Specifications

Chapter 4: Banking and Selecting Channels 43
Chapter 4: Banking and Selecting Channels
Banking Channels
The S3L system provides channel banking controls to navigate to
channels beyond the number of available physical faders. Inputs
(Input Channels and FX Returns) and outputs (Auxes, Groups,
VCAs, Matrixes, and Mains) are banked using the
A–F and User
bank switches, and the
< Nudge > and < Bank > switches.
Banking Inputs
The A-D bank switches let you bank Input Channels and FX Re-
turns to the console channel strips in banks of 16 channels. Chan-
nel names and numbers are indicated in the channel displays.
To bank Input Channels 1–16 to the channel strips:
 Press bank switch A.
To bank Input Channels 17–32 to the channel strips:
 Press bank switch B.
To bank Input Channels 33–48 to the channel strips:
 Press bank switch C.
To bank Input Channels 49–64 to the channel strips:
 Press bank switch D.
Banking FX Returns
When your system is configured with 48 Input Channels plus
eight FX Returns, Bank switch
D banks FX Returns 1–8 to the
Channel strips.
To bank FX Returns to the channel strips:
 Press bank switch D. FX Returns 1–8 are banked to channel
strips 1–8.
Banking Outputs
The E, F and User bank switches let you bank outputs to the chan-
nel strips. Channel names and numbers are indicated in the chan-
nel displays.
To bank Aux outputs 1–8/9–16 to the channel strips:
 Press bank switch E.
To bank Group/Variable Group outputs 1–8 and Matrix outputs
1–8 to the channel strips:
 Press bank switch F.
• Groups 1–8 are banked to channel strips 1–8.
• Matrixes 1–8 are banked to channel strips 9–16.
To bank VCAs 1–8 to the channel strips:
 Press the User bank switch. VCAs 1–8 are banked to channel
strips 1–8.
To bank the Main Left, Right, and C/Mono Mains faders to the
channel strips:
 Press the User bank switch. Left, C/Mono, and Right Mains
faders are banked to channel strips 14, 15, and 16.
Bank switches
Multi
Assign
User
OK
Cancel
A
B
C
D
E
F
Outputs can also be accessed from the Global Control en-
coders. See “Selecting Outputs from Global Control” on
page 45.
Channel strips 9–16 are blank if the system is configured
for eight Aux sends.
A stereo Group is controlled using a single fader.