DiGiCo SD11 - Manual (Page 12)

SD11 - Getting Started
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Most of the right-hand section of the panel consists of a graphical representation of the rack configuration connected to the
selected port. Depending on the port selected, the graphic will change, showing the available physical I/O. Each small “square” on
the image represents a single physical audio connection or socket, with these arranged in columns or rows, representing I/O
cards in racks, or the local I/O on the back of the console.
The section below the graphical rack picture allows configuration of either the cards or slots and sockets (including custom
naming, phantom power and pad selection), or card splits and control sharing. The Cards & Sockets and Splits & Sharing
buttons define which elements are displayed for configuration.
The local I/O configuration is fixed, so no hardware changes are possible. You can, however, change the Port Name, the Group
Names and the Socket Names (the name of each physical connector on a card).
Rack Connections
With a D-Rack selected in the left hand port selection list, the window will change to look something like the image below, depend-
ing on the cards installed in the connected rack. The graphic shows the 6 available cards/slots, 4 input & 2 output.
In order to use the rack, the on-screen contents of the rack must match the cards physically installed in the rack connected. There
are two ways of achieving this:
Manual Conforming of Rack:
Select each card and manually select the appropriate card in the Card/Slot Type drop down menu in the lower section of the
window (displayed when the Cards & Sockets button towards the bottom-left is selected). Once the correct card type is
selected, the Label at the bottom the selected card will turn green, indicating the card type matches the card installed in the rack. If
the Card Type name is Red, then there is a mismatch, and the error should be corrected by selecting the correct card type.
Automatic Conforming:
There are three levels of automatic conforming:
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globally, using the red Conform All Ports button in the bottom left of the window;
- on a rack-by-rack basis, using the conform rack button just below the rack view
section of the window;
- on a card-by-card basis, by selecting a socket from the card in the graphical display
and using the conform card button next to the Card/Slot type button selector in the
lower section of the window. (Note that the Cards & Sockets button towards the
bottom-left should be selected)
Pressing any of these buttons will correctly select the card types for the range in question. Once complete, all of the Card Labels
beneath each slot should turn green.
Copying Audio and Listening to Copied Audio (MADI Recorder Setup)
Audio from a D-Rack can be copied to the MADI Port Output by selecting the incoming Port in the Ports list and using the Copy
Audio To drop down menu. For example, if you want to copy the D-Rack Audio Inputs to a recorder connected over MADI, select
Rack 1 in the ports list and then select MADI from the Copy Audio To drop down menu. The 32 inputs on Rack 1 will be copied
to the SD11 MADI output.
In addition, by connecting the recorder's MADI Output to the SD11 MADI Input, the playback can be monitored in the same channels
as the original source material. Just press the Listen To Copied Audio button to monitor playback and press it again to return to
monitoring the live sources from the rack.