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  • Page 1 ALTITUDE USER MANUAL v 1.0 TRINNOV HIGH•END...
  • Page 3 Thank you for choosing Trinnov Audio ALTITUDE USER GUIDE Software version v4.2 8 2.2 Last update: August, 2018...

  • Page 4: Notices

    The Altitude is manufactured under license from Auro Technologies. Trinnov Audio is certified by Auro Technologies to implement its technolog y and products. Auro-3D® and the related symbols are registered trademarks of Auro Technologies. All materials contained in this work are protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Auro Technologies NV or in case of third party materials, the owner of that content.

  • Page 5: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To ensure optimal performance, please pay attention to the in- • Do not stack any equipment directly above or below the structions in this Quick Start Guide: Altitude as to protect it from overheating, as well as the con- tinued functionality of any equipment near and around it.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    2 NETWORK SETUP 2.1 CONNECTING TO THE ALTITUDE ........28 2.1.1 Overview of the network connection procedure ..........28 2.1.2 Step 1: download and install a VNC client on your device ......28 2.1.2.1 Using a tablet........................28 2. 1 .2.2 Using a Mac OS computer ......................29 2.
  • Page 7 4.3 USING THE IR REMOTE CONTROL ........46 6.4.9 Configure the crossover settings (optional)............73 6.4.10 Mapping the channels of different formats ............73 4.3.1 Volume control ......................46 6.4.11 Sending pink noise to verify the routing of the speakers ......74 4.3.2 Source selection ......................46 6.4.12 Add a para equalizer ....................74 4.3.3 Listening format Selection ..................46 4.3.4 Presets selection ......................47...
  • Page 8 6.9.4 Weighting ........................111 8 DECODER / UPMIXER SETTINGS 6.10 COMPUTE................. 112 6.11 ANALYZING THE RESULTS ..........113 8.1 SUPPORTED DECODERS/UPMIXERS ......138 6.11.1 Important notes ......................114 8.2 LISTENING FORMATS ............139 6.11.2 Graphs display options ....................114 8.3 USING THE FRONT PANEL ..........140 6.11.3 Choose display options according to your requirements ......115 8.3.1 Listening format selection ..................140 6.12 CHECKING THE SPEAKER POSITIONS AFTER CALIBRA-...
  • Page 9 10.5 SAVE PRESET .................157 11 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, BREAK THE GLASS 11.1 WHAT YOU WILL NEED ............158 11.2 TRINNOV AUDIO SUPPORT POLICY ......158 11.2.1 Contact your dealer ....................158 11.2.2 Send us an email .......................158 11.2.3 Call us ..........................158 12 APPENDIX 12.1 INSERT AN EXTERNAL STEREO DAC ......160...

  • Page 10: Introduction

    3D AV Preamplifier ever manufactured. Thanks to a unique hardware platform, Trinnov Audio offers the first implementations of the latest home theatre audio technologies. The Altitude...
  • Page 11 Altitude _ USER MANUAL...

  • Page 12: About This Guide

    IMPORTANT NOTE:Please note that the Altitude16 is delivered with a fuse for 110 VAC. If you are located in a country that use 230 VAC please change the fuse before any utilisation of the Altitude16. 1.1 _ABOUT THIS GUIDE This guide includes the most important information you need in order to use and setup the Altitude your home theatre system.
  • Page 13 Setup the Target Curves: Explains how to use the powerful target curve functionality of the Altitude16 to reach your required frequency response. Verify the Sound of your Optimized System: A short chapter to remind you that it is crucially important to verify the sound of your system after each calibration PART IV: TUNING THE SOUND OF YOUR HOME THEATRE SYSTEM WITH THE ALTITUDE Tuning the Optimization Settings: Explains how to use the advanced settings of the Altitude...

  • Page 14: Product Information

    1.2 _PRODUCT INFORMATION MAIN FEATURES SUPPORTED AUDIO/VIDEO FORMATS • 16 Channel Digital Audio Processor • 3D Audio Codecs: Auro-3D, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, including their respectives upmixers • Universal Spatially-Accurate 3D Audio playback • HD Audio Codecs: Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio •...

