5.1
Edit Zone Properties
Double-clicking on a zone opens the "Edit Zone
Properties" window. Specific properties defining that
zone are set here.
Screen 5.1
The "Max Volume" allows the volume in a zone to be
limited. This can be done either to avoid damage to
low-power speakers or simply to prevent a certain
room from being turned up too high (e.g., a teenager’s
bedroom). "Balance" adjusts the level of output to the
left and right speakers. The default is center, but
depending on the location of the speakers and the opti-
mal listening area of the room, it may be advantageous
to adjust the balance to either the left or the right.
Bass and Treble EQ can be adjusted individually. The
range is 12 dB to +12dB.
Source Grouping:
This allows for one zone to automat-
ically listen to the same source as all other zones in
the group. This is a very useful feature for a large open
area where it is not practical for more than one source
to be playing at one time. The advantage of the zone
group is that the each Display Pad within the group
has the ability to turn on or off, mute, and control vol-
ume independently. Concerto allows for four separate
groups.
Enabled Zone Sources:
These allow individual sources
to be turned off for specific zones. A source that is
turned off will not display in that zone. This is particu-
larly useful in preventing child access to a source dedi-
cated to adult listening.
Auto-Blank displays after no activity for 20 seconds:
This checkbox sets the Display Pad to automatically go
dark after 15 seconds of inactivity.
Volume Reset at Zone ON:
The Display Pad allows the
choice of zone power on at the level it was at when
turned off, or to automatically reset itself to a low vol-
ume level. The "Initial Volume" adjustment allows the
zone turn-on level to be adjusted to accommodate the
zone’s needs.
Loudness Compensation ON:
The Concerto System
has an automatic boost for the bass and treble when
the zone is operating at low volume levels. The zone
defaults to ON, but you have the ability to defeat that
by unchecking the box.
Open Source Control:
By default, when a source is cho-
sen in a zone, the operator in that zone retains exclu-
sive control of the source. When other zones select the
same source for listening, the word "MONITOR" will
appear in red at the top of the display. Any other zone
can listen but have no source control. When the "Open
Source Control" box is checked in a zone, it no longer
has ownership of the sources, and another zone can
listen and control the source. This is a zone-specific
feature, meaning the "Open Source Control" applies
only to the zones that have this box checked.
Disable IR:
This prevents any use of IR remote control
at the keypad.
Disable IR Pass-through:
This allows the NuVo or
learning remote to work, but prevents the pass-
through of IR control from the factory remote controls.
The NuVo IR sensors employed have built-in noise sup-
pression, but all IR repeating systems are somewhat
susceptible to unwanted IR "noise" in the zone from
external sources, such as fluorescent lights, sunlight,
and plasma video monitors. This noise has the effect of
accumulating and blocking IR remote control on other
zones. Checking this Disable IR pass-through box for
zones where pass-through is not needed makes the sys-
tem more reliable for the zones where the pass-
through is needed. The Configurator automatically
defaults to IR pass-through turned on.
Security Code Lock to enable MASTER mode:
Each
Display Pad has the ability to be set to control the
source selection and volume for the entire house. This
is done at the keypad using the "HotKey"/Menu button
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