Owner's manual

Slate/Com Mic & Tone Oscillator

The 3-position Slate / Tone Switch controls both the slate microphone and the tone oscillator.

Slate Microphone

Slide 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. Slide 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).

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 op-

tion COMMS/RETURNS > 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 > 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 applications; it should be used for documenting scenes and for communication purposes

only.

External Slate 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 > Slate/Com Mic Source to Ext Mic (for dynamic microphones) or Ext 12V Mic

(for condenser microphones).

Tone Oscillator

Slide 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, slide 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 > 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 > Mic Toggle Switch.

664 User Guide and Technical Information

Slate/COM Mic & Tone Oscillator