  • Page 15: System Integration

    1.3 _SYSTEM INTEGRATION The Altitude is inserted before the amplifier and loudspeakers to correct imperfections of the loudspeak- ers and the room. During calibration, the speakers are calibrated with a 3D acoustic probe. Source Altitude Amplitude Speakers Figure 1: Altitude system integration 1.4 _TRINNOV CERTIFIED INSTALLERS Depending on how far you want to dig into its features, the Optimizer is either a straightforward and easy-...

  • Page 16: Unpacking The Altitude

    1.5 _UNPACKING THE ALTITUDE You will find in the Altitude packaging: The Trinnov Altitude AV preamplifier 3D Microphone Power Cord CR2032 Battery (Optional) Remote control Rack ears...

  • Page 17: The Hardware

    1.6 _THE HARDWARE 1.6. 1 _FRONT PANEL LAYOUT Back Button Select Button Menu Button Power Mute Volume Source/Item Switch button knob Selection Knob 1.6.2 _FRONT PANEL DISPLAY Output Meters Output Level Optmizer status Audio Audio Sync Format Status Current Source Altitude _ USER MANUAL...

  • Page 18: Rear Panel Layout

    1.6.3 _REAR PANEL LAYOUT XLR ANALOG OUTPUTS 1-16 PC CONNECTORS may change following the mother board reference 7 INPUTS HDMI, 2 OUTPUTS HDMI •Video output (DVI/HDMI) • Input #1-3 and output #1 are HDMI1.4 •2x USB 2.0 + 2x USB 3.0 •...

  • Page 19: Ir Remote Control

    1.6.4 _IR REMOTE CONTROL 1 TO 4 SOURCE Direct source selection Source selection FORMAT Playback mode selection OPTIMIZER PRESETS Preset selection Press to turn on LIGHT Switches off the backlight on the front panel VOL +/- Decreases the volume by 20dB (toggle button) Volume control (1dB step) MUTE...

  • Page 20: The Software

    1.7 _THE SOFTWARE 1.7. 1 _AVAILABLE OPTIONS TO ACCESS THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE The Altitude offers multiple options to display and control the user interface: • Directly with a physical display, a mouse and a keyboard connected to the Altitude •...

  • Page 21: The Top Menu Bar

    To connect to the web user interface of the Altitude ‘s you need to enter its IP address in your web browser. The IP address of the Altitude can be retrieved: • via the front panel: go to the Setup/Network/Ethernet menu. •...

  • Page 22: The Main User Interface

    1.7.5 _THE MAIN USER INTERFACE The main page of the Altitude is used for daily operation: Click on the Play button on the top left corner of the interface: the lateral menu unfolds, Select one of the tabs to open the corresponding panel. For example, the Input Sources tab opens the Sources panel, Perform a daily operation, such as selecting a different source.

  • Page 23: Folded Lateral Menu

    1.7.7 _FOLDED SIDE MENU When folded, the side menu provides the following features: Click to unfold the lateral menu. Unfold button Click to increase output level in 1dB steps. Displays the current output level. Volume Control Click to decrease output level in 1dB steps. Mute: cuts all outputs.

  • Page 24: Unfolded Lateral Menu

    1.7.8 _UNFOLDED LATERAL MENU When unfolded, the lateral menu displays extra information about the current settings of the Altitude • SRC: the name of the current audio source IN sources • FMT: the audio format • UPMIX: the upmix format •...

  • Page 25: The Speakers/Room Setup Tool

    1.7.9 _THE SPEAKERS/ROOM SETUP TOOL The speakers/room setup tool is a highly practical tool used to setup your system. It is explained in the Specify the Speaker Configuration chapter. Figure 4: the Speakers/Room setup tool 1.7. 1 0 _THE FINE TUNING PANEL The Fine Tuning panel gives access to the Bass Management and Optimizer settings: Altitude _ USER MANUAL...

  • Page 26: The Advanced Settings Interface

    1.7. 1 1 _THE ADVANCED SETTINGS INTERFACE The advanced settings of the Altitude are currently available through a specific user interface: Use this button to go back to the Main screen Figure 5: the advanced settings user interface of the Altitude For more information about the advanced settings in the chapter Tuning the Optimization Settings.

  • Page 27: Software Updates

    When the processor is connected to Trinnov’s server, the Network Status in the Setup/Network page will change to “Connected to Trinnov Audio Server”. If the processor is connected to a net- work, but the Network Status is “Local Network OK”, it means that the Trinnov Server cannot be reached from your network.

