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Audison bit one Advanced Manual

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  • Page 1 ADVANCED MANUAL Revision audison is a part of elettromedia - 62018 Potenza Picena (MC) Italy - www.elettromedia.it...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Output signals Remote Controls Inputs / Outputs CONNECTIONS Power supply and Remote Turn on How to turn the Bit One on / off once installed Personal computer and Digital Remote Control (DRC) Low-level and digital Input Signals High-level Input Signals Output Signals BIT ONE SOFTWARE AND DRIVERS –...

  • Page 3: Product Description

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Bit One is a signal digital processor essential to maximize the acoustic performance of your Car Audio system. It consists of a 32 bit DSP processor and 24 bit AD and DA converters.

  • Page 4: Installation

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One INSTALLATION External dimensions 225 mm Mounting dimensions 201 mm 4.2 x 38 mm How to secure the product (provided)

  • Page 5: Input/ Output Connection Panels- Description

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One INPUT / OUTPUT CONNECTION PANELS - DESCRIPTION negative pole (ground) positive pole INPUT SIGNALS 1 • MASTER PRE IN (low-level inputs) Ch1 - Ch2 - Ch3 - Ch4 - Ch5 - Ch6 Connect here the RCA cables coming from the main analog signal source.

  • Page 6: Output Signals

    Bit One must be switched on before the amplifiers connected. It’s necessary to connect the sources Remote Out to the Bit One Remote In and then the Bit One Remote Out to the Remote In of the other devices/ amplifiers connected to the processor.

  • Page 7: Connections

    3. Through the KEY SWITCH ON OFF. Every time you turn on / off the car ignition key, the Bit One will turn on / off. If this control is used, KEY SWITCH MEM can not be used.

  • Page 8: Low-Level And Digital Input Signals

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One CONNECTIONS: LOW-LEVEL AND DIGITAL INPUT SIGNALS BIT ONE Bottom Side PRE IN - STEREO PRE IN - AUDIO CAR THEATRE Pre Out Source PRE IN - AUX 1 REAR FRONT...

  • Page 9: High-Level Input Signals

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One CONNECTIONS: HIGH-LEVEL INPUT SIGNALS BIT ONE HIGH LEVEL STEREO FRONT + REAR Left Side CH1: Auto Turn On System Front Rear HIGH LEVEL MULTICHANNEL Amplified Source CH1: Auto Turn On System...

  • Page 10: Output Signals

    Other See section “HOW TO CONNECT TH amplifier amplifier amplifier amplifier THE BIT ONE TO THE pc” point 13 OUTPUT TO A PRE PROVIDED AMPLIFIERS SYSTEM AMPS 1 - AC Link - 2 See section “HOW TO CONNECT Other THE BIT ONE TO THE pc” point 13...

  • Page 11: Bit One Software And Drivers – Quick Installation Guide

    WARNING: When connecting a PC laptop via a USB cable to the Bit One being the device turned on, the laptop has to work with its own battery, keeping it disconnected from the mains adapter (external power supply). Once the connection between the PC laptop and the Bit One is established, you can immediately connect the computer, if necessary, through the mains adapter.
  • Page 12 12. If the procedure was successfully completed, the system will notify you that the driver installation has been completed. XP: click on “Finish”; Vista: click on “Close” 13. The system will now recognise the virtual serial port connected to the Bit One and will ask you to install the driver:...
  • Page 13 14. XP: select “No, not this time” and click on “Next”; Vista: click on “Don’t search online” 15. Check if the Bit One Setup CD is inside the CD-ROM drive. XP: select “Install software automatically” then click on “Next”; Vista: click on “Next”;...

  • Page 14: Troubleshooting Section

    PC, turn the Bit One off then on again, then try reconnecting. If after turning on the Bit One again one of the above messages appears, you may need to perform the AC Link drivers installation again.

