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Desk Information
Display the current status of the desk's 4 (Vi5000) or 5 (Vi7000) bays.
The numerical data displayed for each bay gives the revision number of the firmware currently installed in each
bay. This information may be needed by Soundcraft service personnel if technical or service support is requested.
StageBox Information
Display a graphical representation, and the current status, of the cards in the Stage Box.
This also shows the status of the PSU(s) and the status of the voltages for the analogue (VA) and digital (VD)
power supply rails. The cooling fan status is also reported. A blue label under a card display indicates an input
function, and a red label indicates an output function.
If the card configuration of the Stagebox is changed (for example when AES input or output cards are fitted in
place of the analogue cards), the card labels will be automatically updated with the new card types if the 'Recon-
fig' button on the Stagebox front panel has been pressed after changing the cards.
VM2 / HiQnet Set-up
Enter the VM2 setup screen
VM² stands for 'Vistonics Microphone Monitoring'. It takes advantage of Harman's HiQnet control network to allow
a level of integration between a HiQnet-enabled wireless microphone system, and a Soundcraft Vi Series console.
This section is also used to set up a network IP address for use with both ViSi IPad remote control app, and the
Soundcraft Realtime Rack host control for Universal Audio Plug-ins.
Please see the HiQnet/VM² reference chapter 18 for more detail.
About HiQnet
HiQnet is a network communications protocol developed by Harman which enables various professional audio prod-
ucts within the Harman Pro-audio range to communicate with each other and provides remote control and monitoring
of Harman devices such as power amplifiers, powered speakers, DSP processors and microphones. Ethernet is nor-
mally used as the transport method for HiQnet control, as it provides a robust and standardised method of connecting
multiple devices in a network configuration. A Windows application called Audio Architect provides a master control
and monitoring program that allows all equipment on the HiQnet network to be controlled from a single user interface.
On the Vi Series of consoles HiQnet allows error messages generated by other Harman devices to be displayed in
the console's message log – for example thermal overload messages generated by Crown amplifiers. In addition the
consoles are able to transmit a Venue Preset recall - the HiQnet equivalent of a MIDI Program Change – to all other
devices in the network.
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