Soundcraft SI EXPRESSION USER GUIDE

User Guide V1.0

by HARMAN

IMPORTANT

This equipment complies with the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC

Please read this manual carefully before using

your mixer for the rst time.

This equipment complies with the EMC directive 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC

This product is approved to safety standards 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 modication 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.

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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

by HARMAN

* Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna * Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver * Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. * Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

For further details contact

Harman International Industries Ltd, Cranborne House, Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3JN, UK Telephone +44(0) 1707 665000 Fax +44 (0)1707 660742 email: soundcraft@harman.com

Part No. 5031245 V1.0

Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. Soundcraft shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual.

No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, mechanical, optical, chemical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of Soundcraft.

Harman International Industries Limited Cranborne House, Cranborne Road, POTTERS BAR, Hertfordshire, EN6 3JN, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1707 665000 Fax:+44 (0)1707 660742 http://www.soundcraft.com

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CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5

SAFETY SYMBOL GUIDE 7

INTRODUCTION 8

Si EXPRESSION KEY FEATURES 9

Si EXPRESSION CONTROL SURFACE AND CONNECTOR OVERVIEW 10

WIRING UP 11

ASSIGNABLE CHANNEL STRIP 14

INPUT SECTION 14

GATE SECTION 15

COMPRESSOR SECTION: 15

PARAMETRIC EQ SECTION 16

OUT SECTION: 16

AUDIO INTERROGATE 17

POWER METERS AND MONITORS 18

TOUCH SCREEN ENCODERS AND BUTTONS 18

LEXICON™ INTERFACE 19

TOTEM™ (THE ONE TOUCH EASY MIX) KEYS 20

GLOBAL MODE ENCODERS AND FUNCTIONS 21

CUE CONTROL — SEE ALSO CUE LIST 22

ALT KEY 23

CLR & SOLO CLR KEYS 23

MUTE & MUTE MASTER KEYS 24

MASTER L&R FADER AND ASSOCIATED KEYS 25

MONO/SEL FADER AND ASSOCIATED KEYS 25

FADER LAYER KEYS 26

FADERGLOW™ 26

CHANNEL FADERS AND ASSOCIATED KEYS & DISPLAYS 27

GEQ 28

LEXICON™ FX 29

FUNCTION FOCUS 30

MAIN LCD SCREENS 31

SHOW MENU 31

SYSTEM MENU 33

COPY & PASTE 35

SECURITY 37

PREFS (USER PREFERENCES) 38

D.O.G.S. 38

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FADER SETUP 39

INSERT 41

SOLO MENU & SOLO SYSTEMS 42

OSC MENU 43

MONITOR MENU 44

INPUTS MENU 45

OUTPUTS MENU 47

CLEAR 49

PATCHING AND FADER LAYERS 50

PATCHING 52

CUE LIST 55

EDIT CUE 55

MIDI 56

HIQNET™ 57

OPTION CARD SLOTS 57

HEADPHONE OUT & MONITORING 58

POWER OFF 59

SOFTWARE UPDATES 59

RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT 59

USING YOUR Si EXPRESSION CONSOLE 60

MIXING TO MAIN L&R BUSES 62

MIXING TO AUX MIX BUSES 62

MIXING TO FX BUSES 63

MIXING TO MATRIX BUSES 63

QUICK HINTS AND TIPS 64

WORD CLOCK 65

WEIGHTS & DIMENSIONS 66

BLOCK DIAGRAMS 68

Si EXPRESSION TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS 70

GLOSSARY 72

WARRANTY 74

APPENDIX A 75

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read these instructions.

Keep these instructions.

Heed all warnings.

Follow all instructions.

Do not use this apparatus near water.

Clean only with a dry cloth.

Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other

apparatus (including ampliers) that produce heat.

Do not defeat the safety purpose of a polarised or grounding type plug. A polarised plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If

the provided plug does not t into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of

the obsolete outlet.

Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

Only use attachments/accessories specied by the manufacturer.

Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table specied by the manufacturer, or sold

with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus

has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

NOTE: It is recommended that all maintenance and service on the product should be carried out by Soundcraft or its authorised agents. Soundcraft cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service, maintenance or repair by unauthorised personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Do not expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing and do not place objects lled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. No naked ame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus. Ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items such as newspapers, table cloths, curtains etc.

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THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED. Under no circumstances should the safety earth be

disconnected from the mains lead.

The mains supply disconnect device is the mains plug. It must remain accessible so as to be readily operable when the apparatus is in use.

