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2 

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 4

 

B

EFORE YOU BEGIN

… ............................................................................................................................................... 4

 

A

BOUT THIS MANUAL

 ............................................................................................................................................... 4

 

O

THER 

I

MPORTANT 

N

OTES

 ....................................................................................................................................... 5

 

QUICK GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................... 6

 

I

F YOU JUST WANT TO GET GOING

 ............................................................................................................................... 6

 

BASIC OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................... 7

 

M

OUNTING YOUR 

DK

 

M

ETER

 .................................................................................................................................... 7

 

P

OWER 

S

UPPLY

 ....................................................................................................................................................... 7

 

N

AVIGATION

 .......................................................................................................................................................... 7

 

S

LIDING 

W

INDOWS AND 

V

IEWS

 ................................................................................................................................. 8

 

M

ENU 

N

AVIGATION

 ................................................................................................................................................ 8

 

THE PRESET AND QUICK SETUP ........................................................................................................................ 9

 

S

TEP 

1-

 

P

RESET 

L

IST

 ................................................................................................................................................ 9

 

S

TEP 

2

 

-

 

I

NPUT AND 

C

HANNEL 

O

RDER

 ....................................................................................................................... 10

 

S

TEP 

3

 

-

 

S

CALE AND 

L

OUDNESS 

S

ETUP

....................................................................................................................... 10

 

S

TEP 

4

 

-

 

M

ETER 

T

EXT 

R

EAD 

O

UT

 ............................................................................................................................. 11

 

U

PGRADE 

O

PTION 

T

RIAL

 ........................................................................................................................................ 12

 

H

OW TO 

… .......................................................................................................................................................... 12

 

B

ACKLIGHT AND 

S

TANDBY

 ....................................................................................................................................... 12

 

METER VIEWS – AN OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 12

 

P

ORTRAIT 

B

ARGRAPH 

(V

IEW 

1) ............................................................................................................................... 12

 

G

RAPHICAL 

L

OUDNESS 

P

ORTRAIT 

(V

IEW 

2) ................................................................................................................ 13

 

H

ORIZONTAL 

G

RAPHICAL 

L

OUDNESS 

(V

IEW 

3) ............................................................................................................ 13

 

MSD

 

V

IEW MODE 

(V

IEW 

4) ................................................................................................................................... 13

 

FFT

 MODE 

(V

IEW 

5) .............................................................................................................................................. 13

 

H

ORIZONTAL 

B

ARGRAPH 

(V

IEW 

6) ........................................................................................................................... 14

 

METER SETUP & AUDIO ROUTING ................................................................................................................. 15

 

A

UTOMATED 

M

ETER 

S

ETUP

 .................................................................................................................................... 15

 

C

LOCK 

S

ETUP AND 

H

IERARCHY

 ................................................................................................................................. 15

 

A

UDIO 

R

OUTING 

S

ETUP

 .......................................................................................................................................... 15

 

THE ADVANCED SETUP MENU........................................................................................................................ 18

 

T

HE 

S

ETUP 

M

ENU

 ................................................................................................................................................. 18

 

A

BOUT 

–

 

U

SER 

M

ODE 

&

 

U

SER 

R

ESTRICTIONS

 ............................................................................................................ 18

 

P

RESET 

–

 

F

OLDER

 .................................................................................................................................................. 19

 

M

ATRIX 

O

UTPUT 

A

SSIGN 

–

 

S

ELECTING YOUR 

M

ETER 

S

OURCE

 ........................................................................................ 19

 

M

ETER 

S

ETUP

 ...................................................................................................................................................... 19

 

S

TAR

F

ISH

™

 

S

ETUP

 ................................................................................................................................................ 20

 

L

OUDNESS 

P

RESET

 ................................................................................................................................................. 21

 

L

OUDNESS 

S

ETUP

 .................................................................................................................................................. 21

 

L

OUDNESS 

O

PTION

 ................................................................................................................................................ 23

 

L

ABELS 

A

SSIGN

 ..................................................................................................................................................... 24

 

A

UDIO 

G

LOBAL

 ..................................................................................................................................................... 24

