AP20 Installation and Operating Guide
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AP20 Installation & Operating Guide
Document # 9301H39200 Ver. 1.1
Part 2: Installation and Setup
This part of this manual contains information the theater technician needs to set up and configure the
AP20 Audio Processor.
2.0
INSTALLATION AND SET UP
24
2.1
I
NSTALLATION
C
HECKLIST
24
2.2
U
NPACKING
S
YSTEM
C
OMPONENTS
25
2.2.1
P
RELIMINARY
I
NSPECTION
25
2.3
I
NSTALLATION
O
VERVIEW
25
2.4
AP20
R
EAR
P
ANEL
C
ONNECTIONS
25
2.5
C
HASSIS
R
ACK
M
OUNTING AND
C
ONNECTION
27
2.5.1
R
ACK
M
OUNT
R
ECOMMENDATIONS
27
2.5.2
P
OWER
S
UPPLY
27
2.6
A
BOUT
F
ORMATS
28
2.6.1
C
REATING AN
A
UDIO
F
ORMAT
29
2.7
F
ACTORY
P
RESETS
30
2.7.1
P
RESET
F
ORMATS
30
2.7.2
D
EFAULT
EQ
31
2.7.3
D
EFAULT
C
HANNEL
P
ROFILES
31
2.8
AP20
C
ONFIGURATION AND
S
ETUP
32
2.8.1
E
QUIPMENT
R
EQUIREMENTS
32
2.8.2
S
ETTING AND
A
DJUSTING
A
UDIO
O
UTPUT
L
EVELS
32
2.8.3
T
HEATER
E
QUIPMENT
C
HECK
32
2.8.4
A
SSIGN
C
HANNELS ON
AP20
33
2.8.5
H
EARING
I
MPAIRED
O
UTPUT
35
2.8.6
V
ERIFY
C
HANNEL
A
SSIGNMENTS IN
A
UDITORIUM
35
2.9
B
C
HAIN
A
LIGNMENT USING
1/3
O
CTAVE
EQ
35
2.9.1
S
ET LEVELS TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE
37
2.9.2
P
ERFORM THE
EQ
38
2.10
S
UBWOOFER
EQ
–
P
ARAMETRIC
EQ
40
2.11
C
OPY
EQ
S
ET TO
A
NOTHER
EQ
S
ET
41
2.12
F
INAL
A
DJUSTMENTS
42
2.13
C
OPY
F
ORMAT
42
2.14
S
ETTING UP
M
ULTIPLE
S
CREENS
42
2.15
U
SING
D
IRAC
L
IVE
®
TO
T
UNE THE
A
UDITORIUM
42
2.16
AP20
P
LAYBACK
S
OUND
C
HECK
43
3.0
HOW-TO PROCEDURES FOR SETUP
43
3.1
E
XAMPLE
:
C
REATING A
F
ORMAT
44
4.0
SETUP MENUS
45
4.1
T
HE
M
ENU
B
UTTON
49
4.2
S
YSTEM
S
ETUP
S
CREEN
49
4.2.1
A
SSIGN
F
ADER
L
EVEL TO A
F
ORMAT
50
4.2.2
U
PDATING
Y
OUR
AP20
S
OFTWARE
52
4.2.3
S
AVING AND
R
ESTORING
C
ONFIGURATION
F
ILES
54
4.2.4
A
CCESS
C
ONTROL
56
4.2.5
V
IEW
L
OG
F
ILE
57
4.2.6
S
YSTEM
I
NFO
58