If any part of the mains cord set is damaged, the complete cord set should be replaced. The following information is for reference only. The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:

Earth (Ground): Green and Yellow (US - Green/Yellow) Neutral: Blue (US - White)

Live (Hot): Brown (US - Black) As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured Green and Yellow must be connected to the terminal in the

plug which is marked with the letter E or by the earth symbol.

The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal in the plug which

is marked with the letter N.

The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which

is marked with the letter L.

Ensure that these colour codes are followed carefully in the event of the plug being

changed.

This unit is capable of operating over a range of mains voltages as marked on the rear panel.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This Class A digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

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FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AND TO AVOID INVALIDATION OF THE WARRANTY PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY.

SAFETY SYMBOL GUIDE

For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty all text marked with these symbols should be read carefully.

WARNINGS

The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

CAUTIONS

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

NOTES

Contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your equipment.

HEADPHONES SAFETY WARNING

Contain important information and useful tips on headphone outputs and monitoring levels.

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing this Soundcraft Si EXPRESSION mixer. The Si EXPRESSION series is an incredibly versatile but simple to use digital console optimized for live sound environments or other situations where fast and clear access to any control or parameter is needed.

Along with many new technologies and features, the Si EXPRESSION borrows much from its predecessors the Soundcraft Si1, Si2 & Si3, Si Compact, Si Performer consoles and Soundcraft Vi series ensuring high reliability, fantastic audio quality and a mature and comprehensive feature set available at an incredibly competitive price.

NOTE: The packaging, in which your console arrived, forms part of the product and

must be retained for future use.

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Si EXPRESSION KEY FEATURES

The Si EXPRESSION series includes many unique technological and operational qualities which include:

• MIC pre amps from the renowned Vi series.

• Soundcraft 4-band EQ on all inputs and outputs.

• Fader Glow

• BSS

• Independent Centre/Mono bus.

• Quad Lexicon

• tOTEM

need it to create mixes quickly and easily.

• Lamp Outputs.

• 64 in x 64 out option card slot fully compatible with all Si series cards.

• HiQnet compatibility.

• Ultra hard-wearing, polycarbonate covered control surface resists wear and tear.

• No layering of controls on the channel, all the controls are available all of the time.

• Colour touch screen interface.

• 4 Mute Groups.

• Up to 66 channels to mix.

• Channel and Bus ISOLATE.

• 35 buses, 25 separate mixes.

• 4 Matrix mixes that can operate in mono or stereo.

• 14 Aux mixes, 6 of which can operate in mono or stereo.

• 6 stereo inputs.

• 4 user-assignable fader layers.

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illumination on all faders.

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Graphic EQ on all bus and matrix outputs.

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FX processors.

™

(The One Touch Easy Mix) system that instantly sets the console surface as you

• Colour touch screen.

ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES

Although your new console will not output any sound until you feed it signals, it has the

capability to produce sounds which, when monitored through an amplier or headphones,

can damage hearing over time.

Please take care when working with your audio — if you are manipulating controls which you don’t understand (which we all do when we are learning), make sure your monitors are turned down. Remember that your ears are the most important tool of your trade, look after them, and they will look after you.

Most importantly — don’t be afraid to experiment to nd out how each parameter affects the

sound — this will extend your creativity and help you to get the best from your mixer and the most respect from your artists and audience.

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Si EXPRESSION CONTROL SURFACE AND CONNECTOR OVERVIEW

Si EXPRESSION Front Panel

Si EXPRESSION 2 shown:

Assignable Channel Strip (ACS)

Meters, Monitors USB & Power

Colour LCD Touch Screen

Lexicon FX Controller

tOTEM Fader Follow keys

Global Mode switches and encoders

Cue Control

Master Faders and associated controls

Phones socket under faders

Recallable Mic/Line Inputs x24 (16 on Si Expression 1 and 32 on Si Expression 3)

Option card slot

Main channel or mix master faders, meters and associated controls

Si EXPRESSION Rear Panel

Si EXPRESSION 2 shown:

HiQnet Ethernet Port

Mute masters plus MUTE & setup key.

Analogue Line Out x16

Word Clock and MIDI In & OUT

AES IN & OUT Analogue Line In

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WIRING UP

Mic Input

The MIC input accepts XLR-type connectors and is designed to suit a wide range of BALANCED or UNBALANCED signals, whether from delicate vocals requiring the best low-noise performance to drum kits to high level line sources.

