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Remove the microphone protection and turn on the microphone.

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NOTE: At this step of the Wizard the volume has been automatically muted to protect your speakers of any feedback loop.

6.7 _SETTING THE VOLUME FOR THE CALIBRATION

This step will help you setting the right volume for a maximized calibration.

The volume has been set by default to -40dB to protect your ears and your speakers.

Figure 69: Level configuration window

Содержание ALTITUDE 16

Страница 1: ...HIGH END TRINNOV ALTITUDE16 USER MANUAL v 1 0...

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Страница 3: ...ThankyouforchoosingTrinnovAudio ALTITUDE16 USER GUIDE Software version v4 2 8 2 2 Last update August 2018...

Страница 4: ...ates and or other countries DTS Inc All Rights Reserved The Altitude16 is manufactured under license from Auro Technologies Trinnov Audio is certified by Auro Technologies to implement its technology...

Страница 5: ...ration 2x800mA 5x20mm Never bypass the fuse It is imperative that the Altitude16 be operated in a well ventilated environment and the immediate external tempera ture be maintained as specified Do not...

Страница 6: ...laVNCclientonyourdevice 28 2 1 2 1 Usingatablet 28 2 1 2 2 UsingaMacOScomputer 29 2 1 2 3 UsingaWindowscomputer 29 2 1 3 Step2 puttheAltitude16 andyourdeviceonthesameEthernetnetwork 30 2 1 4 Step3 con...

Страница 7: ...ferentformats 73 6 4 11 Sendingpinknoisetoverifytheroutingofthespeakers 74 6 4 12 Addaparaequalizer 74 6 4 12 1 AddaPEQ 77 6 4 12 2 DeleteaPEQ 77 6 4 12 3 SaveanewPEQgroup 78 6 4 12 4 LoadaPEQgroup 79...

Страница 8: ...advancedfirsettings 137 7 5 10 AdvancedFIRsettings 137 8 DECODER UPMIXER SETTINGS 138 8 1 SUPPORTED DECODERS UPMIXERS 138 8 2 LISTENING FORMATS 139 8 3 USING THE FRONT PANEL 140 8 3 1 Listeningformat...

Страница 9: ...OV AUDIO SUPPORT POLICY 158 11 2 1 Contactyourdealer 158 11 2 2 Sendusanemail 158 11 2 3 Callus 158 12 APPENDIX 160 12 1 INSERT AN EXTERNAL STEREO DAC 160 12 2 REMOTE START AND STOP 160 12 3 AUTOMATIO...

Страница 10: ...erful and scalable 3D AV Preamplifier ever manufactured Thanks to a unique hardware platform Trinnov Audio offers the first implementations of the latest home theatre audio technologies The Altitude16...

Страница 11: ...11 Altitude16 _ USER MANUAL...

Страница 12: ...how to manage presets and how to backup restore presets to from a USB memory stick PARTIII INTEGRATINGTHEALTITUDE16 INYOURHOMETHEATRESYSTEM Overview of the setup procedure A summary of the main steps...

Страница 13: ...ents ADDITIONALINFORMATIONABOUTTHEALTITUDE16 PREAMPLIFIER Appendix Technical information about automation the signal flow the 3D speaker placement recommendations con nector pinouts and the 3D Measure...

Страница 14: ...formance AD DA converters used daily by the most demanding mastering studios VNC Remote Control through the network from any smartphone tablet or laptop Web based responsive interface Automation via I...

Страница 15: ...nd easy to use automatic compensation system or an incredibly flexible and powerful tool including numerous advanced filter parameters target curves and manual EQ s all being re computable on the fly...

Страница 16: ...16 1 5 _UNPACKING THE ALTITUDE16 You will find in the Altitude16 packaging The Trinnov Altitude16 AV preamplifier 3D Microphone Optional Remote control Power Cord Rack ears CR2032 Battery...

Страница 17: ...1 6 1 _FRONT PANEL LAYOUT 1 6 2 _FRONT PANEL DISPLAY Back Button Select Button Menu Button Source Item Selection Knob Volume knob Mute button Power Switch Current Source Output Meters Optmizer status...

Страница 18: ...balanced 1x RCA Stereo Input 1x 3D Microphone Input on 5 pin XLR 5 POWER AC Input Fuse Master Power Switch Serial Number 6 AUDIO NETWORK Dual network audio connector 7 PC CONNECTORS may change followi...

