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ALC-1809 LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER

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Page 1: ...ALC 1809 LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER 1 ALC 1809 ADVANCED INSTALLATION AND PROGRAMMING GUIDE Rev A 191104 AMPLIFIED LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER Theory ALC 1809 User Manual Rev A 191104 ...

Page 2: ...ATUS AREA 12 2 PROGRAMMING AND CONTROL AREA 12 3 INPUT OUTPUT AREA 14 ALC PROGRAMMING 17 PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW 18 LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER CONCEPTS TO KNOW 18 PROGRAMMING AND WIRING STEPS 20 STEP 1 GATHER MATERIALS 20 STEP 2 CONNECT ALC TO COMPUTER 20 STEP 3 POWER ON ALC 20 STEP 4 DOWNLOAD AND RUN SURROUNDWIZARD SOFTWARE 21 STEP 5 FOLLOW STEPS 1 THRU 6 IN SURROUNDWIZARD TO CONFIGURE YOUR SYSTEM 22 AP...

Page 3: ...or supplied by THEORY AUDIO DESIGN LLC 14 Unplug the apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 15 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus is damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moi...

Page 4: ...nd and hi fi stereo TERMINOLOGY This manual covers PRO hardware and software features that span a couple generations and therefore certain terms are used interchangeably ALC loudspeaker controller amplified loudspeaker controller and sometimes ampli fier may be used within this manual to reference the PRO multichannel amplified loudspeaker controllers POWER OUTPUT LIMITATIONS SUBWOOFER CHANNELS 0 ...

Page 5: ...ALC 1809 LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER 5 ALC UNIT RACK EAR 2 LCD DISPLAY DISPLAY NAVIGATION BUTTONS COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES FRONT VIEW COMPONENTS ...

Page 6: ...R RESISTOR ACCESSORY EURO AUDIO INPUT LOOP CONNECTOR 8 EURO TO XLR FEMALE ADAPTERS 8 INCLUDED ACCESSORIES RACK EARS 2 EACH EURO AUDIO INPUT LOOP CONNECTOR 8 EACH EURO TRIGGER INPUT CONNECTOR 2 EACH EURO TRIGGER RESISTOR ACCESSORY 1 EACH EURO TO XLR ADAPTER 8 EACH EURO LOUDPSEKAER OUTPUT CONNECTOR 9 EACH IEC US 20A POWER CORD 1 EACH MINI USB CABLE 1 EACH NOT SHOWN INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ...

Page 7: ...e cooling fans and therefore relies on convection to remove waste heat from the chassis The good news is however that the ALC 1809 is extremely efficient 80 efficiency Still with ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED WATTS per chas sis even with 80 efficiency it does generate a modest amount of heat especially at idle Refer to the SPECIFICA TIONS section for more information For this reason it is recommended...

Page 8: ...lumn headings have intentionally been omitted from the chassis front panel to preserve a clean appearance Please review the descriptions below to learn what information is shown in each column After reviewing the information deciphering the displayed text will be easy and intuitive When the ALC is placed into STANDBY mode the display backlight will dim but the text will still be visible 1 1 CHANNE...

Page 9: ...s corresponding unbalanced audio input jack That is Output 1 of the ALC is listening to Channel 1 balanced analog audio input Output 2 is routed to the Chan nel 2 balanced analog audio input and so on Signal routing can easily be changed as required by the system design via Theory SoundTools control software 1 4 ADVANCED SETTINGS PRESENT INDICATOR When advanced controls have been used on a particu...

Page 10: ...f the display is configuered to be ducked by any of the input channels a left arrow will appear here ALC FRONT PANEL 2 DISPLAY NAVIGATION BUTTONS To the right of the LCD display on the ALC front panel are two square navigation buttons which allow you to control which two of the eight channels are displayed on the LCD screen Think of the text shown in the display as a vertical list of channels with...

Page 11: ...efully designed to make connecting to and operating the ALC as easy as possible In addition to the usual input and output connectors you will find a host of LED s that indicate ALC operation which offer useful feedback during system setup and debugging The panel is divided into four main areas ALC STATUS PROGRAMMING AND CONTROL INPUTS AND OUT PUTS and POWER ALC REAR PANEL 1 STATUS INDICATORS 3 INP...

Page 12: ...y con dition or when the ALC has entered protection mode due to an operational fault POWER GREEN This LED will illuminate when the ALC main power is on 2 PROGRAMMING AND CONTROL AREA 2 1 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY BACKLIGHT DEFEAT Use this switch to defeat turn off the ALC front panel LCD display backlight It is recommended that once installation is complete the front panel backlight be turned off with t...

Page 13: ...arity Some third party 12VDC trigger outputs have sufficiently high output impedance that the ALC trigger input cannot sense the attached device so the ALC will not go into STANDBY In this case install the supplied 41k ohm Trigger Resistor Accessory provided with the ALC unit in the trigger LOOP output position leaving the 12V trigger output from your preamp connected to the trigger INPUT This res...

Page 14: ...hree terminals from left to right GROUND HOT COLD These correspond to pins 1 2 3 of a standard XLR audio connector Connect XLR pin 1 GROUND to the left most terminal in the terminal block Connect XLR pin 2 HOT to the middle terminal in the terminal block Connect XLR pin 3 COLD to the right most terminal in the terminal block Eight EURO TO XLR adapters are included with your ALC unit which convert ...

Page 15: ...nnel The input for the lower number odd number channel should be used to drive the bridged channels 3 4 LOUDSPEAKER OUTPUTS Connect any Theory or Pro Audio Technology PRO passive loudspeaker system or bi or tri amp speaker driver to these high current Euro Block Connectors making sure to observe correct polarity The terminal blocks will accept bare wire up to 10 gauge in size Note that on BRIDGED ...