  • Page 28: Network Setup

    2 _NETWORK SETUP This chapter explains how to connect with your preferred device (tablet, laptop or desktop computer) to the Altitude through a Wi-Fi or Ethernet network. 2.1 _CONNECTING TO THE ALTITUDE 2. 1 . 1 _OVERVIEW OF THE NETWORK CONNECTION PROCEDURE The factory settings of the Altitude are designed to make it as easy as possible to establish the first net- work connection between your device (tablet or computer) and the Altitude...

  • Page 29: Using A Mac Os Computer

    2.2.2.2 _USING A MAC OS X COMPUTER If you are connecting from a Mac OS X computer running OS X version 10.5 or higher, you can choose to use Apple’s Screen Sharing VNC client integrated into the OS X oper- ating system.

  • Page 30: Step 2: Put The Altitude

    Wi-Fi Access Point. NOTES: • This configuration only works if the router includes an active DHCP server. • The standard settings of your ISP box should allow the Altitude to reach the Trinnov Audio’s Server for software updates through the internet.

  • Page 31: Step 3: Connect To The Altitude16 From Your Device

    2. 1 .4 _STEP 3: CONNECT TO THE ALTITUDE FROM YOUR DEVICE 2.1.4.1 _USING A TABLET WITH MOCHA VNC LITE To connect to the Altitude ’s VNC Server from an iOS or an Android device, use the Mocha VNC Lite ap- •...

  • Page 32: Using A Mac Os X Computer With Screen Sharing

    2. 1 .5 _USING A MAC OS X COMPUTER WITH SCREEN SHARING To connect to the Altitude ’s VNC Server from your Mac OS X computer, you can use the integrated Screen Sharing VNC client included since OS X ver- sion 10.5 (Leopard): Open the Finder application in your Mac OS X computer.

  • Page 33: Using A Mac Os X Computer With Chicken Of The Vnc

    2. 1 .6 _USING A MAC OS X COMPUTER WITH CHICKEN OF THE VNC To connect to the Altitude ’s VNC Server with the Chicken of the VNC client from a Mac OS X computer: Open the Chicken of the VNC software in your Mac OS X computer. The VNC Login window shows a list of available VNC servers.
  • Page 34 WRITE DOWN THE IP ADDRESS OF THE ALTITUDE If your VNC client is not zeroconf-enabled it cannot find the Altitude ‘s VNC Server automatically. This is the case of the Tight VNC client for Windows. Therefore, you’ll need to enter the Altitude ‘s IP address in the connection window.

  • Page 35: Changing The Network Settings Through The Front Panel

    2.2 _CHANGING THE NETWORK SETTINGS THROUGH THE FRONT PANEL 2.2. 1 _CHECKING THE WI-FI SETTINGS To check the Wi-Fi settings via the front panel: • Click on the menu button • Go to the Setup > Network > Wifi page: •...

  • Page 36: Checking The Ethernet Settings

    2.3.2 _CHECKING THE ETHERNET SETTINGS The network information can be retrieved from the Graphical User Interface of the Altitude Figure 25: Ethernet Network Interface Information NOTE: Network settings can only be changed through the Advanced Settings interface of the Altitude .

  • Page 37: About Vnc And Zero-Conf Networking

    The IP address, Netmask, Gateway and DNS option can then be edited manually. Applying new settings with the Apply button is required for every change. NOTE: It is recommended to refer to an IT specialist before switching to manual configuration. 2.4 _ABOUT VNC AND ZERO-CONF NETWORKING The Altitude leverages two important networking technologies: VNC and zero-configuration networking,...

  • Page 38: Network Streaming

    3 _NETWORK STREAMING 3.1 _THE UPNP PROTOCOL The Altitude network streamer feature is based on the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) set of networking protocols. In the UPnP/DLNA terminology, the Altitude is a UPnP Digital Media Rendering device and is used as a slave equipment to play media content sent through the network.

  • Page 39: Recommended Upnp Softwares

    CONTROL AUDIO Altitude Media server & controler UPnP Network with a device used as server and controller 3.3 _RECOMMENDED UPNP SOFTWARES The Alititude is a UPnP renderer. Unlike a UPnP player, the Alititude cannot be used to browse a library, create playlists and control audio playback.

