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  • Page 1 AERO.10   D TV   A udio   P rocessor   User   G uide   User   G uide   v ersion   0 .5   Linear   A coustic   108   F oxshire   D rive  ...
  • Page 2 REGULATORY N OTICES, F USING, S UPPORT C ONTACT           INFORMATION, L INEAR A COUSTIC L IMITED W ARRANTY     A ND           This   e quipment   h as   b een   t ested   a nd   f ound   t o   c omply   w ith   t he   l imits   f or   a   C lass   A   FCC  ...
  • Page 3   As   t he   c olours   o f   t he   c ores   i n   t he   m ains   l ead   m ay   n ot   c orrespond   w ith   t he   c oloured   UK  ...
  • Page 4     WICHTIGER S ICHERHEITSHINWEIS     E N60065. IESES   ERÄT   E NTSPRICHT   D ER   ICHERHEITSNORM     AS   ERÄT   D ARF   N ICHT   M IT   LÜSSIGKEITEN   PRITZWASSER   U   S W  ...
  • Page 5 •   A SEGÚRESE   Q UE   L OS   F USIBLES   C OLOCADOS   S ON   D EL   T IPO   Y   V ALOR   C ORRECTOS   T AL   C OMO   .  ...
  • Page 6 The   M ain   f use   r ating   i s   T   1 A   L   ( 1   A mp,   2 50   V ,   2 0   m m,   t ime-­‐‑ l ag,   l ow   b reaking    ...
  • Page 7 All   v ersions,   c laims   o f   c ompatibility,   t rademarks,   e tc.,   o f   h ardware   a nd   s oftware   NOTICE   products   n ot   m ade   b y   L inear   A coustic   w hich   a re   m entioned   i n   t his   m anual   o r   accompanying  ...
  • Page 8 All   p roduct   q uestions   o r   i nquiries,   p lease   e mail   ales@linearacoustic.com       The   L inear   A coustic   w eb   s ite   h as   a   w ealth   o f   i nformation   w hich   m ay   b e   u seful   for  ...
  • Page 9 Dolby   a nd   t he   d ouble-­‐‑ D   s ymbol   a re   t rademarks   o f   D olby   L aboratories.       Linear   Acoustic,   the   "LA"   symbol,   UPMAX,   AEROMAX,   AERO.10,   AER0.100,   AERO.1000,  AERO.2000,  MT2000,  and  CrowdControl,  are  trademarks  or  registered  ...
  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

          Chapter   1 :     I ntroduction   t o   t he   A ERO.10  ..................   1 5   Table   o f   C ontents   1.1.   Introduction  ..........................   1 5   1.2.  ...
  • Page 11 2.2.6.   Clock   R eference  .........................   2 7   2.2.7.   I/O   C onfiguration   ......................   2 8   2.2.7.1.   Input   S ource   S election:   ..................   2 8   2.2.7.2.  ...
  • Page 12 5.2.   Unit   C onfiguration   S etup   P arameters   ................   5 6   5.2.1.   Password  ..........................   5 6   A   p assword   m ust   A LWAYS   b e   s et   i n   t he   A ERO.10.     T he   f actory   s et   p assword   i s   1234.  ...
  • Page 13 Sports   5 B   G en   ............................   6 7   TV   4 B   G en  ..............................   6 7   TV   5 B   G en   ( Default)   ..........................   6 7   TV  ...
  • Page 14   Table   o f   F igures   Figure   1 :     A ERO.10   F ront   P anel   ......................   1 6   Figure   2 :     A ERO.10   R ear   P anel   ......................   1 7   Figure  ...
  • Page 15: Introduction

    Chapter   1 :     I ntroduction   t o   t he   A ERO.10     1.1.   Introduction   Congratulations   o n   y our   p urchase   o f   t he   L inear   A coustic   A ERO.10   D TV   A udio   Processor!  ...
  • Page 16: Unpacking   A Nd   I Nspection

    •   ITU-­‐‑ R   B S.1770-­‐‑ 3   l oudness   m easurement   f or   e ach   o utput   p rogram   a llows   loudness   t arget   c alibration   a nd   l oudness   m onitoring.   •...
  • Page 17: Rear   P Anel

    On   t he   f ront   p anel   o f   t he   A ERO.10,   y ou   w ill   f ind:     •   Power   I ndicator     •...
  • Page 18: Front   P Anel   U Sb   C Onnection

    AERO.10.         A ll   1 6-­‐‑ c hannels   o f   a n   S DI   s tream   a re   a vailable   f or   d e-­‐‑ e mbedding,  ...
  • Page 19: Gpi