Страница 19: ...ource selection FORMAT Playback mode selection OPTIMIZERPRESETS Preset selection LIGHT Switches off the backlight on the front panel BYPASS Optimizer bypass VOL Volume control 1dB step DIM Decreases t...

Страница 20: ...ptop s trackpad or with a mouse Figure 2 graphical user interface of the Altitude16 NOTE the design and the user experience of the Altitude16 s Graphic User Interface are constantly improved with soft...

Страница 21: ...of the Altitude16 PC MousecanbeconnectedeitherusingthePS 2or USBports PhysicalmonitorcanbeconnectedthroughtheVGA DVI Dor HDMIports ThePCvideooutputsmay change following themother boardreference Figur...

Страница 22: ...ns the Sources panel 3 Perform a daily operation such as selecting a different source A detailed description of this interface is provided in the following pages 1 7 6 _THE SIDE MENU BAR You can acces...

Страница 23: ...level Click to decrease output level in 1dB steps Mute cuts all outputs Dim attenuates the output level by default 20dB Displays which audio source is currently selected as you move the cursor over th...

Страница 24: ...of the current audio source FMT the audio format UPMIX the upmix format OUT sources OUTPUT the current HDMI output RES the current video resolution COLOR Color settings used on the HDMI video output O...

Страница 25: ...m setup tool is a highly practical tool used to setup your system It is explained in the Specify the Speaker Configuration chapter Figure 4 the Speakers Room setup tool 1 7 10 _THE FINE TUNING PANEL T...

Страница 26: ...aphical User Interface default startup page and or on the front panel menu of the Altitude16 Version software version currently installed Build date software release build date Product ID Trinnov uniq...

Страница 27: ...ocessor is connected to the internet and that outgoing connections to port 22 are open The Trinnov techni cal operator would also need the serial number of your Altitude16 When the processor is connec...

Страница 28: ...re it to connect to the Altitude16 s VNC Server Choose one of these options A iOS devices Android devices or Mac OS X computers the zeroconf enabled VNC clients available for these devices will not re...

Страница 29: ...client software download and install Chicken of the VNC from www macupdate com 2 2 2 3 _USING A WINDOWS COMPUTER If you are connecting from a Windows computer you need to download and install a VNC Cl...

Страница 30: ...n IP address go to the Setup Network menu to see the network configuration Once the Altitude16 is connected to your local network you can move to the next step of the procedure configure and connect y...

Страница 31: ...XX where XX is the number of the Altitude16 Figure 16 selecting the VNC Server Altitude16 XX The field VNC server address now shows the name VNC Server on Altitude16 XX where XX is the number of the...

Страница 32: ...2 This will display the following window Click on the Share Screen button This will display the Screen Sharing login panel Enter the password which is the six digit serial number of your Altitude16 th...

Страница 33: ...NCServer has3digits etc 4 Click on the Connect button located in the lower left corner of the window 5 The graphical user interface of your Altitude16 should now be visible on the screen of your Mac 2...

Страница 34: ...rk Ethernet page via the front panel CONNECT WITH TIGHT VNC First of all use the Altitude16 s front panel dis play to find out the IP address of its VNC Serv er see the detailed explanation above To c...

Страница 35: ...u can activate the DHCP on In most of cases all the network fields will be field in automatically 2 3 _CHANGING THE ETHERNET SETTINGS THROUGH THE GUI This subchapter explains how to change the Etherne...

Страница 36: ...work page to change the Ethernet settings 2 3 3 _CHANGING THE ETHERNET SETTINGS Figure 25 Ethernet Network Interface Information The default mode of the Ethernet interface of the Altitude16 is DHCP me...

Страница 37: ...rt of the same network NOTE to learn more about VNC please read the following article on Wikipedia http en wikipedia org wiki Virtual_Network_Computing 2 4 2 _ABOUT ZERO CONFIGURATION NETWORKING Zero...

Страница 38: ...t the server supports these formats the Altitude16 can decode and play high resolution 24 bit 192 kHz WAV AIFF FLAC and 16 bit 192 kHz OGG music files 3 2 _UPNP NETWORK ARCHITECTURE This architecture...