DO NOT use UNBALANCED sources with the phantom power switched on. The voltage on pins 2 & 3 of the XLR connector may cause serious damage. BALANCED dynamic mics may normally be used with phantom power switched on (contact your microphone manufacturer for guidance)

Stereo Line Inputs

Accepts 3-pole 6.35mm (1/4") jacks, or 2-pole mono jacks which will automatically ground the ‘cold’ input. Use these for input for sources such as keyboards, drum machines, synths, CD players etc. The input is BALANCED for low noise and immunity from interference, but you can use UNBALANCED sources by wiring up the jacks as shown, although you should then keep cable lengths as short as possible to minimize interference pick-up on the cable.

NOTE: The ring must be grounded if the source is unbalanced

AES Input:

This is a balanced 2-channel digital input using a single XLR wires as per the balanced mic inputs. Although it is possible to use standard balanced audio cable with AES signals it is recommended to use AES cable which has the correct 110R impedance.

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Line Outputs

Aux Outputs

Group Outputs

Line Outputs

From Impedance-Balanced Output

Signal +

Screen

Signal -

To External Device

Experience has shown that sometimes it is better

not to connect screen at external device end.

Balanced Connection

Unbalanced Connection

From Impedance-Balanced Output

The 16 Line outputs are wired as shown and are fully balanced allowing long cable runs to other equipment. If connecting to un-balanced destinations the Signal – (cold) pin should be grounded.

AES Output:

This is a balanced 2-channel digital output using a single XLR wired as per the balanced line outputs. Although it is possible to use standard balanced audio cable with AES signals it is recommended to use AES cable which has the correct 110R impedance.

Headphones

The PHONES output is a 3-pole 6.35mm (1/4”) jack, wired as a stereo output

as shown, ideally for headphones of 32Ω or greater; 8Ω headphones are not

recommended. The headphone socket is found under the front edge, close to fader 1.

MIDI IN & OUT

This is a standard 5-pin 1800 DIN connector conforming to the MIDI standard as

shown.

Word Clock

75ohm BNC coaxial connector used to lock the Si EXPRESSION to other digital equipment.

HiQNet

Standard 100MB/s RJ45 connector used to connect the Si EXPRESSION to a LAN.

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Polarity (Phase)

You will probably be familiar with the concept of polarity in electrical signals and this is of particular importance to balanced audio signals. Just as a balanced signal is highly effective at cancelling out unwanted interference, so two microphones picking up the same signal can cancel out, or cause serious degradation of the signal if one of the cables has the +ve and -ve wires reversed. This phase reversal can be a real problem when microphones are close together and you should therefore always take care to connect pins correctly when wiring audio cables.

Grounding and Shielding

For optimum performance use balanced connections where possible and ensure that all signals are referenced to a solid, noise-free earthing point and that all signal cables have their screens connected to ground. In some unusual circumstances, to avoid earth or ground ‘loops’ ensure cable screens and other signal earths are connected to ground only at their source and not at both ends. If the use of unbalanced connections is unavoidable, you can minimise noise by following these wiring guidelines:

• On INPUTS, unbalance at the source and use a twin screened cable as though it

were balanced.

• On OUTPUTS, connect the signal to the +ve output pin, and the ground of the output

device to -ve. If a twin screened cable is used, connect the screen only at the mixer end.

• Avoid running audio cables or placing audio equipment close to thyristor dimmer

units or power cables.

• Noise immunity is improved signicantly by the use of low impedance sources,

such as good quality professional microphones or the outputs from most modern audio equipment. Avoid cheaper high impedance microphones, which may suffer from interference over long cable runs, even with well-made cables.

Grounding and shielding is still seen as a black art, and the suggestions above are only guidelines. If your system still hums, an earth/ground loop is the most likely cause. Two examples of how an earth loop can occur are shown below.

Warning!

Under NO circumstances must the AC power mains earth be

disconnected from the mains lead.

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Assignable Channel Strip (ACS)

The Assignable Channel Strip (ACS) follows the currently SELected channel or bus and provides almost all of the controls relating to the selected

channel or bus; it is broken

down in to small colour coded sections making it easy to identify control groups and functions at a glance.

Unlike any other console in this class, there is a dedicated control for each function therefore no ‘overlaying’ of controls is needed and each control has a dedicated label and scale just as you would have found on an analogue mixer *1. Any encoders or functions that are not available/appropriate for a given mode will be un-lit and have no function. Although the control surface has values marked against the encoders the absolute value of any encoder will be shown on the touch screen provided by the Function Focus feature.

