Mike Robertson Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 glad to hear the majority of 633 users have had no issues. Just thought I would share my insanely bad luck with the 633. February 2014 - a whole month of studio work. Client wants me to use their equipment to help showcase what the stage can offer young film makers. Brand new 633 bundle package from the good folks at Location Sound. Approved media included. First 3 days were amazing - then the trouble started. While using it to send a scratch feed to camera for a music video shoot it dies - tried removing house power, using fresh AA's to restart - nothing. Master reset -unsuccessful. After a few minutes I retrieved the batteries and they were very hot. Call boss, next day a replacement unit arrives. First 2 hours were great, then LCD screen starts scrolling infinitely like a poorly adjusted CRT - Below is a link of what was going on. Emailed the vendor as well as SD - both were at a loss. I personally went to location sound to replace the 2nd unit and convince them I was not operating the 633 with a sledge hammer. 3rd unit worked perfectly. Terrific machine once my bad luck wore off. apologies for sideways video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 it reads to me like Mr. Clintonn had both a touch of "crap happens", and a great helping of exactly the kind of support we have come to expect from our "usual suspects"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 ...what do you users think about the REC button ? Since that is my ( on paper ) small concern...is this small and tiny control a issue when working ? I'll be the voice of dissent and express my personal opinion that I dislike the transport joystick. It is the one reason I haven't bought a 633 yet. However, nothing else out there touches the 633 for value and some of the competing products have an even worse transport interface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerascal Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 However, nothing else out there touches the 633 for value and some of the competing products have an even worse transport interface. It depends, for me Maxx outmatched the 633 for less money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 That's just like your opinion man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeheel Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 The joystick control is way better (in my opinion) than, say, the button on a 7 series recorder. It has positive feedback when you move it (meaning it actually moves...) and the headphone beep confirms that you are rolling. It also is easy to trigger while wearing largest mitts that you might wear on a cold day, just poke the joystick away from you with your thumb. Not something that's likely to sell the 633 to Mr Visser, but works nicely for me! Beyond the mitt thing, it's also very easy to find the record joystick without looking at it, just sweep your hand up across the machine and there it is, no mistaking it for any other controller. I have yet to, in the midst of some serious rough and tumble run 'n gun, have it accidentally button off... Cheers, Brent Calkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerascal Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 indeed and some others fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam White Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Hey! I've just had my 633 lock up from plugging in a USB keyboard. Holding the menu button for 10 seconds does nothing. Frozen. All batteries removed. Must I wait until it dies to reset? Thanks! A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_bollard Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 At risk of stating the obvious - why use a keyboard? And call sound devices direct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matt Mayer Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Hey! I've just had my 633 lock up from plugging in a USB keyboard. Holding the menu button for 10 seconds does nothing. Frozen. All batteries removed. Must I wait until it dies to reset? Thanks! A Is the power switch off? What keyboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam White Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 thanks guys. didn't know the power switch needed to be off. cheers Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCC Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Mine just locked up too - froze on the tracks list page. I was trying to playback a file when no cards were in the machine. duh. menu reset fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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