User Guide
by
HARMAN
®
Page 1: ...User Guide by HARMAN...
Page 2: ...2 Soundcraft Si Compact User Guide 0311...
Page 3: ...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 interfe...
Page 4: ...w 14 Si Compact Front Panel 14 Si Compact Rear Panel 14 Assignable Channel Strip ACS 15 INPUT OUTPUT section 15 GATE section 16 COMPRESSOR section 16 Parametric EQ Section 17 OUT Section 17 INTERROGAT...
Page 5: ...er Input Patching Layers 40 Si Compact Output Patching Layers 41 patching 42 Setting or changing the Input Patch 42 Setting or changing the Direct Out Patch 43 Setting or Changing the Bus or Master Ou...
Page 6: ...r table specified 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 l...
Page 7: ...etter 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...
Page 8: ...nce of un insulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTIONS The exclamation point within an equi...
Page 9: ...se as possible We have spent years researching the most efficient methods of control for two key reasons 1 Engineers musicians writers and programmers all need to have very few interruptions to the cr...
Page 10: ...ts wear tear Four Insert Send Return loops 24 32 fader versions No layering of controls on the channel all the controls are available all of the time Colour touch screen interface Mute Groups Advice f...
Page 11: ...short as possible to minimize interference pick up on the cable NOTE The ring must be grounded if the source is unbalanced Insert Returns Accepts 3 pole 6 35mm 1 4 jacks or 2 pole mono jacks which wil...
Page 12: ...turn functions to allow insertion of special effect or dynamic processors Headphones The PHONES output is a 3 pole 6 35mm 1 4 jack wired as a stereo output as shown ideally for headphones of 32 or gre...
Page 13: ...ths 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 unbalanc...
Page 14: ...con FX Controller Buss Follow tOTEM Keys Global Mode switches and encoders Cue Control Master Faders and associated controls Mute Masters and Faders Bank controls Main Channel or Bus Master faders met...
Page 15: ...INE source whenever the ACS is selected to an input INPUT OUTPUT 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 togg...
Page 16: ...soon CLOSED gateisNOTpassingsignal audioisbelowthethreshold 6 GATE key toggles the GATE IN or OUT Pressing and holding the key will activate INTERROGATE mode for this function NOTE Gate function is n...
Page 17: ...filters 6 LF GAIN indicates and adjusts the dB gain or cut of the Low Frequency shelf filters 7 LF FREQuency indicates and adjusts the frequency at which the Low Frequency shelf filters operate 8 EQ k...
Page 18: ...e status of the LR routing switch from Inputs to the main LR bus 1 While in fader bank IN A or IN B press and hold the LR routing key 2 The SELect keys on any channels routed to LR will light 3 Whilek...
Page 19: ...ill revert to solid green and the shutdown procedure is cancelled 4 MONITOR meters Indicate the level in the engineers monitor system this is normally the LR signal but may be PFL AFL or other signal...
Page 20: ...empo of any of the patch using delays measures the keys flash with the set tempo 4 SCROLL ADJUST encoder used to navigate between processors pressing the encoder allows a different patch to be selecte...
Page 21: ...te Aux bus FX Buses 1 4 Clears all current SOLOs Sets fader bank to IN A if not currently on IN A or IN B bank Puts faders into sends on faders mode lighting fader glow accordingly Places FX Return of...
Page 22: ...encoder to instantly recall it NOTE For more information on the Cue List and Snapshot Control see also CUE LIST Global Mode Encoders and Functions The Global Mode encoders offer control of a key param...
Page 23: ...l 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 MUTE n will clear all channel or bus assignme...
Page 24: ...e of the MUTE keys 1 4 SELect keys will light if any of the channels or buses on the surface is assigned a slave to the selected mute group 2 Add or remove slaves by pressing the SELect keys on the ch...
Page 25: ...Fader is the master level for BUS n FX FOLLOW 1 4 active Fader is the channel level of FX Return channel n NOTE If usingALT MTX n MONO fader operates as contribution of MONO bus to Matrix n 2 MONO ON...
Page 26: ...LR or MONO master is SELected or when FOLLOWing a bus 1 2 3 4 5 6 FADER GLOWTM The Fader Glow system illuminates the fader slot when the function of the fader is anything other than a mono input chan...
Page 27: ...Toggles the send from channel bus n to bus x ON OFF GEQ Mode Resets the GEQ band gain to 0dB 6 SEL Key Selects the channel or bus to the ACS 7 SOLOKey WillSOLOthechannelorbus actualmodewilldependupont...
Page 28: ...The frequency bands for HI and LO are printed above each fader whilst the scale on the left hand side of the fader slot indicates the dB of cut or boost applied The Function Focus display on the LCD...
Page 29: ...X page 2 Press the SCROLL ADJUST encoder to select an alternate patch type from the drop down list 3 ParametersfortheactiveFXProcess Pathareshownaboveeachofthefourencodersdirectly below the screen the...
Page 30: ...ng the control you are adjusting it s name and absolute value Additionaly the function focus will show you information about other associated controls and the name of the channel you are adjusting The...
Page 31: ...n the console 2 MENU key Return to main menu page lit when on any page other than MENU 3 APPLY key Press when lit to confirm a change to name or similar 4 SCROLL ADJUST Press to access editing of a pa...
Page 32: ...then press the encoder to display the QWERTY keyboard NOTE PRESS APPLY key to confirm the name change EDIT SHOW Global Recall Isolate Prevents the automation recalling isolated parameters or groups of...
