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OWNER’S MANUAL
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9. OPTIONS:
It opens the Options menu window, which contains:
A.
General: it allows the change of the destination folders to
save
data.
B.
Points Scoring System: it shows the weighing table of the
individual APM entries that compete in the scoring system
in the MSQR contest.
The scoring system is non-linear but logarithmic, where
the minimum score is 70 and corresponds to a system
with
distortion.
8. MASTER SOUND QUALITY RACE:
This is the sub-menu dedicated to online calls to the portal
dedicated to the
Master Sound Quality Race
contest.
It is possible to select:
A. Registration:
it opens the link to the registration page.
B. Log-in:
it opens the link to the
MASTER SOUND QUALITY
page.
C. Upload Measurement:
this link sends the measurement file to
the portal, only if it is created in Competition mode, currently
loaded in the SW (in Open or Offline session). This file must first be
saved by the SW before it can be uploaded online.
If the user loads a measurement file in Free mode, the SW does not
allow the upload and display an error notification via the alert box.
D. Rulebook:
it opens the link to the page containing the contest
rules and/or Marketing & Communication information.
7. APM RANK CALCULATOR:
It opens the tool to draw up the APM ranking
(see point 6.2.9.6)
It is a semi-automatic tool, where you can select one or
more * sap (session) or * .apm (measure) files type, then generate an automatic ranking based on the Master
Sound Quality Race scoring system. The loaded measurement files, generated in Free or Competition mode, are
always discriminated by the related parameter in the report.
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