User manual SOUNDCRAFT SI EXPRESSION

[. . . ] User Guide V1. 0 ® by HARMAN IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using your mixer for the first time. ThisThis equipment complies with the EMC directive equipment complies withand LVD 2006/95/EC the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC This product is approved to safety standards 2004/108/EC IEC 60065:2005 +A1:2005 EN60065:2006 +A1:2006 + A1:2008 UL60065 7th Edition CAN/CSA-E60065-03 +A1:2006 And EMC standards EN55103-1: 2009 (E2) EN55103-2: 2009 (E2) Warning: Any modification or changes made to this device, unless explicitly approved by Harman, will invalidate the authorisation of this device. Operation of an unauthorised device is prohibited under Section 302 of the Communications act of 1934, as amended, and Subpart 1 of Part 2 of Chapter 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. soundcraft@harman. com NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ] To paste the contributions from to another bus press and hold the PASTE button while pressing MIX’n’ key(s) of the destination mixes. Copy Lexicon settings between processors: Pressing the FX key while in COPY & PASTE mode will display icons for all Lexicon processors; select the source processor by touching it’s icon. To paste the processor press and hold the PASTE button while pressing FX’n’ keys of the destination processors. 36 Soundcraft Si Expression User Guide V1. 0 0413 SECURITY This facility allows some or all functions of the console to be locked preventing accidental or malicious misuse. All console settings may be easily locked at any time by pressing the LOCK button in the SECURITY menu. To unlock a console a user must log-in; enter the SECURITY menu, use the scroll/ adjust encoder to select a user, ‘click’ to select then enter the password for that selected user. By default there is only one user, the administrator, with default password of: password (lower case). The administrator may manage users using the following functions: • ADD USER – creates a new user for the console; NOTE a new user can not be saved until all fields are complete. • EDIT USER – allows changing of the user name, password and active profile for any given user. TTo edit a profile, scroll to the Profile line item and ‘click’ for a list of all available profiles. Use the scroll-adjust encoder to select a profile then choose the items to be Locked or Unlocked accordingly. NEW PROFILE allows creation of new profiles in addition to the default Administrator, Guest and House. NOTE: Editing of users and profiles are only available when logged-on as the administrator. NOTE: Certain administrator attributes may not be edited. NOTE: A profile cannot be deleted if a user is assigned that profile. NOTE: Attempting to change any locked function causes the function focus to display the locked icon. NOTE: Passwords cannot be easily recovered if lost or forgotten. Soundcraft Si Expression User Guide V1. 0 0413 37 PREFS (USER PREFERENCES) This menu allows certain ‘operational characteristics’ of the console to be edited. Parameters that may be adjusted are: • LED brightness – brightness of meters and encoder roundels • BUTON brightness – brightness of LEDs behind rubber key buttons • FaderGlow™ brightness – brightness of FaderGlow™ bars • Screen brightness – brightness of LCD backlight • D. O. G. S. (Direct Out Gain Stabiliser) – Sets D. O. G. S. for more details of this function. D. O. G. S. D. O. G. S. (Direct Out Gain Stabiliser) is a tool to help maintain stored gain structure between channel input and direct output when multiple devices are sharing a single source. adjusts the direct output level from each channel inversely to any manual change of a mic gain control (across a change of +16/-10dB) on that channel. This allows the channel direct outputs to feed to a second console, recording system or similar device with the feed to the 2nd device effectively isolated from a user changing the gain control. facility is turned ON/OFF globally from the PREFS menu with the offset cleared each time a cue is recalled or the D. O. G. S. [. . . ] Limit above which a process will start, usually used in relation to dynamic processors such as compressors or gates to set the level at which compression will start or the gate will open A momentary rise in the signal level. A method of audio connection which uses a single wire and the cable screen as the signal return. This method does not provide the noise immunity of a balanced input (see above). The phantom power supply, available at the channel mic inputs, for condenser microphones and active DI boxes. Polarity Post-fade Pre-fade Ratio Rolloff Shelving Solo Spill Threshold Transient Unbalanced +48V Soundcraft Si Expression User Guide V1. 0 0413 73 WARRANTY 1 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd . [. . . ]