Page 16: ...OFTWARE ALC DAMAGE WILL RESULT 4 1 AC INLET Main AC power inlet Connect the mains power cable here The ALC has a universal AC power supply and may be operated from 100 240VAC 50 60Hz WARNING THIS ALC MUST BE CONNECTED TO AN AC OUTLET WITH PROTECTIVE EARTHING CONNECTION 4 2 MAIN POWER SWITCH Press the top side of the rocker switch to engage the ALC main electrical power Press the bottom side of the...

Page 17: ...ALC 1809 LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER 17 ALC PROGRAMMING ALC PROGRAMMING THEORY SurroundWizard SOFTWARE ...

Page 18: ...heory loudspeakers or subwoofers to third party amplifiers as poor performance and potentially loudspeaker damage could result Even though the Theory SurroundWizard quick start interface was designed to be bulletproof and will largely automate configuring your Theory surround system for you there are certain concepts that will be good know as you interact with and use your new sophisticated Loudsp...

Page 19: ...ough the connected loudspeakers At this point however these settings exist only in the running DSP chip they are not yet stored in ALC memory nor on your PC CONCEPT TO KNOW 5 In order for a Theory ALC to remember DSP settings when powered off and then powered up again your settings must be stored into the on board flash memory so that they can be loaded by the microprocessor during the power up in...

Page 20: ...it and attempt to install the required USB drivers If the drivers are not avail able on your system Windows will need access to the internet to find them If an internet connection is available Windows will find the drivers and install them automatically This may take a few minutes Be patient Once the drivers are installed Windows will connect to the Theory unit and then show a brief message showin...

Page 21: ...install SurroundWizard setup software Once installed and with the ALC connected to the pc and powered on run the software The software layout is easy to follow and is intended to be the Quick Start User Guide you can simply follow the steps shown in the software interface For more detailed explanation of the process please see STEP 5 below ALC PROGRAMMING ...

Page 22: ...to indicate these different surround sound system layouts in the format of X X X The first number indicates the number of full range loudspeakers used in the horizontal plane speakers placed in front of to the side of and behind you The second number indicates the number of subwoofers in the system and the third number indicates how many ceiling or ATMOS overhead speakers are in the system For exa...

Page 23: ...e 5 2 2 Determine the layout of the system you purchased and select the appropriate button in the SPEAKER LAY OUT section of the SurroundWizard interface to tell the software how many speakers and subwoofers you have and how they are to be used The main system graphic will update to show you graphically your speaker layout Make sure that what is shown here corresponds with your physical speaker an...

Page 24: ...D ENTER LOUDSPEAKER AND SUBWOOFER DISTANCES The software needs to know where your loudspeakers and subwoofers are located Using a tape measure measure and enter the distances indicated for each loudpseaker and subwoofer Sur roundWizard needs to know 3 distances for each speaker or sub in the system 1 Distance from loudpseaker to your listening position 2 Distance from loudspeaker to nearest wall f...

Page 25: ...istance from loudspaker to nearest room interior corner From this information SurroundWizard can calculate and adjust the individual loudspeaker levels delays and room boundary gain compensation 5 4 WIRE SYSTEM AS SHOWN IN SURROUNDWIZARD INTERFACE The software shows you how to connect all the wires Once you ve entered the surround layout and loudspeaker and subwoofer models SurroundWizard displays...

Page 26: ...w audio to pass through the unit and allow you to carefully listen to the sound and evaluate the balance of the subwoofer s 5 6 LISTEN TO FAMILIAR SURROUND MATERIAL The SurroundWizard software will set the full range loudspeaker levels and all delays exactly right but can only approximate the ideal subwoofer level s for two reasons One subwoofer level at your listening position will be very depend...

Page 27: ...optimized the subwoofer output to your preference across the widest range of source material ALC PROGRAMMING 5 8 SAVE ALL SETTING IN LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER Once you ve double and triple checked the wiring verified speaker model designations and confirmed speaker distances activated and optmized subwoofer output levels YOU MUST SAVE ALL SETTINGS IN THE LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER ...

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Page 29: ...und Formats 3 1 3 2 3 3 5 1 5 2 5 3 7 1 7 2 5 2 2 ATMOS Audio Operation 96kHz 24 bit On Board DSP 96kHz 32 bit DSP Features Automatic Configuration of Surround System Settings Loudspeaker Processing For All Theory and PRO Models Input Trim Signal Routing Gain Delay up to 75msec per channel 80 Parametric EQ Filters Automatic Audio Ducking for Audio Zone Paging 8 x 8 Parametric Bass Management Bass ...

Page 30: ...8 660mV Power Requirements Standby 16W Idle 41W 1 8 power all ch driven 281W Idle Noise speaker program typ A wt Channels 0 2 82dBV 0 00008V Channels 3 8 80dBV 0 00010V Signal to Noise Ratio Channels 0 2 108dB Channels 3 8 105dB Distortion 1kHz 1dB below max output 0 02 AC Operation 100V 240VAC 50 60Hz Finish Matte Bright Aluminum Dimensions 1 75 H x 17 W x 15 D 1 75 H x 19 W x 15 D w Rack Ears We...

Page 31: ...sportation with a copy of proof of purchase sales receipt This warranty provides that the examination of the return must indicate in our judgement a manufacturing defect This warranty does not extend to any product which has been subject to misuse neglect accident improper installation or where the date code has been removed or defaced THEORY shall not be liable for incidental and or consequential...

Page 32: ...Suite B Lake Forest CA 92630 Telephone 949 245 0505 Internet www theoryaudiodesign com CONTACT 2019 THEORY AUDIO DESIGN LLC All rights reserved Theory Audio Design routinely engages in programs to improve modify and revise its products without notice or obligation As such your product may differ slightly from what is shown in this guide ...

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