Страница 39: ...for audio JRiver MediaCenter These software has been selected tested and qualified based on the following requirements UPnPserverandcontroller 24bits192playback BitPerfectStreaming WAVEAIFFFLACOFFsup...

Страница 40: ...credibly rich and engaging way to browse and organize your music It runs on most Mac Windows and Linux PCs or on other products which include Roon Core Being Roon Ready means that Trinnov Audio s netw...

Страница 41: ...eft button of the main screen of the Altitude Then go to Startup Figure 27 Setting the maximum volume on the Altitude16 Here you can set your maximum volume Max volume dB We recommend to set it to the...

Страница 42: ...terface Directing a song to be played on your Altitude from any Roon controller will automatically select the Roon source on the Altitude as shown on the screenshot below Note that you can also contro...

Страница 43: ...owseraccessingtheAltitude16 sweb basedinterface With adisplay amouseandakeyboarddirectlyconnectedto theAltitude16 sback panel NOTE Foradetailedstep by stepexplanationofhowtoconnectwithaVNCClient pleas...

Страница 44: ...me Control knob to the right or left will respectively turn the volume up or down Push the Mute button to mute all audio outputs of the Altitude16 There are two methods to select sources from the fron...

Страница 45: ...s The Sampling Rate of the audio being played is indicated on the left side of the front panel display of the Altitude16 The current Upmixer used is displayed on the front panel display on the Altitud...

Страница 46: ...control The IR remote control includes 4 buttons for direct source selection as well as 2 buttons to browse through the sources These allows you to switch between the different listening format and so...

Страница 47: ...Left Right up and down arrows 3 Confirm with the OK button 4 Return with the Back button These allows you to switch between the different listening format and so be tween the different Upmixers This c...

Страница 48: ...button also allows you to mute all audio outputs of the Altitude16 A Dim button also allows you to decrease the volume by 20dB on a default configuration NOTE Bydefaultthelast 4 4 2 _SOURCE SELECTION...

Страница 49: ...ical user interface Figure 33 preset selection in the graphical user interface 4 4 4_CHECKINGTHEFORMATOFINCOMINGAUDIO The format of incoming audio is displayed in the lateral menu bar and in the Sourc...

Страница 50: ...onfigure two Source Configurations set on the same inputs connectors but set with different names to recall different settings The Home Source Config page consists of one vertical tab per source on th...

Страница 51: ...iting a source configuration The following settings can be configured for each of your Source Configurations Input Connectors selectthe rearpanelinput s towhichyour sourceisconnected Clock Default the...

Страница 52: ...1 to 29 chooseoneofthe29presetstoloadapresetwhenthissourceisselected Thefollowingparametersareset bydefault to usethesettingsfromthecurrentpreset Source theformatofthesource Remapping Mode For the fo...

Страница 53: ...oaded source as power on default source This can be modified in the Home Sources Config page of the Advanced Settings Interface Default Source Select the vertical tab of the source you want to use as...

Страница 54: ...omaticdelayandlevelalignment aswellastheremappingoptions WhentheOptimizerisoff onlythemanualsettingsrelatedtotheaudio processor areapplied Routing asdefinedinSpeakerConfigurationTableinthe3DView pageo...

Страница 55: ...ker 2D Remapping theremappingisappliedinthehorizontalplane 3DRemapping full3Dremapping includingthehorizontalplaneandelevation NOTE the 2D remapping consider every speakers on the same elevation plan...

Страница 56: ...sname 10memoryslotsincludingfromlefttoright ThePresetname number greyedoutwhentheslotisempty highlightedinbluewhenthepresetisselected A Clearbuttontoclearthememoryslot Thisfunctionirreversiblydeletest...

Страница 57: ...57 Altitude16 _ USER MANUAL 5 7 _DEFAULT PRESET The default preset can be selected in the Startup option page of the product information menu Figure 40 the Info Startup page default preset...

Страница 58: ...lume possible with the Altitude16 is 20dB The maximum volume can be changed change in the Info menu of the main page Setup tab Here the parameter Max volume dB will define the maximum master volume po...

Страница 59: ...m is applying a 20dB on the master volume The value can be change in the Info menu of the main page Setup tab Here the parameter Dim level dB will define the amount of Dim to apply on the master volum...

