Sound Devices 833 User Guide

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Panel Views
FRONT PANEL
Channel Trim
Channel Ring LED
Channel Fader
PFL Switch
Transport Control
LCD Display
Meter Button
Select Knob
Mic/Tone Switch
*/** Switch
Rtn/Fav Switch
Power Switch/LED Indicator
Menu Button
Headphone Knob
CHANNEL TRIM Turns the channel on/off and sets the input gain
for the channel. To conserve power, turn off unused channels by
rotating channel trim fully counter-clockwise. Channel 7-8 trims are
accessible via the Channels 7-8 menu or using */** + PFL switch
shortcuts. Use Toggle Switch Actions to set the Select and /or HP
knobs as trims for Ch 7,8.
CHANNEL LED RING Provides visual indication of channel signal
condition, solo and mute, and whether a channel is on or off.
CHANNEL FADER Controls the audio level of the channel as it
contributes to the L/R mix and any destinations selected in routing as
“Post”. Channel 7-8 faders are accessible via the Channels 7-8 menu
or using */** + PFL switch shortcuts. Use Toggle Switch Actions to
set the Select and /or HP knobs as faders for Ch 7,8.
PFL SWITCH Pre/Post Fade Listen selects the channel in the
headphones for Pre/Post Fade Listen while simultaneously entering
the channel screen. Also used for accessing virtual keyboard for
channel naming and various shortcuts. Channel 9-10 PFLs are
accessible via the Channels 9-10 menu or using */** + PFL switch
shortcuts.Use Toggle Switch Actions to set the Select and /or HP
knobs as PFLs for Ch 9,10.
TRANSPORT CONTROLS A joystick (with its illuminated LED
ring) on the front panel is used to perform various transport control
functions. (see table below). The ring LED will ash orange indicating
post roll while writing to media.
Function Action
Record Push up the Transport control to begin recording a new le.
The LED ring illuminates red while recording is underway.
Stop Press in the Transport control to stop recording or playback.
While in standby, press and hold to display next take name.
Play Push down on the Transport control to begin playback of the
last le recorded or le currently loaded. While in playback,
push down again to pause playback. The LED ring as well as
the active le in the display will ash 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.

Sound Devices 833 Specifications

General

Number of Channels	8
Mic Inputs	6
Main Outputs	2
Aux Outputs	4
Headphone Output	1
Bit Depth	24-bit
Timecode	Yes
Dynamic Range	120 dB
Microphone Preamps	6
Analog Outputs	4
Type	Portable Mixer-Recorder
Line Inputs	6
AES Inputs	2
Sampling Rate	up to 192 kHz
Recording Media	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Power	Battery or External DC
Frequency Response	10 Hz to 80 kHz
THD+N	0.005%
Digital Outputs	2