DiGiCo SD Series - Manual (Page 20)

Chapter 1 - Channel Types
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1.4.6 Aux Busses and Assignable Controls ..................................
Within an Input channel strip, each aux send has a level trim and on/off switch to the right. The switch is grey to indicate that the
send is off, and red to indicate that it is on. The trim level is displayed in dB on the right of the channel strip, underneath the aux
number.
There are three places within the channel from which the aux sends can be fed, as indicated by the source display immediately to
the right of the level trim:
PRE Pre-fader
POST Post-fader
Pre-M Pre-mute (and pre-fader)
The source position can be changed by pressing the worksurface 2nd function button and using the switches below the aux
send encoders. The source for each aux can also be adjusted globally via the aux channel’s Setup display.
On stereo aux sends, there is a pan control to the right of the on/off switch. This can be adjusted by pressing the worksurface
2nd function button and using the rows of encoders below the worksurface screen. The pan controls for each aux can be
globally linked to the channel fader via the aux channel’s Setup display.
At the bottom of the assigned channel SD7 worksurface controls, there are four dedicated aux encoders with buttons, which
control four contiguous aux send pots and on/off switches for the Assigned channel:
The auxes controlled by these encoders and buttons can be selected using the scroll buttons to the left of the top encoder, and is
indicated by purple ring on the on-screen aux sends.
Note that this assignment is channel specific and will be recalled if the Assigned channel is changed and
returned to that channel.
The encoders and buttons immediately below the Channel Strip can be used to control either the aux sends, or a separate
function. This function is referred to as the ‘locked’ function, as it does not change when the auxes are moved. The button at the
end of each row, next to the LCD display, flips the assignment of that row between the aux sends and the locked function.
Touching any on-screen aux send assigns the highest available encoder row to that send, and assigns any other available
encoder rows to the aux sends below it. The scroll button outside the bottom left-hand corner of the screen can also be used to
change which auxes are assigned to the encoders. (SD5,7,8,10)
Note that only six auxes can be displayed in the Channel Strip panel at once. The panel will always display
the auxes assigned to the encoder rows below it. This means that the auxes controlled by the dedicated aux
encoders in the channel worksurface controls may not be visible.
By default, the encoders control the aux level and the button controls the aux on/off status. However, by pressing the 2nd
function button (located on the surface), the button becomes the aux’s source selector (toggling between PRE, POST or Pre-M),
and the encoder becomes the pan control of a stereo channel. On mono auxes, the encoder has no second function.
It is also possible to show all of the aux sends for a channel in a single display and assign them to the rotaries beneath the
screen. This is done by assigning the required channel to the aux controls (the assigned auxes will be displayed in dark purple
with a dark purple surround) then touching one of the assigned auxes. The layout of the display indicates which encoder each
aux is assigned to; if there are more sends than rotaries, the assignments becomes scrollable using the Screen Scroll function.
The Picture below shows an SD7 with 36 Sends.
Once you have adjusted the auxes in this display, you need to close it manually before opening any other channel detail display.
Note that further worksurface assignments of auxes is available via the Surface, Faders and Solo tabs of the
Options menu.