Страница 60: ...BugreporttotheUSBKey whenanexpectederroroccurred thesystemishaltedtopreventdamageto yoursystemandabugreportisgenerated Aftertherestartof theAltitude16 you cansavethat bugreportonthe USB Key andsenditt...

Страница 61: ...mpensationfile Pleaseview thesection5 10 If yourown a Trin nov Audiomicrophone thecompensationfileshouldbeonaUSBkeylocatedonthemicrophonebox Other wise you cancontact support trinnov com withtheserial...

Страница 62: ...dvanced Settings user interface 2 Go to the Setup Clock tab of the graphical user interface The Clock page of the Setup tab includes all the clock settings Figure 44 Clock settings page in the Advance...

Страница 63: ...n of the top bar menu of the main screen Figure 45 Starting the Wizard You can start a new configuration with or without help If you chose to be helped during the wizard a pop up will show up on the r...

Страница 64: ...set The Wizard invite you to enter a name for your new preset Figure 46 Select a new preset in the Wizard If you have already reach the limit of preset s number Save in a new preset would not be avail...

Страница 65: ...ayofspeakers pleaseseenextchapter Savethepreset Each of these steps is described in detail in the following pages 6 4 1 _INTRODUCING THE SPEAKER ROOM SETUP TOOL The Altitude16 provides a powerful tool...

Страница 66: ...t is not taken into account for the acoustic optimization and does not affect the sonic performance of the system The position of a speaker is not critical but its label will determine which decoded c...

Страница 67: ...lu ray UHD Discs Streaming media and file based media Below is an example of a specific speaker layout designed to support multiple formats Figure 49 Example of a specific configuration with 16 speake...

Страница 68: ...T Auro 3D 11 1 7 4 7 1 HL HR HLs HRs Auro 3D 13 1 7 1 HL HR HC HLs HRs T DTS X 5 1 2 5 1 Lh Rh DTS X 5 1 4 5 1 Lh Rh Lhr Rhr DTS X 7 1 2 7 1 Lh Rh DTS X 7 1 4 Heights 7 1 Lh Rh Lhr Rhr DTS X 7 1 4 Top...

Страница 69: ...ur system is not in the list you can either select a smaller system and add the missing speakers or select a big ger system and remove the extra ones IMPORTANT NOTE it is critical to distinguish speak...

Страница 70: ...splayedingreycolor clickonthespeakeryou wanttoadd itwillbedisplayedinyellow color clickontheAddbuttonnexttotheSpeaker positiondrop downlist Repeat this process for each additional speaker you want to...

Страница 71: ...by enabled speakers are using the signal from Top speakers to recreate the immersion effect The speakers con cerned are Left and RightTop Front Ltf Rtf Left and RightTop Middle Ltm Rtm Left and RightT...

Страница 72: ...icaloutputinorder toverifythattheroutingof eachchannelto eachloud speaker driveriscorrect The Small View button reduces the 3D view and enlarges the speaker configuration table Every speaker can be fu...

Страница 73: ...S OF DIFFERENT FORMATS The new Immersive Audio Formats Auro 3D Dolby Atmos and DTS X come with different channel labels and different speaker placement recommendations This causes incompatibility issu...

Страница 74: ...is correct from the source to the Altitude16 To verify the routing of each speaker Select the speakerbyclickinginthe3Dview or byselectingthecorrespondinglineinthespeakertable Clickonthe PinkNoiseicon...

Страница 75: ...ive gain blue and negative gain red The red one has a higher Q the higher the Q the narrower the bandwidth impacted Figure 58 Shelving high in blue 1st order low in red 2nd order Each parametric equal...

Страница 76: ...76 To open the PEQ editor click on the PEQ icon of the speaker or driver you want to edit The PEQ editor will be displayed as a pop up which overlay the 3D view as followed...

Страница 77: ...llowing parameters FilterType The peak notch Parametric equalizers are multi band variable equalizers which allow users to control the threeprimary parameters amplitude centerfrequencyandbandwidth The...

Страница 78: ...annel Once the PEQ has been fully edited to save it as a new PEQ Group click on the Save as button A virtual keyboard will appear Please give a significant name Once it is done click on the green vali...

Страница 79: ...l of interest The saved EQ group are available in the drop down menu of the top left corner called Select an EQ Group Select the EQ group you would like to load in the drop down list Once the desired...

