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AM-10HD / Aug 2008
F E A T U R E S A N D P R E S E T S
10. If using the AES Output, connect it to the transmitter as required. Level
control for this output is found in the AM menu. In many digital AM transmit‑
ters 100% modulation occurs at a digital input level of ‑6dBFS. This leaves
“headroom” above 100% for positive modulation (up to 200% if the full 6dB
were utilized and the transmitter capable of it).
11. If you’re (also) using the HD output, its output level can be adjusted from
within the HD OUTPUT screen.
12. When using the HD output we assume that you’re also going to need to use
and adjust the diversity delay controls which are found on the AM Limiters
screen. Once the AM to HD timing relationships have been tweaked pretty
closely, you can either use the variety of adjustment instruments available,
or adjust it by ear. When making very fine adjustments to the delay, it can be
helpful to double click the delay value window (which opens it) where you
can manually type in any value of delay required.
You’re now on the air!
We ship every AM‑10HD with the Quick Start preset as the factory default
(preset 10). This preset provides moderate competitiveness and well balanced
sound and is a good starting point for a variety of program formats.
It’s good to remember that our preset names don’t necessarily mean that
the preset can ONLY be utilized for a format with a similar name. Please feel
free to experiment and try each preset we provide to see how it sounds on your
station and in your market!
From time to time we’ll be adding new presets to our Wheatstone Pro‑
cessing website for you to download and experiment with. Presets can
easily be installed into your AM‑10HD using the “Install Preset Package”
utility built into the remote GUI.
The following pages contain additional startup information. Please excuse
us if there is some repetition of information; we know that some of you will
be jumping around in the manual rather than reading it sequentially. After all,
we’re engineers too!
