PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION. Sonosax SX-R4

3. PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

LCD screen

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Light Sensor

Joystick

Green LED

Red LED

Toggle Switch

PLAY REC

Status

The status of the SX-R4 is indicated by the Red and the Green leds and by the LCD Display:

• RECORD READY the Red LED is flashing, the SX-R4 is ready to start recording

• RECORDING the Red LED lights On steady, confirming that a recording is in progress

• PLAYING the Green LED lights On steady, a Take is playing

• PLAY PAUSE the Green LED flashes, indicating that the loaded Take is currently paused

• PLAY STOP

A Take is loaded ready to be played, no LED lights on, nor flashes

Main screen display

The main working screen is called

[TRACK MONITORNG], it displays the Level Meters of the 8 tracks of the hard disk in both Recorder mode and Player mode.

The overall meter's range is 72 dBFS with following resolutions:

1 dB steps from –72 dBFS up to –24 dBFS

0.5 dB steps from –23.5 dBFS up to 0 dBFS.

The first segment at the left edge of the screen indicates –72 dBFS

The last segment at the right edge of the screen indicates 0 dBFS

A level reference line can be displayed at either -9, -12, -18, or –20 dBFS, see

[SYSTEM SETTINGS] menu

Convention for displayed information's and function keys

The bottom line of the screen displays the function of the Joystick.

By default, pushing the Joystick Up or Down modifies the parameters, to the Right selects the parameter and to the Left cancels the action or steps back in the contextual menu.

The symbol of a single Arrow implies that an action is achieved by a short press the Joystick.

The symbol of a double Arrow means that the Joystick must be pressed longer to achieve the action.

A round Dot symbol denotes a pressure on the centre of the Joystick.

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