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Summary of Contents for Precision

Page 1: ...A C T I V E S T U D I O M O N I T O R S OWNERS M A N U A L...

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Page 3: ...Parameter Description 28 Bass Management 29 Set Up Menu 30 Parameters Available for Precision 6 iDP Precision 8 iDP 30 Parameters Available for TS112 iDP Subwoofer 31 Parameter Categories 32 iDP Remot...

Page 4: ...IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...

Page 5: ...ICK SETUP GUIDE Below is a quick guide on how to connect different variations of setups Connections must be made exactly as illustrated Detailed descriptions of the setups can be found on pages 16 24...

Page 6: ...tute LI Left Inner RI Right Inner for SL Side Left SR Side Right as shown in the adjacent diagram Follow the same format for 7 1 Digital 7 1 Digital 192 kHz SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound is designed...

Page 7: ...the unique Tannoy Dual Concentric WideBand technology with the latest cutting edge digital processing from TC Electronic Precision iDP studio monitors provide the professional user with complete contr...

Page 8: ...ric driver with a Tannoy WideBand SuperTweeter in an active system carrying on the consistent frequency response and dispersion up to and beyond 40kHz a true wide bandwidth monitoring system has been...

Page 9: ...ight bass response and clear midrange High efficiency compact Switched Mode Power Supply SMPS For saving on power consumption and to insure optimal performance disregarding the quality of mains voltag...

Page 10: ...here do you aim the speakers to give you the smoothest and most consistent sound How far apart do you place them to give you a good stereo image For a stereo set up the basic rule is to arrange an equ...

Page 11: ...onnected System Controller Master or Slave To set up a Master unit to be either System Controller or Master Slave the LINK button on the rear panel must be set up correctly Out The monitor operates as...

Page 12: ...the number of monitors connected Each monitor is recognized via a unique serial number but can be renamed according to task After the initial scanning of the set up the Master unit will be re scannin...

Page 13: ...ES EBU Digital Input 5 Word Clock BNC Sync 6 Power Input 100 240v and Power ON Off Switch Slave Subwoofer 1 RJ45 Link Connections for downstream slave units remote and PC control 2 Power Input 100 240...

Page 14: ...fore Standby Select clock BNC Input On BNC Input Off Sensitivity A Input 9dBu 15dBu 21dBu 27dBu Accept to clear network setup Preset locations User 1 to 15 Factory 16 to 32 Storing locations are User...

Page 15: ...alues The previous page illustrates how to navigate through parameters using the iDP display General Setup Procedure Decide which Setup you are going to build Connect monitors exactly according to the...

Page 16: ...t up ready for calibration and fine tuning iDP SOFT is explained later in this Manual Precision iDP PC iP has it s own dedicated user manual Analog Stereo Set up With Mono Sub s The diagram shows how...

Page 17: ...controller the TC Link button on the rear panel MUST be in the out position Stereo Digital Set up With Mono Sub s The diagram shows how to connect a digital stereo set up with one subwoofer If you are...

Page 18: ...on the rear panel MUST be in the out position 5 1 Digital Set up The diagram shows how to connect a 5 1 digital set up All Master monitors require installed digital I O cards AES signal is fed to inpu...

Page 19: ...on REMEMBER To set a master monitor as the system controller the TC Link button on the rear panel MUST be in the out position 6 1 Analog Set up The diagram shows how to connect a 6 1 analog set up The...

Page 20: ...tal 192kHz Set up The diagram shows how to connect a 6 1 digital set up at 192khz All Master monitors require installed digital I O cards AES signal is fed to inputs 2 3 of these cards The Centre moni...

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Page 22: ...a the AES input connectors input 2 for RF input 3 for RS When no Bass management is selected only the LFE signal will be sent to the subwoofer When Bass management is selected low frequency content fr...

Page 23: ...button on the rear panel MUST be in the out position Connecting Three Subs Three subs can be connected to any of the above Set Ups When no Bass management is selected no signal will be sent to the su...

Page 24: ...onnected to any spare TC Link out connection REMEMBER To set a master monitor as the system controller the TC Link button on the rear panel MUST be in the out position Stereo Set up With Chains on L R...

Page 25: ...monitor as the system controller make sure the TC LINK button on the rear panel is in the out position All other master monitors in the setup must be set to operate as slaves this is done by pressing...

Page 26: ...is found in the Setup menu Clear Setup for entire network Select this reset procedure to clear all network settings 7 Select Setup You must define which type of setup you have Empty Custom Stereo Anal...

Page 27: ...uencies below the set crossover frequency The subwoofer utilises 4th order Low Pass filter to attenuate frequencies above the set crossover frequency Press ENTER to access the Select Mode Off Bass Man...

Page 28: ...switch it off when your signal is being played back through a decoder Most media encoders DTS Dolby etc employ an anti aliasing low pass filter Therefore in a production environment it is important u...

Page 29: ...nitor must be given one of the following tasks indicating function and position No Task L SUB L Front R SUB R Front LS Chain Center RS Chain C SUB L Inner L Sur R Inner R Sur Custom 1 4 Reserved for f...

Page 30: ...ctly placed setting the Phase Reverse parameter at 180 should result in a full Phase cancellation at the set Crossover frequency If this is not the case the Delay parameter should be adjusted Range 0...