  • Page 40: Using Roon

    Windows, and Linux PCs, or on other products which include Roon Core. Being Roon Ready means that Trinnov Audio’s network players transparently discover and connect to Roon Application without any configuration, and bit-perfect audio is delivered from Roon to your net- Server work player.

  • Page 41: Important Recommendation

    3.4.2 _IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION To use your Al with Roon in the safest way, we strongly recommend that you define a maximum volume. That will prevent to send +20dB in your speakers. To do that, please click on “Info” on the left button of the main screen of the Altitude. Then go to Startup.

  • Page 42: Altitude Is Roon Ready

    3.4.3 _ALTITUDE IS ROON READY The Roon Ready source is directly available on the main page of the user interface. Directing a song to be played on your Altitude from any Roon controller will automatically select the Roon source on the Altitude as shown on the screenshot below.

  • Page 43: Daily Operations

    4 _DAILY OPERATIONS This chapter explains how to perform daily operations on the Altitude such as: Volume control / Source selection / Preset selection… These operations can be performed: Via the front panel / Via the IR remote control / Via the graphical user interface. 4.1 _AVAILABLE USER INTERFACES Simple daily operations on the Altitude can be performed:...
  • Page 44 While the system starts, the front panel screen displays the following image. Figure 29: Front panel startup image To shut the Altitude down, press the front panel power button once. The front panel screen will then display the following image until complete shutdown. Figure 30: Front panel shut down image NOTE: It is not recommended to cut the AC Power via the main power switch on the rear panel, as the system saves several “last-used”...

  • Page 45: Checking The Format Of Incoming Audio

    Back Button Select Button Menu Button Mute Volume Source/Item button control Selection Knob knob 4.2.2 _CHECKING THE FORMAT OF INCOMING AUDIO The format of the incoming audio of the currently selected source is displayed on the front panel display of the Altitude below the Optimizer status.

  • Page 46: Using The Ir Remote Control

    4.3 _USING THE IR REMOTE CONTROL 4.3. 1 _VOLUME CONTROL The following volume control buttons are available on the IR Remote control 4.3.2 _SOURCE SELECTION The IR remote control includes 4 buttons for direct source selection, as well as 2 buttons to browse through the sources 4.3.3 _LISTENING FORMAT SELECTION These allows you to switch between the...

  • Page 47: Access To The Front Panel Menu

    4.3.5 _ACCESS TO THE FRONT PANEL MENU To access the Menu: 1. Press on Menu button to access to the Menu 2. Browser with Left, Right, up and down arrows 3. Confirm with the OK button 4. Return with the Back button 4.3.6 _LIGH BUTTON These allows you to switch between the different listening format, and so be-...

  • Page 48: Using The Graphical Interface

    4.4 _USING THE GRAPHICAL INTERFACE 4.4. 1 _VOLUME CONTROL The following volume control options are available within the graphical user interface. A Mute button also allows you to mute all audio outputs of the Altitude A Dim button also allows you to decrease the volume by 20dB (on a default configuration). NOTE: By default the last 4.4.2 _SOURCE SELECTION Sources can be selected through the graphical user interface by clicking on the icon:...

  • Page 49: Preset Selection

    4.4.3 _PRESET SELECTION Presets can be selected through the graphical user interface: Figure 33: preset selection in the graphical user interface 4.4.4 _CHECKING THE FORMAT OF INCOMING AUDIO The format of incoming audio is displayed in the lateral menu bar and in the Sources page of the Main user interface: Figure 34: checking the audio format via the user interface Altitude...

  • Page 50: Basic Settings

    5 _BASIC SETTINGS 5.1 _NAMING YOUR SOURCES The Altitude provides very flexible Source Configurations. Each Source Configuration can be renamed to reflect the actual source to which it corresponds. By default, the source names correspond to the names of the back panel connectors but can be edited in the Home/Sources Config page of the Advanced Set- tings Interface.

