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z-K6 manual

  

© 2001, Z-Systems Audio Engineering

 

The z-K6 K-Surround Processor 

 

 

 
 
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................... 2 
Making Physical Connections ............................................................................................................................... 3 
Front Panel Controls ............................................................................................................................................. 3 
Controlling Channel Output Levels ..................................................................................................................... 4 
Controlling Front Ambience................................................................................................................................. 4 
Controlling Surround Extraction ......................................................................................................................... 6 
Controlling Front Ambience Equalization........................................................................................................... 7 
Controlling Surround Equalization...................................................................................................................... 8 
Bypassing the z-K6................................................................................................................................................. 8 
Saving and Loading Presets ................................................................................................................................... 8 
MIDI Automation................................................................................................................................................ 10 
Adjusting Sample Rate & Wordwidth ................................................................................................................ 11 
Specifications........................................................................................................................................................ 12 

 
 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Important note: 

 
The z-K6 does not auto-detect the input sample rate.  You must select the sample rate 
manually.  Please make note of this and always make sure that the selected sample rate 
matches the incoming sample rate.  This will change on subsequent firmware revisions. 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

Summary of Contents for z-K6

Page 1: ...Front Ambience Equalization 7 Controlling Surround Equalization 8 Bypassing the z K6 8 Saving and Loading Presets 8 MIDI Automation 10 Adjusting Sample Rate Wordwidth 11 Specifications 12 Important no...

Page 2: ...nnel subsystem First the signal is passed through a pair of shelving filters allowing you to selectively filter the low and high frequency response of the input signal Next the front ambience extracti...

Page 3: ...ng validity indicator on the front panel will illuminate indicating the presence of signal The outputs from the z K6 are as follows 1 2 Left and right front 3 4 Left and right surround 5 6 Center and...

Page 4: ...ect buttons that channel will solo i e the other channels will mute and you will only hear that channel If you hold down the channel button again the unit will un solo that channel and return to the s...

Page 5: ...s in the screen the focus The focus parameter effectively controls the mono ness of the three channel image i e how much the stereo image pulls toward the center Nominally you should leave the focus s...

Page 6: ...ages the ambience enhancement module which can also be accomplished by turning the K level control to its off position If one of the three channel algorithms is engaged the off position still produces...

Page 7: ...timbral character of the music will not change appreciably resulting in a very natural surround experience that is comparable to having heard the source material in a real acoustic space The character...

Page 8: ...emulate a highly absorptive space you ll want to attenuate the highs in the surrounds whereas a very live space will have high frequencies coming from the rear Bypassing the z K6 The master bypass but...

Page 9: ...urn the z K6 to a blank setting If you attempt to over write preset 00 the display will tell you that the preset was not saved and that you should choose another preset number To recall a preset from...

Page 10: ...u know that the z K6 is sending its entire bank of presets one at a time to the MIDI sequencer via MIDI system exclusive commands When the system exclusive dump is finished the blinking asterisk will...

Page 11: ...ppear to indicate the selection as in Figure 13 Unlike most digital audio processors the z K6 does not auto detect the input sample rate Rather you must select the sample rate manually This will chang...

Page 12: ...erminated AES EBU 3 inputs 3 outputs Sample rates supported 32 kHz 96 kHz Input resolution up to 24 bits Output resolution 16 20 or 24 bits undithered TPDF dithered or POW r noise shaped Dynamic range...

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