Tact Audio TCS Owner Manual

TCS

TCS

TCSTCS

Theater Correction System

Owners Manual

Preliminary

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Content

Introduction I
Acknowledgments III
Safety precautions IV
Software installation V

1. Getting Started 1-1

Configuration 1 1-3
Configuration 2 1-4
Configuration 3 1-5
Basic Playback 1-6
Level adjustment 1-7

2. TCS Architecture 2-1

Connections 2-2
TCS block diagram 2-3

3. Remote Control 3-1

Remote control overview 3-2

4. Menus 4-1

TCS menu structure 4-2
Status screen 4-3
Main menu 4-5
Mode menu 4-6
Setup menu 4-7
SPKR menu 4-8
CRO menu 4-13
SUM menu 4-14
DLY menu 4-15
Delay menu 4-16
Level menu 4-17
POL menu 4-18
ADC menu 4-19
ZONE 1 & ZONE 2 menu 4-20

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4. Menus (continued)

DISPL menu 4-22
ANLEV menu 4-23
TEST menu 4-24
AUX menu 4-25
TRIG menu 4-26
AUTO menu 4-27
ADDR menu 4-28
COM menu 4-29
DRC menu 4-30
CONF menu 4-31

5. Output Configuration 5-1

Setup menu navigation 5-2
Configuration 1 – Dolby #1 (SSS1) 5-3
Configuration 2 – Dolby #2 (LSS0) 5-7
Configuration 3 – Dolby #3 (LSL0) 5-10
Configuration 4 – Dolby #4 (L000) 5-14
Configuration 5 – TacT conf. 1 5-17
Configuration 6 – TacT conf. 2 5-20
Configuration 7 – TacT conf. 3 5-24
Configuration 8 – TacT conf. 4 5-26

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ntroduction

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TCS – Theater Correction System is a digital signal processor designed to
implement Dolby and DTS surround sound decoding algorithms and Tact room
correction algorithm. TCS offers 8 digital and seven analog stereo inputs as well as one
microphone input used for room response measurement. It provides 10 analog and 10
digital output channels. There are two fully programmable 12V/50 mA trigger outputs.
TCS also provides two RS232 ports, labeled as “RS232” and “AUX”.

TCS architecture allows for high flexibility in surround sound loudspeaker
configuration. Powerful bass management processor combined with room correction
capabilities makes TCS the ultimate choice for any high-end home theater installation.

• Analog outputs are designed with exceptionally high quality 24 bit/96 KHz

digital-to-analog converters. All 10 analog outputs are available in RCA­single ended and XLR-balanced form.

• Analog inputs are converted to digital signal by high quality 24 bit/96 KHz

analog-to-digital converter. There are 6 RCA-single ended and 1 XLR­balanced stereo input.

• Two independent 24/96 KHz serial receivers. In this way, a zone that uses

digital input will never have conflicts with the main channel. There are 6
SPDIF inputs (RCA connectors), one AES/EBU (XLR connector) and one
optical input (TOSLINK).

• All output channels are available in digital format. TCS provides five digital

stereo SPDIF outputs. All digital outputs are SPDIF with RCA connectors.

• Tact room correction algorithm can be applied to all surround sound channels.

This powerful feature allows you to custom tailor your room response. It
provides all necessary tools and software for complete room impulse response
measurement and user defined room correction.

• 10 Room correction presets including bypass. With a single click on the

remote control you can switch between bypass and correction for instant A-B
test.

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• Electronic crossover on the front Left/Right channels including the

subwoofers. You select cut-off frequency and filter slope, and the rest is done
by TCS software.

• Automatic or manual time alignment with a precision as low as 10

microseconds.

• Digital level trimming for each output channel with a resolution of 0.1 dB.

• Digitally controlled analog level adjustment for all analog outputs with

resolution of 0.5 dB.

• Master volume control with resolution of 0.1 dB.

• Polarity control on all channels.

• Programmable ADC sampling frequency (96, 48 and 44.1 KHz)

• Eight hardware configuration presets.

• Two individually fully programmable 12V/50 mA trigger outputs.

• Completely modular design allows for easy future upgrades.

• Tact proprietary master volume control with the World known WHEEL.

Combining TCS with Tact digital amplifiers is ultimate in what audiophiles
would call signal purity. In this all-digital audio system, the signal becomes analog right
at the amplifier output posts combined with the loudspeaker itself.

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Acknowledgements

TCS is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation,
confidential unpublished works 1992-1997. "Dolby", the double-D symbol, and "Pro
Logic" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratory.

TCS is manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems. “DTS” and DTS
symbol are trademarks of Digital Theater System.



2000 Tact Audio Corporation. All rights reserved.

No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying or other wise, without the prior written consent of
Tact Audio Corporation.

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Safety Precautions

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock

• Do not expose TCS to rain or moisture.

For example, it should not be used in a wet basement, near a bathtub, a swimming
pool or in similar environments.

:

NOT OPEN THE UNIT. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONEL ONLY.

TCS should not be used near water.

• Make sure TCS is well ventilated.

does not interfere with its proper ventilation. It should not be placed in cabinets or
other enclosures that might obstruct the ventilation openings.

TCS should be installed so that its location

• Avoid contact with static electricity.

electrostatic discharge can cause TCS to latch up. This could disable some features.
To cure this condition turn TCS off and on using the front panel power switch.

Under some conditions excessive

• Only use three wire AC power cords.

grounded. Only use three wire AC power cords with ground pins.

It is important that TCS is properly

Connect TCS only to grounded AC power outlets.

power outlet is actually grounded. Do not use devices that defeat the AC power ground.

Make sure that the AC

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Software installation

TCS employs one of the most advanced audio-software ever developed. In order
to use the proprietary TacT Theater Corrections system, you have to install the supplied
software on your computer. This guide will help you through the software installation
process. For more detailed information on how to operate the software, use on screen
help.

System requirements
Your system must meet the following requirements:

• An IBM compatible PC with Pentium 100 MHz or better

• Microsoft Windows 98, ME or 2000

• Microsoft Windows-compatible graphics-card and monitor with

screen resolution 800x600 or better

• CD-ROM drive

• Microsoft windows compatible 2- or 3- button mouse

• Standard RS-232 serial port with DB-9 connectors

1. Start windows and insert the TacT software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Double-click the “My Computer” icon on the desktop.

3. Double-click the CD icon to launch the CD browser.

4. Click on “Install-TCS”

Follow the on-screen instructions. When the installation is complete, select

“Yes – I want to launch TCS now”.

This will start the TCS software – press F1 to launch the on-screen help file. The

“Tutorial” part contains step-by-step instructions on how to complete the

correction process.

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Getting Started

This part of the manual will get you started with your TCS without performing any room
correction. It will allow you to quickly setup your system and perform basic listening
tests.

IMPORTANT: All listening should be done with TCS in room correction bypass mode.
At any time you can select the bypass mode by pressing remote control BYPASS key. To
use room correction feature you need to connect your PC to the TCS RS232 connector
and perform complete room correction process.

To select an input use ANALOG and DIGITAL remote control buttons. To adjust master
level use remote control VOLUME buttons or simply turn the wheel.

At any time you can mute the system by pressing remote control MUTE button.

Step 1 explains how to connect TCS to your surround sound system. It covers only three
basic configurations that are most commonly used with TCS. However, through its
SETUP menu option, TCS offers a large number of hardware configurations.

Step 2 explains the status screen and parameters displayed on it.

Step 1: Connecting your TacT TCS
This step explains how to connect TCS to your surround sound system. TCS is an

extremely versatile system that can be used in a lot of different hardware configurations.
For purpose of simplicity Step 1 illustrates the three most common TCS hardware
configurations. Use one that is the best fit for your system and connect TCS accordingly.

TCS audio connections are divided into 4 main sections: Digital input, Analog input,
Analog output and Digital output. Connect all your digital sources (such as DVD and CD
players) to TCS digital inputs and all your analog sources (such as tuners, turntables,
tape-decks etc.) to TCS analog inputs.

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TCS analog outputs should be connected to appropriate analog power amplifiers. If you
have digital amplifiers, or you would like to use your external DAC, use appropriate TCS
digital outputs. The number of amplifiers in your system depends on your surround sound
configuration.

TCS is factory preset to automatically detect what kind of source is connected at the
selected input: Dolby digital, DTS or stereo. This feature is set in the AUTO menu option
as shown in Fig. 1-1. Note that this menu controls auto detection feature, which can be
turned on or off, and it can also enable or disable Pro Logic decoding. For stereo
application Pro Logic decoding feature should be disabled.

NOTE: If Pro Logic decoding is enabled (PL: ON), Pro Logic surround sound decoding
will be applied to any stereo source. In other words there is no automatic detection of Pro
Logic encoded signal.

NOTE: If auto detection is disabled (Auto: OFF) TCS will stay in the last mode as
displayed on the status screen, and TCS will not play any source that does not match
selected mode. For example if TCS is set to stereo mode, and auto detection is disabled, it
will not play any Dolby or DTS surround sound source. To change the operating mode,
when auto detection is disabled, go to MODE menu and select appropriate option.

Auto detection is ON Pro Logic decoding is OFF

A u t o : O N P L : O F F
O F F O N O F F O N

Fig. 1-1 AUTO menu option with auto detection enabled and Pro Logic disabled

Through it’s SETUP menu TCS offers 8 hardware presets. Hardware presets tell TCS
how many and what kind of loudspeakers are connected. TCS can also automatically
assign any of these 8 presets to stereo or multi channels source. This is accomplished
through CONF menu option. TCS is factory preset to assign set-up #8 to stereo and set-up
#1 to multi channel source. For detailed description of the SETUP and CONF menu refer
to Chapter 4.