Страница 80: ...n any PEQ editor The saved EQ group is available in the drop down menu of the top left corner called Select an EQ Group Select the EQ group you would like to delete in the drop down list Once the desi...

Страница 81: ...this group of EQ on an existing one The saved EQ group are available in the drop down menu of the top left corner called Select an EQ Group Use the drop down menu to select the group of EQ to overwri...

Страница 82: ...w set up your arrays of speak ers The Altitude16 is able to duplicate the incoming channel from the decoders on several speakers The setup of an array has to be done within the Speaker Room setup tool...

Страница 83: ...ltaneouslywithLeft and Right surroundspeakers For DTSLegacycontent theywillplayLssandRsschannel simultaneouslywithLeftandRight surround speakers 6 4 13 2 _ADJUST THE GAIN As you decide to array some s...

Страница 84: ...ent in the Altitude16 The Altitude16 provides very flexible options that help you to optimally configure the bass management of your system You can specify how the lower frequencies of each channel wi...

Страница 85: ...manually based on the acoustic measurements of the speaker responses in the room The Bass Management results do not impact the Optimizer graphs 6 5 1 _OVERVIEW OF THE BASS MANAGEMENT SETUP PROCEDURE...

Страница 86: ...orspeaker s includingfrequency filter type andslope Activateoneormoresubwoofersorspeakersthat willreproducedelowerfrequenciesfromthat channel Setup the gainandpolarityforeachbass managedsignalredirect...

Страница 87: ...87 Altitude16 _ USER MANUAL Those modes are accessible from dropdown menu as shown below Figure 62 Access to the Bass Management options...

Страница 88: ...roup of speakers and filters The 3 sections are detailed in the sub chapters below The configuration steps are the followings Enter the desiredsettingsinthe1 Setfilterstable Select the speakersonwhich...

Страница 89: ...LECTED SPEAKERS The second section is here to define the group of speakers on which the filters will be applied The speak ers or satellites are only concerned by the High Pass filter The speaker selec...

Страница 90: ...thetypeoffilter Linkwitz Riley Bessel orButterworth thecutoff frequencyandthe slope usebythisfilter Thesesettingsareonlyapplytothesignalredirectedto theSatellites NOTE Bass Management mode must be set...

Страница 91: ...recttheLFEtoeveryspeakersmaybemandatorytokeeptheintegrity on thecontent NOTE Bass Management mode must be set to On in order for these settings to be taken into account To access to the intermediate b...

Страница 92: ...el that may or may not be present in source material and which is the x 1 channel LFE signals is usually reproduced by one or more sub woofer s The page is divided as followed A tableallowingtoassignt...

Страница 93: ...ACKED SUB CORRECTION The Stacked subs option is designed for stacked multiple subwoofers configurations When multiple subwoofers are used to reproduce the same signal the perceived level increases The...

Страница 94: ...REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MEASUREMENT ENVIRONMENT When you are calibrating your room you have to do it as close as you will listen your system in a normal situation But knowing what a perfect environment...

Страница 95: ...tion If your reference point is not position correctly it would decrease the final results of the calibration We advice you to set the reference point very carefully For exemple be carefull that your...

Страница 96: ...as been automatically muted to protect your speakers of any feedback loop 6 7_SETTINGTHEVOLUMEFORTHECALIBRATION This step will help you setting the right volume for a maximized calibration The volume...

Страница 97: ...istooloud By clicking on Start you will launch a pink turn setting on the current volume You can choose to set the mode on Auto all channels will be heard one after the other or on Manual you will hav...

Страница 98: ...multi amplified speakers and is not intended as a course If you are not using the active crossover functionality of the Altitude16 please skip to the next chapter DELAY DELAY DELAY POLARITY POLARITY...

Страница 99: ...anual calibration only for experts allow the possibility to change what the Optimizer has determined after the calibration by manually adjust levels delays and polarities of each driver The filters ap...

Страница 100: ...e status indicate if the calibration has been done Click on Calibrate to launch the calibration All speakers will be calibrate following the order of the list NOTE This value is a reference that works...

Страница 101: ...listed or if you don t hear the right number of MLS burst please go back to the Room step of the Wizard to configure the correct number of ways The following settings are available for each loudspeak...

