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Sound Devices Scorpio User Manual

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  • Page 1 PREMIUM PORTABLE MIXER-RECORDER PRELIMINARY USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 Legal Notices Scorpio User Guide | Rev 1-A | 04/04/19 Product specifications and features are subject to change without This document is distributed by Sound Devices, LLC in online electronic (PDF) format only. published in the USA. prior notification. This table provides the revision history and cross-reference Copyright 2019 Sound Devices, LLC.
  • Page 3 Dear Sound Professionals, Thank you very much for your interest and purchase of the Scorpio. We at Sound Devices are extremely proud of this product. We consider the Scorpio our best yet, from every aspect. We also want to thank you for your direct contribution to this product’s success. Countless conversations were shared with industry professionals regarding workflows, frustrations, wants, and needs.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    PANEL VIEWS FRONT PANEL LEFT SIDE PANEL RIGHT SIDE PANEL REAR SIDE PANEL TOP PANEL HOME SCREEN CHANNEL SCREEN MENUS POWER MENU BUS MENU OUTPUT MENU DANTE OUTPUT ROUTING SLATE/COMS/RETURNS FILES MENU FRONT PANEL SHORTCUTS SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 5: Panel Views

    MENU BUTTON Push to enter the Main menu. Also used to exit Previous Take playback, push and hold left to rewind. menus. When the Scorpio is playing back or paused, moving the HEADPHONE ENCODER joystick to the left (<<) rewinds at 2x speed, then after 1. Rotate to control headphone volume.

  • Page 6: Left Side Panel

    [Pin-1 = HP right, Pin-2 = HP left, Pin-3 = microphone or line-level inputs. [Pin-1 = ground, Pin-2 = Ch.1 +, Pin-3 ground, Pin-4 = Mic -, Pin-5 = Mic+] = Ch.1 -, Pin-4 = Ch.2 +, Pin-5 = Ch. 2 -]. Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 7: Right Side Panel

    Outputs menu. [Pin 1 = Ground; pin 2 = hot (+); pin 3 = cold (-). Unbalance by floating pin 3]. LTC/WORDCLOCK/5-PIN LEMO JACK Timecode I/O, Wordclock. [Pin1- GND, Pin2- LTC or WORDCLOCK IN, Pin5- LTC or WORDCLOCK OUT (Pins 2 and 5 are software selectable)] Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 8: Rear Side Panel

    TO P PANEL Expansion connector for SL-6 Test connector for manufacturing EXPANSION CONNECTOR FOR SL-6 Connection for Sound TEST CONNECTOR Used during manufacturing. Devices SL-6 modular wireless receiver system. Routing is defined through the Channel Source menu. Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 9: Home Screen

    FILE ELAPSED/ REMAINING TIME Indicates in METERING FOR RETURNS A, B AND C Indicates audio level for Hours:Minutes:Seconds:1/10ths the elapsed time of the current file. During playback, displays the elapsed and remaining time in hours, the returns. minutes and seconds. Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 10: Channel Screen

    Send) and set the gain for the channel’s contribution to the bus. Use trol between M and S. the Menu button to return to the channel screen. CHANNEL EQ Indicates the EQ position in the audio chain. Pre(fade) Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...
  • Page 11 Bypass- Indicates state of the filter. [Bypass (orange fill)]* 5. PRE/POST-FADER Indicates where the EQ is inserted into the audio chain. Pre-fade or Post-fade [Pre*, Post] *Note: EQ will apply to bus sends when applied Pre-fade only. Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 12: Menus

    Menus MA IN MEN U Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 13: Power Menu

    9. SL-6 POWER OUTPUTS Enables or disables onboard power outputs [Off*, On] * Note: All SL-6 related items are only shown in the display when an SL-6 is connected to the Scorpio. Channel Setup 1. PHANTOM VOLTAGE Selects phantom power voltage for all inputs.

  • Page 14: Bus Menu

    9. MUTE ALL Indicates mute status of bus. Blue icon = muted. Tog- Bus Output routing Gain gle Mute All On/Off with the “Fav” toggle. Link Bus Meter Return Mute All Bus output routing Gain Mute Coms Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 15: Output Menu

    A. ISO Any source selected will be routed to the selected Dante out- put. Green fill in text box = Pre-fade, Orange fill in text box = Post-fade. [1-32] B. BUS [L,R, 1-10] C. OUTPUT All sources are selected post-delay. [L,R, X1-X10] Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...
  • Page 16 BUS 5,6 LINKING Selects the linking of the bus 5 and 6 limiters. [On, Off*] BUS 7,8 LINKING Selects the linking of the bus 7 and 8 limiters. [On, Off*] BUS 9,10 LINKING Selects the linking of the bus 9 and 10 limiters. [On, Off*] Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...
  • Page 17 LEMO OPTIONS Selects Pin 2 and Pin 5 options for TC Lemo connector. a. Pin 2 - [TC In*, WCK In, WCK Out] b. Pin 5 - [TC Out, WCK Out] SYNC REFERENCE Selects current sync reference. [Internal*, Word Clock, LTC In] Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...
  • Page 18 * Note: Up to 36 track recording supported with sampling rates 44.1- 96 kHz. Up to 18 track recording at 192 kHz. **Note: Monophonic file recording up to 48.048 kHz. DEFAULT PLAYBACK DRIVE Selects the drive for playback. [SSD, SD1, SD2] Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 19: Slate/Coms/Returns