TCS offers two auxiliary stereo outputs. By using AUX menu option each of these
outputs can be configured as MAIN or ZONE output. Both outputs are factory preset to
MAIN, meaning that A1/2 outputs are set to be used as front Left/Right subwoofer
outputs and A3/4 as Tact Surround Center channel (both A3 and A4 output the same
signal).
The following are the three most common configurations used with TCS.

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Configuration 1:

This is a basic 5.1 configuration. It consists of five full range loudspeakers; L
(left), R (right), SL (surround left), SR (surround right), CEN (center) and one subwoofer
channel, LFE. Connect your system as shown in Fig. 1-2. You can use either RCA (single
ended) or XLR (balanced) output. In this configuration, A1/2 and A3/4 outputs should be
configured as Zone 1 and Zone 2 outputs.

If you would like to use this hardware configuration connect your amplifiers to
appropriate TCS outputs as shown in the figure below.

Fig. 1-2 5.1 surround sound configuration with two zones

When all connections are in place, connect the power-cord and turn the rear mains switch
on.

NOTE: If you do not use zone outputs simply ignore them. If you want to use A1/2 and
A3/4 as two zones you first must configure them as zone outputs. This is done using
AUX menu option. Zones are controlled from ZONE1 and ZONE2 menus. Factory preset
disables zones.

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NOTE: At this time there is no need to connect the microphone. Microphone is used only
during room correction measurement process.

Configuration 2:

This is a 5.1 configuration with additional left and right subwoofers. In this
configuration A1/2 outputs should be configured as “Main” channels and A3/4 are
configured as Zone 2 outputs.

If you would like to use this hardware configuration, connect your amplifiers to
appropriate TCS outputs as shown in the Fig. 1-3.

Fig. 1-3 5.1 surround sound configuration with L/R subwoofer and one zone

When all connections are in place, connect the power-cord and turn the rear mains switch
on.

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NOTE: If you do not use zone output simply ignore it. If you want to use A3/4 as a zone
you must first configure it as zone output. This is done using AUX menu option. Zones
are controlled from ZONE1 and ZONE2 menus. Factory preset disables zones.

NOTE: At this time there is no need to connect the microphone. Microphone is used only
during room correction measurement process.

Configuration 3:

This is Tact 6.1 configuration with additional left and right subwoofers and Tact
surround center channel. In this configuration A1/2 and A3/4 outputs are configured as
“Main” channels. A1/2 outputs are used for front left/right subwoofers and A3 is used as
Tact surround center channel.

If you would like to use this hardware configuration connect your amplifiers to
appropriate TCS outputs as shown in Fig. 1-4.

Fig. 1-4 5.1 surround sound configuration with L/R subwoofer Tact Surround

center channel

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When all connections are in place, connect the power-cord and turn the rear mains switch

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on
Step 2: Basic Playback

Turn TCS on from the front-panel power-switch. This will boot-up TCS and show the
TCS status screen. The status screen displays basic system parameters and its content is
source dependent. The following is the list of system parameters as displayed by the
status screen.

• Current mode

• LFE indicator

• Input selection

• Sampling frequency

• Correction mode

• Active correction indicator

• Master level in dB

The content of the status screen is source dependent. The following are few examples of
the status screen for a given source.

Example 1: DOLBY 3/2 with LFE

In the example shown in Fig. 1-5 current mode indicates that Dolby 3/2 source with LFE
(low frequency effects channel) enabled and with sampling frequency at 48 KHz is
connected at digital input D1. Room correction is bypassed as indicated by the active
correction indicator. Master volume is set at –12.1 dB.

Current mode LFE indicator Input selection Sampling frequency

3 / 2 L F E D 1 F s = 4 8
B y p a s s * - 1 2 . 1 d B

indicator

Correction mode Active correction Master level dB

Fig. 1-5 TCS status screen with Dolby 3/2 & LFE enabled

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Example 2: DTS

In the example shown in Fig. 1-6 current mode indicates that DTS source with sampling
frequency at 48 KHz is connected at digital input D3. Room correction is bypassed as
indicated by the active correction indicator. Master volume is set at –12.1 dB.

Current mode Input selection Sampling frequency

D T S D 3 F s = 4 8
B y p a s s * - 1 2 . 1 d B

Fig. 1-6 TCS status screen with DTS and LFE enabled

Example 3: STEREO

If stereo signal with sampling frequency at 44.1 KHz is detected at digital input D2 the
display will show the following status screen:

Current mode Input selection Sampling frequency

S T E R E O D 2 F s = 4 4
B y p a s s * - 1 2 . 1 d B

Fig. 1-7 TCS status screen with stereo source being played

One of the above screens will be displayed depending on the source connected to TCS
input. Your TCS should at this point produce stereo or surround sound. To control master
volume use VOLUME remote control buttons, or simply turn the wheel.

When using TCS without the correction feature, it might be necessary to manually adjust
the level for the each channel. The LEVEL menu contains a digital volume control for
each channel. To access the LEVEL menu, press remote control MENU and scroll the
cursor to LEVEL, then press the ENTER button. You can now adjust the level for each
channel by using remote control UP and DOWN arrow buttons.

Note that level settings can be different for each correction preset. BP indicates that you
are setting the levels for BYPASS mode. When using the correction feature, the system
will automatically adjust all speaker levels except for BYPASS mode.

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L E F T R I G H T C R : B P
0 . 0 - 0 . 1 d B

→→→→

S U R L S U R R C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 . 2 - 0 . 5 d B

→→→→

C E N T S U B C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 . 1 - 2 . 3 d B

A U X 1 A U X 2 C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 0 . 2 - 1 0 . 6 d B

A U X 3 A U X 4 C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 0 . 2 - 1 0 . 6 d B

Fig. 1-8 TCS channel level trim controls – LEVEL menu

NOTE: In order to permanently save new parameters into the internal memory you must
cycle power OFF and ON by using remote control STANDBY button.

NOTE: This menu has no effect on A1/2 and A3/4 outputs if they are configured as
zones.

→→→→

→→→→

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TCS Architecture

This chapter briefly outlines the fundamentals of TCS design. It is intended to
quickly provide users with the basic understanding of TCS operation and internal
architecture.

TCS is a collection of state of the art digital and analog technologies. Internal
architecture is divided into two major blocks: Analog and digital. These two blocks are
completely separated. This separation is essential for any system of this complexity and
analog signal quality.

Analog input and output circuitry is designed based on the latest in 24 bit /96 KHz
ADC and DAC technology. Fully modular design allows for easy future upgrades.
Carefully selected components, for the analog input and output stage combined with
individual power regulation on all analog outputs, ensure highest analog signal quality.

TCS signal processor consists of ten Motorola DSP processors and one
supervising controller. Signal processor is designed to provide room correction on all
supported surround sound channels, all necessary measurement functions, time
alignment, level balancing etc. The supervising controller runs Tact proprietary real time
operating system designed to interact with user remote control and PC commands.

TCS is designed to operate at 44.1, 48 and 96 KHz sampling rate. Note that when
in surround sound mode, sampling frequency is limited by Dolby and DTS to 48 KHz.
However, TCS will play any of the above sampling frequencies when in stereo mode.

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2.1 Connections

The TCS back panel is shown in Fig. 2-1. It is divided into four audio signal sections: digital input, analog input, analog output and digital output sections.

Fig. 2-1 TCS back panel

Digital Inputs There are eight digital inputs, numbered 1 through 8. All inputs are

SPDIF. The exceptions are input number 7, which is TOSLINK and
input number 8, which is AES/EBU type.

Digital Outputs There are five digital outputs, numbered 1 through 5. Digital outputs

output the same audio signal as analog outputs.

Digital output 1 is mapped to Left/Right
Digital output 2 is mapped to Surround Left/Surround Right
Digital output 3 is mapped to LFE/Center
Digital output 4 is mapped to A1/A2
Digital output 5 is mapped to A3/A4

Analog Inputs There are seven stereo analog inputs. They are numbered 1 through

7. All analog inputs are single ended except input number 7, which
is balanced.

Analog Outputs There are five stereo analog outputs. All outputs are single ended

and balanced. Outputs A1 and A2 can be configured as Zone 1
outputs or as Left/Right subwoofer outputs. Outputs A3 and A4 can
be configured as Zone 2 outputs. Or alternately, A3 can be
configured as a surround center channel as used in TSC mode.

Microphone Input TCS comes with a calibrated measurement microphone. During the

setup process, the microphone should be connected to the MIC
input.

Pin 1 GND

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Pin 2 SIG
Pin 3 +9V

Note: Make sure TCS is turned off at the main switch, before
connecting the microphone

RS232 I/O There are two RS232 connectors. They are labeled RS232 and AUX.

RS232 is used to connect to the PC during the setup process. It can
also be used for RS232 remote control. The AUX connector is used
as the RS232 pass-through. Its primary purpose is to daisy chain a
number of Tact products.

Trigger Outputs Trigger outputs provide a +12V/50mA signal for external device

triggering.

NOTE: Single ended RCA analog output signals L, R, SL, SR, LFE, CEN, A1, A2, A3,

A4 are the same as the corresponding balanced XLR output signals. Either one
can be used to connect TCS to corresponding power amplifiers.

NOTE: Digital outputs D1, D2, D3, D4, D5 are mapped in the following way: D1

outputs L and R channels, D2 outputs SL and SR channels, D3 outputs CEN and
LFE channel, D4 outputs AUX1 and AUX2 channels, D5 outputs AUX3 and
AUX4 channels. These signals are exactly the same as their corresponding
analog output signals.

WARNING

Before connecting or disconnecting Tact measurement microphone make sure to
turn TCS off by using the front panel power switch.