    An   A ES   R eference   i nput   i s   a vailable.     A   4 8   k Hz   D ARS   ( Digital   A udio   R ef   S ignal),   o r   any  ...
  • Page 20: Installation   A Nd   M Ounting

    1.6.   Installation   a nd   M ounting     1.6.1.   Installation   Use   a ll   f our   r ack   s crews   a nd   a llow   1 RU   o f   s pace   a bove   a nd   b elow   t he   u nit   w henever   possible.  ...
  • Page 21: Figure   3 :     B Lock   D Iagram   -­--   5 .1-­-- C H   I Nstance

        Figure   3 :     B lock   D iagram   -­‐‑   5 .1-­‐‑ c h   i nstance           Figure   4 :     B lock   D iagram   -­‐‑   2 -­‐‑ c h   i nstance   21  ...
  • Page 22: Chapter   2 :     G Etting   S Tarted

    Chapter   2 :     G etting   S tarted     2.1.   Start   H ere   We   r ealize   t hat   y ou   a re   e ager   t o   g et   y our   A ERO.10   u p   a nd   r unning   a s   s oon   a s   possible.  ...
  • Page 23: Front   P Anel   O Peration

    AERO.10.   Y ou   m ay   a lso   f ill   i n   a   “ friendly”   n ame   i n   t he   C omment   f ield   t o  ...
  • Page 24: Figure   5 :     L Ocked   F Ront   P Anel   S Creen

      Password       Figure   5 :     L ocked   F ront   P anel   S creen Press   t he   e ncoder   t o   t he   r ight.       A   k eyboard   s creen   w ill   a ppear. •...
  • Page 25: Network   C Onfiguration

      n etwork   s etting.       I t   i s   r ecommended   t o   a ssign   a   s tatic   I P   a ddress   t o   t he   AERO.10,   e specially   i n   l arger   s ystems.  ...
  • Page 26: Figure   8 :     N Fremote   I P   C Onfiguration   S Creen

    •   Click   o n   “ System”,   t hen   “ Network   A ccess”,   a nd   f inally   “ IP   C onfiguration”     Figure   8 :     N fRemote   I P   C onfiguration   S creen   •...
  • Page 27: Clock   R Eference

      2.2.6.   Clock   R eference   It   i s   i mportant   t o   p roperly   s et   t he   r eference   c lock   f or   t he   A ERO.10   a nd   y our   s ystem.         To  ...
  • Page 28: I/O   C Onfiguration

    2.2.7.   I/O   C onfiguration     2.2.7.1.   Input   S ource   S election:     From   t he   M ain   M enu,   c lick   o n   “ Instance   1 ”,  ...
  • Page 29: Sdi   O Utput   R Outing

      Figure   1 2:     O utput   R outing   M enu   ( SDI)       2.2.7.3.   SDI   O utput   R outing:     The   A ERO.10   i ncludes   t he   a bility   t o   p ass   t hrough   a udio   p airs   f rom   t he   S DI   i nput,   o r    ...
  • Page 30: Figure   1 4:     A Djusting   O Utput   L Evel

    you   f ind   t hat   y ou   n eed   t o   r aise   o r   l ower   t he   f inal   o utput   o f   A ERO.10   t o   a chieve   -­‐‑ 24dBFS  ...
  • Page 31: Chapter   3 :     F Ront   P Anel   C Onfiguration

    Chapter   3 :     F ront   P anel   C onfiguration     3.1.   Front   P anel   O peration   The   A ERO.10   i ncludes   a   j oystick   e ncoder   ( menu   k nob).       T he   o peration   o f   t he   joystick  ...
  • Page 32: Front   P Anel

    point   i s   a lways   t he   t op   l evel,   i .e.   t he   m ain   m enu.).     T his   i s   t he   ‘ breadcrumb’   s tyle   t hat   is  ...
  • Page 33: Figure   1 7:       K Eyboard   S Creen

        •   Turn   t he   k nob   l eft   o ne   c lick   t o   t he   “ 123”   s election   •   Click   r ight   ( you   w ill   s ee   t he   k eyboard   c hange   t o   n umbers   a nd   s ymbols)   •...
  • Page 34: Network   C Onfiguration

        3.2.   Network   C onfiguration   The   A ERO.10   i s   c apable   o f   b eing   c onfigured,   c ontrolled,   a nd   m onitored   r emotely   across  ...
  • Page 35: Chapter   4 :     R Emote   /   I P   C Ontrol

    USB   d rive   t hat   w as   i ncluded   w ith   t he   p roduct,   a nd   t he   c urrent   v ersion   i s   o n   t he   AERO.10   i tself,   a vailable   f or   d ownload   v ia   t he   i nternal   H TTP   s erver.  ...
  • Page 36: Installation