  • Page 15: Software Uninstall

    BIT ONE SOFTWARE AND DRIVERS UNINSTALLATION- QUICK UNINSTALL GUIDE Software Uninstall Automatic procedure - To uninstall the Bit One PC software you can use the link listed on the menu: Start / All Programs / bit one 1.5 / uninstall Manual procedure - To uninstall the Bit One PC software you can also follow the standard procedure: Start / Control Panel / Applications Installation / bit one 1.5 / uninstall...

  • Page 16: How To Uninstall The Drivers With Windows Vista

    BIT ONE SOFTWARE AND DRIVERS - QUICK UNINSTALL GUIDE How to uninstall the drivers with Windows Vista 1. DO NOT turn the Bit One off and DO NOT disconnect the USB plug; 2. Open Control Panel and click on Hardware and Sound;...

  • Page 17: How To Connect The Bit One To The Pc

    In this case even if the Bit One processor is connected to the PC, it does not interact with the software. The OFFLINE mode can be used to work on the software without connecting the Bit One to the PC, to get familiar with the processor multiple functions.

  • Page 18: First Start-Up In Target Mode Of The Bit One Software

    Press CANCEL to start up the OFFLINE mode. TARGET MODE In this case the Bit One processor has to be connected to the PC and turned on, otherwise the software won’t even show the TARGET entry as selectable on the start up window.

  • Page 19: Master Low Level Input Selection

    (Ch1÷Ch6). The available names are: Front Left, Front Right, Rear Left, Rear Right, Center, Subwoofer. The Bit One will use these names to assign the corresponding signal to the respective output. Press BACK to go back to the previous step.
  • Page 20 Here is how the system speakers selection is shown by the Bit One software The Bit One features 8 output channels. To multi-amplify each single speaker of the system 13 output channels would be required. In that case the software would automatically signal the limit.
  • Page 21 ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One 12. Processor outputs (Ch1÷Ch8) allocation The Bit One features 8 output channels. On this specific step of the procedure, any signal can be assigned to each output channel. Ex.: the 1 and 2 outputs could be assigned to the rear...

  • Page 22: Master High Level Input Selection

    - Rear Right Full / Tweeter / Woofer; - Center Full / Tweeter / Woofer; - Subwoofer. The Bit One will use these names to: - Reconstruct a full range signal coming from an OEM source with a dedicated multi-channel amplifier;...
  • Page 23 ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One 19. OEM source de-equalization Optional operation. While setting up the high-level inputs you can take advantage of this function to use OEM sources, even if they were equalized to best adapt to the acoustics of the vehicle they are dedicated to.

  • Page 24: Software Start-Up

    Take your time to get familiar with the possibilities this software offers you. The adjustments you can perform through the Bit One have an immediate effect on the signal and, if not carried out with the proper attention, may result in damage to your system’s speakers.

  • Page 25: Channel Map

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One 1. CHANNEL MAP This window displays the identification names given to the Bit One output eight channels. This window is active, you can click on it to manage each channel that, once selected, will show as highlighted.

  • Page 26: Filter Settings

    Full - Filter Model Linkwitz (default) Butterworth When starting up the software, the Bit One offers Linkwitz standard filter model. If you change it into Butterworth, the change will be applied only to the channel you are working with. Ex.: If you are adjusting the Front Woofer, the change will only affect this channel (right and left, if linked).
  • Page 27 - Lo-P Slope (in dB/oct) 12/24/36/48 (in Linkwitz) 6/12/18/24/30/36/42/48 (in Butterworth) When starting up the software, the Bit One offers Linkwitz with 12 dB/oct slope as default slope. By changing the slope, the change will be applied only to the channel you are working on.

  • Page 28: Display And Settings

    Pay attention to not confuse what you see on the display with what is reproduced by the speakers. The Bit One works on the signal that has to be sent to the amplifiers. We suggest that while performing the tuning, you also...

  • Page 29: Ext. Source Eq

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One 7. EXT. SOURCE EQ This specific card manages everything is related to the external sources. On the top the actual plugs of the selected sources will lit up. Should you have not activated an external source during the set up phase, you can modify this step of the set up without going back to the main set up.