Страница 102: ...rs is represented as follows Thegreencurverepresentsthetheoreticallow passfilterresponse Theredcurverepresentsthe theoretical high passfilterresponse Thebluecurverepresentsthetheoretical hi passandlow...

Страница 103: ...ate Once you have set the frequency cut and the type of the filter you want to use click on Calibrate The system will calibrate the speaker you have selected or some speakers if they are linked NOTE I...

Страница 104: ...ation As we can see the Optimizer has modify the curve with the applied results NOTE As you can see the Optimizer has inverted the polarity of the High speaker Low speaker High speaker Level 0 6 dB Le...

Страница 105: ...ER MANUAL Figure 81 Measured time response of both drivers On can also see the measured time response of each way you can see whether the drivers are correctly synchronized Figure 82 frequency respons...

Страница 106: ...may suggest inverted polarities for a driver from one speaker to another This can be explained by various factors o The physical polarity of one speaker is indeed inverted from a cabling issue as an e...

Страница 107: ...ementprocess None When nomeasurementhasnotbeenperformed Once the status of the calibration indicates complete you can click on Next Since there is only one measurement point you can jump the weighting...

Страница 108: ...ure 85 Relevant multi point measurement area for a single listening position Figure 86 Relevant green irrelevant red multi point measurement area for a single listening position NOTE The number of mea...

Страница 109: ...l relatively be set in the Weighting Step The reference point is the point use in the 3D view to place the screen and all speakers found during the calibration For each point you will have to calibrat...

Страница 110: ...ttings Calibration pageand stop the calibration Check thattheselectedanalogphysical inputisselectedintheHome Selectpage Makesurethemicrophoneroutingiscorrect Themicrophonebatterymaybelow Theredledatth...

Страница 111: ...n Yes the system will automatically compensate all the change that you made and will bring the calculation to 100 You can add more weight about one measurement or retrieve another one This step will d...

Страница 112: ...em has already set in is memory all the data of your Room but to be able to use them you will have to calculate the filters that have to be applied to your current Room this is the Compute step Figure...

Страница 113: ...ly muted and set to 40dB for safety 6 11 _ANALYZING THE RESULTS The Altitude16 is a complete and flexible tool for displaying the responses of the speakers before and after the Trinnov optimization as...

Страница 114: ...calculations ThesegraphsonlytakeintoaccounttheautomaticfilterscomputedaccordingtotheOptimizer Settings page not the manualadjustmentsmadeintheProcessorpage Thedisplaysettingswillbesavedin preset 6 11...

Страница 115: ...anttovisualizeoneachtabandsub tab Figure 93 Comprehensive acoustical graphs For each level you can order the data through various criteria The speaker L R C Sub The pointof measurement in thecase ofam...

Страница 116: ...the template of the initial speaker layout 2 0 5 1 7 1 or one of the Atmos Auro 3D DTS or Trinnov layouts Figure 95 Top view of a 7 1 layout before calibration As the calibration is performed the real...

Страница 117: ...calibration Figure 97 Elevation view of a 7 1 4 system after calibration NOTE If one speaker cannot be located during calibration it will be displayed in the center of the circle A non located speaker...

Страница 118: ...ndstotheC weightedcompensatedlevelofthespeaker Delay Compensationisthedelaythatisaddedtoeveryspeakerto timealignthesystem BM Delay maybeaddedtothesubwoofer toimprovethecrossoverwiththesatellites Morer...

Страница 119: ...of the Processor tab displays the input and output meters and a set of lateral tabs Input and Output levels can be monitored through the Processor Meters page Both the peak levels and the RMS levels a...

Страница 120: ...tool click on the Pink Noise button of the corresponding output channel Figure 100 playing Pink Noise from the Speakers Room setup tool The Processor Inputs tab provides a complete set of processing...

Страница 121: ...OUTPUT The Inputs page and the Outputs page include Mute and Solo buttons that allow you to mute or solo any input or output channel at any time To Mute Solo an input channel go to the Inputs tab and...

Страница 122: ...speaker by steps of 1dB or 0 1dB Those settings will be add to the current calibration of the Optimizer This might affect your system by making it wobbly We hardly recommend to let the input volume t...

Страница 123: ...eaker of your configuration Please remember that this option is reserved for experts Changing the equalization of the speaker s can deteriorate the calibration done by the Optimizer You can chose to a...

