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Speaker Balance Adjustment is only available 
for wirelessly connected speakers.

You can adjust the relative volume level 
of each wireless speaker or subwoofer 
connected to your SOUND HUB. Adjusting 
the relative volume can be useful:

• 

to adjust the balance between a stereo pair 
of speakers and a subwoofer.

• 

to balance the volume of multiple stereo 
pairs of speakers.

• 

to optimise the volume of the speakers in a 
multi-channel system.

The aim of Speaker Balance Adjustment is to 
have all the speakers playing at approximately 
the same volume at the listening position. Up 
to ±9dB of adjustment for each channel is 
available. The Speaker Balance Adjustment 
routine is described in the following 
paragraphs.

Before you start, ensure that all speakers 
and any subwoofer are switched on and 
wirelessly connected to the SOUND HUB.

5.  Using Your SOUND HUB

5.7  Speaker Balance Adjustment

• 

With your SOUND HUB switched on, 
simultaneously press and hold the front 
panel Mute and Source Select buttons 

A

 . 

• 

When you hear a noise signal from the first 
speaker, release the Mute and Source 
Select buttons. The speaker under 
adjustment will be indicated on the SOUND 
HUB top panel display and the noise signal 
will continue to enable you to judge the 
volume. Wireless speakers fitted with a 
volume display will also illuminate to indicate 
the one being adjusted.

• 

The SOUND HUB volume control 

B

 or 

the remote control volume up and down 
buttons 

C

 can now be used to adjust the 

relative volume of the selected speaker. The 
SOUND HUB volume display will show the 
adjustment.

A

B

NOTE:

Speaker Balance 
adjustment is particularly 
relevant if an HDMI 
module is installed in your 
SOUND HUB and you 
play multi-channel audio 
material.

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Summary of Contents for Sound Hub

Page 1: ...DALI SOUND HUB MANUAL HDMI module NPM BluOS module...

Page 2: ...ator Illumination 26 5 7 Speaker Balance Adjustment 27 5 8 Speaker Distance Adjustment 29 6 Trouble Shooting and Maintaining Your SOUND HUB 32 6 1 Cleaning 32 6 2 Wireless Connection Channel Options 3...

Page 3: ...twin aspirations The DALI SOUND HUB is a technologically advanced product that requires thoughtful installation We recommend therefore that you read this manual carefully and follow its advice when i...

Page 4: ...es music libraries internet radio and USB storage The NPM 2i module differs from the NPM 1 module by incorporating Apple Airplay 2 streaming technology Installation and use of an NPM module is describ...

Page 5: ...COAXIAL PRE OUT POWER 15V 2 8A L R L R Input Output SUB OUT PLUG IN MODULE PLUG IN MODULE Pre Out Power In USB Power Out Service Sub Out D1 SOUND HUB Rear Panel RCA In AUX In Coaxial In Optical In Op...

Page 6: ...Mute Source Select Volume Control Standby 1 SOUND HUB Overview RCA In AUX In Coaxial In Optical In Bluetooth Optical In TV Module 1 Module 2 D2 SOUND HUB Front Panel 6...

Page 7: ...Mute Source Select Standby D3 Remote Control 1 SOUND HUB Overview Module 2 Module 1 Optical In TV Optical In RCA In Bluetooth AUX In Coaxial In Volume Down Volume Up 7...

Page 8: ...IVER OBERON C OBERON 1 C CALLISTO 2 C CALLISTO 6 C OBERON 7 C OBERON ON WALL C OBERON VOKAL C CALLISTO C RUBICON 2 C RUBICON 6 C RUBICON 8 C RUBICON C WIRELESS SUBWOOFER RECEIVER WSR The DALI SOUND HU...

Page 9: ...ries 4 Document pack Take care when unpacking your SOUND HUB A transparent protection film is applied over the top surface and the front panel display We recommend that the protection film is left in...

Page 10: ...t or shelf however the only constraints are accessibility to mains power and to the signal cables for any wired audio sources NOTE Thanks to its Bluetooth remote control your SOUND HUB can be placed i...

Page 11: ...pply cable into the rear panel POWER socket illustrated in Diagram D1 page 5 and then plug the power supply into an appropriate mains power socket Switch on your SOUND HUB by pressing the front panel...

Page 12: ...Sub OBERON C CALLISTO C RUBICON C WSR T1 Speaker channel assignments NOTE The way in which your SOUND HUB routes audio to a DALI WSR Wireless Subwoofer Receiver or to its wired subwoofer output depend...

Page 13: ...flash indicating that these are the only channels available The speaker will play a short confirmation tone With the speaker or WSR connected to the SOUND HUB it can be assigned to a channel The chann...