The GAIN/TRIM encoder on the ACS functions as GAIN control when controlling a mic

amp and TRIM for a LINE source whenever the ACS is selected to an input

INPUT SECTION

1. Meter: indicates the level in the channel or bus; if the source is MONO only the left meter will indicate signal.

2. 48v key: toggles 48v Phantom Power ON/OFF if the SELected

channel is connected to a MIC input; illuminates when 48v is ON.

Pressing and holding the key will activate INTERROGATE mode for this function.

3. PHASE key: toggles the phase of the channel or bus, illuminates when PHASE is reversed. Pressing and holding the key will activate INTERROGATE mode for this function. Phase reverse is not available for matrix bus outputs.

4. GAIN: indicates and adjusts one of two parameters depending

upon the input source type of the selected channel: Mic gain — if selected to an input patched to a mic input Line trim — if selected to an input patched to a line input, AES input or similar.

5. HPF (High Pass Filter): indicates and adjusts the frequency of the

HPF (not L&R, mono or matrix). Has no effect until the ‘HPF’ lter

is switched IN.

6. HPF key: toggles the High Pass Filter as IN or OUT; illuminates when

HPF is IN. Press the key to toggle the lter IN/OUT. Pressing and

holding the key will activate INTERROGATE mode for this function.

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GATE SECTION

1. GATE ATTACK & RELEASE: indicates and adjusts the attack and release times of the gate.

2. GATE SC HPF/LPF: indicates & adjusts the high pass and

low pass lters of the gate side chain to allow more accurate

gating of signals.

3. GATE DEPTH: indicates and adjusts how many dB of attenuation the gate will apply when it is closed.

4. GATE THRESHOLD: indicates and adjusts the threshold of the gate opening/closing.

5. OPEN/HOLD/CLOSED indicators: indicate the operation of the gate:

OPEN = gate is passing signal and audio is above the threshold. HOLD = gate is passing signal but audio is below the threshold, the gate will close soon. CLOSED = gate is not passing signal, audio is below the threshold.

6. GATE key: toggles the gate IN or OUT; illuminates when gate is IN. Press the key to toggle the gate IN/OUT. Pressing and holding the key will activate interrogate mode for this function.

NOTE: Gate function is not available on output buses.

COMPRESSOR SECTION:

1. COMPRESSOR ATTACK & RELEASE: indicates and adjusts the attack and release times of the Compressor.

2. COMPRESSOR GAIN: indicates and adjusts the gain of the compressor, is used to ‘make-up’ gain lost through compression of the signal.

3. COMPRESSOR RATIO: indicates and adjusts the compression ratio within the compressor.

4. COMPRESSOR THRESHOLD: indicates and adjusts the threshold of the compressor.

5. GAIN REDUCTION INDICATOR: indicates the amount of dB attenuation applied by the compressor.

6. COMP key: toggles the compressor IN/OUT; illuminates when compressor is IN, press the key to toggle the compressor IN/ OUT. Pressing and holding the key will activate interrogate mode for this function.

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PARAMETRIC EQ SECTION

1. GAIN: indicates and adjusts the dB gain or cut

in each of the lters; the centre red LED will light

when the gain is 0dB. HF and LF bands operate

as shelf lters whilst HI MID and LO MID bands

operate in bell mode to provide a simple but powerful EQ.

2. FREQuency: indicates and adjusts the centre or

turn-over frequency at which the lters operate.

3. ‘Q’: indicates and adjusts the width of the lters operating in bell mode.

4. EQ key: toggles the EQ IN/OUT; illuminates when EQ IN, press the key to toggle the EQ IN/ OUT. Pressing and holding the key will activate interrogate mode for this function.

OUT SECTION:

1. DELAY: indicates and adjusts the delay applied to the channel

or bus; turn to ‘0’ (fully CCW) to turn the delay off.

2. PAN: indicates and adjusts the PAN (or BALANCE for stereo sources) of the channel or bus routing to the main LR bus. The pan control operates for channel to L&R pan, mix bus to L&R pan or when L&R is SELected L/R balance. Pan from a channel to a mix or a mix to matrix feed is always controlled by the global mode encoders when a follow key is active.

3. LR & MONO keys: toggle the routing of the channel or bus to the main LR and MONO buses. Pressing and holding these keys will activate INTERROGATE mode for these functions.

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AUDIO INTERROGATE

The Si EXPRESSION offers a quick and convenient method for checking and in many cases changing the status of many parameters, this is known as ‘interrogate’.