    All   o f   t he   A ERO.10   f ront   p anel   p arameter   a djustments   c an   a lso   b e   m ade   v ia   t he   NfRemote  ...
  • Page 37: Initialization

        Figure   1 9:       N fRemote   I nstall   S creen     4.2.2.   Initialization     To   b egin   u sing   N fRemote,   c onnect   y our   P C   t o   t he   A ERO.10,   e ither   d irectly   o r   a cross   a  ...
  • Page 38: Figure   2 1:       N Fremote   C Onnection   S Creen

    Note!     The   A ERO.10   r equires   a   p assword   i n   o rder   t o   a llow   N fRemote   t o   connect   t o   i t   a nd   u nlock   t he   c ontrols.     T he   f actory   d efault   password  ...
  • Page 39: Getting   S Tarted   U Sing   N Fremote

      t he   s ubnet.     I f   t here   a re   s till   c onnection   p roblems   c onnect   a   P C   d irectly   t o   t he   AERO.10   E thernet   p ort   ( not   t he   r eserved   E thernet   p ort!).     A   s traight   E thernet   c able  ...
  • Page 40: Tree   A Nd   T Abbed   N Avigation

      Figure   2 2:       N fRemote   T oolbar     Note!     In   n o   c ase   s hould   t he   A ERO.10   C PU   l oad   e xceed   8 0%   f or   a ny   length  ...
  • Page 41: Tabbed   N Avigation

        Figure   2 3:     N fRemote   i n   T ree   N avigation   M ode   The   t op   o f   t he   s creen   i s   a lways   d edicated   t o   m eter   d isplays   w hile   t he   b ottom   i s   reserved  ...
  • Page 42: Display   C Onfiguration

    controls   w ithout   h aving   t o   s tep   t hrough   t he   m enu   s tructure   i n   s equence.   S ince   t his   mode   i nherently   m akes   m enus,   c ontrols,   a nd   t heir   l abels   s maller,   t his   m ode   w orks   best  ...
  • Page 43: Configuring   M Eter   D Isplays

          Figure   2 6:       N fRemote   M enu   W indow   When   t he   d isplay   i s   i n   m eters   o nly   m ode,   p lace   t he   m ouse   i n   a ny   m eter   w indow   a nd   left  ...
  • Page 44: Figure   2 8:     M Eter   D Isplay   P Reset   1   C Onfiguration   E Xample

    Although   u p   t o   e ight   m eters   c an   b e   s hown   o n   t he   N fRemote   s creen   a t   o nce,   e ach   additional  ...
  • Page 45 2.     >     >     3.     >     >   Display   2 P rogram   2 L oudness   P rogram   2 4.     >    ...
  • Page 46: Configuring   L Oudness   M Eters

        Figure   2 9:       R TA   M eter   C onfiguration   P anel       4.2.7.   Configuring   L oudness   M eters   ITU-­‐‑ B S.1770-­‐‑ 3   l oudness   m eters   f or   e ach   o utput   a re   p rovided.     M easurements   c an   b e   made  ...
  • Page 47: Http   S Erver

      Figure   3 0:       L oudness   M eter   C onfiguration   P anel   The   i ntegration   t ime   o f   t he   3   b ar   g raph   m eters   c an   b e   c hosen   a s   w ell   a s   t he    ...
  • Page 48: Http   A Ccess   I P   W Hitelist

    Only   c omputers   w hich   a re   i ncluded   i n   a   “ whitelist”   a re   a ble   t o   c onnect   t o   t he   AERO.10’s   H TTP   s erver.         T his   p revents   u nauthorized   u sers   f rom   a ccessing   t his  ...
  • Page 49: Nfremote

      •   Click   d own   t o   a ccess   t he   I P   a ddress   s lot   d esired.   •   Click   r ight   t o   a ccess   t he   k eyboard   w indow   •...
  • Page 50: Figure   3 3:       A Ero.10   H Ttp   H Ome   P Age

    Example:         F or   t his   e xample,   t he   A ERO.10   i s   c onfigured   t o   h ave   a n   I P   address  ...
  • Page 51: Downloading   N Fremote

      4.3.3.   Downloading   N fRemote     To   d ownload   N fRemote   f rom   t he   A ERO.10,   s imply   c lick   o n   t he   h yperlink   w hich   l ists   the  ...
  • Page 52 It   i s   p erfectly   a cceptable   t o   h ave   l oudness   l evels   v ary   o ver   t he   course   o f   a   p rogram,   m aintaining   i ntended   “ creative”   d ynamics   that  ...
  • Page 53: Figure   3 6:       L Inks   T O   L Oudness   L Ogs

