Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8700, Operating Manual

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OPTIMOD-FM DIGITAL INSTALLATION
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the 20% modulation due to the subcarriers, you get the required 110%
total modulation.
The
M
OD
. R
EDUCTION
function is active as long as signal is applied to its as-
sociated GPI input.
The advantage of using the M
OD
. R
EDUCTION
function is that the pilot in-
jection stays constant when the audio modulation is reduced. However,
using the
M
OD
. R
EDUCTION
function is slightly inconvenient because it re-
quires programming and activating at least one 8700i GPI input. If you
have the same subcarrier injection at all times , a more convenient alter-
native is to set the desired modulation level by using the C
OMPOSITE
L
EVEL
control(s). Then turn up the P
ILOT
L
EVEL
control (in the I
NPUT
/ O
UTPUT
>
C
OMPOSITE
screen) until the injection equals 9% modulation.
9. Choose a factory preset.
A) Locate to the Choose Preset screen ( S
YSTEM
S
ETUP
> Q
UICK
S
ETUP
8 ).
B) Using the Locate joystick up/down control or turning the control knob, high-
light a preset corresponding to your format. Press Enter to put the highlighted
preset on the air.
Preset names are just suggestions . Some of the most competitive presets
(the “Loud” and “Impact” families) are intentionally not named for for-
mats because these presets can be used in a wide variety of competitive
mass-appeal music formats. Feel free to audition different presets and to
choose the one whose sound you prefer. This preset may have a very dif-
ferent name than the name of your format. This is OK.
You can easily modify a preset with the 8700i’s one-knob
L
ESS
-M
ORE
fea-
ture. After you have finished with Quick Setup, Navigate to the B
ASIC
M
ODIFY
screen. If you do not see the
L
ESS
-M
ORE
screen immediately, press
and hold the Locate joystick to the right or left until you find the screen.
Turning
L
ESS
-M
ORE
up will produce more loudness but also more pro-
cessing artifacts like distortion and unpleasant density. Turning L
ESS
-
M
ORE
down will make the sound cleaner, more open, and easier to listen
to, but will also make it quieter.
C) Congratulations! You are now on the air with your initial sound. Feel free to
read the material in Section 3 of this manual, which describes the various pre-
sets and how you can customize them to an almost unlimited extent.
10. Complete Station ID.
The Station ID is an optional setting that you can provide to associate the 8700i
with the station providing the program material (e.g., “KABC”). The Station ID
appears on the Meters screen to the left of the date, and on many other screens,
in the left pane, above the date.
A) Locate to the Station Identifier screen (System Setup > Quick Setup 9).
B) To erase the default Station ID name, use Locate to highlight C
LEAR
, then
press Enter .
C) Enter in your Station ID name.
For each keypad item, Locate to the item and press Enter.