Example #1 – To check the status of the LR routing switch from inputs to the main LR bus:

a. Select a fader bank that includes inputs.

b. Press and hold the LR routing key.

c. The SELect keys on any channels routed to LR will light.

d. While holding the LR key you may toggle the status of the LR routing on any channels or

busses by pressing the SELect keys of the channels or buses you wish to include/exclude from the routing.

Interrogate operates on the following audio functions whose status may then be toggled with SELect key:

48v ON/OFF

Phase Reverse ON/OFF

HPF IN/OUT

GATE IN/OUT

COMPressor IN/OUT

EQ IN/OUT

LR routing ON/OFF

MONO routing ON/OFF

NOTE: When entering interrogate mode the status of the switch you press and hold is

not changed.

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POWER METERS AND MONITORS

1. 12V LAMP OUT: Connector for LED or similar console light For use with 12v LED lights

of under 100mA only! The lamps supplied by Soundcraft incorporate a dimming switch on the lamp itself.

2. USB: Insert a USB key for loading and backup of shows, software updates and similar..

3. POWER: Toggles console power ON/OFF; to prevent accidental shut-down a 2-stage

shut-down procedure is required:

a) Press and hold the POWER ON key for ~2 seconds, the power light will ash orange. b) Conrm shutdown by pressing the POWER ON key again whilst the light is ashing.

If the conrmation is not received within ~5 seconds the POWER ON key will revert to

solid green and the shutdown procedure is cancelled.

NOTE: An ‘Auto Start’ boot mode is available allowing the console to start booting immediately after the AC is applied provided the rear AC isolate on the Si EXPRESSION is ON. See Appendix for details.

4. MONITOR meters: Indicates level in the engineers monitor system; this is normally the

LR signal but may be PFL/AFL, or other signal as set in the MONITOR system menus.

5. L, R and MONO meters: Full-time uninterrupted monitoring of the main Left, Right and

Mono buses.

6. 6. SIP, PFL & AFL indicators: Illuminate to show current mode or active state of the SOLO

system.

TOUCH SCREEN ENCODERS AND BUTTONS

1. TOUCH SCREEN: colour touch screen interface.

2. MENU key: Press when lit to return

to the MAIN MENU page.

3. APPLY key: Press when lit to ‘APPLY’

a change such as re-naming a cue, channel, show or similar.

4. SCROLL/ADJUST encoder: Rotate to

scroll up/down lists, press to select or activate a highlighted function.

1 3

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LEXICONTM INTERFACE

1. FX key: press to open the Lexicon menu pages.

2. Lexicon encoders (x4): used to adjust the parameters within an effect. The encoders are context dependent upon what is shown on the touch screen at any given time.

3. TAP keys (x4): used to set the tempo of any of the patch using delays/measures; the

keys ash with the set tempo.

4. SCROLL/ADJUST encoder: used to navigate between processors, pressing the encoder allows a different patch to be selected from the 29 available patches:

Reverb Patches: 14 types Delays: 7 types

Effects: 8 types including Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Rotary

5. PAGE TABS: used to navigate through parameters available in the selected patch; tabs 2 and 3 are greyed out as appropriate if there are no parameters on those tabs.

NOTE: Pressing the FX key while COPY/PASTE is active will enter the FX copy/paste mode; see COPY/PASTE for more details.

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tOTEM™ (THE ONE TOUCH EASY MIX) KEYS

These keys place the console into ‘MIX’ mode allowing quick & easy mixing from Channels to Buses, Channels to FX or Buses to Matrix. Pressing any key triggers a sequence of events

that re-congure the control surface and console monitoring system to the optimum layout

for the desired/required function.

NOTE: If selecting a tOTEM key whist there are no contributing channels or buses on the active layer the surface will appear 'blank' — this is correct.

Mixes 1-14

• Clears all current SOLOs.

• Puts input faders into ‘sends on faders’ mode lighting FaderGlow according to the PRE

or POST setting of the send.

• Places master for selected mix on the MONO/SEL fader lighting the FaderGlow according

to the Bus Sends Master PRE or POST setting..

• SOLOs the selected bus.

• Assigns the ACS to the selected mix.

NOTE: When mixing to an Aux or Matrix bus use ALT + 'ON' keys to set send level to either unity if send is on or -inf if send is off. NOTE: Send pre/post send from the channel to the mix may be changed whilst mixing to buses using the PRE/POST button in the OUTPUTS page of the LCD main menu.

FX Mixes 1-4

• Clears all current SOLOs.

