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Page 1: ...A C T I V E S T U D I O M O N I T O R S PC iP Manual Advanced Installers Software Package ...

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Page 3: ...ustments All of these control functions are integral to the Precision iDPTM system no external equalisers or delay units are required This makes the Precision PC iPTM package an essential tool for the Professional Studio sound system designer Once established using this comprehensive installation software all system parameters are controllable via the LCD display on the Master Precision monitors T...

Page 4: ...nel of the Precision iDPTM monitor To computer Serial port Connect the Serial plug to a free Serial port on your PC To computer USB port Alternatively you can connect via a USB port by using an optional USB to Serial Port converter Installing the software from the Precision PC iPTM CD Exit all running programs Place the CD in your CD ROM drive Open the CD contents Press Setup the guide begins Read...

Page 5: ...tes are installed on the same PC Start Launch the program The program will try to detect any Precision iDPTM system connected to the computer COM ports If no monitors are connected or the system is wired incorrectly an error message will appear see Fig 1 Fig 1 Network error system not found message To rectify the problem please refer to the user manual for the correct connection details 5 ...

Page 6: ...hat the network recognises where each monitor is placed in the system From the horizontal row of buttons in the Functions menus select Setup On the window that appears open the drop down menu Precision setup and select the type of system configuration you are installing The choices from this menu are Custom Surround Analog Stereo Analog Surround Digital Stereo Digital Surround 192kHz Stereo 192kHz...

Page 7: ...sk matching the position of the monitor reproducing the pink noise before un checking the Pink Noise box Repeat this process for all of the other connected monitors and subwoofers There is no need to press the Exit button until all of the monitors have been assigned their respective tasks Having assigned the tasks the main display window will show all the connected monitors and subwoofers with the...

Page 8: ...s displayed on this main screen can be split up into the following subsections Setup section M Mute function for each monitor S Solo function for each monitor Edit This drop down menu holds all of the detected monitors on the network all with their own unique serial numbers Select each monitor individually and press edit to set the parameters for each Precision iDPTM monitor or Subwoofer see the E...

Page 9: ...mutes all of the monitors on the network Clear Solo This button releases the monitors from solo mode Master Volume This is the master gain control for the connected system relative to the set reference level The reference level for each monitor is set by using the Edit button or by double clicking on each respective monitor in the setup section of the screen Preset section Drop down list This drop...

Page 10: ...agement and access the set up window see fig 5 check the On box in the Bass Management section of the main screen then press the Advanced button Fig 5 Advanced bass management window Satellite HP Filter This is an independent Hi pass filter for the Precision monitors This can be combined with both 4 th order and or 2 nd order Low Pass subwoofer filters One or both of the Subwoofer low pass filters...

Page 11: ...section 3 of this manual Initial System Setup Reset Press this button to access the Reset menu shown in Fig 6 in which three main functions can be accessed Fig 6 Reset function menu Clear Setup for Network This reset procedure clears all of the network settings both the monitor tasks and setup Clear Monitor Settings All stored global and local parameters in the connected monitors are reset Presets...

Page 12: ...he list and check the locked box in each case to lock the desired parameter A specific selection or all parameters may be locked A locked parameter will show Lck next to its list entry The following parameters can be locked Global Parameters Reference levels 1 2 3 Store Presets Recall Presets Local Monitor Parameters Delay Calibration Levels Bass Treble Speaker Room Position Phase Subwoofer LFE Po...

Page 13: ...lay the EQ settings of the most recently recalled backup file N B This may not be the EQ graph matching the current preset We therefore recommend that you carry out the following procedure when and if changing parametric EQ settings between presets in the Precision iDP PC iPTM software Create a backup file using the Backup feature for every preset that has modified parametric EQ settings Recall pr...

Page 14: ... the Precision iDP PC iPTM software 1 Place the new software at a convenient place on your hard drive If the software has been downloaded in the form of a zip file then you will have to extract the file first 2 Disconnect all network cables from the speaker you wish to update then connect your computer to this speaker 3 In order to be able to download new software the Precision iDPTM monitors have...

Page 15: ...return to the main page Icon The Precision icon on the blue header bar at top left of the window can be pressed to view the software license information and version Utility Press this button in the function menu to access the Utility menu shown in Fig 10 Fig 10 Utilities menu Standby Mode The purpose of standby mode is to offer power saving options 15min 30min 1hr 1 5hrs Off Select a time after wh...

Page 16: ... for the backlight display on the master Precision monitors On The display backlight will stay on unless the sleep mode function is activated Auto The display backlight will light when any of the control panel keys are touched on the monitors The backlight will also light when the monitors are activated from the Standby or Sleep states Off The display backlight is always off Store Master Volume Wh...

Page 17: ...ble from the master monitor or iDP SOFTTM LFE Mark this box to activate the Low pass filter 120hz Again this function is only available on the subwoofer Room Position Assuming that no RTA measurement system is being used you can set the position in the room of each respective monitor using the drop down menu There is an Lck Lock facility to disable the room position facility in case of accidental ...

Page 18: ...he Param EQ button Exit Press this button to return to the main screen Delay The delay time on the selected monitor can be adjusted using the fader in the range of 0 to 1 75m 68 9 This allows alignment of the monitors to comply with ITU standards There is a Lck Lock facility to disable the delay facility in case of accidental activation If locked then no alteration is possible from the master moni...

Page 19: ...sed to adjust the bass treble for the selected monitors in the range of 6 to 8dB The Equalize parameters are only active when the parametric EQ function is inactive There is a Lck Lock facility to disable the equalize facility in case of accidental activation If locked then no alteration is possible from the master monitor or iDP SOFTTM Parametric EQ To access the Parametric EQ page In the Main pa...

Page 20: ...le for the Subwoofer channel Fig 13 Sub bass EQ window and parametric IMPORTANT The Precision iDPTM loudspeakers are designed to need no equalization or correction to overcome system limitations As a result they will only need equalization to compensate for difficult acoustic environments or unusual room placement Over equalization can reduce system headroom and introduce phase distortion resultin...

Page 21: ...Fig 14 EQ Link menu Creating EQ groups can save time For example in the 6 1 system configuration shown in Fig 14 the Left front Centre and Right monitors are grouped together The Left surround Centre surround and Right surround monitors are also linked together into another group After grouping the monitors together in this way any EQ applied to one of the monitors in a common group will be copied...

Page 22: ...lected Setup BNC Sync Local Parameters These parameters apply to individual Precision monitors Local parameters stored with presets X Curve Parametric EQ setting set via Precision PC iPTM LFE Gain subs LFE Low Pass subs Rel Level Local parameters NOT stored with presets Bass and Treble Delay Lock status set via Precision PC iP Room position Calibration Level Tasks Phase Subs Polarity Subs 22 A C T...

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Page 24: ...cated below Issue 1 Software Version 1 15 Part No 6481 0475 GH 01 December 2005 Tannoy United Kingdom T 44 0 1236 420199 F 44 0 1236 428230 E enquiries tannoy com Tannoy North America T 519 745 1158 F 519 745 2364 E inquiries tannoyna com Tannoy Deutschland T 0180 1111 88 1 F 0180 1111 88 2 E info tannoy com A C T I V E S T U D I O M O N I T O R S ...

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