Страница 124: ...s defined in the Advanced Settings the FIR Equalizer has a constant resolution of 50Hz This implies that it has very low resolution at low frequencies it should therefore not be used to work on specif...

Страница 125: ...ext buttons to move to other channels Press OK to come back to the Processor Output page Go to Presets page to save these changes in a preset The modifications on these filters are applied in real tim...

Страница 126: ...ion as follows In theProcessor Inputspage pressonthePinkNoisebuttonfor thechannelyouwant toequalize Switch to theProcessor OutputspageandopenthePreset EQorUser EQforthatsamechannel MakeyourEQadjustmen...

Страница 127: ...buttonsintheOptimizer Settings Runtimepage Figure 110 switching optimization on off in the Advanced user interface Optimization On Off buttons the buttons in the Optimizer Settings Runtime page allow...

Страница 128: ...in order to adjust levels and delays for all channels at the same time MasterLevelisthereferencelevelusedbytheprocessorfor allpresets Itaffectsbothdisplayedandeffective Levelbutit isnotstoredwithprese...

Страница 129: ...DRemappingisactivated Master Delay canbeusedtoapplyanadditionaldelaytoallchannelsandallpresets Itisnotstoredinthe preset Relative Delaycanbeusedtomodifythedelayof apreset The following latency informa...

Страница 130: ...oise or sine waves If this happens to you please set the clock to Master mode or simply switch to an analog input 7 1 9 1 _AUDIO CLOCK STATUS INFORMATION The Word Clock page in the main window provide...

Страница 131: ...tab includes all the clock settings Figure 114 Clock settings page in the Advanced Settings The Setup Clock page includes Status Information the same information provided in the Clock page of the main...

Страница 132: ...eraged Left Right speakers The different options available for this mode are explained in theAdvancedOptimizationSettingssubchapter MaximumBoost Attenuation Maximumboost defines indB themaximumamounto...

Страница 133: ...sponse is less smoothed sharp peaks in the response will be more taken into account for the correction while with more smoothing only the overall tonal balance of the room will be corrected 7 3 _TARGE...

Страница 134: ...u to compare the sound with and without the target curve Figure 116 Example of a Target Curve in the Advanced Settings user interface NOTE By default the Optimizer will use both IIR and FIR filters to...

Страница 135: ...itude16 provides a large set of advanced settings in the Optimizer Settings Settings Advanced Settings page Figure 118 Advanced optimization settings 7 5 1 _DISPLAY The Display smoothing defines the s...

Страница 136: ...timizer willonly use IIRfilters to workonthelowrange Thissettingcouldbeusedinspecificcaseswheretheuserwantsto be sure that noFIR filtersatallareapplied High passfilterfrequency Definesthecutofffrequen...

Страница 137: ...equencywindow isusedto computetheperceptual levelof every speaker Itswidthcanbemodifiedtoimprovetheautomaticlevelalignment Maximum minimum gainonspeakers defaultis10dB 20dB definesthe maximum minimumg...

Страница 138: ...feature of the Altitude16 DTS decoders available as a standard feature of the Altitude16 3D decoders ONLY available with the 3D option for the Altitude16 Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD...

Страница 139: ...l X Upmixer Layout Used DTS X Native DTS X Layout Used DTS X Native Auro 3D 3 Layout Used Auro 3D DOLBY SURROUND Dolby Surround Upmixer 1 Layout Used Atmos Dolby Surround Upmixer Layout Used Atmos Nat...

Страница 140: ...equire a lot of CPU resources especially in 96 kHz with high channel count Until further software optimization is achieved please contact Trinnov Audio to set less demanding Loud speaker Room optimiza...

Страница 141: ...8 4 1 _LISTENING FORMAT SELECTION To activate a surround upmixer 1 Click on the IN sources menu item of the lateral menu to go to the Sources page 2 Select a Listening Format in the drop down list 8 4...

Страница 142: ...ated theAltitude16 willautomaticallyswitchtotheinputformat ofthedecoder TheAltitude16 virtuallyreplacesthespeakersattheirideal positionrecommendedbythe curent decoder andprovidesyou thebestimmersiveco...

Страница 143: ...mendedforplayingmusicalcontent LoudMgmt usetheloudnessmanagement informationprovidedintheincomingsignal smetadata DRC Settings Auto Automatic DRC low level boost and high level cut Enabled Enable the...

