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- Page 1 SD5 Operation Manual User Manual - Getting Started To be read in conjunction with the SD Series Software Reference User Manual Version C for Software Versions 2.0.680+...
- Page 2 Licenses and Trademarks The SD5 logo and SD5 name are trademarks, and Digico UK Ltd and the Digico UK Ltd logo are registered trademarks of Digico UK Ltd. Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
SD5 Operation Manual Contents 1.1 The Console ..................1-1 1.2 Manual Overview ................1-1 1.3 Before You Start ................1-2 1.3.1 Worksurface Layout .............1-2 1.3.2 Layers and Banks ..............1-3 1.3.3 Using the Control Surface ...........1-3 1.3.4 The Assigned Channel ............1-4 1.3.5 The Master Fader ............ - Page 4 SD5 Operation Manual 1.12 Multi-channel formats..............1-22 1.13 Solo Setup..................1-23...
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Page 5: The Console
1.1 The Console The Digico SD5 consists of a worksurface, an audio engine and a range of onboard inputs and outputs. This can be connected to multiple Input/Output Rack Units by optical fibre and/or MADI links, which carry all the audio input and output signals. -
Page 6: Before You Start
SD5 - Getting Started 1.3 Before You Start There are certain general operating principles and terms that should be understood before continuing to use this manual. Please read this chapter carefully before proceeding. 1.3.1 Worksurface Layout.............. Left & Right Sections... -
Page 7: Layers And Banks
1.3.2 Layers and Banks ..............The SD5's worksurface is divided into Layers and Banks. Each Bank contains twelve channels, and the channels which are currently active on the control surface are defined using the fader bank and bank layer buttons to the right of the Channel Strip section’s faders:... -
Page 8: The Assigned Channel
SD5 - Getting Started Pop-ups are closed by pressing the box in the top right-hand corner of the pop-up, marked CLOSE or CANCEL (or by pressing CAN on keypad pop-ups). To the right of the Centre Panel is a single encoder marked Touch-Turn (shown below). This is used to access any rotary controls within the Master Screen. - Page 9 SD5 - Getting Started The 2 rows of twelve encoders and buttons immediately below the touchscreen (shown above) refer to the channels with which they are aligned. Pressing one of the Quick Select buttons on the left of the screen will assign the selected function to the top row of these controls below the screen.
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Page 10: The Master Fader
In addition, the master fader can be assigned to the solo buss outputs using the buttons in the Master screen Solo panel. 1.3.6 Channel Types ..............The SD5 has 4 different channel types which are laid out in banks of 12 on the console worksurface and can be identified by their colour. -
Page 11: Hardware Configuration
The SD5 worksurface has 8 analogue I/O and 8 AES I/O on its rear panel (referred to as Local I/O) and additional I/O is supplied in the form of remote Racks which can each accommodate up to 56 inputs and 56 outputs in different formats. These racks are connected to the worksurface by either 100M high specification 75 Ohm coaxial cables fitted with BNC connectors or optical fibre. -
Page 12: Software Configuration
1.5 Software Configuration The SD5 has a default setup which means that the new user need not get involved in configuring the desk at this stage. However, here is a brief overview of how the different displays are used in putting together a session. Each of the master displays intro- duced below are described fully within the rest of the manual. -
Page 13: Audio I/O Overview
1.5.3 Audio I/O Overview .............. The Audio I/O window is used to configure the physical I/O connected to the SD5, including configuring and naming the sockets of the option cards installed in racks, and the setting of Pads and phantom power. -
Page 14: Opto V220 (Digiracks) And Opto V221 (Sd Racks)
1.5.5 Single SD Console System ..........On an SD5, go to Setup/Audio I/O. Press the Setup Optocore button and the Single Console button will be shown with a bright red background. Press this button, press Yes at the confirmation stage and the console will create ports for all connected racks, allocate all output cards to your console and create the Optocore map. -
Page 15: Manual Conforming Of Racks
