Zvox AV205 User Manual

Audiologist Guide
for Adjusting ZVOX Audio AV205
About ZVOX Audio
The AV205 is a product of ZVOX Audio, a company specializing in convenient
single-cabinet sound systems for TVs. ZVOX Audio SoundBase and soundbar
products are unique in providing easy-to-connect, single-cabinet solutions for
better TV sound. The optical digital and analog audio inputs on the AV205 insure
it easily connects to virtually any HDTV. In addition, the AV205 can respond to
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Audiologist Guide For Adjusting The ZVOX Audio AV205
The AccuVoice AV205 is a compact amplied speaker system created by ZVOX Audio for the audiology profession. With the AV205, an Audiologist can provide a client with a compact TV sound system congured for the client’s specic audio needs.
The AV205 features the ability to switch between three sound modes using the ACCUVOICE button on the client’s remote control. Repeated presses of the ACCUVOICE button selects AC_1 and AC_2 and then the normal surround mode (designated by Sd). The programmed AccuVoice mode (AC_1) is created by the Audiologist. Standard AccuVoice mode (AC_2) helps people with minor age-related
hearing loss. The SURROUND button sets which of three multi-channel sound modes is used (Sd_1, Sd_2 and Sd_3). Refer to the User Manual of the AV205 for further information about the controls available on the standard AV205 remote control.
The Audiologist uses the ZVOX Audio Audiology Remote to make the adjustments described below. This remote control is available separately for the Audiology profession and should be retained by the Audiologist. Each AV205 comes with standard remote control, which provides volume, mute and tone adjustments plus selection of the digital or analog input. A diagram of each remote follows.
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FO CUS
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VO ICE
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Adjustments:
FOCUS: Choose one of three levels for FOCUS using the three buttons. You will see the
following when you choose FOCUS level one, two or three:
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Increasing the FOCUS setting reduces parts of the multi-channel audio program that are not monaural. The vast majority of dialog on multi-channel TV, video and movie programming is monaural, so this selectively removes distracting program material.
MAIN
SPEAKER
LEVEL
VIRTUAL
SURROUND
EFFECT
LEVEL
LEFT
VOICE: Choose one of four levels for VOICE. You will see the following displays when you choose VOICE level one, two, three or four:
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FUNDAMENTAL
SYNTHESIZ ED
HARMONICS
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Each setting adds synthetic harmonic content to formants in the audio program. This can increase dialog intelligibility for a client.
RIGHT
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FR EQU ENC Y C O MP ENS ATI ON
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BA SS RED UCT I ON
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CO MPR ESS ION
IN PUT CL EARRE VIE W
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SU RRO UND
ACC UVO ICE VOL UMEOUT PUT
ZVOX Audio Audiology Remote ZVOX Audio AV205 Standard Remote
The AV205 has ve separate adjustment categories that apply to AC_1 mode:
FOCUS provides three levels of increasing emphasis on dialog, with a corresponding reduction of music, sound effects and other background sounds.
VOICE adds an adjustable amount of synthetic harmonic content to dialog (specically to “formants”) to better suit the remaining hearing capability of a client. There are four increasing levels.
FREQUENCY COMPENSATION provides three increasing amounts of emphasis centered on 4500 Hz. Both amplitude and bandwidth increase with higher settings.
BASS REDUCTION reduces output below 500 Hz. This eliminates distracting elements of wide-range sound that can interfere with dialog intelligibility.
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COMPRESSION provides four levels of restricted volume variation. It increasingly forces all program material to be played at the single output level set by the volume control.
Once the ve parameters are set by the Audiologist, he or she can review the ve settings by repeated presses of the REVIEW button. The CLEAR button returns all settings to the defaults.
How to adjust the AV205
You need the Audiology Remote to adjust the AV205.
Make sure the AV205 is connected to AC power. To turn on the AV205, you can press the POWER button on the AV205 endcap, press the POWER button on the standard AV205 remote, or press either VOLUME button on the Audiology Remote.
OUTPUT
FREQUENCY
FREQUENCY COMPENSATION: Choose
one of three levels for FREQUENCY COMPENSATION. You will see the following
4500 Hz
FCP3
FCP2
displays:
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Each setting of FREQUENCY COMPENSATION increases the audio program
OUTPUT
FREQUENCY
content centered at 4500 Hz.
BASS REDUCTION: Choose one of three levels for BASS REDUCTION using the three buttons. You will see the following displays:
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Each increased setting of BASS REDUCTION removes more audio content below 500 Hz.
500 Hz
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bAS 1, -3 d B
bAS 2, -6 d B
bAS 3, -9 d B
OUTPUT
FREQUENCY
COMPRESSION: Choose one of three
levels for COMPRESSION using the three buttons. You will see the following displays:
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COMPRESSION restricts variation in audio program output level.
HIGH
OUTPUT
DYNAMIC
RANGE
LOW
OUTPUT
CPS1
CPS2
CPS3
FCP1
ALL CATEGORIES: A category that was not adjusted will show a zero when the settings
are reviewed—
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