Страница 144: ...geofDynamicRangeControl Dialognorm usetheincomingmetadatato adjustthelevelof thecenterchannel LFE in stereo sendtheLFEtoapairofsubwoofers Disabledownmix don tdownmixsurroundformatsintostereo Audio des...

Страница 145: ...round enforce playback on the surround speaker layout so that height speakers are disabled Incoming stereo content is upmixed to a surround format and incoming Auro 3D content is downmixed to a surrou...

Страница 146: ...iontoavoiddangerousleveljumps 9 2 _CHECKLIST BEFORE YOU START Please go through the following checklist to make sure you are ready to start the calibration process You vereadcarefullythewholechapterab...

Страница 147: ...alibration process of the Altitude16 active crossovers performed through two dif ferent tools UsetheSpeaker RoomSetupToolto Configurethe numberofwaysandthecrossover frequencies Verifytheroutingofthe A...

Страница 148: ...efore changing parameters Please refer to the speaker manufacturer s specification to determine the type of filters and crossover frequency The Setup Active Xovers page displays one tab for each louds...

Страница 149: ...g youmaywanttoboostthehighfrequenciesby3or6dB oct fromabout3kHz Figure 128 Constant directivity horn EQs The Apply buttonishighlightedassoonasa parameter ismodifiedandisusedtocomputeandloadthe new set...

Страница 150: ...e Setup ActiveXovers page of the Advanced Settings interface Adjust output level 1 Increase the master level until the test signal moves to the second driver 2 Use the Altitude16 s metering tools whic...

Страница 151: ...librationofentiresystemisre quired Figure 133 Performing the calibration of the active crossovers Remain in the Setup ActiveXovers page of the Advanced Settings interface to perform the calibration of...

Страница 152: ...whetherthedriversarecorrectlysynchronized Figure 134 Measured impulse response of both drivers Therecombinedamplituderesponse ofthespeaker Youcanseewhether thecombinationofthedrivers iscon structive a...

Страница 153: ...efully read the entire chapters about the Essential Tools and Settings and Getting Ready for Calibration to learn about the Altitude16 audio clock settings audio utilities metering tools pink noise an...

Страница 154: ...5 3 _NORMAL CALIBRATION SEQUENCE Remain in the Optimizer Settings Calibration page of the Advanced Settings interface to perform the final calibra tion Followthemicrophoneplacementinstructions seepre...

Страница 155: ...alibration theTopBar indicatesNOTREADY which meansnosoundcangothroughtheprocessoruntiltheoptimizationfiltersarecomputed Partial Ifthe calibrationwasstoppedinthemiddleofthemeasurementprocess No Whenno...

Страница 156: ...n message notifies the end of the computation The speaker icon indicates that the Optimizer is ready Computation time varies depending on the number of speakers in the system and on the Optimizer para...

Страница 157: ...e accessed through the Top Menu of the Altitude16 s graphic user interface highlighted below Please see the chapter 6 4 NOTE To avoid repetitions the use of the speaker set window is not clearly cover...

Страница 158: ...work Thisisnot anobligationbutasTrinnovAudiocanperformedmainte nanceremotely havingamachineconnectedtothenetworkisheavilyrecommended Tobeableto performsa maintenanceyourunitwillneedtobeconnectedtotheT...

Страница 159: ...48 hours of response time 11 2 3 _CALL US In case of a real emergency you can call us at 01 84 23 40 34 France or at 33 1 84 23 40 34 from outside of France Our Support technicians will help you the...

Страница 160: ...technical support It can also be switched off remotely over the network using the command provided within our automation protocol for that purpose available for download on Trinnov website The trigge...

Страница 161: ...fore be modified after calibration 12 5 _3D SPEAKER PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS For detailed information about speaker placement recommendations please refer to the following documents Auro 3D HomeTheat...

Страница 162: ...rophonethread 12 6 2 _POWER SUPPLY The power supply located in the base of the microphone uses a standard 9V PP3 LR61 battery Le red led indicates the battery Level Replacing the battery requires remo...

Страница 163: ...ORDER The individual compensation file of the microphone used by the Altitude32 can be modified in the Opti mizer Settings Calibration page Calibration page Always make sure the microphone serial num...

Страница 164: ...Thank you for your attention Please enjoy your Sound...

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