Triton Seven Owner’s Manual
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Se tting Ba ss a nd Tre b le C o ntro ls o n Re c e ive r o r A m p li
fi
e r
No rma lly we re c o mme nd tha t yo u se t the “ Ba ss” a nd “ Tre b le ” c o ntro ls o n
fl a t (o r o ff, o r 0 d B). Sa me a p p lie s fo r
a g ra p hic e q ua lize r; we re c o mme nd tha t yo u le a ve it
fl a t (o r o ff). This will g ive yo u the mo st a c c ura te a nd na tura l
so und . The re a so n fo r this re c o mme nd a tio n is tha t we ha ve d isc o ve re d wha t is o fte n tho ug ht to b e imp ro p e r
so und ing sp e a ke rs is, in fa c t, a p ro b le m c a use d b y the use o f to ne c o ntro ls.
When in doubt, leave them out
(
fl a t);
this a lmo st a lwa ys re sults in the b e st p o ssib le a nd mo st na tura l so und ing syste m p e rfo rma nc e .
VERY IMPO RTA NT: Se tting C ha nne l Le ve ls a nd Ba ss Ma na g e m e nt Syste m s
Multi-c ha nne l surro und so und syste ms ha ve a c ritic a l c ha nne l b a la nc ing p ro c e d ure fo r se tting the le ve l fo r a ll
sp e a ke rs whic h must b e fo llo we d if the syste m is to p e rfo rm p ro p e rly. Ma ny p ro b le ms re la ting to the o ve ra ll so und
o f the syste m c a n b e c le a rly tra c e d b a c k to imp ro p e r syste m b a la nc e . Also no te tha t multi-c ha nne l surro und
so und syste ms ha ve b a ss ma na g e me nt syste ms (syste ms whic h d ire c t the b a ss to the va rio us c ha nne ls) whic h
va ry fro m unit to unit. This b a ss ma na g e me nt syste m must a lso b e p ro p e rly a d juste d . Ma ny p ro b le ms re la ting to
the o ve ra ll so und o f the syste m c a n b e tra c e d b a c k to imp ro p e r b a ss ma na g e me nt.
Ba ss Ma na g e m e nt Se tting s:
If yo u a re using yo ur Trito n sp e a ke rs a s p a rt o f a multi-c ha nne l ho me the a te r syste m, he re a re so me g e ne ra l b a ss
ma na g e me nt se tup g uid e line s:
•
If yo u a re NO T using a se p a ra te p o we re d sub wo o fe r, o n yo ur re c e ive r o r A/ V p ro c e sso r’ s Sp e a ke r Se tup
Me nu, se t Le ft a nd Rig ht ma in sp e a ke rs to
“La rg e ”
a nd se t Sub wo o fe r to
“No ”
. If yo u a re using the Trito n
sp e a ke rs fo r surro und sp e a ke rs, se t the surro und c ha nne ls o f yo ur re c e ive r/ p ro c e sso r’ s b a ss ma na g e me nt
syste m
to
“La rg e ”
a lso .
•
If yo u ARE using a se p a ra te p o we re d sub wo o fe r, o n yo ur re c e ive r o r A/ V p ro c e sso r’ s Sp e a ke r Se tup
Me nu, se t a ll sp e a ke rs to
“Sm a ll”
a nd se t Sub wo o fe r to
“Ye s”
. A g o o d re c o mme nd e d sta rting p o int fo r
the
c ro sso ve r se tting fo r a ll c ha nne ls tha t a re using the Trito n lo ud sp e a ke rs wo uld b e 80 Hz.
Se tting C ha nne l Le ve ls
O n yo ur re c e ive r o r A/ V p ro c e sso r’ s Sp e a ke r Le ve l C a lib ra tio n Me nu, se t e a c h sp e a ke r (c ha nne l) in the syste m
to the sa me vo lume le ve l. While yo u c a n g e t re a so na b le re sults d o ing this b y e a r, it is b e st to use a n ine xp e nsive
So und Pre ssure (SPL) me te r to g e t b e tte r c ha nne l to c ha nne l b a la nc e . So me ne w re c e ive rs a nd p ro c e sso rs ha ve
Auto Se t Up func tio ns tha t use a sup p lie d mic ro p ho ne to se t le ve ls a uto ma tic a lly.
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