Sound Devices PIX 250i - Manual (Page 48)

PIX 250i User Guide
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Pushing Settings to Group
When a unit is assigned to a group, none of its settings are immediately changed. Subse-
quent settings changes to any unit in the group will be applied to all units in the group. To
copy all settings from one unit to the rest of the units in the group, access Setup Menu option
[Network - Grouping - Push settings to group]. This will copy all grouped settings to all other units
in the group.
Group Auto-Configuration
When changes are made to a Network Group, all units in the group must auto-configure. It is im-
portant to allow all units in the group to complete auto-configuration before proceeding with any
grouped operations (Transport control, settings changes, etc). While configuring, units will display
a dialog message: Configuring Network: Please Wait... Wait 10 seconds after this dialog has cleared
before proceeding with grouped operations.
Common tasks that will cause a group to auto-reconfigure:
• A unit on the LAN is powered on or off.
• A unit is connected or disconnected from the LAN.
• A unit is added or removed from a group via [Network - Network Group].
Grouped Transport
Transport control (Record, Play, Pause, Stop, Jog, Shuttle, Fast Forward, and Rewind) of grouped
units is linked. Recording and playback is frame-synchronized among PIX 260i and PIX 270i units
in a group. When a file is selected for playback, all units in the group will play the file of that same
name if it exists. If no file of that name exists, grouped units will play the most recently played or
recorded file.
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 units. Failure to comply with these recommendations can result in undesired
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 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 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 + Fast Forward to lay a cue marker.