2.2 TCS Block Diagram

The TCS basic system block diagram is shown in Fig. 2-2. Audio input signal can
be connected to one of eight digital inputs or to one of seven analog stereo inputs. TCS
provides ten analog and ten digital outputs (five stereo). All analog outputs have digitally
controlled analog volume control circuitry. All inputs and outputs are designed for 24 bit
audio data. TCS supports 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz sampling rates.

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Fig. 2-2 TCS system block diagram

The Main Controller handles: Front panel display, IR remote control functions,
RS232 Input and RS232 Auxiliary communication ports, trigger output 1 and 2, and all
necessary internal switching and data transfers.

The Digital Input Block consists of six SPDIF, one AES/EBU, one TOSLINK
input and two independent digital audio receivers. This unique architecture with two
digital receivers allows simultaneous digital input signal assignment to main output and
to zone 1 and 2.

The Analog Input Block consists of six single ended (RCA) and one balanced
(XLR) inputs. Analog inputs are connected to a 24bit/96KHz analog-to-digital converter
(ADC). ADC sampling frequency can be set to 44.1, 48 and 96 KHz, by using the “ADC”
front panel menu option.

The Digital Output Block consists of 5 SPDIF (RCA) type outputs. Each SPDIF
signal carries two audio channels. The Digital output signal level is controlled by the
master volume control and by other digital level control menu options.

The Analog output Block consists of 10 channels with both single ended (RCA)
and balanced (XLR) connectors. The Analog output signal level is controlled by the
master volume and by other digital volume control menu options. TCS is also equipped
with digitally controlled analog volume adjustment circuitry. This circuit provides analog
attenuation and gain of up to +6.0 dB for each channel.

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TCS is equipped with two 12V/50 mA trigger outputs. Trigger events are user
programmable.

RCS module is a real time digital signal processor consisting of 10 Motorola DSP56300
processors. This module is used to perform room impulse response measurement and real
time room correction on all channels.

NOTE: If AUX1/2 and AUX3/4 are used as two zones, room correction is not

implemented on these channels.

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Remote Control

TCS is designed to be controlled by the remote control and PC software. The only
exception is master volume control, which can be controlled by the remote control, PC
and front panel wheel. The remote control is designed with three basic objectives:

• Support intuitive menu driven user interface

• Eliminate the need to read the manual all over again

• Eliminate excessive number of buttons

This chapter explains all remote control functions.

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The TCS remote control is shown on Fig 3-1. The remote control is used to access
front panel display controls and menus. The following is a functional description of all
the buttons on the remote control.

Fig 3-1 TCS Remote control

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1. STANDBY

2. DIGITAL

3. ANALOG

4. CORRECTION Block

5. MENU

6. VIDEO

7. UP Button

8. DOWN Button

9. LEFT Button

10. RIGHT Button

11. ENTER Button

12. VOLUME Block

STANDBY button will turn TCS ON or it will place
it into standby mode. When in stand by, the unit is
placed into low power consumption mode. The main
power line is not disconnected.

DIGITAL button will sequentially select one of 8
digital inputs.

ANALOG button will sequentially select one of 7
analog inputs.

CORRECTION consists of 10 buttons. They are
numbered from 1 to 9 and one of them is labeled as
BYPASS. Pressing BYPASS will place room
correction into bypass mode – no correction.
Pressing one of the remaining nine buttons will
engage a corresponding room correction preset.

MENU button will switch the front panel display
from the status screen to the main menu screen.

VIDEO button is used to control the external Tact
video switcher. This button has no effect on any of
TCS functions.

UP button is used to increment selected menu
options.

DOWN button is used to decrement selected menu
option.

LEFT button is used to scroll through menus.

RIGHT button is used to scroll through menus.

ENTER button will select the menu option that is
marked by the blinking cursor.

The VOLUME block consists of three buttons.
Pressing the MUTE button will mute/un-mute all
enabled channels. The MUTE does not affect zone 1
and 2 signals.

Pressing the up/down level control buttons will
increment/decrement the master level.

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Menus

This chapter describes TCS front panel display menus. All TCS features are

accessible by the remote control through its front panel menus. However room correction
process requires PC connection and Tact room correction software. Once room correction
process is completed, you can switch between correction presets and bypass mode by
using the remote control.

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4.1 TCS menu structure

TCS menu structure is shown in Fig. 4-1.

Fig. 4-1 TCS Menu structure

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When TCS is powered on, the first screen it displays is the status screen (Level 1).
While in the status screen, the blinking cursor is turned OFF. In all other screens the
blinking cursor is turned on. To enter TCS menus press remote control MENU button.
Use MENU button to switch to the previous menu level. Use LEFT/RIGHT remote
control button to move blinking cursor to the left/right side. To select an option pointed
by the blinking cursor, press ENTER button. To modify an option pointed by the blinking
cursor use UP/DOWN remote control button

TCS menu structure consists of 5 levels. To toggle between Level 1 and 2, use the
remote control MENU button. To advance from Level 2 to Level 3, 4 and 5, use the
remote control ENTER button. To go back from Level 5 to 4, 3 and 2, use the remote
control MENU button.

4.1 Status

When TCS is turned ON it will display basic system status. This screen is referred
to as the "Status” screen. Typical content of the Status screen is shown in Fig. 4-2. The
status screen consists of the following six fields:

Current Mode

3 / 2 L F E D 1 F s = 4 8

Low Freq. Digital/Analog Sampling

Effects

Input

Frequency

B Y P A S S * - 1 2 . 1 d B

Current Mode

Low Frequency Effect (LFE)

Correction Options

Master Level in dB

Fig. 4-2 Status Screen

This field displays the current operating mode.

If DTS or Dolby Digital signal is selected, the corresponding logos
will light up in the wheel display.

This field displays the presence of the low frequency effects channel
(LFE). If LFE is present, this field will display “LFE”. If LFE is not
present, this field is blank.

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Digital/Analog Input

Sampling Frequency

Correction Options

Master Level

This field displays the current audio input. Audio input can be
selected through the remote control by pressing the ANALOG or the
DIGITAL button. The ANALOG button will select one of seven
analog inputs, and the analog input selection will be displayed as A1,
A2, ..., A7. The DIGITAL button will select one of eight digital
inputs, and digital input selections will be displayed as D1, D2,…,
D8.

This field displays the audio signal sampling frequency. TCS
supports 44.1, 48 and 96 KHz sampling frequencies.

If digital input is selected, TCS will detect the input sampling
frequency and will display it in the Sampling Frequency field. If
digital input is selected and there is no signal connected at the input,
TCS will display “Fs=--“.

If analog input is selected, TCS will display the sampling frequency
as selected in the ADC (analog-to-digital converter sampling
frequency) menu option.

This field displays the current room correction status. There are ten
possible options, one bypass and nine corrections. To view available
corrections use the UP and the DOWN buttons on the remote
control. To engage displayed correction option press the ENTER
(11) button. Note that at the end of this field the selected correction
option is labeled with the ‘*’ character.

NOTE: The remote control UP and DOWN buttons does not select
(engage) the displayed correction option. They are used only to scroll
trough available options. To select (engage) the displayed correction
option you must press the ENTER button.

This field displays master volume in dB. Note that the main master
volume indicator (wheel display) displays master volume as a
number between 0.0 and 99.9. Maximum master level on the main
volume indicator corresponds to 99.9, which is equivalent to +6.0
dB. 0.0 dB level attenuation corresponds to 93.9 on the relative
scale.

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4.2 Main Menu

Press the MENU button to enter the TCS main menu screen. Press the Left/Right button
to move the blinking cursor to the next main menu option. To select a menu option,
position the blinking cursor over the desired menu option and press the ENTER button.
The main menu consists of more that one screen. To switch between main menu screens
move the cursor all the way to the left or to the right. Left/Right pointing arrows indicate
that there are more options to the left/right side. Main menu content is shown in Fig. 4-3.

M O D E S E T U P D E L A Y
L E V E L P O L A D C

→→→→

Fig. 4-3a Main Menu Screen I

Z O N E 1 Z O N E 2 D I S P L

←←←←

A N L E V T E S T A U X

→→→→

Fig. 4-3b Main Menu Screen II

T R I G A U T O A D D R

←←←←

C O M D R C C O N F

Fig. 4-3c Main Menu Screen III

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4.3 MODE Menu

The Mode menu, shown in Fig. 4-4, is used to set the processor’s operating mode. The
first line indicates the current operating mode and Auto/Manual detection. In this
example, the current operating mode is "3/2” (Dolby Digital).

Current Mode Field

M o d e : 3 / 2
D O L B Y D I G I T A L + P L

→→→→

(a)

M o d e : 3 / 2

←←←←

D T S S T E R E O

(b)

Fig. 4-4 Mode Menu

DOLBY DIGITAL + PRO LOGIC

To select Dolby Digital or Pro Logic, position the blinking
cursor over the “DOLBY” option and press the ENTER button.

To load Pro Logic, the “PL” option in AUTO menu must be set
to ON. Pro Logic can only be applied to Analog stereo or PCM
Digital stereo input.

DTS

To select DTS mode, position the blinking cursor over the
“DTS” option and press enter.

STEREO

To select STEREO mode, position the blinking cursor over the
“STEREO” option and press enter.

NOTE: TacT TCS employs a new proprietary algorithm for TSC - TacT
Surround Center. This feature increase the rear stereo imaging on surround
recordings by adding up the signal received by Surround Left and Surround Right
to a rear center channel. TSC is engaged in all surround mode settings and only
when ZONE 2 function is disabled. TSC signal is output on A3 & A4 connectors.