  • Page 51: Configuring Your Sources

    5.2 _CONFIGURING YOUR SOURCES In addition to an editable name, each Source Configuration includes several parameters to specify all the settings related to a specific configuration requirement for your system. Source configurations can be used for different purposes: • to switch between your different sources. For example: one Blu-ray player, one Network player and a Digital TV. •...
  • Page 52 • L,R,C • L,R,C,Lfe • L,R,C,Lfe,Ls,Rs • L,R,C,Lfe,Ls,Rs,Lrs,Rrs • Listening Format: Select the default format you want to use with this source. The Altitude will be forced to decode and upmix (if possible) in this format. • Auto: Will automatically upmix in the corresponding format •...

  • Page 53: Default Source Configuration

    5.3 _DEFAULT SOURCE CONFIGURATION With factory preset, the Altitude uses the last loaded source as power-on default source. This can be modified in the Home/Sources Config page of the Advanced Settings Interface: Default Source Select the vertical tab of the source you want to use as default source. Tick the Power-on Default checkbox. Press the Save button to apply the new parameter of the source.

  • Page 54: Optimization Options

    5.4 _OPTIMIZATION OPTIONS The Altitude ’s optimization of the system can be switched on/off via the Main interface. To switch on/off the optimization options, click on the “OPT. Trinnov Optimizer” menu item of the lateral menu. The following Optimization options are available in this page: •...

  • Page 55: Remapping Options

    delays will be applied to the outputs. 5.5 _REMAPPING OPTIONS The Trinnov Remapping selection box provides the following speaker remapping options: • Off: no speaker remapping • Matrix: Manually define the remapping (Advanced user only) • Automatic Routing: the remapping engine automatically routes each channel to the correct speaker •...
  • Page 56 The most important parameters included in a preset are: • The acoustic measurements and corrections • The settings of the acoustic filters • The output configuration and routing IMPORTANT NOTES: • Except for sources settings, consider that everything is saved in a preset. •...

  • Page 57: Default Preset

    5.7 _DEFAULT PRESET The default preset can be selected in the Startup option page of the product information menu: Figure 40: the Info/Startup page, default preset Altitude _ USER MANUAL...

  • Page 58: Set A Maximum Volume

    5.8 _SET A MAXIMUM VOLUME By default, the maximum volume possible with the Altitude is +20dB. The maximum volume can be changed change in the Info menu of the main page, Setup tab. Here, the parameter Max. volume (dB) will define the maximum master volume possible.

  • Page 59: Set The Dim Level

    5.9 _SET THE DIM LEVEL By default, the Dim is applying a -20dB on the master volume. The value can be change in the Info menu of the main page, Setup tab. Here, the parameter Dim level (dB) will define the amount of Dim to apply on the master volume when the Dim is engaged.

  • Page 60: Backup/Restore Of Presets

    5.10 _BACKUP/RESTORE OF PRESETS Altitude Rear panel - USB Ports USB Pop-up menu Several parameters can be saved, archived and restored using a USB key: Insert a USB key in one of the USB Port located on the rear panel of the Altitude As the USB Pop-up menu displays, select the operation you want to execute: •...

  • Page 61: Quick Setup

    6 _QUICK SETUP The following section will help you to calibrate your room very quickly. Indeed Trinnov Audio has developed a step by step procedure, called Wizard, to simplify the calibration. Please follow the steps below if you want to calibrate with the Wizard or go to section … if you want to do it manually.

  • Page 62: Audio Clock Setup

    If the Audio buffer size is different than 1024 please do as following: 6. 1 .2 _AUDIO CLOCK SETUP Audio clock setup is available through the Advanced Settings interface of the Altitude To access the clock settings page: Click on the Gears button in the top menu to open the Advanced Settings user interface. Go to the Setup/Clock tab of the graphical user interface.

  • Page 63: Starting The Wizard

    6.2 _STARTING THE WIZARD The Wizard is a powered tool design by Trinnov Audio to make a precise and quick configuration of your system. The following steps are here more detailed than in the software. If you want anyway to configure your system manually you can go to the section 9 - page 146 of the manual.

  • Page 64: Define Your Preset

    6.3 _DEFINE YOUR PRESET IMPORTANT NOTE: Attention, after this step, any click on Previous will automatically set up the main screen to default configuration. This step will allow you to save your calibration in the easiest way possible. Changes will be automatically applied on the preset that you have selected.