        Figure   3 6:       L inks   T o   L oudness   L ogs   To   v iew   t he   l oudness   m easurement   l og   c lick   o n   t he   h yperlink   p rovided   f or   t he   loudness  ...
  • Page 54: Downloading   T He   L Oudness   L Ogs

      4.3.4.1.   Downloading   t he   L oudness   L ogs   It   i s   o ften   u seful   t o   d ownload   t he   l oudness   l og   a nd   s ave   i t   a s   a   f ile.       L oudness   l ogs   are  ...
  • Page 55: Figure   3 9:       L Oudness   L Og   O Pened   I N   M Icrosoft   E Xcel

        Figure   3 9:       L oudness   L og   O pened   I n   M icrosoft   E xcel               55    ...
  • Page 56: Chapter   5 :     I Mportant   S Etup   P Arameters

    Chapter   5 :     I mportant   S etup   P arameters     5.1.   Important   S etup   P arameters   The   A ERO.10   i ncludes   s ome   k ey   p arameters   w hich   a re   c ritical   t o   g et   s et   c orrectly.         This  ...
  • Page 57: Time   Z One

      5.2.2.   Time   Z one   Set   t he   T ime   z one   p roperly.       C hanging   t his   s etting   r equires   a   r eboot   t o   t he   A ERO.10,   so  ...
  • Page 58: Input   S Ource

    If   S DI   e mbedding   i s   e nabled,   c lock   r eference   w ill   b e   f orced   t o   S DI   automatically.     O therwise,   p roper   r eference   M UST   b e   s elected   f or   glitch-­‐‑...
  • Page 59: Output   R Outing   ( Aes)

    To   m ute   I nputs   3 -­‐‑ 6 ,   n avigate   t o:         >     nput     >       Instance   1 M ain  ...
  • Page 60: Audio   P Rocessing   S Etup

          5.3.   Audio   P rocessing   S etup     These   a udio   s ettings   a re   g rouped   l ooking   f rom   l eft   t o   r ight   i n   t he    ...
  • Page 61: Drc   P Rogram   1

      p air   i n   o rder   t o   m aintain   A /V   S ync,   o r   a udio   t o   a udio   s ync   t hrough   t he   AERO.10.     T o   a djust   t he   a udio   c ompensating   d elay,   n avigate   t o:  ...
  • Page 62       >         >       Instance   1   O utput   O utput   D elay   Simply   g rab   t he   s lider   b ar   a nd   m ove   i t   t o   t he   d esired   d elay   s etting.      ...
  • Page 63: Chapter   6 :     S Pecifications

    Chapter   6 :     S pecifications     6.1.   Physical   Dimensions   1.75”H   x   1 9”W   x   1 3.25”D   ( 4.5   x   4 8.3   x   3 4   c m)   Mechanical  ...
  • Page 64 64   m s   ( upmix   d isabled,   S RC   e nabled)   Lo/Ro   d ownmix   t o   7 /8   75   m s   ( upmix   e nabled,   S RC   e nabled)   88  ...
  • Page 65: Audio

      6.3.   Audio     Format   PCM     Audio     Sample   R ate   48   K Hz   Bit   d epth   Up   t hrough   2 4   b its    ...
  • Page 66: Appendix   A :     A Eromax   D Rc   P Resets

    Appendix   A :     A EROMAX   D RC   P resets     Fine   A rts   5 B   G en   Fine   A rts   5 -­‐‑ B and   G eneral   o ffers   m edium   p rocessing   a ppropriate   f or   a rtistic   programming  ...
  • Page 67: Protection   L Imit

    and   p ulls   t he   l ow-­‐‑ l evel   i nformation   u p   s lightly   w hile   p rotecting   a gainst   l ong-­‐‑ t erm   loudness   s hifts.    ...
  • Page 68: Tv   5 B   L Ight

    Although   T elevision   5 -­‐‑ B and   H eavy   i s   s imilar   t o   T V   5 B   G en,   i ts   m ultiband   compression   r atio   i s   h igher,   w hich   c reates   a   d enser   b ut   l ess   d ynamic   s ound   u seful   for  ...
  • Page 69: Appendix   B :     C Onnector   P Inout

    Appendix   B :     C onnector   P inout     Analog   I /O   Two-­‐‑ c hannel   a nalog   I /O   i s   p rovided   v ia   a   D B9   c onnector.       T he   a udio   i s   b alanced   with  ...
  • Page 70: Gpi

      GPI/O       General   P urpose   I /O   ( GPI/O)   c ontrol   p ins   a re   p rovided   v ia   a   D B25   c onnector.     8   G PI   functions  ...

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