Page 33: ...TCHING Resets all system patching to factory default RESETALL Resets all parameters including names and patches to factory default NOTE With all RESET menus a confirm dialogue is provided allowing the...
Page 34: ...el by pressing and holding one of the active input SOLO keys this has the effect of attenuating contribution of other solo d channels to the solo and monitor system The Highlight Level level of attenu...
Page 35: ...ired NOTE Oscillator settings default to Off following a power cycle Level Indicates level of the oscillator to any buses or output patch the setting is changed using the SCROLL ADJUST encoder Frequen...
Page 36: ...tch Mono Check Creates a mono sum of the signal in the monitors Delay Enables or disables the output delay to the monitor output patch Delay Time Adjusts the delay time applied to the monitor outputs...
Page 37: ...it the name Type Sets the channel as either Mono or Linked NOTE Channels may be lined as an odd even pair Direct Out Pre Post Allows the pick up point of the direct out to be set as either pre or post...
Page 38: ...keyboard to edit the name Bus Width Sets the bus as either Mono or Stereo NOTE Buses may be lined as an odd even pair Bus Pre Post Sets the bus type as either Pre fader FaderGlow of sends and bus mast...
Page 39: ...t Sets all channel audio parameters on SELected channel to Factory Default NOTE Patching and naming is NOT included in resetting a channel GLOBAL GAIN On current layer sets all input gains on to facto...
Page 40: ...Compact 16 Fader Input Patching Layers Mic In 1 14 Channels 1 14 Fader Layer IN A faders 1 14 Mic In 15 16 1 Channels 15 16 Fader Layer IN B faders 1 2 Ste FX Returns 1 2 Channels 17 20 Fader Layer IN...
Page 41: ...tput Layers Patching system Buses 1 14 Fader Layer BUS faders 1 14 Analogue Line Out 1 14 MTX 1 4 Fader Layer MTX faders 1 4 Not Assigned Main L R Master LR Fader Analogue Line Out 15 16 MONO MONO SEL...
Page 42: ...ke the change permanent NOTE The system will only show option cards if fitted if the show was created on a console with an expansion card fitted or if the show was created with an option card in the o...
Page 43: ...e current direct output patch with an orange tick other outputs that are in use have a gray tick whilst unused patches have no tick in this case from channel name Bass DI which is channel 1 on the con...
Page 44: ...LL ADJUST encoder or left right arrows on the touch screen NOTE The system will provide a warning if you attempt to use a patch that is already in use allowing you to either continue or abort the acti...
Page 45: ...MONITOR OUT It is possible to assign additional line outputs for the monitor L and R from the MONITOR menu the method is similar as for bus output patches however the monitor left and right will be p...
Page 46: ...cue in which you wish the MIDI event to happen and press the EDIT CUE button MIDI Program Change Set On or Off to enable or disable sending of midi messages when the cue is replayed MIDI Transmit Cha...
Page 47: ...hen the cue is replayed HiQnet Venue Number Sets the HiQnet Venue Number that is sent range is 1 65535 NOTE If HiQnetVenue Recall is set On the HiQnet icon in the Cue List view will be lit orange NOTE...
Page 48: ...n also be patched in parallel to other outputs on the console see PATCHING The monitor signal nominally follows the main LR signal but a number of sources can be selected from the MONITOR page on the...
Page 49: ...elect the INFO XML file using the adjust encoder the LOAD button at the bottom right of the touch screen window will appear when a valid selection is made 6 Press the LOAD button Software will begin l...
Page 50: ...setting on the mixer and avoid feedback Also a well chosen and well placed microphone should not need any appreciable equalisation There are no exact rules let your ears be the judge In the end the po...
Page 51: ...application Choose your amplifier carefully and do not try to compensate for lack of power by using the mixer to increase output level Note The level of any source signal in the final output is affect...
Page 52: ...he GEQ by pressing the lit HI LO key again NOTE This assumes you are starting from a factory default state To reset the console completely see Factory Reset Mixing to aux Buses To create a simple mix...
Page 53: ...OLL ADJUST encoder to the right of the screen to change patch type 5 To control the processing of the FX Return use the controls on the ACS 6 Raise the Mono SEL fader to bring the FX Return into the m...
Page 54: ...483mm 19 0 520mm 20 5 11 0kg 24 2lbs Si Compact 24 Gross in carton 250mm 9 8 810mm 31 9 635mm 25 19 5kg 43 1lbs Net 169mm 6 7 716mm 28 2 520mm 20 5 15 5kg 34 1lbs Si Compact 32 Gross in carton 250mm...
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Page 56: ...o inputs HF 12kHz 15dB MF swept 150Hz 3 5kHz 15dB LF 80Hz 15dB Q MF 1 5 EQ Stereo inputs HF 12kHz 15dB MF 720Hz 15dB LF 80Hz 15dB Q MF 0 8 Power Consumption Less than 40W Operating Conditions Temperat...
Page 57: ...ing console rather than to an amplifier and loudspeaker which is covered by a microphone feeding the console Equaliser A device that allows the boosting or cutting of selected bands of frequencies in...
Page 58: ...shes a signal when compressing expressed as a ratio 1 1 means no compression 1db input level increase to the compressor 1db ouput level increase from the compressor 12 1 12dB input level increase to t...
Page 59: ...t in transit both to and from the Dealer or Soundcraft and postage must be prepaid 4 This warranty shall only be valid if a the Equipment has been properly installed in accordance with instructions co...
Page 60: ...by HARMAN Soundcraft Harman International Industries Ltd Cranborne House Cranborne Road Potters Bar Herts EN6 3JN United Kingdom 44 0 1707 665000 www soundcraft com...
