Dynaudio Air Series manual Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Basics

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Quick Setup Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Operational Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Introduction

This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 The Product Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

System Description

The Master/Slave Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

The Master Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

The Slave & Sub Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Initializing Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Common Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Rear Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Operation

The AIR Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Parameter Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Optimizing Your Setup

Placing the Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Checking Monitor Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Calibrating Main Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 X-Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Placing the Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Checking Subwoofer Placement . . . . . . . . . . .27 Calibrating the subwoofer

with the Main Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Bass-management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Background Information

The AIR REMOTE

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

The AIR SOFT

Setting up of the AIR SOFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Operating AIR SOFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Appendix

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Technical Comments . . . . . . . .51 Reset procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Technical Specifications

Technical specifications for all models . . . . . . .53

Delay in System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Certificate of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Preset list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Sabines formula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Absorbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Diffusers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Standing waves

Standing Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Room Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Comb Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Rear Wall Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

The Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Bass Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

The LFE Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Delaying Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Line Up & Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

How To Measure the Sound Pressure . . . . . . .43

TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov

AIR

Rev 1.61 - SW 1.60

 

tcdk@tcelectronic.com

English version

Prod. No. 606104919

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Contents Page Page Voltage Line plug according to standard Important Safety InstructionsPage Table of Contents Quick Setup Reference Quick Setup Reference Main Display Operational OverviewStereo Setup SetupsStereo Setup with mono Subs Stereo Setup with stereo SubsAnalog Setup Digital SetupThis illustration shows how to connect a 5.1 digital setup This illustration shows how to connect a 5.1 analog setupThis illustration shows how to connect a 5.3 Analog setup This illustration shows how to connect a 5.3 Digital setupDig/6 Master This illustration shows how to connect a 6.1 Analog setupOther Chained Setups Stereo Setup With Chains on L & RAnalog/Digital setup Analog connectionsDigital 192 kHz Digital Setup This Manual IntroductionBreak Product ConceptCommon Features Remote ControlMaster Unit Slave & Sub UnitsMaster Unit Analog I/O Rear Panel Description MasterSlave/Sub Optional Digital I/O cardOverload Indication AIR DisplayEnter key Cursor UP/DOWN keys Overload Indication LEDParameter Description Press Enter to access the Select ModeBasic operation in all menus Main DisplaySetup Setup MenuSet Monitor Task External ClockStore LFE channel noteRecall Overview Placing the MonitorsOther situations Close to wall / WallOn the bridge / Console Phase checking Checking the placementChecking by ear when listening to the signals In phase EvaluationNext EqualizingInterchannel calibration Calibrating Main Monitors CurvesAcoustic level calibration CurvePlacing the Subwoofer Evaluation Low frequency sweepsTo Calibrate Checking summing phase cancellationControlling standing waves Checking the CrosspointPhase Introduction PhaseLFE Gain PolarityReverberation time AcousticsGood acoustics Sabines formula Diffusers AbsorbersMembrane absorbers Absorbtion or diffusion ? Resonance absorbersStanding Waves Background Info AcousticsAxial Tangential Radial Room modesHow does the standing waves influence the sound field? How to prohibit standing wavesAcoustics Background Info Comb Filtering Dip frequencies Or +Rear wall cancellation Subwoofer Subwoofer Background InfoLFE Channel Subwoofer & LFE Channel Background InfoCross-overs Low Pass LFE GainCinema setup Delaying Monitors LINE-UP & CalibrationAcoustic summation of audio signals Calibration of 5.1 in an ITU-775 arrangement How to measure the sound pressure?LINE-UP & Calibration Background Info Introduction Remote Control FeaturesAIR Remote Volume potentiometer Preset 1/3 and 2/4 keysREF Level 1-3 keys Shift keyNavigating AIR Soft AIR SoftTools MainNetwork Preset ListSystem Setup Chained monitors Calibrate AIR-BaseMiscellaneous Reset ProceduresGlobal Parameters Local ParametersTC Link Standard Cat-5 cables CablesAES/EBU Standard cables Serial to Cat-5 cableAIR 20 & AIR 25 Master and Slave AIR 6 & AIR 15 Master and SlaveAIR Base AIR-Base-1 & AIR-Base-2AIR Remote specs Room & DistanceGeneral for all Products Error messages etc Delay in System & Error Messages ETCAIR AIR-Base Certificate of ConformityCertificate Of Conformity # Name Preset List
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