 

INSTRUMENTS & DISPLAY TOOLS .................................................................................................................. 25

 

P

ORTRAIT 

B

AR

-

GRAPHS

 .......................................................................................................................................... 25

 

E

YE 

W

IDTH

 .......................................................................................................................................................... 25

 

AES

 

L

OCK 

I

NDICATION

 ........................................................................................................................................... 26

 

G

ONIOMETER 

–

 

V

ECTORSCOPE

 ................................................................................................................................ 26

 

P

HASE CORRELATION

.............................................................................................................................................. 26

 

Summary of Contents for RAP-B-138U

Page 1: ...1 DK METER Audio Loudness Metering Complete DK METER User Manual...

Page 2: ...T BARGRAPH VIEW 1 12 GRAPHICAL LOUDNESS PORTRAIT VIEW 2 13 HORIZONTAL GRAPHICAL LOUDNESS VIEW 3 13 MSD VIEW MODE VIEW 4 13 FFT MODE VIEW 5 13 HORIZONTAL BARGRAPH VIEW 6 14 METER SETUP AUDIO ROUTING 15...

Page 3: ...SENSITIVITY 30 HOW TO SWITCH TO MOVING COIL EMULATION 30 HOW TO CHANGE THE BAR GRAPH WIDTH 30 HOW TO CUSTOMIZE WINDOW TEXT READ OUT 30 HOW TO SOFTWARE UPDATE 31 HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR METER 31 HOW TO CL...

Page 4: ...safe and sound Flexible User definable The DK Meter range holds a wide selection of audio measuring tools including Loudness measurements compliant with all major broadcast standards With an open and...

Page 5: ...personnel The equipment is not intended for use in a domestic environment and regulations designed for such situations are not applicable After sales modifications Any modifications to the equipment n...

Page 6: ...uide later 3 Connect the DK Meter AES 1 to the appropriate audio output and play audio 4 You will now see the default meter view in stereo or surround sound depending on your model and options fig xx...

Page 7: ...volt supply may be used instead of the included power supply unit This elegant feature not only makes the DK Meter easier to bring along but also conveniently allows the DK Meter to power up with the...

Page 8: ...e MSD Landscape Views and the FFT analyzer See more details about the individual meter views in the Meter View Section of this manual Menu Navigation When inside a menu Quick setup or Advanced setup t...

Page 9: ...ext Read Out Define what four parameters you want to see on the Meter Text Read Out Step 1 Preset List The DK Meter holds a list of presets that allows you a fast starting point as well as showcasing...

Page 10: ...w for two different channel orders LRC corresponding to the EBU channel order Left Right Center LFE Ls Rs LCR corresponding to the SMTPE channel order Left Center Right Ls Rs LFE Choosing User Def wil...

Page 11: ...dness Bar Type Allows you to define if you want to see a Loudness bar next to your other Bar graphs and if so what Loudness parameter will be indicated Momntry Momentary Loudness Shorttrm Short term L...

Page 12: ...er allows you to set the brightness of your meter Hit the Select button and use arrow up down to set the desired backlight level De select the backlight parameter by hitting Select again The Standby p...

Page 13: ...of the screen The specific parameters view may be changed here Adv Setup Preset Loudness Option Window Text MSD View mode View 4 The MSD View builds on the heritage of the famous DK Technologies MSD...

Page 14: ...14 Horizontal Bargraph View 6 The Horizontal bargraph view in addition to the regular Text readouts vectorscope and phase meter features a horizontal bargraph view...

Page 15: ...from AES1 If no valid lock is found DK Meter will fall back on its internal 48kHz clock Hierarchy DK Meter attempts to lock onto clocks in the following order 1 SDI 2 AES1 3 Internal Audio Routing Set...

Page 16: ...h more relevant names e g L OB Van or TV1 or what ever is relevant for you The Source Labels menu allows you to do exactly that In the Advanced Setup menu select the Labels Assign folder go to Input a...

Page 17: ...nd re label functions are stored instantly in the current preset with the Global Label Master as the only exception This means that your routing and labeling may be completely altered by the flick of...