  • Page 30: Set Distance And Delay

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One 8. SET DISTANCE AND DELAY The Bit One provides the ability to set a digital time delay for each channel of the system. The time delay allows to virtually move the speakers emission point it is applied to, so that their time distance compared to the emission point is the same.

  • Page 31: Graphic Equalizer

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One 9. GRAPHIC EQUALIZER The Bit One software features a graphic equalizer provided with 31-bands, ± 12 dB for each system channel. in compliance with the ISO, frequencies are equally spaced at 1/3 oct. from 20 to 20k Hz.

  • Page 32: Dynamic Equalization

    The Wizard will offer a set of screenshots to set the equalization to apply on the general frequency response. The Bit One will automatically perform a gradual interpolation of the data, following the signal level and so acting according to the system listening volume.
  • Page 33 ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One The semi-automatic procedure goes on requesting to set the reference listening volume level to high. Set the Volume cursor adjusting it at the desired level. Once you have adjusted the cursor, press the START button.

  • Page 34: Output Level

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One 10. OUTPUT LEVEL The Bit One provides the ability to adjust the output levels for each channel. Once the system adjustment is completed, you can operate on each channel to “linearize” the system response and adjust it to the listening needs.

  • Page 35: Memory

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One 11. MEMORY The Bit One manages the system set up working on one memory by default. However it also offers the possibility to store and recall four memories. Pressing the MEMORY button on the main menu you access to the different functions you can perform on the featured memories.

  • Page 36: Main Menu : File

    - Load Setup..: it loads the Bit One entire Setup from a previously saved file (.bit format) - Save Setup..: it saves the Bit One entire Setup in a file that can be recalled (.bit format) - FINALIZE to Bit One: it loads all the parameters set during the tuning process (as well as the four memories) into the Bit One microprocessor internal memory.

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    USB ground connection between car ground (Bit One) and earth (PC). - If, while tuning the system with the PC connected to the Bit One, the device is switched off and then on again, the connection is lost and the sotfware can not “finalize”...
  • Page 38 ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One - Select the entry “Check for Updates” from the “File” menu; the internet browser installed in your PC will open up and it will automatically search for the URL: http://update.audison.eu ;...
  • Page 39 - Once the update has been successfully completed the window you can see on your right will appear. To use the Bit One again, you have to exit the program on the PC, turn the Bit One off and re-start it all again.

  • Page 40: Starting Up The Bit One Software In Target Mode

    Should you need to reconnect the software to any set up processor, you won’t need to repeat the steps described in the guided set up procedure. These operations will be repeated only if you want to set the Bit One processor with a system of inputs/outputs different from those present in the processor memory.

  • Page 41: Drc - Digital Remote Control

    AC Link bus control, if present. When the Bit One is set through the PC, the DRC can stay connected but will show on the display the message (PC control - DRC is disabled). Once the set up is completed, its use becomes required.

  • Page 42: Phone Call

    MUTE when receiving a phone call. The DRC display will show the message shown on the right, the Bit One will set the source selected in that moment to muting, reproducing the signal coming from the PHONE input.

  • Page 43: Bypassing The Drc

    - if the system features amplifiers provided with AC LINK connections (THESIS TH), they will have to work only with analog input (the AD LINK connection can’t be used). - You don’t have to used the Bit One auxiliary inputs (AUX 1, AUX 2, SPDIF, OPTICAL). Head unit volume adjustment: While setting up the system, enable AC LINK provided amplifiers throught the software (see section “HOW TO...

  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Power supply Voltage 11 ÷ 15 VDC Idling current 0.45 A Switched off <0.001 mA Remote IN voltage 7 ÷ 15 VDC (1.3 mA) Remote OUT voltage 12 VDC (10 mA)
  • Page 45 ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One ADVANCED MANUAL / Bit One...

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