Standard MADI Connections If you have a standard MADI connection (not a DiGiCo Rack) to your SD5, you can set the console to display the MADI with generic signal names, i.e. MADI 1, MADI 2.. etc. through to MADI 56 (or 64) instead of the usual rack style names. The naming does not affect the signal, but makes routing signals easier. -
Page 16: Rack Sharing
Receive Only : The SD5 will receive the rack’s existing settings but will not be able to control the gain etc on the racks. Full Control : The SD5 will send its settings to the racks and change them accordingly. -
Page 17: Saving And Loading Sessions
SD5 - Getting Started 1.6 Saving and Loading Sessions 1.6.1 Save As New File ..............When you change the configuration of a session you should save it to the console's flash drive under a new filename. If the Save Session panel has not appeared automatically after a session restructure then touch the Files button on the Master screen and then press Save As New File. -
Page 18: Audio Sync
Optocore as their sync source. Example Clocking from Optocore@ 96kHz There are also times when the SD5 needs to be clocked externally. The Audio Sync panel allows you to control external synchro- nisation. The SD5 will clock from the following sources : Word Clock, AES/EBU, Video Reference, MADI & Optocore In this situation one Optocore device should be set to clock to the external source and all other Optocore devices should be set to sync to Optocore. -
Page 19: Routing Basics
For input and insert return routing, the INTERNAL port provides the following signal groups: Misc: The oscillator, white and pink noise generators. Graphic EQs: The outputs of the SD5’s internal graphic EQ’s. Effects: The outputs of any effects sends that have been created... -
Page 20: Ripple Channels
For output and insert send routing, the INTERNAL port provides access to the inputs of the SD5’s Graphic EQ’s, and the inputs to any effects that have been created. -
Page 21: Channel Processing
SD5 - Getting Started 1.9 Channel Processing 1.9.1 Dynamic EQ ................The EQ section comprises four user-configurable parametric filters with Dynamic Control for up to 24 Channels and a pair of swept High-pass and Low-pass filters. The EQ is accessed by touching the on screen display to Assign the channel (the colour changes to yellow) and then using the controls on the right hand side of the input module. -
Page 22: Dynamics
SD5 - Getting Started 1.9.2 Dynamics ................The dynamics are accessed by touching the words Comp or Gate just below the EQ graph on screen to open the dynamics panel. There are two dynamics modules, the first of which can function as a simple compressor, a 3 way multiband compressor, or a de-esser, according to the comp/multi/desser button to its left. -
Page 23: Auxiliaries
SD5 - Getting Started 1.9.3 Auxiliaries ................The auxiliaries can be accessed by pressing the Quick Select Aux button and touching the auxiliary row on screen or using the Screen Scroll buttons on the left of the worksurface Using either of these methods, the highlighted auxiliaries on the input screen will change. The rotary controls and switches beneath the screen are used as auxiliary sends, pans (with 2nd Function ON), On/Off and pre/post switches (with 2nd Function ON). -
Page 24: The Matrix
To open the Matrix Inputs panel, touch the Matrix button on the Master Screen. The window that opens allow you to route inputs to the Matrix Output Channels, and set the Matrix crosspoint levels. To route an input, touch the top of the appropriate Matrix column. This opens a standard SD5 input routing page. Matrix Input Routing... -
Page 25: Control Groups
SD5 - Getting Started 1.11 Control Groups Any number of input channels and output channels can be connected to one or more of the 24 possible Control Groups. They can then all be operated from a single worksurface control. Changes to the Control Group fader, mute or solo or controls will affect all channels connected to the group. - Page 26 SD5 - Getting Started 1.12 Multi-channel formats If you are working in Surround, or using another multi-channel format, you can create LCR, LCRS and 5.1 busses in the Session Structure panel described earlier in this chapter Multi-channel inputs are controlled by routing each component through a mono channel and then linking those channels via a 'Multi' channel.
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Page 27: Solo Setup
SD5 - Getting Started 1.13 Solo Setup The SD5 Solo panel is accessed from a button at the top of the Master Screen. Some of the controls on this panel are duplicated on the worksurface, immediately above the Master Screen.
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