Page 18: ...t User mode takes effect In other words to change the user mode reboot the meter scroll to the User mode parameter and select the desired User mode The change will take effect approximately 10 seconds...

Page 19: ...68 II DIN SMPTE VU FBTV DIN NBC Ultra VU LEQM RMS LEQ ITU RMS LEQ DMU1 DMU1630 DMU2 DMU1630 40A Dorrough 40C Dorrough EBU IEC 268 18 Web Peak Display mode Allows you to select whether the Bar graph wi...

Page 20: ...ppearance Colour Select the basic display colour of the StarFish JellyFish Blue Green Light Blue Red Violet Yellow Compressor The compressor section allows for different performance parameters to be s...

Page 21: ...e One of these is defined by the ITU in their document ITU BS1771 and that uses Loudness Units LU These have values ranging from 18 to 9 with the typical aiming point for signals being a specification...

Page 22: ...using gating of quieter sections which might sometime comprise a significant part of material such as a feature film soundtrack Adopting a low absolute value can cause background noise that is at a re...

Page 23: ...art mode has controls and options similar to those of the Start Pause Mode with the addition of an automatic start reset facility triggered by the audio level More specifically if the audio is higher...

Page 24: ...takes to fully reach maximum input or 0dBFS Downmix settings The Downmix settings are used for allowing a stereo down mix to be created and viewed from an incoming surround set of channels The Output...

Page 25: ...for the Eye width feature has its starting point in the data eye diagram typically used to depict deviation in amplitude and timing of the incoming data stream By folding the parts of the waveform co...

Page 26: ...ing a signal where the mono sum is equal to or greater than the higher of the left and right signals Out of phase is a signal where the mono sum would be less than the higher of the left and right sig...

Page 27: ...ections are marked The image here shows the StarFish mode with equal audio on all legs In JellyFish mode the same signals would produce a circular display Typical sound fields have energy in a variety...

Page 28: ...ts that make up the surround or stereo signal The bar graph in the right panel shows the instantaneous loudness value The Loudness Capture functions are described in detail in the Capture section The...

Page 29: ...s by using a dual Needle Concept The specific signals displayed depend on the signals routed in the Matrix Output Assign folder e g Left Right or M S Please refer to the Matrix Output Assign section f...

Page 30: ...anced Setup Audio Global Anlogue References How to switch to Moving Coil Emulation The Moving Coil Emulation is available for every DK Meter The Moving Coil emulation is enabled in the Advanced Setup...

Page 31: ...additional features and functions Please contact your local DK Technologies representative for further information on how to upgrade How to Clone the settings from one unit to another DK Meter units...

Page 32: ...first make the basic selections of input and loudness setup in the quick setup menu Input Channel Order Select the relevant input e g 2 0 digital Select the relevant Loudness Bar type e g Momentry sho...

Page 33: ...h 3341 3342 3343 and 3344 between them they define a number of terms and set out the reasons behind many of the objectives of loudness measurements Terminology The Loudness world includes a number of...

Page 34: ...ts not only looks at the actual samples but also inter sample peaks This means that True Peak metering will indicate peaks that would potentially cause distortion when converter in e g digital analogu...

Page 35: ...nd what might be achieved through the option program DK Meter Online Application PC Software The DK Meter Online Application may be used for updating software installing software licensing as well as...

Page 36: ...be either 16 or 24 bits in depth and the intended sample rate is 48K An internal matrix allows the required signals to be routed to the measurement and display system SPDIF signals can also be connec...

Page 37: ...connector is still used for any available audio format inputs power and data connections The SDI video format signal input is on an internally terminated 75 ohm BNC connector The other BNC provides a...

Page 38: ...m 20kOhm Maximum input level 24dBu 24dBu 24dBu Freq resp 20Hz 20kHz 0 3dB 0 3dB 0 3dB Loudness Compliant with ITU BS1770 2 EBU R128 A 85 ARIB ITU BS1770 2 EBU R128 A 85 ARIB ITU BS1770 2 EBU R128 A 85...

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