  • Page 65: Setup Your Room

    6.4 _SETUP YOUR ROOM In this chapter we assume that a specific set of speakers have already been defined and installed in a room. In order to support multiple surround and 3D formats, we recommend relying on the expertise of a Certified Trinnov Installer.
  • Page 66 Figure 48: The Speaker/Room setup tool The Dimensions tab allows you set your room dimensions and screen size. NOTE: The room visualization is simply a representation showing the theoretical speaker placement of the selected layout. It is not taken into account for the acoustic optimization and does not affect the sonic performance of the system.

  • Page 67: An Example Of A Specific Spealer Layout

    6.4.2 _AN EXAMPLE OF A SPECIFIC SPEAKER LAYOUT The Altitude is designed to support any speaker layout. This includes standard speaker layouts such as those specified by Dolby, DTS and Auro-3D, but also hybrid speaker layouts based on two or more speaker placement recommendations.

  • Page 68: Available Initial Layout

    6.4.3 _AVAILABLE INITIAL LAYOUTS The following layout templates are available to start your setup process with an initial layout as similar as possible to your specific configuration. NOTE: For detailed information about speaker recommendations, please refer to the appendix of this document and to the related Dolby, DTS and Auro-3D recommendations.

  • Page 69: Select An Initial Layout

    6.4.4 _SELECT AN INITIAL SPEAKER LAYOUT We recommend you to start by selecting the initial layout which is most similar to your specific speaker layout, and then add/remove speakers. Alternatively, you could also create a speaker configuration from scratch. To select an initial speaker layout: Go to the Speaker/Room setup tool and click on the Initial Layout drop-down list Select the layout template which is most similar to your speaker system.

  • Page 70: Adding Regular Speakers

    6.4.5 _ADDING REGULAR SPEAKERS If required, the next step is to add speakers to achieve a configuration that fits perfectly to your system. To add one or more speakers from the drop-down list: • click on the Add Speaker button •...

  • Page 71: Adding Dolby Enabled Upfiring Speakers

    6.4.6 _ADDING DOLBY ENABLED UPFIRING SPEAKERS If you configuration has some Dolby-Enabled up-firing speakers, they appears on the 3D view as ceiling speakers as they are used to reproduce elevation channels. In the drop-down list, those speakers are end in by an “e” which stands for “enabled”. Here are the available Dolby-Enabled speakers: •...

  • Page 72: Configure The Settings Of Each Speaker

    6.4.8 _CONFIGURE THE SETTINGS OF EACH SPEAKER Once the complete set of speakers in your system is defined, you can configure the settings of each speaker. The speaker configuration table located in the lower part of the Speaker/Room setup tool allows you to: •...

  • Page 73: Configure The Crossover Settings (Optional)

    6.4.9 _CONFIGURE THE CROSSOVER SETTINGS (OPTIONAL) If you want to use the active crossovers of the Altitude , you must use the speaker configuration table to: Specify the type of amplification: bi-amp, tri-amp or quad-amp; Specify the crossover frequency The parameters related to crossover settings are the following: •...

  • Page 74: Sending Pink Noise To Verify The Routing Of The Speakers

    6.4. 1 1 _SENDING PINK NOISE TO VERIFY THE ROUTING OF THE SPEAKERS As soon as the detailed configuration for each speaker is completed, it is critically important to verify that the routing of the channels to the speakers is correct, and to correct any errors. Otherwise the consistency of the sound reproduction will be compromised.
  • Page 75 6.4. 1 2 _ADD A PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER A Parametric Equalizer, or PEQ, is an equalization done by setting parameters, mostly 3: frequency, gain and Q. There are 3 types of PEQ available: • The peak notch: Parametric equalizers are multi-band variable equalizers which allow users to control the three primary parameters: amplitude (gain), center frequency and bandwidth (Q).
  • Page 76 To open the PEQ editor, click on the PEQ icon of the speaker or driver you want to edit. The PEQ editor will be displayed as a pop-up which overlay the 3D view, as followed:...

  • Page 77: 2. 1 Add A Peq

    6.4.12.1 _ ADD A PEQ To add a PEQ, click on the Add button. A new line will appear in the table. This line is a Parametric Equalizer band. You can add as many bands as possible per channel. The overall procedure to configure a PEQ is as follows: •...

  • Page 78: 2.3 Save A New Peq Group

    6.4.12.3 _SAVE A NEW PEQ GROUP In the case of several similar speakers needing to have the same PEQ settings applied, it is possible to save a PEQ group to have the possibility to load on another channel. Once the PEQ has been fully edited, to save it as a new PEQ Group click on the Save as…...