• Puts faders into ‘sends on faders’ mode lighting FaderGlow accordingly.

• Places FX Return of fader for selected mix on the MONO/SEL fader lighting the FaderGlow

cyan indicating fader is related to the FX.

• SOLOs the appropriate FX Return channel.

• Assigns the ACS to the selected FX Return.

NOTE: This function may only be enabled if an FX processor is patched to a stereo input; this is achieved from the PATCH function in the inputs window.

Matrix Mixes 1-4

• Clears all current SOLOs.

• Puts faders into ‘sends on faders’ mode lighting FaderGlow accordingly.

• Places master for selected mix on the MONO/SEL fader lighting the FaderGlow orange

indicating fader is related to the matrix.

• SOLOs the selected mix.

• Assigns the ACS to the selected matrix mix.

NOTE: When mixing to an Matrix or Aux bus use ALT + 'ON' keys to set send level to either unity if send is on or -inf if send is off. NOTE: A second press of the active MTX key allows individual contributions to be sent from left, right and mono buses to Matrix 'n' from faders 12, 13 & 14 (Si EXPRESSION 1) 20, 21 & 22 (Si EXPRESSION 2), or 28, 29 & 30 (Si EXPRESSION 3).

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GLOBAL MODE ENCODERS AND FUNCTIONS

1 2 3

The Global Mode encoders offer control of a key parameter across all channels or buses currently active on the surface:

1. GLOBAL ‘GAIN/TRIM’ key: press to make all the encoders function as the input GAIN (or

TRIM for line & digital sources) for all the channels on the currently active fader layer.

NOTE: This key has no function in BUS or MATRIX modes.

2. GLOBAL ‘FILT’ key: press to make all the encoders function as the input HPF for all the

channels on the currently active input fader layer.

NOTE: This key has no function in MATRIX mode.

3. GLOBAL ‘PAN’ key: press to make all the encoders function as the PAN for all the channels

or buses on the channels on the currently active fader layer.

NOTE: This key has no function in MATRIX mode.

NOTE: When mixing to a stereo bus using the tOTEM follow keys the global encoders will switch to PAN mode and shall act as the PAN or BALANCE control from the

channels to the bus.

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CUE CONTROL — see also CUE LIST

1. CUE LIST key: press when lit to bring the CUE LIST menu to the touch screen.

2. STORE key: press to STORE a new cue at the end of the use list.

NOTE: Pressing and Holding ALT, then pressing STORE will insert a new cue after the current cue.

NOTE: Cues are stored with the default name ‘Unnamed Snapshot n’ where ‘n’ is a count of how many cues exist rather than its position in

the cue list.

3. NEXT key: press the NEXT key when lit to recall the next (current cue number +1) cue.

NOTE: Pressing and Holding ALT, then pressing NEXT will recall the cue numerically prior to the current cue (current cue number -1).

4. RECALL key: Press the RECALL key when lit to recall again the currently active cue OR if the CUE LIST is open the cue that is highlighted.

NOTE: If the CUE LIST is open you may scroll to any cue and press the SCROLL/ADJUST

encoder to instantly recall it.

NOTE: For more information on the Cue List and Snapshot Control see also CUE LIST.

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ALT KEY

ALT is a modier key used by the following functions:

FADER LAYERS A/B/C/D CLR (CLeaR function)

CUE CONTROL

MIXING to AUX BUSES MIXING to MATRIX BUSES

Refer to these sections for detail on the operation and use.

CLR & SOLO CLR KEYS – see also CLEAR

1. CLR key: used to reset channels, buses or groups of parameters to their factory defaults as follows:

• CLR + channel or bus SELect will reset all audio

parameters within that channel or bus. to the factory defaults.

• CLR + function key within the ACS (such as EQ, GATE

or COMP) will reset all assocaited parameters of the selected channel or bus to the factory defaults.

• CLR + GEQ HI or LO will reset all bands in an active

GEQ to 0dB

• CLR+ tOTEM mix key will reset all contributions and ON status from channels or buses to

the BUS/MTX/FX’n’ back to the factory defaults

• CLR + Mute Master 1-4 while in MUTE setup mode will clear the slaves to that mute master.

NOTE: The reset refers only to the main audio parameters and does not affect functions such as SOLO, bus type, names patching and mute assignment.

CAUTION: ALT+ CLR+ function key within the ACS (such as EQ, GATE or COMP) will reset all associated parameters on all channels to the factory defaults.

2. SOLO CLR: Pressing this key when lit will clear all active PFL or AFL selections.

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