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4.4 SETUP Menu

This menu is used to enter speaker configuration used with TCS. The system is
capable of storing up to eight different speaker configurations. The SETUP menu is
shown in Fig. 4-5.

Current Setup Option

T C S S e t u p # : 2
1 : S P K R C R O S U M D L Y

1. Setup
option field

The fist display line shows the current speaker setup. In this example, it is setup #2. The
second display line is divided into 4 fields. Each field can be selected by the LEFT and
RIGHT remote control buttons.

Setup option field

SPEAKER menu field

CRO menu field

2. Speaker menu 3. Crossover
menu

Fig. 4-5 Setup Menu

Position the cursor over this field and by using the UP and
DOWN remote control buttons, scroll through the eight
available setup options. The number in this field will change
from 1 to 8. To engage the setup option displayed in this field,
press the ENTER remote control button. When the new setup
option is selected it will be displayed as the current setup
option in the first display line.

NOTE: When changing configuration parameters automatic
configuration assignment to multi channel and stereo source
has to be disabled (see CONF menu).
Position the cursor over this field and press the ENTER remote
button to enter the SPEAKER menu.

Position the cursor over this field and press the ENTER remote
button to enter the CRO (Crossover) menu.

4. Summing
menu

5. Delay menu

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SUM menu field

Position the cursor over this field and press the ENTER remote
button to enter the SUM (Summing) menu.

DLY menu field

Position the cursor over this field and press the ENTER remote
button to enter the DLY (surround sound processor delay)
menu.

4.5 SPKR Menu

The SPKR - speaker menu is used to configure Left/Right, Surround Left/Surround Right,
Center and Subwoofer output. SPEAKER menu is shown in Fig. 4-6. This menu offers
four selections:

Speakers

L / R S U R C E N S U B
F u l l F u l l C R O O F F

L/R

SUR

Left/Right
channel options

OFF OFF OFF OFF
FULL FULL FULL SUM
CRO CRO CRO LFE

Surround Left/Right
channel options

Center channel
options

Subwoofer
options

Fig. 4-6 Speaker Menu

Left/Right speaker option. By using the LEFT/RIGHT remote control button,
position the cursor over the L/R option. Press the UP/DOWN button on the
remote control to select the desired speaker configuration option. Refer to
Table 1 for available speaker configurations. This option selects speaker
configurations for both Left and Right speakers.

When OFF is selected, SW2 in Fig. 4-8 is open. FULL and CRO option control
SW1 in Fig. 10. When CRO is selected SW1 is placed in position 1, and when
FULL is selected SW1 is placed in position 2.

Surround Left/Right speaker option. By using the LEFT/RIGHT remote control
button, position the cursor over the SUR option. Press the UP/DOWN button
on the remote control to select the desired speaker configuration option. Refer

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to Table 1 for available speaker configurations. This option selects speaker
configurations for both Left and Right surround speakers.

When OFF is selected, SW2 in Fig. 4-9 is open. FULL and CRO option control
SW1. When CRO is selected, SW1 is placed in position 1. When FULL is
selected, SW1 is placed in position 2.

CEN

SUB

Center speaker option. By using the LEFT/RIGHT remote control button,
position the cursor over the CEN option. Press the UP/DOWN button on the
remote control to select the desired speaker configuration option. Refer to
Table 1 for available speaker configurations.

When OFF is selected, SW2 in Fig. 4-10 is open. FULL and CRO option
control SW1. When CRO is selected, SW1 is placed in position 1, and when
FULL is selected, SW1 is placed in position 2.

Subwoofer speaker option. By using the LEFT/RIGHT remote control button
position the cursor over the SUB option. Press the UP/DOWN button on the
remote control to select desired speaker configuration options. Refer to Table 1
for available speaker configurations. This option selects speaker configuration
for the Subwoofer only.

When OFF is selected, SW2 in Fig. 4-11 is open. SUM and LFE option control
SW3. When SUM is selected, SW3 is placed in position 1, and when LFE is
selected, SW3 is placed in position 2.

Speaker Settings

1 2 3

OFF FULL CRO

Left/Right

Surround

Center

Sub

OFF FULL CRO
OFF FULL CRO
OFF SUM LFE

Table 1 – TCS loudspeaker settings

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All speakers can be configured in three basic operating modes. Left/Right, Surround
Left/Right and Center speakers can be set to OFF, FULL and CRO mode. The
subwoofer can be set to OFF, SUM and LFE.

When OFF mode is selected, the speaker is disabled. When FULL mode is selected, the
speaker will receive full bandwidth signal (20Hz-20KHz). CRO – crossover mode
enables high-pass filter as selected in the CRO menu. The subwoofer can be set to OFF,
SUM and LFE mode. When in SUM mode, the subwoofer output is connected to the
summing module. When in LFE mode, the subwoofer is connected to LFE output only.

Each of the Speaker menu options L/R, SUR, CEN and SUB offer additional bass
management menus. To enter these menus, position the cursor over any of the L/R, SUR,
CEN or SUB options and press the ENTER button. The bass management menu for the
L/R, SUR and CEN channel is shown in Fig. 4-7a, and the subwoofer menu is shown in
Fig. 4-7b.

L E V S U M L F E

- 1 0 . 1 - 1 2 . 3 - 9 9 . 9 d B

Channel contribution
to output signal

Summer contribution
to output signal

LFE contribution to
output signal

Level in dB

Fig. 4-7a Bass management menu

L E V

- 5 . 0 d B

LFE signal level at SUB output. Controls SUB output when
SW3, Fig. 13 is in position 2.

Fig. 4-7b Bass management menu

The bass management processing modules for the Left/Right, Surround L/R and Center
channel outputs are shown in Fig. 4-8, 4-9 and 4-10. The subwoofer summing module is
shown in Fig. 4-11.

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Fig. 4-8 Left/Right channel processing module

Fig. 4-9 Surround Left/Right channel processing module

Fig. 4-10 Center channel processing module

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Fig. 4-11 Summing module

Processing modules for left/right, surround left/right and center channels are exactly the
same. The subwoofer processing module consists of a summing module with the SUM
and SUB outputs. SUM output is connected to left/right, surround L/R and center channel
processing modules.

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4.6 CRO - Crossover Menu

The Crossover menu is used to select cutoff frequency for the low pass and high pass filters that are used by the bass management processing units. The cross over menu is shown in Fig 4-12.

L P F / H P F : 1 0 0 H z
C u t o F f F r : 8 0 H z

Low-pass and high-pass filter cutoff frequency Available cutoff frequencies

Fig. 4-12 CRO – Crossover menu

TCS offers the following crossover cut off frequency selection: 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105,
115, 120 Hz and FULL (displayed as ---). When FULL is selected, both the low pass and
the high pass filter are bypassed. All high pass filters are second order filters. Low pass
filters can be selected as second or fourth order filters (see summing module).

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4.7 SUM – Summing module menu

The summing module menu is shown in Fig. 4-13. This menu is designed for level
adjustment of all summing module input signals (see Fig. 4-11). Using the LEFT/RIGHT
arrow remote buttons select an input channel. Using the UP/DOWN arrow buttons
increases/decreases the selected channel signal level.

L R S L

- 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

Left channel
contribution to output
signal

S R C E N L F E

←←←←

Right channel
contribution to output
signal

Surround left
channel contri bution
to output signal

- 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

→→→→

Level in dB

→→→→

Left channel
contribution to output
signal

S U M M E R O U T P U T

←←←←

Center channel
contribution to output
signal

LFE channel
contribution to
output signal

Level in dB

F U L L

LFE channel output
configuration

Fig. 4-13 SUM – Summing module menu

The last SUM menu option is SUMMER OUTPUT. This option can be set to CRO/2,
CRO/4 or FULL. When set to CRO/2 or CRO/4, it selects the second or fourth order low
pass filter. It also puts SW1 (Fig. 4-11) in position 1, connecting the filter output to the
summer output. When set to FULL, it puts SW1 (Fig.4-11) in position 2, bypassing the
low pass filter.

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4-8 DLY - Menu

The DLY menu is shown in Fig. 4-14. This menu is used to adjust the delay time
for the surround and center channels as required by Dolby and DTS standards. To select a
channel, use the LEFT/RIGHT remote control buttons, and to make a change on the
selected channel use the UP/DOWN remote control buttons.

S U R L S U R R C E N
0 0 0 m s e c

Fig. 4-14 DLY menu

The Delay time for the surround left/right channels can be set from 0 to 15 msec in
increments of 1 msec. Delay time for the center channel can be set from 0 to 5 msec in
increments of 1 msec.

Note the difference between the DLY and DELAY menus. The DLY menu is used
for delay time adjustments as required by Dolby and DTS standards. The DELAY menu
is used for system time alignment on all ten channels.

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4.9 DELAY Menu

The Delay menu is shown in Fig. 4-15. It consists of five screens. This system feature is
implemented in the RCS module (see Chapter 2). To select a channel use the
LEFT/RIGHT remote control buttons. To change the selected channel delay time use the
UP/DOWN remote control buttons.

L E F T R I G H T C R : B P
1 . 2 4 0 . 2 2 m s e c

→→→→

S U R L S U R R C R : B P

←←←←

1 . 2 0 0 . 6 2 m s e c

→→→→

C E N T S U B C R : B P

←←←←

0 . 0 0 2 . 6 2 m s e c

A U X 1 A U X 2 C R : B P

←←←←

0 . 2 0 0 . 6 2 m s e c

A U X 3 A U X 4 C R : B P

←←←←

0 . 2 8 0 . 6 0 m s e c

Fig. 4-15 DELAY menu

Note that this screen displays the current room correction option as “CR:BP”. In
this example TCS is placed in room correction bypass mode, and all delay times shown
on this screen are assigned to the bypass mode only. TCS provides ten sets of delay times,
one for bypass mode and nine for the nine room correction presets.