  • Page 79: 2.4 Load A Peq Group

    6.4.12.4 _LOAD A PEQ GROUP Once an EQ group has been saved, it is possible to load it on another channel. Here is the procedure: Open the PEQ editor for channel of interest. The saved EQ group are available in the drop-down menu of the top left corner called Select an EQ Group;...

  • Page 80: 2.5 Delete A Peq Group

    6.4.12.5 _DELETE A PEQ GROUP If an EQ group is not useful anymore, it is possible to delete it to keep a clean and effective list of EQ group. To do so, please follow this procedure: Open any PEQ editor. The saved EQ group is available in the drop-down menu of the top left corner called Select an EQ Group;...

  • Page 81: 2.6 Save A Peq Group On An Existing One

    6.4.12.6 _SAVE A PEQ GROUP ON AN EXISTING ONE If an existing EQ group needs modification, it is possible to overwrite it with the new parameters. To do so, please follow this procedure: Once you are sure the modifications are fine, you can now overwrite this group of EQ on an existing one.

  • Page 82: 2.7 Generate Pink Noise

    6.4.12.7 _GENERATE PINK NOISE The PEQ Editor has its own quick access to the pink generator. Click on the speaker button to generate pink noise on the selected speaker. Please note that in case of multiway speaker, the pink noise will be generated on the whole speaker.

  • Page 83: 3. 1 Example Of An Array Of Speakers

    6.4.13.1 _EXAMPLE OF AN ARRAY OF SPEAKERS Below is an example of a specific speaker layout designed to array some channels: In the example above, please pay attention to Left Wide and Right Wide speakers: • For Dolby Atmos content, Left and Right Wide speakers will play natively as they natively existing in the codec; For Dolby Legacy content, Left and Right Wide speakers will play Ls and Rs channel, simultaneously with Left and Right surround speakers;...

  • Page 84: Bass Management

    Figure 59: Set gain control panel The Selected speakers can all be modified simultaneously using the control panel in the top left corner. You can add or decrease gain using -1dB or +1dB buttons, or by using the Direct input and its numerical keyboard. The Reset button clears any modification and sets the default value of 0dB.

  • Page 85: Overview Of The Bass Management Setup Procedure

    Figure 60: Bass Management step in the Wizard Note: • The Altitude supports any number of subwoofers as long as enough physical outputs and processing channels are available, therefore allowing for a maximum flexibility in the speaker system design. • Bass Management can be activated even if the system has not been calibrated. However, the automatic time-alignment of the subwoofers is only performed after a calibration of the whole set of speakers IMPORTANT NOTE: •...

  • Page 86: Bass Management Mode

    The Bass management is divided into 3 different sections represented as 3 tabs which will be detailed in the follow- ing chapter: • Quick Setup: The Quick Setup is the default section of the Bass Management. It allows a global configuration by applying values on several speakers and subwoofers simultaneously (It is not enable if Bass-Management is Off);...
  • Page 87 Those modes are accessible from dropdown menu as shown below: Figure 62: Access to the Bass-Management options Altitude _ USER MANUAL...

  • Page 88: Quick Setup Menu

    6.5.3 _QUICK SETUP MENU The Quick Setup menu is a powerful tool allowing to configure the bass management for several speakers in one manipulation. Figure 63: Bass-Management Quick Setup The Quick Setup menu is divided into 3 main section: Set Filters: This section is to specify the filter type and frequencies that will be applied; Apply to selected speakers: Here, you can select the speakers on which you can apply the filters selected in the first section;...

  • Page 89: Set Filters

    6.5.3.1 _SET FILTERS As shown below, this first section is divided in 3 different groups of settings: • Low Pass – Sub(s): These settings will delimit the cutoff frequency under which the signal from the channel will be redirected and played by the subwoffer(s). You can here select the type of filter (Linkwitz-Riley, Bessel or Butterworth), the cutoff frequency and the slope use by this filter.
  • Page 90 will be redirected and played by the subwoffer(s). You can select the type of filter (Linkwitz-Riley, Bessel or But- terworth), the cutoff frequency and the slope use by this filter. These settings are only apply to the signal redirect- ed to the subwoofer(s); •...