Page 14: ...SOUND HUB Press the LINK CONNECT button on the SOUND HUB HUB HUB L L R R 5 10 sec Press the LINK CONNECT button on the LEFT speaker Press the LINK CONNECT button repeatedly to select the required cha...

Page 15: ...NK CONNECT button on the SOUND HUB Press the LINK CONNECT button on the SOUND HUB 5 10 sec Press the LINK CONNECT button on the first speaker Repeat procedure for each speaker Press the LINK CONNECT b...

Page 16: ...outputs mirror the SOUND HUB stereo left and right wireless speaker channels NOTE If the system combines wireless centre and surround speakers with wired front speakers the wired outputs will be dela...

Page 17: ...settings menu and look for DALI SOUND HUB in the list of available devices Select DALI SOUND HUB to complete pairing The SOUND HUB Bluetooth indicator will stop flashing 4 Connecting Audio Sources NO...

Page 18: ...ss and hold the SOUND HUB front panel Mute button When the display shows b_ release the button The pairings are not deleted so the devices may still be reconnected later to the SOUND HUB as described...

Page 19: ...al output OPTICAL IN TV TV equipped with an optical digital output If the TV is equipped with an HDMI ARC connection and your SOUND HUB is fitted with the DALI HDMI module always use this in preferenc...

Page 20: ...SOUND HUB is fitted with an NPM module it will be able to connect to a home WiFi or Ethernet network and play audio from a wide range of music streaming services network music libraries and internet r...

Page 21: ...lustrated in Diagram D3 page 7 5 1 Standby Your SOUND HUB has a low energy consumption Standby Mode that can be engaged or disengaged pressing either the front panel or remote control Standby button Y...

Page 22: ...he remote control volume up and volume down buttons NOTE DALI CALLISTO C wireless speaker models also offer top panel touchpad volume control NOTE If a Bluetooth or network audio source with an NPM mo...

Page 23: ...5 Using Your SOUND HUB 5 3 Mute To silence your SOUND HUB press either the front panel or remote control mute button To restore the audio press either mute button again Mute button Mute button 23...

Page 24: ...ated icon in the SOUND HUB display If your SOUND HUB has NPM or HDMI modules installed depending on which installation slot they occupy their selection will be indicated by the Slot 1 or Slot 2 icon i...

Page 25: ...source Play button is pressed The HDMI input will automatically be selected when a connected TV is switched on NOTE To avoid unexpected and unwanted input selection it is good practice to switch off o...

Page 26: ...on press and hold the front panel Standby button and turn the Volume Control until the desired brightness option is displayed then release the Standby button NOTE At the lowest brightness setting volu...

Page 27: ...subwoofer are switched on and wirelessly connected to the SOUND HUB 5 Using Your SOUND HUB 5 7 Speaker Balance Adjustment With your SOUND HUB switched on simultaneously press and hold the front panel...

Page 28: ...the Mute button D to return to the previous speaker and adjust the balance If no adjustment is required for a speaker press the Source Select button again to move on to the next one When all the requi...

Page 29: ...e that audio arrives at the listening position in exact synchronicity This is especially significant in multi channel systems The SOUND HUB will automatically calculate any appropriate relative time d...

Page 30: ...lect buttons Wireless speakers fitted with a volume display will also illuminate to indicate the one being adjusted Turn the SOUND HUB volume control B or use the remote control volume up and down but...

Page 31: ...mal operation without saving speaker distance adjustments if no action is taken for two minutes 5 Using Your SOUND HUB 5 8 Speaker Distance Adjustment Press the front panel Source Select button C to m...

Page 32: ...may find the information in the following paragraphs occasionally useful 6 1 Cleaning Use a soft dry cloth to dust the SOUND HUB case We do not recommend the use of any cleaning fluids or sprays but...

Page 33: ...is switched off Even when in standby or sleep mode some wireless equipment will still broadcast a signal and consume bandwidth so if it is unused it is best fully switched off If however you still exp...

Page 34: ...c 3 D if it was manually selected If A Automatic was selected the channel is shown as c1 c2 c3 E without the dot indicating that the channel is automatically selected Press the LINK CONNECT button F...

Page 35: ...steps alongside 6 Trouble Shooting and Maintaining Your SOUND HUB 6 3 Reset to Defaults Switch off the SOUND HUB A Switch on the SOUND HUB by pressing the Standby button while simultaneously pressing...

Page 36: ...d from the DALI website To install a firmware update follow the steps below Download the firmware file from the DALI website see link below Transfer the firmware file to an empty USB memory stick usin...