The Delay menu is used to time align system loudspeakers. Delay time can be
adjusted on all ten channels with increments of about 20 microseconds. Note that the
delay time provided by this menu is different than the delay time provided by the DLY
menu. The DLY menu is used to set delay times as required by Dolby and DTS standards.

→→→→

→→→→

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4.10 LEVEL Menu

The Level menu is shown in Fig. 4-16. It consists of five screens. This system
feature is implemented in the RCS module (see Chapter 2). To select a channel, use the
LEFT/RIGHT remote control buttons. To change the selected channel level, use the
UP/DOWN remote control buttons.

L E F T R I G H T C R : B P
0 . 0 - 0 . 1 d B

→→→→

S U R L S U R R C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 . 2 - 0 . 5 d B

→→→→

C E N T S U B C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 . 1 - 2 . 3 d B

A U X 1 A U X 2 C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 0 . 2 - 1 0 . 6 d B

A U X 3 A U X 4 C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 0 . 2 - 1 0 . 6 d B

Fig. 4-16 LEVEL menu

Note that this screen displays the current room correction option as “CR:BP”. In
this example TCS is placed in room correction bypass mode, and all signal levels shown
on this screen are assigned to the bypass mode only. TCS provides ten sets of signal
levels, one for bypass mode and nine for the nine room correction presets. All levels can
be changed in increments of 0.1 dB.

The main purpose of this screen is to provide system level balancing. If there is no
need to balance the system level, this screen should be set to all zeroes (maximum signal
level is at 0.0 dB).

→→→→

→→→→

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4.11 POL Menu

The POL menu is shown in Fig. 4-17. It consists of five screens. This system
feature is implemented in RCS the module (see Chapter 2). To select a channel use the
LEFT/RIGHT remote control buttons. To change the selected channel level use the
UP/DOWN remote control buttons.

L E F T R I G H T C R : B P
P O L + P O L +

→→→→

S U R L S U R R C R : B P

←←←←

P O L + P O L +

→→→→

C E N T S U B C R : B P

←←←←

P O L + P O L +

A U X 1 A U X 2 C R : B P

←←←←

P O L + P O L +

A U X 3 A U X 4 C R : B P

←←←←

P O L + P O L +

Fig. 4-17 POL menu

It is designed to provide phase control for all ten channels. When “POL+” is
displayed, the output signal is in phase with the input signal. When “POL-“ is selected,
the output signal is out of phase – shifted for 180 degrees with respect to the input signal.

NOTE – System polarity is not associated with Bypass or with any correction option.
There is only one polarity option for the whole system.

→→→→

→→→→

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4-12 ADC Menu

The ADC menu is shown in Fig. 4-18. TCS is equipped with a 24 bit/96 kHz
sampling rate analog-to-digital converter. ADC sampling frequency is user selectable.
TCS offers three sampling frequency options: 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz. To set the ADC
sampling frequency, use the LEFT/RIGHT remote button to select an option and press the
SELECT remote control button to select it.

Current ADC sampling frequency

A D C F S = 9 6 . 0 K H Z
4 4 . 1 4 8 9 6 K H Z

Sampling frequency op t ions

Fig. 4-18 ADC menu

TCS can simultaneously operate at all three sampling frequencies. For example, the main
channel can be set to use analog input with sampling frequency of 96 kHz, zone 1 can be
set to use digital input 1 at a sampling frequency of 48 kHz, and zone 2 can be set to use
digital input 2 at a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz.

NOTE: Dolby Pro Logic algorithm does not support 96 KHz sampling rate.

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4.13 ZONE1 and ZONE2 Menu

Zone 1 and zone 2 menus are shown in Fig. 4-19 a,b. TCS offers eight digital and
seven analog inputs. Any of these inputs can be assigned to the main channel (selected by
the DIGITAL/ANALOG remote control buttons), Zone 1 or Zone 2. To use the zone
function, the AUX menu must be configured to Zone 1/2 - see AUX menu.

Current Zone 1 setup Zone 1 Sampling frequency

Z O N E 1 : D I G 1 F s = 9 6
D I G 1 A N L 1 - 1 2 . 5 d B

Digital input

selection

Current Zone 2 setup Zone 2 Sampling frequency

Z O N E 2 : D I G 1 F s = 9 6

Analog input

selection

Zone 1 signal level in dB

Fig. 4-19a ZONE1 menu

D I G 1 A N L 1 - 1 2 . 5 d B

Digital input

selection

Analog input

selection

Zone 1 signal level in dB

Fig. 4-19b ZONE2 menu

To select a source for Zone1/2, position the cursor over the Digital/Analog input
selectors, use the UP/DOWN remote control button to scroll through the available
options, and press ENTER to select the desired input.

To set the Zone1/2 output signal level, position the cursor over the Zone1/2 level
field, and using the UP/DOWN remote control button, set the desired level.

NOTE: Zone1/2 volume control is independent of the master level control. The master

level control has no effect on the Zone1/2 signal level.

NOTE: Zone1/2 digital outputs are always at their maximum level. There is no level

adjustment for Zone1/2 digital output.

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TCS provides extremely flexible channel assignments to zones 1 and 2. However,
there are few rules that need to be followed when assigning input channels to zones.
Appropriate channel assignment to zones is explained in Table 2.

MAIN Channel ZONE 1 ZONE 2 Set to one of the eight digital inputs.

Set to any analog input. Can be set to any digital input

Can be set to any analog input

Can be set to any digital input

Set to one of the seven
analog inputs.

Can be set same digital input

For example, if main channel uses one of the digital inputs, Zone 1 can use any digital
input and Zone 2 can use any analog input or same digital input as Zone 1 or same digital
input as main channel.

Set to any digital input. Can be set to any analog input

or same digital input as
ZONE1 or same digital input
as MAIN channel.

or same analog input as
ZONE1.

Set to any digital input.
or same digital input as
ZONE2 or same digital input
as MAIN channel.

Set to any analog input.
or same analog input as
ZONE2.
Set to any digital input. Can be set same digital input

as ZONE1 or it can be set to

same analog input as MAIN

channel.

Set to any digital input.
as ZONE2 or it can be set to
same analog input as MAIN
channel.

Table 2. Channel assignment to zones

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4.14 DISPL Menu

The Display menu is shown in Fig. 4-20. This feature is used to enable/disable the
display timeout. If the display timeout is set to ON, the display will turn off after
approximately 12 seconds. If the display timeout is set to OFF, the display is on all the
time.

Use the LEFT/RIGHT remote control button to select a display option and then
press the ENTER button to engage the selected option.

Current display setup

D i s p l a y T i m e o u t O F F
O F F O N

Fig. 4-20 DISPLAY menu

NOTE: When the display timeout is set to ON and the display turns OFF, to turn it ON
simply press any remote control button.

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ANLEV Menu

4.15

ANLEV – the analog level menu is shown in Fig. 4-21. It consists of five screens.
To select a channel use the LEFT/RIGHT remote control buttons. To change the selected
channel level use the UP/DOWN remote control buttons.

L E F T R I G H T C R : B P
0 . 0 - 0 . 5 d B

→→→→

S U R L S U R R C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 . 5 - 0 . 5 d B

→→→→

C E N T S U B C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 . 0 - 2 . 5 d B

A U X 1 A U X 2 C R : B P

←←←←

- 1 0 . 0 - 1 0 . 5 d B

A U X 3 A U X 4 C R : B P

←←←←

→→→→

→→→→

- 1 0 . 5 - 1 0 . 0 d B

Fig. 4-21 ANLEV menu

Note that this screen displays the current room correction option as “CR:BP”. In
this example TCS is placed in room correction bypass mode, and all analog signal levels
shown on this screen are assigned to the bypass mode only. TCS provides ten sets of
analog signal levels, one for bypass mode and nine for the nine room correction presets.
The analog signal level can be changed in increments of 0.5 dB.

The main purpose of this screen is to provide additional system level balancing. It
can also be used to provide analog signal gain at the DAC output. If there is no need to
change analog levels this screen should be set to all zeroes.

NOTE – This option has no effect on digital outputs.

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4.16 TEST Menu

The Test menu is shown in Fig. 4-22. It is designed to provide a basic system
check. It should be used to verify signal presence on all 5.1 channels. Use the
LEFT/RIGHT remote control buttons to select a channel to test. Press and hold down the
remote control ENTER button. This will produce white noise at the output of a selected
channel.

C H A N N E L T E S T
L R S L S R C L F E

Fig. 4-22 TEST menu

NOTE – The Noise level is determined by the front panel master volume control.

NOTE – When the TEST menu is entered the system is muted. The system will resume

normal operation when returned to the previous menu – when the MENU button is
pressed.

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4.17 AUX Menu

AUX – the auxiliary menu is shown in Fig. 4-23. It is used to set the function of
the four auxiliary outputs. To set the AUX1/2 channels, position cursor over the AUX1/2
field and use the UP/DOWN remote control buttons to toggle between MAIN and
ZONE1. To set the AUX3/4 channels, position cursor over the AUX3/4 field and use the
UP/DOWN remote control buttons to toggle between MAIN and ZONE2.

A U X 1 / 2 A U X 3 / 4
M A I N Z O N E 2

Fig. 4-23 AUX menu

When set to MAIN, the auxiliary channel is used by RCS module. When set to ZONE
mode, the selected channel is set for system zone application

NOTE – When set to ZONE mode the selected channel can be controlled only by the
respective ZONE menu options. Master volume control has no effect on ZONE channels.