Page 31: ...cal parameters NOT stored with presets Bass and Treble Delay Lock status set via optional PC iP Room position Calibration Level Tasks Phase Subs Polarity Subs Recall Press ENTER and use ARROW keys to...

Page 32: ...esets This way you can easily switch between different setups from your listening position Mute un mute and solo function for each monitor in the setup Simple Master level adjustment using the large p...

Page 33: ...LEDs on each key indicates the following states LED ON Speaker on LED OFF Speaker Mute LED Flashing Speaker Solo Mute Unmute With a single press on these keys the monitors are muted un muted Solo Fun...

Page 34: ...ions Minimum requirements PC Pentium 2 running Windows 95 98 2000 or a Mac running OS X 64MB RAM 800x600 24bit screen resolution 1 free Serial port or USB Connect from Serial or USB port to any free T...

Page 35: ...me control allow access to the 3 user defined Reference level settings To change these Ref Levels Set the volume control to the desired position Hold cursor above Ref Level key and select Store from t...

Page 36: ...nd are not stored with presets Recall presets Select preset using your mouse and press Recall Store presets Select User preset locations 1 to 15 and press Store Edit Name Any User preset can be rename...

Page 37: ...nd local parameters in connected monitors are reset Preset and network settings are not affected Reset to Factory Settings Reset All Settings A factory reset procedure that deletes all global and loca...

Page 38: ...ans the monitor has reported an error during software upload This could be caused by communication errors Please retry OK Press to exit screen and execute AutoDetect command if marked System Setup Con...

Page 39: ...ts Save Settings All settings except preset settings are saved to a back up file Load Settings Press and browse to select file to load Follow the instructions Calibrate Main Monitors Pink Noise Solo M...

Page 40: ...Treble adjustment for the selected monitor The Bass Treble functions are not available when the Parametric EQ is activated using the PC iP program Mute Press to mute the selected monitor Solo Press t...

Page 41: ...ty Range 0 or 180 deg Mark to activate Calibrated Level Level calibration of the selected monitor Relative Level Preset volume for the selected monitor relative to the calibrated and global volume LFE...

Page 42: ...itors If several monitors are chained on the same task e g LSur LSChain a dropdown menu will appear as shown below To calibrate a chained monitor simply select from the list A C T I V E S T U D I O M...

Page 43: ...clock input External 96 88 2 64 48 44 1 or 32 kHz optional 192kHz Digital Section Master only I O connectors XLR 2 channels AES EBU in 3 x RJ45 proprietary TC LINK Formats AES EBU Word Clock Input BNC...

Page 44: ...96 88 2 64 48 44 1 or 32 kHz optional 192kHz Digital Section Master only I O connectors XLR 2 channels AES EBU in 3 x RJ45 proprietary TC LINK Formats AES EBU Word clock Input BNC 75 0 6 to 10 Vpp Dis...

Page 45: ...xcept when slaved to digital input or word clock input External 96 88 2 64 48 44 1 or 32 kHz optional 192kHz Digital Section Slave only I O connectors 2 x RJ45 proprietary TC LINK Dynamic Range 113 dB...

Page 46: ...46 Dimensions Precision 6 iDP Precision 6 iDP A C T I V E S T U D I O M O N I T O R S 220 0mm 85 8 356mm 14 369 0mm 141 2 337 0mm 131 4...

Page 47: ...47 Dimensions Precision 8 iDP Precision 8 iDP 272mm 103 4 440mm 175 16 369 0mm 141 2 337 0mm 131 4...

Page 48: ...48 Dimensions Precision TS212 iDP Grey Silver 471mm 189 16 498mm 195 8 520mm 20 1 2 Dimensions Precision TS112 iDP Grey 398mm 15 5 8 384mm 151 8 366mm 143 8 A C T I V E S T U D I O M O N I T O R S...

Page 49: ...that an Input level near 0dB is detected peaks 2 sec Above 1 dB This is a warning and you should turn down the Analog input gain Analog Input gain range 9dBu 15dBu 21dBu or 27 dBu PSU error Displayed...

Page 50: ...76 26 In Analog Input mode without WC Input selected the system runs on the Master monitor s own 96kHz clock X Curves Explained For small rooms defined as less than 5300 cubic feet or 150 cubic meters...

Page 51: ...e X curve2 Mixing for Cinema in a small room compensates 0 0 3 3 0 0dB Gain Off Off On for modified X curve 5 1 26 Cinema X 50Hz Mixing for Cinema with small room X curve 0 0 3 3 0 0 0dB Gain 50Hz On...

Page 52: ...n 7 7 Orange 8 8 White Orange AES EBU Standard cables Maximum Cable Length 100 m Cable type 110 Ohm Connector type XLR Serial to Cat 5 cable This cable is included with the iDP SOFT and PC iP This is...

Page 53: ...tic disturbance to enable operation as specified and intended Details of the Apparatus Precision 6 iDP Precision 8 iDP TS212 iDP TS112 iDP iDP Remote The equipment listed above is covered by this cert...

Page 54: ...untry If you cannot locate your distributor please contact Customer Services Tannoy Ltd Coatbridge Strathclyde ML5 4TF T 44 0 1236 420199 F 44 0 1236 428230 DO NOT SHIP ANY PRODUCT TO TANNOY WITHOUT P...

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Page 56: ...ated below Issue 1 Software Version 1 53 Part No 6481 0473 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...

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