change - media speed test improved. Speed testing for all available drives combined into one menu option. All active drives are tested at different sampling rates and routings.
  • change - multiple linked units now record with sample-accurate start and stop times, making file management easier in post production
  • fixed - long CF shutdown time
  • fixed - AES3-id digital output one sample offset between left to right.
  • fixed - AES3-id bit stream is incorrectly formatted in consumer mode
  • fixed - high-pass filter clipping
  • fixed - gain accuracy improved, better match between actual gain and displayed gain
  • fixed - files can played back when selected from the Setup Menu (bug introduced in 2.15)
  • posted September 25, 2007

2.15

  • fix - WAV file headers now end in even byte words for proper importation into ProTools and Avid
  • fix - reformatting drive does not delete dynamic lists (scene names, folder)
  • change - error codes more descriptive
  • change - dash and underscore take separators back in
  • added - ability to delete unrecognized file types
  • posted May 30, 2007

2.10

  • fixed - intermittent lockup when daily folders are set and new day is generated on power-up
  • fixed - lockup with external DVD-RAM drives in vertical position going off-line; recorder now drops a failed external drive if media goes off line
  • fixed - lockup using the CL-1 when Ctrl-H and Ctrl-C are pressed in a specific setup
  • fixed -lockup when no CF is inserted but unit is hooked to PC
  • fixed - lockup when v2.09 changes between FireWire drive and FireWire host mode
  • fixed - take numbers now increment correctly when false takes are generated
  • fixed - an invalid path error during file copying
  • removed - full screen error warnings during recording. Note: media will flash in drive info location if off-line
  • changed - remove system indications and stack warning indications
  • posted March 05, 2007

2.09

  • fixed - scene name menu bug fix
  • fixed - sample rate stamping; the SR was stamped incorrectly if <REC> was pressed after playing back a file recorded at a different sample rate. This bug existed for all previous versions of firmware.
  • fixed - frame rate update on main screen after playing 48048F file.
  • change - the SOUNDDEV folder is now hidden from the File Viewer. It still appears when connected to a computer.
  • change - “Firewire Connection” menu option has been moved up the list. It is now menu item #2.
  • change - DVD-RAM speed improvements. Improved reliability with 3X media over the 5X requirement of previous revisions.
  • addition - low-cut and phantom control can now be linked. When you choose link mode, Ch2 is forced to Ch1 making them linked. Front panel Ch1 shortcut toggles Ch1 and forces Ch2 to Ch1. All other operations work the same. Note that low-cut and phantom are not permanently linked. i.e. once channels are linked, low-cut and phantom can be individually set for each channel.
  • addition - folder options menu with folders/subfolders for project, daily, scene, and name-your-own folder
  • addition - now prompted to generate new daily folder (for users who are on a set over midnight). Before creating a new daily folder, the unit checks to see if one exists for the previous day. If so, it prompts the user to see if they want to create a new one.
  • posted January 14, 2007

2.03

  • fixed - take reset upon power-off bug
  • fixed - CL-1 keyboard lockup problem when another shortcut was pressed while still in an open menu
  • fixed - cursor moved to the end of string editing for scene name, notes, track name
  • fixed - "renaming folder" bug where "please wait..." would stay on screen too long
  • fixed - problem with Notes not always appearing on EXHDD
  • fixed - problem introduced in v2.00 where files in root directory wouldn't play if daily or scene folder was enabled
  • fixed - problem introduced in v2.00 where last file recorded wouldn't always play automatically when play was pressed.
  • changed - 7-Series can now see another 722 or 744T HDD via -1394 and use it as an EXHDD
  • changed - Daily Folder syntax now 06Y10M06 instead of Y06M10D06 to eliminate truncation on DV40, DV824
  • changed - characters for editing notes, scene names, etc now wraparound back to the beginning instead of stopping at "Z" when rotary switch is turned or the up/down arrows are used
  • added "Copy from EXHDD to CF" option in file copy menu
  • added -support for PL3507, GL711, FW912 FireWire chipsets (including MaPower enclosures and the Sandisk Extreme 1394 CF adapter)
  • added - in File Viewer, added Frame Rate information upon pressing the rotary switch
  • added - in take list screen, pressing rotary switch shows heading names
  • released October 9, 2006

2.00

  • fix - occasional “phasey" headphone monitoring signal
  • added - real-time recording to external hard drive or DVD-RAM drives over FireWire
  • added - post-record copying to external hard drive or DVD-RAM drives over FireWire
  • added - keyboard support (using the CL-1)
  • added - switch closures control transport controls (using the CL-1)
  • added - file metadata in iXML (1.4) format
  • added - post-record renaming of file names
  • added - post-record renaming of folder names
  • added - saving/recall of track names
  • added - saving/recall of scene names
  • changed - FireWire transfer speed increase to 50 Mb/s
  • released September 25, 2006

1.74

  • change - ".." now shows "Go to parent folder."
  • change - default take # is now "01" instead of "1".
  • change - "_" has been removed as a take separator to alleviate mono-confusion.
  • change - menu: "Single Folder" option change to "No Folder"
  • change - new menu item "File: View Take List"
  • added - rec / stop beep indication
  • added - file / folder delete
  • added - false take function via STOP-REW and STOP-FF
  • added - low battery beep
  • added - take list / circle take via STOP-PLAY
  • released April 23, 2006

1.68

  • added - the SOUNDDEV folder has been put back to store user setup files, new firmware, and the INFO.TXT file
  • released March 28, 2006

1.67

  • original release
  • released March 24, 1006