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4.18 TRIG Menu

The TRIG menu is shown in Fig. 4-24. TCS is equipped with two trigger outputs.
These outputs are used to activate external devices such as power amplifiers, projectors,
screens etc. This menu is used to select events that would produce a signal at each trigger
output. Use the LEFT/RIGHT remote control button to move to the desired field. Use the
UP/DOWN remote control buttons to scroll through the available options on a selected
field. To select a desired option, press the ENTER remote control button.

Current trigger 1 setup field Current trigger 2 setup field

T 1 : D 1 & C R 1 T 2 : D 2 & C R 2

- - & - - - - - & - - -

Trigger 1 input

selection field

EXAMPLE – Program trigger 1 output to become active if digital input 1 and correction
1 is selected. To implement this example, go through the following steps:

1. Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to position the cursor over trigger 1 input selection

field.

2. Use the UP/DOWN buttons select D1.

3. Press the ENTER button to select D1. Note that D1 will be displayed in the current

trigger 1 setup field.

4. Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to position the cursor over the trigger 1 correction

selection field.

5. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select CR1.

6. Press the ENTER button to select CR1. Note that CR1 will be displayed in the current

trigger 1 setup field.

Repeat the same steps to program trigger 2 output. To disable a trigger output select “--“
for an input and “---“ for a correction selection.

NOTE: For a trigger to become active with any selection, set both options to "xxx".

Example: Trigger 1 should become active with D1 input and any

correction/bypass selection. Follow the instructions above, but in step 5,

correction should be set to "xxx".

Trigger 1 correctio n

selection field

Fig. 4-24 TRIG menu

Trigger 2 input

selection field

Trigger 2 correctio n

selection field

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4.19 AUTO Menu

The AUTO menu is shown in Fig. 4-25. This feature is used to enable/disable the
auto detection feature when the Dolby/DTS decoding algorithm is engaged.
The PL selector is used to enable/disable Pro Logic decoding on analog stereo and
digital PCM stereo inputs. When set to on, all stereo inputs will be applied with Pro
Logic decoding.

Use the LEFT/RIGHT remote control button to select either the “ON” or “OFF”
option and then press the ENTER button to engage the selected option.

Current selection for auto detection Current selection for Pro Logic

decoding

A U T O : O N P L : O F F
O F F O N O F F O N

Fig. 4-25 AUTO menu

NOTE: TCS is factory programmed with Pro Logic option set to off (PL:OFF).

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4.20 ADDR Menu

address of TCS. This is used if the same computer controls multiple TacT products.

Preset setting is "001" - this address must correspond with the number indicated in
"Device address" in the PC-software.

To change this address from the front panel, use remote control arrow UP or DOWN and
select with "ENTER".

NOTE: This address has to match the address used by the room correction software or
any other device that controls TCS.

The ADDR menu is shown in Fig. 4-26. This menu selects the communication

Current address

C U R R E N T A D D R E S S : 0 0 1
A D D R S S : 0 0 1

New address

Fig. 4-26 ADDR menu

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4.21 COM Menu

speed between TCS and computer. It can be set to 9600 or 56000 baud. Preset setting is

56000.

To change the communication speed, select new option with remote control Left or Right
button and select with Enter.

NOTE: TCS room correction software requires this option to be set at 56000.

4.22 DRC Menu

The COM menu is shown in fig. 4-27. This menu selects the communication

Current communication speed

C O M : 5 6 0 0 0
9 6 0 0 5 6 0 0 0

Available options

Fig. 4-27

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The DRC menu is shown in Fig. 4-28. The menu enables or disables Dynamic
Range Compression implemented in the Dolby Digital decoder module. Some DVD/CDs
have DRC option encoded. If the DRC menu is set to ON, the dynamic levels in the
playback material will be limited. If set to OFF - the system will have full dynamic range.

C O M P R E S S I O N : O F F
O N O F F

To change the setting for compression, choose new option with the cursor by using the
remote control Left or Right button and select with Enter button.

Available options

Fig. 4-28

NOTE: TCS is factory programmed with Dynamic range compression set to off
(COMPRESSION: OFF)

4.23 CONF Menu

Current setting

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system setups when either a stereo- or multi-channel signal is detected. The numbers are
corresponding with the setups as described in SETUP menu.

To change the selected setups, place the cursor in the STE (stereo) or MUL (multi­channel) field. Scroll through setup option numbers by pressing remote control arrow UP
or DOWN and select with remote control Enter button.

This menu is shown in Fig. 4-29. TCS is able to switch to one of eight preset

Current selection for stereo Current selection for multi-channel

S T E : 5 M U L : 1
S T E : _ _ _ M U L : _ _ _

New selection for stereo New selection for multi-channel

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HAPTER

5

Output Configuration

This chapter describes TCS output configuration capabilities. All output
configurations are defined through the SETUP menu. Before using TCS in your surround
or stereo application you should make sure that TCS output configuration matches your
loudspeakers. For example if you listen to stereo source and you want to redirect L/R
channel bass to the subwoofer output, you should select proper output configuration.

Output configurations covered in this chapter are factory programmed before the
unit is shipped. They are referred to as Output Configuration #1, 2, .., 8. First four
configurations are defined by Dolby Laboratories, and Tact Audio defines the remaining
four. The configuration choice would depend on you loudspeakers and room correction
set up.

Dolby conventions of LARGE and SMALL are used to described the following options:

• LARGE: No high-pass filtering is applied to the channel.

• SMALL: High-pass filtering is applied to the channel.

• 0: The channel output is turned OFF

• 1: The channel output is turned ON

•

TCS can be programmed with up to eight output configuration presets. Output
configuration presets are selected from the SETUP menu Fig. 5-1.

NOTE: You can always restore default hardware configurations from the TCS room
correction software (“Surround Setup” in “Options” menu).

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Current Setup Option

T C S S e t u p # : 6
6 : S P K R C R O S U M D L Y

1. Setup
option

In the SETUP menu, current output configuration preset is displayed on the first line. In
this example (Fig. 5-1) current output configuration preset is # 6. To select another preset
go through the following steps:

1 Using LEFT/RIGHT remote control buttons position cursor over Setup Option field.

2 Using UP/DOWN remote control buttons to scroll through the 8 available presets.

3 To select preset displayed in the Setup Option field, press ENTER button.

Selected preset will be displayed on the first display line. Once a preset is selected, it can
be modified by using SPKR, CRO, SUM and DLY menu options.

The following examples consist of four Dolby and four Tact output configurations. These
configurations are used by Dolby and Tact to perform various system tests. They are
presented here to illustrate procedures used to set TCS output configuration. These output
configurations can be used without any modification in most multi channel surround
systems.

NOTE: Setup option cannot be changed if automatic hardware configuration feature is

enabled (see CONF menu in Chapter 4).

2. Speaker Menu 3. Crossover
Menu

Fig. 5-1 Setup Menu

4. Summing
Menu

5. Delay
Menu

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5.1 Output Configuration #1 - Dolby Configuration 1 (SSS1)

In this configuration all main channels are set to SMALL1 and subwoofer is ON. Dolby
refers to this output configuration as SSS1. TCS frequency response in SSS1 output
configuration is shown in Fig. 5-2.

-10

-15

-20

-25

-30

d

-35

B

r

-40

-45

-50

-55

-60
30 20k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k

LFE in Sub Out

L, C, R, LS, RS in Sub Out

L, C, R, LS, RS

Hz

Fig.A-2. Output Configuration 1 (SSS1)

To set Dolby output configuration 1 (SSS1) go through the following steps.

Select output configuration preset as described in the previous section. This is where

1

SSS1 output configuration will be saved. For example select preset #1. The screen
should look like this:

T C S S e t u p # : 1
1 : S P K R C R O S U M D E L

Select SPKR menu option.

2

Set L/R, SUR and CEN to CRO and SUB to SUM.

3

1

SMALL – High-pass filtering is applied to the channel

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Setting all main channels to CRO will close SW2 and place SW1 into position 1 in
all main channels bass management processing units (Fig. 5-3). This will apply high­pass crossover to the selected channel.

Setting SUB channel to SUM will close SW2 and place SW3 into position 1 in the
subwoofer summing module Fig. 5-4. The front panel screen should look like this:

L / R S U R C E N S U B
C R O C R O C R O S U M

Fig. 5-3 L/R channel bass manager processing unit. SUR
and CEN channel processing units are exactly the same.
Note that L/R, SUR left/right and CEN channel have
separate bass management processing units.

Fig. 5-4 Subwoofer summing module

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below L/R option and

4

press ENTER button to display L/R channel processing module screen. By using

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LEFT/RIGHT remote control button position cursor bellow LEV, and by using
UP/DOWN remote control button set it to 0.0 dB. Repeat this to SUM and LFE
options, and set them to –99.9 dB. The screen should look as follows:

L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set L/R channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following: “Input
Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.
Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below SUR option and

5

press ENTER button to display SUR channel processing module screen. Set the
following screen.

L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set SUR channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following:
“Input Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below CEN option and

6

press ENTER button to display CEN channel processing module screen. Set the
following screen.

L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set CEN channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following:
“Input Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button twice to go back to the SETUP menu.

Select CRO option. By using UP/DOWN remote control button find 100Hz

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crossover filter, and then press ENTER button to select it. This will set HPF (Fig. 5-

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3) to high-pass filter with cutoff frequency of 100Hz, and it will set LPF (Fig. 5-4) to
low-pass filter with cutoff frequency of 100 Hz.

L P F / H P F : 1 0 0 H z
C u t o f f F R : 1 0 0 H z

Press MENU button to go back to the SETUP menu.