Page 37: ...member states Switzerland Liechtenstein and Norway may return their used electronic products free of charge to designated collection facilities or to a retailer if you purchase a similar new one If y...

Page 38: ...SOUND HUB NPM BluOS Module 7 Installing and Using the SOUND HUB NPM BluOS Module 38...

Page 39: ...ervices network music libraries internet radio stations and USB storage The NPM 2i module differs from the NPM 1 module by incorporating Apple Airplay 2 streaming technology 7 1 Installation The NPM m...

Page 40: ...er from an unused SOUND HUB rear panel module slot B Slide the NPM module with its handle uppermost into a free module slot until it is aligned with the rear panel of the SOUND HUB C Secure the NPM mo...

Page 41: ...ble connected to your home router or wireless via your home WiFi network If your preference is to connect via your WiFi network insert the supplied USB WiFi Dongle in one of the NPM rear panel USB soc...

Page 42: ...twork switch on your SOUND HUB and launch the BluOS Controller app If your NPM module uses a wired connection to your home network it will be available for use immediately when you launch the BluOS Co...

Page 43: ...wing table LED Blink Code Description Steady Blue Connected to WiFi and ready for use Flashing Red Green Re starting Solid Green WiFi network connection mode Flashing Green Connecting to WiFi network...

Page 44: ...launching a network audio stream via the BluOS Controller app or a stand alone audio streaming app the SOUND HUB will automatically switch to the NPM module input and play the stream Depending on whic...

Page 45: ...Switch the SOUND HUB to Standby but leave it connected to its power supply A Press and hold the SOUND HUB Mute button B while looking at the NPM rear panel indicator C After holding the Mute button f...

Page 46: ...SOUND HUB HDMI Module 8 Installing and Using the SOUND HUB HDMI Module 46...

Page 47: ...TVs and incorporates Dolby Digital and DTS decoding to enable broadcast to multi channel speaker systems HDMI ARC enables uncompressed stereo audio or compressed multi channel audio at up to 5 1 form...

Page 48: ...two screws and the cover from an unused SOUND HUB rear panel module slot B Slide the HDMI module with its handle uppermost into a free module slot until it is aligned with the rear panel of the SOUND...

Page 49: ...l illuminate green to confirm an HDMI eARC TV connection Use an HDMI cable to connect the SOUND HUB HDMI module input socket E to an appropriate TV HDMI connection socket The TV HDMI connection socket...

Page 50: ...se external speakers Refer to the TV user manual to find out how to do this NOTE You may need to configure the settings of your TV to use HDMI CEC Implementation of CEC will enable the TV remote contr...

Page 51: ...uipped SOUND HUB treats programme material encoded with fewer channels than there are speakers connected Example The programme material playing via the HDMI module is stereo 2 0 yet the SOUND HUB has...

Page 52: ...e Control to select P1 for ProLogic I or P2 for ProLogic II Release the Mute button when the required option is selected Remember to re set the SOUND HUB to ProLogic II when ProLogic I is no longer re...

Page 53: ...esolution If the Adaptive Wireless Sample Rate switch is set to PERFORMANCE while HDMI audio will continue to be broadcast at 16bit 48kHz resolution audio from other SOUND HUB sources will be broadcas...

Page 54: ...available will be intelligently distributed to all speaker channels The encoding and channel formats of HDMI material will be briefly shown sequentially on the SOUND HUB display when the HDMI input i...

Page 55: ...ule will be shown as either PCM Dolby or DTS as illustrated below The post processing of the HDMI module depends on the input encoding format Dolby will be post processed by the Dolby ProLogic I or Do...

Page 56: ...Module 8 3 Using Your HDMI Equipped SOUND HUB NOTE Depending on the number of wireless speakers available to an HDMI module equipped SOUND HUB there is a limited range of valid multi channel speaker l...

Page 57: ...channel speakers duplicate surround speakers or perhaps twin subwoofers to be used in a multi channel system NOTE When playing DTS 7 x and PCM 7 x material on a 6 0 or 6 1 speaker system the same aud...

Page 58: ...egrations 17 3rd Party Integrations Apple AirPlay 2 Control System Integrations Crestron Control 4 RTI ELAN URC Push Lutron iPort Supports Voice Control Integrations Amazon Alexa Skills Works with Goo...

Page 59: ...e box 9 D6 Inserting batteries 11 D7 Connecting Speakers 14 D8 Multi Channel Home Theatre System 15 D9 NPM 2i module rear panel 41 D10 HDMI module rear panel 47 D11 HDMI module 50 D12 HDMI module swit...

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