Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit
Quickstart guide
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For details, check the latest revision of the
Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Operations Guide, Doc. 6565.
QUICKSTART DOC. 6611A (2018783) 09.07
Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit
NOTE: When Pro Sound Tools is run for the first time, a setup
wizard will take you through the process. Thereafter, the
Configure button can be used to initiate the process.
Insert the CD that came with the kit and click Add/Change Mic
Setup File. Select the file for the microphone that came with
your kit.
When a center speaker or subwoofer is not used, un-check the
Front Center Speaker and/or Subwoofer checkboxes.
Any subwoofer low-pass filter should be defeated or set to its
maximum frequency. Any subwoofer gain settings should be set
to their nominal or 12 o’clock position. Also, any sort of “Auto
Standby” or sleep mode for the subwoofer should be disabled.
Click Room Equalization Setup... to begin the process.
The Job Information screen is used to record the name of the
customer or job and the name of the technician performing the
job.
Click the forward arrow to proceed to the Options screen.
The Options screen is where you select the microphone file to
match the microphone you are using.
Select your microphone and click the forward arrow to proceed
to the Measurement screen.
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Room EQ Setup
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Hardware Hookup
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Follow this check list to tune your system:
All components in the system should be powered off while
making connections.
Remove the plastic cover from the front of the AMS.
Place the microphone stand upright.
Attach the microphone holder to the stand.
Insert the microphone in a vertical position in the holder.
NOTE: You must place the microphone in a vertical position with
the capsule facing the ceiling for all measurements.
Connect the mini female XLR end of the female mini XLR to
male XLR cable to the microphone.
NOTE: Use care when attaching the mini XLR cable so as not to
strain the connector.
Connect the male XLR end of the cable to the XLR end of the
XLR to stereo 3.5 mm cable.
Connect the stereo 3.5 mm plug to the microphone input on the
AMS
NOTE: Use care when attaching the microphone cable so as not
to strain the connector.
Using the included USB cable, connect your PC to the USB port
on the front of the AMS.
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Measurement
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Quiet the room as much as possible.
Turn off phones, TVs, radios, air conditioners, etc. and close any
open windows.
Refrain from talking and do not sit or stand directly between any
of the speakers and the microphone.
NOTE: Do not touch the microphone stand or cable during the
measurement process.
Place the microphone at the primary listening location, at the ear
height of a listener seated at this location.
NOTE: It is important to have the microphone in the primary
listening position for the first measurement.
Press the Measure button. The Audyssey™ test signal will play
a series of 10 “chirps” through each channel.
A. Position 1 Measurement
B. Additional Position Measurements
Move the microphone to another listening position and press the
Measure button again. Repeat the process for all listening
positions in the room.
You will need to measure a minimum of three positions before
you can continue. The recommendation is to measure a
minimum of eight positions for typical rooms.
Click the forward arrow to finish the measurement process and
continue to the Detection Results screen, which displays the
results of the measurements.
Click the forward arrow to proceed to the Target Sound Options
screen.
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Choose which of the Audyssey™ target curves you want to use
by selecting the radio button next to the curve:
For small to medium rooms (up to 2500 cu. ft.), choose the
High Frequency Roll Off 1 curve.
For medium to large rooms (up to 5000 cu. ft.), choose the
High Frequency Roll Off 2 curve.
For rooms larger than 5000 cu. ft., choose the SMPTE
202M curve.
The Midrange Compensation option (selected by default) is
used to adjust the balance between on-axis and reflected sound
in the crossover region. It is recommended that you leave this
box checked. You can return to this screen later and change
your setting if you prefer.
Click the forward arrow to calculate your correction curves and
proceed to the Save Results screen.
Target Sound Options
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Click Transfer to Crestron to temporarily store the filters so you
can listen to them. This process may take several minutes.
Click the Save Permanently to Crestron button to save the
correction curves. This process may take several minutes. After
saving is complete, click Close in the lower right corner of the
window to exit the application.
NOTE: It is important to use the Save Permanently to Crestron
function before leaving the program. Otherwise, all measurements
will be lost and you will have to start the process over from the
beginning.
Save Results
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A. Transfer the MultEQ® XT Filters
B. MultEQ
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Pro On/Off Demo
C. Save the MultEQ
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XT Filters
You can now use the Turn MultEQ On and Turn MultEQ Off
buttons to demo the MultEQ
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XT filters.
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Sometimes users want to change the level of the center channel
(for example, to boost dialog) or subwoofer. This is optional and
is not required most of the time but if it is desired, adjustments
to these or any other channels can be made by going into Pro
Sound Tools and clicking on Speaker Adjustments. This
allows each speaker’s level to be adjusted individually.
NOTE: After completion, you can demonstrate the improved
performance of Audyssey™ Room Tuning from the AMS front
panel. Go to the Audyssey Configuration menu by selecting
Theater, More, Tools and Audyssey. This menu will allow an A/B
comparison of the Audyssey and non-Audyssey configurations.
The system will automatically default to the Audyssey configuration
when this menu is entered or exited.
Optional Adjustments
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