Classe Audio SSP-800 owner manual Language OSD on screen display Colors Volume

language

OSD (on screen display)

colors

volume

The Language menu offers a choice between six different languages supported by the SSP-800. The language selected is then used for all touchscreen and menu system text. Classé has also provided our international distributors with a software tool that makes it possible for them to customize the translations to suit their local customs and terminology. This allows us to be sure operation of the SSP-800 is just as intuitive in countries other than its birthplace, Canada.

The SSP-800 can report changes to its status via the On Screen Display. Selecting Duration from the OSD menu allows you to define the amount of time events are displayed, up to a maximum of 5 seconds. The Events screen allows you to select which individual events you want displayed. To make your selection, scroll through the list using the arrow keys on the right of the screen, then highlight the desired events. The default is for all events in the list to generate an OSD message.

The Colors menu page gives you the ability to customize the color of the OSD and touchscreen. Besides the default blue, the screen may be shown in silver, red, or green. If a different color is chosen, the change takes place immediately so you can view the colors before leaving the menu page.

There are two common ways of displaying the volume information in a multi- channel system: absolute and relative.

The absolute system refers to the notion that most people think of the number 0 as meaning nothing, e.g., no sound at all. In this system, 0 means “sound off

”and larger numbers indicate high volumes. While this method is intuitive, there’s really no reference for how loud a particular setting is except through prior experience.

In the relative system, there is a calibrated, reference volume referred to as 0dB. This reference volume is the same level at which movies are played in theaters. Regardless of how large or how small the theater, a setting of 0dB is always the same, known volume. Changes from that volume level are shown as either positive (louder) or negative (quieter). People who have spent any time making recordings will recognize that this is similar to the notion of 0dB on a record level meter.

In any event, the SSP-800 offers both systems so that you may choose what makes the most sense to you personally.

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