    RTN A GAIN Selects the gain for RTN A in 1 dB increments. [0-30 RTN B GAIN Selects the gain for RTN B in 1 dB increments. [0-30 RTN C GAIN Selects the gain for RTN C in 1 dB increments. [0-30 Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 20: Files Menu

    From this list, takes may be selected for metadata editing by using the Rtn/Fav toggle. FILE LIST Enters the File List. The File List displays the Scorpio’s internal SSD and SD cards and their contents. Various details of each drive, folder, and WAV file are indicated on the right side of the display: TC, FPS:, duration, format, tracks, date, time, size.
  • Page 21 *Note: The SL-6 menu is only available when an SL-6 is connected. Power must be connected to the SL-6 via the SL-6 power connections for use with Scorpio. RECEIVER OVERVIEW Information including RF level, Transmitter battery level, channel frequency, and audio level.
  • Page 22 Set Time/Date- Selects the current date and time d. Time Zone- [-12 to +13 hours GMT] e. Daylight Saving- [On, Off*] VERSION INFO Indicates current firmware version FIRMWARE UPDATE Selects any *.prg update files present on any media. Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...
  • Page 23 LOAD GLOBAL SETTINGS Selects a saved settings file for loading. [User-saved Global settings] SAVE GLOBAL SETTINGS Saves Global settings to various destinations. [SSD Drive (internal), INT1-4 (internal), SD1 and SD2] LOAD FACTORY SETTINGS Selects factory settings to be loaded for entire unit. Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 24: Front Panel Shortcuts

    Switches the playback drive between SSD, SD1, SD2 Hold Meter then Select Arms or disarms multiple individual tracks at one time Hold Meter then press and rotate Select, then release Select and Meter Arms or disarms multiple consecutive tracks at one time Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...
  • Page 25 Scorpio is capable of connecting to a Dante network, receiving and sending up to 32 channels of audio simultaneously at sample rates from 44.1 kHz up to 96 kHz and 16 channels at 192 kHz. Scorpio channels 1-16 may be sourced from Dante receive channels 1-16.

  • Page 26: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. For the latest information available on all Sound Devices products, visit our website: www.sounddevices.com. MAXIMUM GAIN FREQUENCY RESPONE Trim stage (mic input): 76 dB 10 Hz to 80 kHz ± 0.5 dB (192 kHz sample rate, re 1 kHz)
  • Page 27 Storage: -40° C to 85° C DIMENSIONS (H X W X D) 5.1 cm x 32 cm x 20.5 cm; (2.0 in. x 12.6 in. x 8.1 in) WEIGHT 5.8 lbs (unpackaged, without batteries) 2.63 kg (unpackaged, without batteries) Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...
  • Page 28 Incorrect use of batteries poses a danger of explosion. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. Properly recycle batteries. Do not crush, disassemble, incinerate, dispose in a fire or expose batteries to high temperatures. Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...

  • Page 29: Glossary

    Sound Devices and other third parties offer Hirose-to-XLR user to monitor the level and quality of the signal received at the and 3.5 mm connections to simplify connection. camera. In Scorpio, the camera returns can be used as a source for any channel. Signal Types...
  • Page 30 An AES3 signal can carry two channels of With Scorpio any of the first 16 channels can be grouped together PCM audio over balanced, 110 ohm interconnections. AES3 is most so that their faders, record arming states and mute states can be commonly interconnected with XLR-3 cables.
  • Page 31 High pass filters are often frequency selectable, ranging from 20 Hz to on a fader. 200 Hz. HPF also have a slope, generally from 3 dB/octave to 18 dB/ octave. Greater/steeper slopes offer more attenuation of frequencies just below the set filter frequency. Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...
  • Page 32 A standard WAV file is limited to a A recorded take is an individual recorded file (or files when recording maximum file size of 4 GB. Sound Devices uses the .WAV extension monophonic WAV files) generated by a recorder. Take numbers are au- for recorded files, including for files with Broadcast WAV metadata and to-incrementing.
  • Page 33 Sound Devices recorders offer multiple timecode modes. Different modes correspond to different timecode workflows. Common modes available in Sound Devices recorders include: record run - timecode advances only when recording is engaged...
  • Page 34 ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Scorpio Preliminary User Guide...
  • Page 35 Post Office Box 576 E7556 State Rd. 23 and 33 Reedsburg, Wisconsin 53959 USA support@sounddevices.com +1 608.524.0625 main +1 608.524.0655 fax 800.505.0625 toll free www.sounddevices.com...

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