Panel Views; Front Panel - Sound Devices Scorpio User Manual

Panel Views

FRO N T PAN EL
Channel Trim Channel Fader
Channel Ring LED
CHANNEL TRIM Turns the channel on/off and sets the input sensi-
tivity for the channel. To conserve power, turn off unused channels by
rotating channel trim fully counterclockwise.
CHANNEL LED RING Provides visual indication of channel signal
condition, solo and mute, and whether a channel is on or off.
CHANNEL FADER Controls the audio level of the channel as it
contributes to the L/R mix and any destinations selected in routing as
"Post".
PFL SWITCH Pre/Post Fade Listen selects the channel in the head-
phones for Pre/Post Fade Listen while simultaneously entering the
channel screen. Also used for accessing virtual keyboard for channel
naming and various shortcuts.
TRANSPORT CONTROLS A joystick (with its illuminated LED ring)
on the front panel is used to perform various transport control func-
tions. (see table below). The ring LED will flash orange post roll while
writing to media.
Function Action
Record Push up the Transport control to begin recording a new file.
The LED ring illuminates red while recording is underway.
Stop Press in the Transport control to stop recording or playback.
While in standby, press and hold to display next take name.
Play Push down on the Transport control to begin playback of the
last file recorded or file currently loaded. While in playback,
push down again to pause playback. The LED ring as well as
the active file in the display will flash to indicate that Pause
is active. Push down again to continue playback.
Rewind / Load While in standby, push left to load the previous take. While
Previous Take in playback, push and hold left to rewind.
When the Scorpio is playing back or paused, moving the
joystick to the left (<<) rewinds at 2x speed, then after
holding for 5 seconds, it increases to 16x speed.
Fast Forward While in standby, push right to load the next take. While in
/ Load Next playback, push and hold right to rewind.
Take When the Scorpio is playing back or paused, moving the
joystick to the right (>>) fast forwards at 2x speed, then after
holding for 5 seconds, it increases to 16x speed.
Scrub While playing or paused, press the headphone encoder to
enter Scrub mode. Then rotate clockwise for fast forward or
counter-clockwise for rewind speeds of 0x, 1/8x, 1/4x, 1/2x,
1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. The audio may be heard in scrub
mode up to 2x speed.
Scorpio User Guide
PFL Switch
Meter Button LCD Display
Transport Control
Select Encoder Mic/Tone Switch */** Switch
METER BUTTON Push to view and select various metering presets.
Used with Select Encoder. Press again to return to Home Screen.
Push with channel Select switched 1-12 for shortcut to Meters Preset
1-12
SELECT ENCODER
1. Push to view Outputs list, rotate and push to Select Output Screen.
Push Meter Button to return to Home Screen.
2. Rotate to select track in display, push both Meter and Select at
the same time to arm/disarm track. While holding the Meter Button,
multiple consecutive tracks may be armed by holding in the Select
Encoder and rotating.
3. Use with Meter Button to scroll through meter views then push to
Select.
4. Push with Channel Select switches 1-12 for shortcut to Bus 1-10,
L,R routing.
5. Menu navigation and push to Select.
MIC/TONE SWITCH Toggle slate mic and tone generator. Soft
button for menus.
*/** SWITCH Shortcut with PFL switch to access channels 13-24
and 25-32. Soft button for menus.
POWER SWITCH/LED INDICATOR Turns the power on and off.
Switch LED ring indicates the following:
1. Power condition: green = good, orange = warning, red = shutdown
imminent.
2. Flashing blue = power is off and holding timecode.
3. Continuous blue = booting up.
4. Flashing yellow = unit is off and charging L-mount batteries.
5. Continuous yellow = unit is off and both L-mount batteries are fully
charged.
MENU BUTTON Push to enter the Main menu. Also used to exit
menus. The Menu button will flash red to indicate clipping on the
headphones. Press with Channel Select switches 1-12 for shortcuts
to Menu Favorites 1-12.
HEADPHONE ENCODER
1. Rotate to control headphone volume.
2. Press to open headphone preset menu and select.
3. Menu navigation and push to select.
4. Press Menu and HP Encoder to enter Take List.
5. Press > 0.5s during playback to enter audio scrub mode.
Press with Channel Select switches 1-12 for shortcuts to HP Presets
1-12.
Power Switch/LED Indicator
Menu Button
Headphone
Encoder
Rtn/Fav Switch
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