Grouped Settings - Sound Devices PIX 260i User Manual

PIX 260i User Guide and Technical Information
Adding and removing cue markers, jumping to cue markers, and looped playback is not supported
in grouped units. These features can be effectively used in a grouped unit setup; However, manual
setup on each unit in the group is required. Following are step-by-step instructions to using these
features with grouped PIX 260i units. Failure to comply with these recommendations can result in
undesired 260i behavior if any one of these features is in use while units are grouped. This could
include:
• Out-of-sync playback between grouped units
• Some units in the group dropping out of playback prematurely
• Some units playing back the wrong file
• Sluggish transport control response time
To effectively use Loop Play Mode with grouped PIX 260i units:
1. Press and hold Play until the OSD reads LOOP.
2. Repeat step 1 on all units in the group. Now when a clip is looped, the units will remain in
sync.
To effectively use Cue Markers with grouped PIX 260i units:
1. Playback a file.
2. Find the spot in the file in which a cue marker is to be placed.
3. Pause Playback.
4. Press FILES + FF to lay a cue marker.
5. Repeat step 4 for all units in the group. Now when jumping to a cue marker on one unit all
units in the group will also jump to the cue point and remain in sync.
To loop between cue points on grouped PIX 260i units:
1. With Loop Mode on and Cue Markers all set, locate the cue point in which the loop will
begin.
2. Press PLAY + FF to change the Loop behavior from Loop Clip to Loop Segment mode. The
OSD will display the loop points (for example Cue 1 - Cue 2).
3. Repeat step 2 on all units in the group. All units in the group will now loop between the
selected cue points and remain in sync.

Grouped Settings

A settings change of any PIX 260i in the group will be rippled through to all other PIX 260i units in
the group, with some exceptions. The following settings and functions will always apply only to the
PIX 260i that they are made on, and not ripple through to other units in the group:
• All [Network] options.
• All [Quick Setup] options.
• [File Storage - Erase/Re-format]
• [Timecode/Sync - Timecode Mode]
• [Timecode/Sync - Jam Received TC]
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v. 1.50 Features and specifications are subject to change. Visit www.sounddevices.com for the latest documentation.
• [Timecode/Sync - Jam Time of Day]
• [Timecode/Sync - Set Generator TC]
• [Timecode/Sync - Set Generator UBits]
• [System - Set Date/Time]
• [System - Update Software]