Using DSP5000

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Bass control

The bass control allows you to adjust the bass response in the room. The responses of the bass control in DSP5000 are shown in Appendix 4 on page 61.

To adjust the bass:

1.Press the w or e menu key until the bass cursor display shows. The master display will momentarily show

b.0.0

This allows you to ask the DSP5000 what its bass setting is without changing it.

To change the bass:

1.Make sure that you can see the bass cursor display on the master.

2.Press the n menu key. The display will change to

b. 0.5

and the bass will increase by 0.5dB. The bass can be adjusted by ±5 dB, incremented in 0.5 dB steps.

To restore the flat condition:

1. Press Clear

Note This also restores balance and tilt.

∙To store a bass setting, you must be in Setup mode; see pages 39 and 23

∙To recall a bass setting, use the Store key; see page 24

Bass explained

The bass control allows you to adjust the broad balance of the DSP5000 to correct for the acoustics of your listening room, or for a misbalanced recording. Normally, settings between 1.0 and –2.0 will give the most natural result.

All DSP5000s in the installation take on the same bass setting as the master. This is essential for correct stereo.

Phase

You can invert the absolute phase of the signal. To review the absolute phase:

1.Press the w or e menu key until the phase display shows. The master display will momentarily show

POS.

or this:

nEG.

This allows you to ask the DSP5000 what its phase setting is without changing it.

To change the absolute phase

1. Press the n or s menu key

Phase explained

The phase function controls the absolute phase of the digital conversion and is used to compensate for recordings which are out of phase.

DSP5000 User Guide