INTRODUCTION
Page 18 S3200XL Operator’s Manual - Version 1.00
When editing numeric parameters, some of the values can be quite large, and it would be
necessary to turn the DATA WHEEL thousands of times (literally!) in order to go through the
whole range if the value was only changed by 1 for every click of the DATA control. There is an
alternative to turning the control thousands of times, though. When you press the CURSOR
keys, you move from one parameter to another and, using the +/< and -/> keys, you may move
around within a large numeric field.
If a number such as 123456.78 is displayed, and the +/< key is pressed so that only the first
three digits are highlighted thus:
Turning the DATA ENTRY ENCODER clockwise by one step now will increase the value of the
last highlighted digit, so:
Now if the -/> key is pressed once, the first four digits will be highlighted:
and turning the DATA ENTRY ENCODER one click clockwise will produce:
If you turn the DATA control more than ten clicks, of course, the value of the whole parameter
will be incremented or decremented by the number of clicks. In this way, with very little effort,
fast accurate editing of numbers can be achieved using only the +/< and -/> keys and the
DATA ENTRY ENCODER. The best way to learn how this works is to practise; after a short
time, it should become second nature.
On ‘signed’ fields (that is, fields that have a + or a - before them), the +/< and -/> will do two
things. Pressing the +/< key will move the cursor left within the field and, when it reaches the
furthermost left digit, you may use it to switch between + and - depending on the selection you
wish to make. The -/> key will move the cursor right and, when it reaches the furthermost right
digit you may toggle between + and - again.
As mentioned above, as an alternative to turning the DATA control, you can also use the
numeric keypad for direct entry of data. When you know the exact number you want to enter,
this can be faster than using the DATA control, but when experimenting (for example, when
setting loop points or sample start and end times), the DATA control may be faster than the
numeric keypad. You’ll probably discover quickly what method works best for you in each
situation.
NOTE: The cursor always stays on the last currently selected field in any screen. For example,
if you are in, say, the filter pages and are setting envelope 2’s depth and then go to the ENV2
page to make an adjustment there, when you return to the filter page, the cursor will still be on
envelope 2’s depth parameter.
MARK AND JUMP KEYS
These two grey buttons to the right of the number keypad are used in conjunction with each
other.
JUMP/.
MARK/#
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