Select SUM option and set the following screen:

8

L R S L

- 1 5 . 0 - 1 5 . 0 - 1 5 . 0 D B

S R C E N L F E

←←←←

- 1 5 . 0 - 1 5 . 0 - 5 . 0 D B

S U M M E R O U T P U T

←←←←

C R O / 4

→→→→

→→→→

This will set summer input signal levels, place SW1 into position 1 (Fig. 5-4) and set
LPF to fourth order low pass filter.

This completes Dolby SSS1 output configuration.

WARNING

To permanently save all changes, turn TCS off and on by using remote control
STANDBY button.

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5.2 Output Configuration #2 – Dolby Configuration 2 (LSS0)

In this configuration Left and Right channels are set to LARGE2, the center and surround
channels to SMALL and the subwoofer to OFF. Dolby refers to this output configuration
as LSS0. TCS frequency response in LSS0 output configuration is shown in Fig. 5-5

-10

-15

-20

-25

-30

d

-35

B

r

-40

LFE in L, R

L, R

C, LS, RS

-45

-50

-55

-60
30 20k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k

C, LS, RS in L, R

Hz

Fig. 5-5 Dolby Output Configuration 2 (LSS0)

To setup Dolby output configuration 2 (LSS0) go through the following steps.

Select output configuration preset. This is where LSS0 output configuration will be

1

saved. For example select preset #2. The front panel screen should look like this:

T C S S e t u p # : 2
2 : S P K R C R O S U M D E L

Select SPKR option menu.

2

Set L/R to FULL, SUR and CEN to CRO and SUB to OFF.

3

Setting L/R to FULL will close SW2 and place SW1 into position 2 in L/R channel
bass management processing units (Fig. 5-3).

2

LARGE – no high-pass filtering is applied to the channel.

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Setting SUR and CEN to CRO will close SW2 and place SW1 into position 1 in
SUR and CEN channel bass management processing units (Fig. 5-3).

Setting SUB channel to OFF will open SW2 in the subwoofer summing module Fig.
5-4.The front panel screen should look like this:

L / R S U R C E N S U B
F U L L C R O C R O O F F

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below L/R option and

4

press ENTER button to display L/R channel processing module screen. By using
LEFT/RIGHT remote control button position cursor bellow LEV, and by using
UP/DOWN remote control button set it to –5.5 dB. Repeat this to SUM and LFE
options, and set them to 0.0 and –99.9 dB. The front panel screen should look like
this:

L E V S U M L F E

- 5 . 5 0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set L/R channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following: “Input
Level” to –5.5 dB, “SUM Level” to 0.0 and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below SUR option and

5

press ENTER button to display SUR channel processing module screen. Set the
following screen.

L E V S U M L F E

- 5 . 5 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set SUR channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following:
“Input Level” to –5.5 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below CEN option and

6

press ENTER button to display CEN channel processing module screen. Set the
following screen

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L E V S U M L F E

- 5 . 5 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set CEN channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following:
“Input Level” to –5.5 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button twice to go back to the SETUP menu.

Select CRO option. By using UP/DOWN remote control button find 100Hz

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crossover filter, and then press ENTER button to select it. This will set HPF (Fig. 5-

3) to high-pass filter with cutoff frequency of 100Hz, and it will set LPF (Fig. 5-4) to
low-pass filter with cutoff frequency of 100 Hz.

L P F / H P F : 1 0 0 H z
C u t o f f F R : 1 0 0 H z

Press MENU button to go back to the SETUP menu.

Select SUM option and set the following screen:

8

L R S L

→→→→

- 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 - 1 0 . 0 D B

S R C E N L F E

←←←←

→→→→

- 1 0 . 0 - 1 0 . 0 - 0 . 0 D B

S U M M E R O U T P U T

←←←←

C R O / 4

This will set summer input signal levels, place SW1 into position 1 (Fig. 5-4) and set
LPF to fourth order low pass filter.

This completes Dolby LSS0 output configuration

.

WARNING

To permanently save all changes, turn TCS off and on by using remote control
STANDBY button.

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5.3 Output Configuration #3 - Dolby Configuration 3 (LSL0)

In this configuration Left and Right channel are set to LARGE, the center channel to
SMALL, the surround channels to LARGE and the subwoofer to OFF. Dolby refers to
this output configuration as LSL0. TCS frequency response in LSL0 output configuration
is shown in Fig. 5-6.

-10

-15

-20

-25

-30

d

-35

B

r

-40

-45

-50

-55

-60

C

30 20k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k

L, R, LS, RS

C in L and R

LFE in L and R

Hz

Fig. 5-6 Dolby Output Configuration 3 (LSL0)

To setup Dolby output configuration 2 (LSL0) go through the following steps.

Select output configuration preset. This is where LSS0 output configuration will be

1

saved. For example select preset #3. The front panel screen should look like this:

T C S S e t u p # : 3
3 : S P K R C R O S U M D E L

Select SPKR option menu.

2

Set L/R and SUR to FULL, CEN to CRO and SUB to OFF.

3

Setting L/R and SUR to FULL will close SW2 and place SW1 into position 2 in the

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L/R and SUR channels bass management processing units (Fig. 5-3).

Setting CEN to CRO will close SW2 and place SW1 into position 1 in the CEN
channel base management processing units (Fig. 5-3).

Setting SUB channel to OFF will open SW2 in the subwoofer summing module Fig.
5-4.

The front panel screen should look like this:

L / R S U R C E N S U B
F U L L F U L L C R O O F F

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below L/R option and

4

press ENTER button to display L/R channel processing module screen. By using
LEFT/RIGHT remote control button position cursor bellow LEV, and by using
UP/DOWN remote control button set it to -5.5 dB. Repeat this to SUM and LFE
options, and set them to 0.0 and –99.9 dB. The front panel screen should look like
this:

L E V S U M L F E

- 5 . 5 0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set L/R channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following: “Input
Level” to –5.5 dB, “SUM Level” to 0.0 and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below SUR option and

5

press ENTER button to display SUR channel processing module screen. Set the
following screen.

L E V S U M L F E

- 5 . 5 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set SUR channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following:
“Input Level” to 5.5 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.

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Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below CEN option and

6

press ENTER button to display CEN channel processing module screen. Set the
following screen.

L E V S U M L F E

- 5 . 5 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set CEN channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-2 to following:
“Input Level” to -5.5 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button twice to go back to the SETUP menu.
Select CRO option. By using UP/DOWN remote control button find 100Hz

7

crossover filter, and then press ENTER button to select it. This will set HPF (Fig. 5-

3) to high-pass filter with cutoff frequency of 100Hz, and it will set LPF (Fig. 5-4) to
low-pass filter with cutoff frequency of 100 Hz.

L P F / H P F : 1 0 0 H z
C u T o f f F R : 1 0 0 H z

Press MENU button to go back to the SETUP menu

Select SUM option and set the following screen:

8

L R S L

.

→→→→

- 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 D B

S R C E N L F E

←←←←

→→→→

- 9 9 . 9 - 1 0 . 0 0 . 0 D B

S U M M E R O U T P U T

←←←←

C R O / 4

This will set summer input signal levels, place SW1 into position 1 (Fig. 5-4) and set
LPF to fourth order low pass filter.

This completes Dolby LSL0 output configuration.

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WARNING

To permanently save all changes, turn TCS off and on by using remote control
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5.4 Output Configuration #4 – Dolby Configuration 4 (L000)

In this configuration Left and Right channel are set to LARGE, Center and
Surround channels to OFF, and the subwoofer to OFF. Dolby refers to this output
configuration as L000. TCS frequency response in L000 output configuration is shown in
Fig. 5-8.

-10

-15

-20

-25

-30

d

-35

B

r

-40

-45

-50

-55

-60
30 20k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k

LFE in L and R

L, R

C, LS, RS in L, R

Hz

Fig.5-8 Down mixing (L000)

To setup Dolby output configuration 4 (L000) go through the following steps.

Select output configuration preset. This is where L000 output configuration will be

1

saved. For example select preset #4. The front panel screen should look like this:

T C S S e T u p # : 4
4 : S P K R C R O S U M D E L

Select SPKR option menu

2

Set L/R to FULL, SUR, CEN and SUB to OFF.

3

.

Setting L/R to FULL will close SW2 and place SW1 into position 2 in L/R channel

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bass management processing units (Fig. 5-3).

Setting SUR and CEN to OFF will open SW2 in SUR and CEN channel base
management processing units (Fig. 5-3).

Setting SUB channel to OFF will open SW2 in the subwoofer summing module Fig.
5-4.The front panel screen should look like this:

L / R S U R C E N S U B
F U L L O F F O F F O F F

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below L/R option and

4

press ENTER button to display L/R channel processing module screen. By using
LEFT/RIGHT remote control button position cursor bellow LEV, and by using
UP/DOWN remote control button set it to -5.5 dB. Repeat this to SUM and LFE
options, and set them to 0.0 and –99.9 dB. The screen should look as follows:

L E V S U M L F E

- 5 . 5 0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set L/R channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following: “Input
Level” to –5.5 dB, “SUM Level” to 0.0 and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.

Select SUM option and set the following screen:

5

L R S L

→→→→

- 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 - 8 . 5 D B

S R C E N L F E

←←←←

→→→→

- 8 . 5 - 8 . 5 0 . 0 D B

S U M M E R O U T P U T

←←←←

F U L L

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This will set summer input signal levels and place SW1 into position 2 (Fig. 5-4).

This completes Dolby L000 output configuration.

WARNING

To permanently save all changes, turn TCS off and on by using remote control
STANDBY button.

