Sound Devices 833, User Manual

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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 Previous Take While in standby, push left to load the previous take. While in playback, push and hold left to
rewind.
When the 833 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. Push Left while holding
Select to delete the current Q-mark.
Fast Forward / Load Next Take While in standby, push right to load the next take. While in playback, push and hold right to
rewind.
When the 833 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. Push right while
holding Select to add a Q-mark.
Scrub While playing or paused, press the headphone knob >0.5 s 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.
7: Power Switch/LED Indicator
Turns the power on and off. Switch LED ring indicates the following:
1. Power condition: green = good, yellow = 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.
8: 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 1-6 for shortcuts to Menu Favorites 1-6.
9: Headphone Knob
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 knob to enter Take List.
5. Press > 0.5 s during playback to enter audio scrub mode.
10: Rtn/Fav Switch
Toggle Rtn and Fav actions. Soft button for menus.
Mappable functions via the Toggle Switch Action menu.
11: */** Switch
User-programmable shortcut toggles.
Mappable functions via the Toggle Switch Action menu.
12: Mic/Tone Switch
Toggle slate mic and tone generator. Soft button for menus.
Hold Select then activate Tone switch for L-Ident tone.
Mappable functions via the Toggle Switch Action menu.
13: Select Knob
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 knob and rotating.
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