Common Soft Knobs & Keys; Soft Keys; Soft Knobs; Vga Display - Tascam SX-1 Reference Manual

knobs, upon turning, display a selection of choices in
a pop-up style menu.
To scroll up/down and left/right in an LCD window,
use the up/down and left/right arrow keys of the
Common Soft Knobs & Keys
There are several soft knobs and keys which are
common to many of the LCD screens. How these
controls operate are always identical, even if the
parameters they adjust, or select, are different.

Soft Keys

ACTIVE MENU
This virtual key toggles the LCD screen's soft key menu bar on and off in order to expand the visible screen area (this
is not necessary for all screens).
When you see an arrow icon on a virtual key, pressing its associated soft key will open a menu.
Arrow Icon
NAME Opens a dialog for naming the currently selected field.
DELETE
Removes last entry.
OK or ACCEPT Enters current field's new value.
COMPARE
Press this key to compare your current settings with your last saved settings.
CANCEL Escapes current action.
CLEAR Clears entire field.
SELECT
Opens parameter selection menu.
CURSOR --> Moves cursor right.
<-- CURSOR
Moves cursor left.
BACK SPACE Moves cursor back one space.
Notes
A field to write text in that is saved with the patch.
SET TO DEFAULT This sets the associated controller's value back to its factory default value.

Soft Knobs

CURSOR
Moves the cursor.
EDIT NAME Opens change name menu.
CHANGE CHAR
Scrolls through characters.
SELECT (PARM or Opens parameter selection menu.
OP)
DEST
Opens destination assign menu (for example, where the track will return).
IMPORT Opens an import dialog from which you can bring settings from other projects into your current project.

VGA Display

Screen Navigation

Getting around on a connected VGA Display is just
like using a regular computer because the same
mouse and PS/2 keyboard rules apply. For example,
use the mouse to click on a field and open a pull-
down menu, or enter names and values in text fields
with the PS/2 keyboard.
Part I–Manuals & Conventions
Numeric Keypad. And to adjust the viewing angle
and contrast of the LCD, use the small
the top right of the LCD.
TIP
HOT TIP! —
Explaining the common virtual knobs and keys here
means that not every soft key and knob is explained for
every LCD menu. If you are looking at an LCD menu and
don't see all the items explained next to the manual's
illustration, the missing controls are likely explained
here.
ACTIVE MENU is always tied to the
NOTE
Where Windows machines typically use the Control key,
and Macintosh systems use the Comand key with other
keys as keyboard shortcuts, the SX-1 uses the Alt key
together with other keys for this purpose.
MENU soft key (the very bottom soft key).
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