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5.5 Output Configuration #5 - Tact 1 Configuration (LLL1)

In this configuration all main channels are set to LARGE2, and the subwoofer to

LFE. TCS frequency response in “Tact 1” output configuration is shown in Fig. 5-9

“Tact 1” output configuration does not apply any filtering to signals coming out
from the AC3/DTS decoder. All signals coming out from the surround sound decoder are
full range with their maximum levels. This setup should be used with TCS room
correction processor.

-10

.

-15

-20

-25

-30

d

-35

B

r

-40

-45

-50

-55

-60
30 20k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k

LFE

L, R, SUR, CEN

Hz

Fig. 5-9 Tact 1 Output Configuration (LLL1)

To setup “Tact 1” output configuration (LLL1) go through the following steps.

Select output configuration preset. This is where “Tact 1” output configuration will

1

be saved. For example select preset #5. The front panel screen should look like this:

T C S S e t u p # : 5
5 : S P K R C R O S U M D E L

Select SPKR option menu.

2

Set L/R, SUR, CEN to FULL, and SUB to LFE.

3

2

LARGE – no high-pass filtering is applied to the channel.

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Setting L/R, SUR and CEN to FULL will close SW2 and place SW1 into position 2
in L/R, SUR and CEN channel bass management processing units (Fig. 5-3).

Setting SUB channel to LFE will close SW2, and place SW3 into position 2 in the
subwoofer summing module Fig. 5-4.The front panel screen should look like this:

L / R S U R C E N S U B
F U L L F U L L F U L L L F E

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below L/R option and

4

press ENTER button to display L/R channel processing module screen. By using
LEFT/RIGHT remote control button position cursor bellow LEV, and by using
UP/DOWN remote control button set it to 0.0 dB. Repeat this to SUM and LFE
options, and set them to –99.9 dB. The front panel screen should look like this:

L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set L/R channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following: “Input
Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below SUR option and

5

press ENTER button to display SUR channel processing module screen. Set the
following screen.

L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set SUR channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following:
“Input Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below CEN option and

6

.

press ENTER button to display CEN channel processing module screen. Set the
following screen.

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L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set CEN channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following:
“Input Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button twice to go back to the SETUP menu.

Select SUM option and set the following screen:

7

L R S L

- 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 D B

S R C E N L F E

←←←←

- 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 0 . 0 D B

→→→→

→→→→

S U M M E R O U T P U T

←←←←

F U L L

This will set summer input signal levels, place SW3 into position 2 and close SW2
(Fig. 5-4).

This completes “Tact 1” output configuration.

WARNING

To permanently save all changes, turn TCS off and on by using remote control
STANDBY button.

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5.6 Output Configuration #6 - Tact 2 Configuration (LLL1)

In this configuration all main channels are set to LARGE2, and the subwoofer to SUM.
TCS frequency response in “Tact 1” output configuration is shown in Fig. 5-10.

“Tact 2” output configuration does not apply any filtering to signals coming out from the
AC3/DTS decoder. However, in this configuration all main channels are directed to the
subwoofer output with -15.0 dB of attenuation. This setup is very similar to Dolby output
configuration 1. This setup should be used with TCS room correction processor. All
necessary filtering (low-pass and high-pass crossover filters) should be implemented
using TCS room correction processor.

-10

-15

-20

-25

-30

d

-35

B

r

-40

-45

-50

-55

-60
30 20k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k

L, C, R, LS, RS in Sub Out

LFE in Sub Out

L, C, R, LS, RS

Hz

Fig. 5-10. Tact 2 Output Configuration (LLL1)

To set “Tact 2” output configuration (LLL1) go through the following steps

Select output configuration preset as described in the previous section. This is where

1

.

“Tact 2” output configuration will be saved. For example select preset #6. The
screen should look like this:

T C S S e T u p # : 6
6 : S P K R C R O S U M D E L

2

LARGE – no high-pass filtering is applied to the channel.

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Select SPKR menu option.

2

Set L/R, SUR and CEN to FULL and SUB to SUM.

3

Setting all main channels to FULL will close SW2 and place SW1 into position 2 in
all main channels bass management processing units (Fig. 5-3).

Setting SUB channel to SUM will close SW2 and place SW3 into position 1 in the
subwoofer summing module Fig. 5-4. The front panel screen should look like this:

L / R S U R C E N S U B
F U L L F U L L F U L L S U M

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below L/R option and

4

press ENTER button to display L/R channel processing module screen. By using
LEFT/RIGHT remote control button position cursor bellow LEV, and by using
UP/DOWN remote control button set it to 0.0 dB. Repeat this to SUM and LFE
options, and set them to –99.9 dB. The screen should look as follows:

L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set L/R channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following: “Input
Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.
Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below SUR option and

5

press ENTER button to display SUR channel processing module screen. Set the
following screen.

L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set SUR channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following:
“Input Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.

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Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below CEN option and

6

press ENTER button to display CEN channel processing module screen. Set the
following screen

L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set CEN channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following:
“Input Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button twice to go back to the SETUP menu.

Select SUM option and set the following screen:

7

L R S L

- 1 5 . 0 - 1 5 . 0 - 1 5 . 0 D B

.

→→→→

S R C E N L F E

←←←←

- 1 5 . 0 - 1 5 . 0 - 5 . 0 D B

S U M M E R O U T P U T

←←←←

F U L L

This will set summer input signal levels, place SW1 into position 2 (Fig. 5-4).

This completes “Tact 2” output configuration.

WARNING

To permanently save all changes, turn TCS off and on by using remote control
STANDBY button.

→→→→

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5.7 Output Configuration #7 -

Tact 3 Configuration (STEREO)

In this configuration L/R channels are set to LARGE2, SUR, CEN and SUB are set to
OFF. TCS frequency response in “Tact 3” output configuration is shown in Fig. 5-11.

“Tact 3” output configuration is designed for stereo application and it should be used with
TCS room correction processor. In this configuration only Left and Right channel are
output with 0.0 dB of attenuation and with full range

-10

-15

-20

-25

-30

d

-35

B

r

-40

-45

-50

L, R

-55

-60
30 20k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k

Hz

Fig. 5-11 Tact 3 Output Configuration (STEREO)

.

To setup “Tact 3” output configuration, go through the following steps.

Select output configuration preset. This is where “Tact 3” output configuration will

1

be saved. For example select preset #7. The front panel screen should look like this:

T C S S e t u p # : 7
7 : S P K R C R O S U M D E L

Select SPKR option menu.

2

2

LARGE – no high-pass filtering is applied to the channel.

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Set L/R to FULL, SUR, CEN and SUB to OFF.

3

Setting L/R, SUR and CEN to FULL will close SW2 and place SW1 into position 2
in L/R, SUR and CEN channel bass management processing units (Fig. 5-3). The
front panel screen should look like this:

L / R S U R C E N S U B
F U L L O F F O F F O F F

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below L/R option and

4

press ENTER button to display L/R channel processing module screen. By using
LEFT/RIGHT remote control button position cursor bellow LEV, and by using
UP/DOWN remote control button set it to 0.0 dB. Repeat this to SUM and LFE
options, and set them to –99.9 dB. The front panel screen should look like this:

L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set L/R channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following: “Input
Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.

This completes “Tact 3” output configuration.

WARNING

To permanently save all changes, turn TCS off and on by using remote control
STANDBY button.

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5.8 Output Configuration #8 - Tact 4 Configuration (STEREO)

In this configuration L/R channels are set to LARGE2, SUR, CEN are set to OFF, and
SUB is set to SUM. TCS frequency response in “Tact 4” output configuration is shown in
Fig. 5-12

“Tact 4” output configuration is designed for stereo application and it should be used with
TCS room correction processor. In this configuration Left and Right channel are output
with 0.0 dB of attenuation and with full range. Also, Left and Right channel are
attenuated by –6.0 dB and passed to the subwoofer output. This setup should be used with
TCS room correction processor. All necessary filtering (low-pass and high-pass crossover
filters) should be implemented using TCS room correction processor.

.

-10

-15

-20

-25

-30

d

-35

B

r

-40

-45

-50

-55

-60
30 20k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k

L, R

L, R in SUB out

Hz

Fig. 5-12 Tact 4 Output Configuration (STEREO)

To setup “Tact 4” output configuration go through the following steps.

Select output configuration preset. This is where “Tact 4” output configuration will

1

be saved. For example select preset #8. The front panel screen should look like this:

T C S S e t u p # : 8
8 : S P K R C R O S U M D E L

2

LARGE – no high-pass filtering is applied to the channel.

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Select SPKR option menu.

2

Set L/R to FULL, SUR, CEN to OFF and SUB to SUM.

3

Setting L/R to FULL will close SW2 and place SW1 into position 2 in L/R channel
bass management processing units (Fig. 5-3). The front panel screen should look like
this:

L / R S U R C E N S U B
F U L L O F F O F F S U M

Using remote control LEFT/RIGHT button position cursor below L/R option and

4

press ENTER button to display L/R channel processing module screen. By using
LEFT/RIGHT remote control button position cursor bellow LEV, and by using
UP/DOWN remote control button set it to 0.0 dB. Repeat this to SUM and LFE
options, and set them to –99.9 dB. The front panel screen should look like this:

L E V S U M L F E
0 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 d B

This will set L/R channel bass management unit levels, Fig. 5-3 to following: “Input
Level” to 0.0 dB, “SUM Level” and “LFE Level” to –99.9 dB.

Press MENU button to go back to the SPKR menu.

Select SUM option and set the following screen:

5

L R S L

→→→→

- 6 . 0 - 6 . 0 - 9 9 . 9 D B

S R C E N L F E

←←←←

→→→→

- 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 - 9 9 . 9 D B

S U M M E R O U T P U T

←←←←

F U L L

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This completes “Tact 4” output configuration.

WARNING

To permanently save all changes, turn TCS off and on by using remote control
STANDBY button.

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