It seems you are right. I plugged the mics back in and it is recording
at 7.2V.
Good to know that I can drain the battery without worrying about it.
thanks,
Charles
On 5/23/10 9:22 PM, Wil Hershberger wrote:
>
> 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 that 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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