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Date: Sun May 23, 2010 6:23 pm ((PDT))
I have taken a 702 to power down. It started flashing the power light at 6.=
5V and then shut down later.
I haven't had a freeze. Perhaps something was corrupted at powerup during t=
hat one instance.
Wil Hershberger
Nature Images and Sounds, LLC
Hedgesville, WV
The Songs of Insects
My Blog
On May 23, 2010, at 9:01 PM, Charles Veasey wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I took my SD 722 recorder out hiking this weekend. The battery was
> running low, so I was turning it on and off to save power. I attempted
> to turn it on and it froze at the SD logo start-up screen. There was
> nothing I could do but take the battery out. The preamps, didn't seem to=
> be running; it was emitting no sound what-so-ever. After taking the
> battery out, I unplugged the mics (MKH 30/40) and headphones and turned
> it on again. Eveything fine. I noticed that the voltage was reading
> 7.2V. That is about as low as I've taken it, so I figured that the
> battery was too low to power everything up correctly. The 722 is running=
> fine at 7.2V for playback. The manual states:
>
> "When the battery drops to 6.5 V, the LCD voltage display and the power
> LED begin =EF=AC=82ashing to warn
> that the battery is nearly depleted. When the voltage reaches 6.3 volts
> the 722 will power down=E2=80=94any
> recordings in-process will automatically be closed (stopped). "
>
> Is that statement correct?
>
> How low have people taken the voltage with two condensers plugged in and=
> still had the unit record?
>
> Thanks,
> Charles
>
>
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