  • Page 91: Intermediate Bass Management

    6.5.4.2 _INTERMEDIATE BASS MANAGEMENT The Intermediate Bass Management main purpose is to allow a speaker to be bass managed not only on a subwoofer but also on a satellite (“satellite” means “any speakers except subwoofers”). Note that LFE channel can also be freely routed to any satellite. Here are various examples of applications: •...

  • Page 92: Lfe & Misc

    IMPORTANT NOTE: The low pass and High Pass settings are in common between the sub(s) and the satellite(s). It means that all satellites will have one low pass filter and one high pass filter for their bass-management. In the example below our Left Top Middle speaker is bass managed with Sub 1 and with Left Surround.

  • Page 93: Redirect Lfe Channel To One More Satellite(S)

    6.5.5.2 _REDIRECT LFE CHANNEL TO ONE OR MORE SATELLITE(S) If the Home-Theater audio system has no subwoofer but several speakers with the ability to reproduce very low frequencies, it is possible to redirect the LFE channel to one or more satellite(s). To do so, simply select the speakers in which the LFE channel will be played.

  • Page 94: Using Trinnov 3D Microphone

    As said at the beginning of this quick setup, you must have the right microphone compensation file to use fully the Trinnov Audio Optimizer. Once the right file selected you can go to the next step. 6.6. 1 _THEORETICALLY REQUIREMENTS...

  • Page 95: Reference Measurement Point

    6.6.2 _REFERENCE MEASUREMENT POINT The Altitude supports single-point and multi-point calibrations. In both scenarios, a reference measurement posi- tion should be chosen carefully since it will be used by the Optimizer for: • Cross-over driver alignment • Loudspeaker 3D localisation •...

  • Page 96: Setting The Volume For The Calibration

    Remove the microphone protection and turn on the microphone. NOTE: At this step of the Wizard the volume has been automatically muted to protect your speakers of any feedback loop. 6. 7 _SETTING THE VOLUME FOR THE CALIBRATION This step will help you setting the right volume for a maximized calibration. The volume has been set by default to -40dB to protect your ears and your speakers.
  • Page 97 OUT (dB FS) show the strength of the output signal. RTA MIC (dB SPL) show the strength of the signal regarding the frequency on the capsule 0 of the microphone (the top one of the microphone). MIC (dB SPL) show the strength of the signal received by each capsules of the microphone. MIC LEVEL is the summary of the previous one.

  • Page 98: Setting The Crossover (Optional)

    6.8 _SETTING THE CROSSOVERS (OPTIONNAL) This chapter explains how to calibrate the active crossovers included in the Altitude . It assumes that you are familiar with active crossovers and multi-amplified speakers, and is not intended as a course. If you are not using the active crossover functionality of the Altitude , please skip to the next chapter.

  • Page 99: Overview Of The Crossover Setup Procedure

    6.8.1 _OVERVIEW OF THE CROSSOVER SETUP PROCEDURE Figure 73: Set the type of calibration for the crossover When performing the Wizard Setup you will have three propositions to calibrate the crossovers: Active filters auto calibration: the crossovers will be automatically calibrated. This will automatically deter- mine the level, delay and polarity of each driver.

  • Page 100: Active Filters Auto Calibration

    6.8.2 _ACTIVE FILTERS AUTO CALIBRATION Figure 74: Calibrate the multi-way speaker The list of your multi-way speaker(s) would be show. The status indicate if the calibration has been done. Click on Calibrate to launch the calibration. All speakers will be calibrate following the order of the list.

  • Page 101: Active Filters Manual Calibration (Experts Only)

    6.8.3 _ACTIVE FILTERS MANUAL CALIBRATION (EXPERTS ONLY) 6.8.3.1 _SETTING THE CROSSOVERS The following screenshots has been taken with a 5.1 speaker Layout (L, C, R are two-way speakers). Figure 75: Calibrate manually a crossover The top of the screen show all the multi-way speaker. The selected current speaker is highlighted in blue while the other are highlighted in gray.
  • Page 102 Figure 76: Constant-directivity horn EQs The Altitude can use different type of filters and different order for those filters: • Bessel order 2, 3 and 4; • Linkwitz-Riley order 2, 4, 6 and 8; • Butterworth order 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8; The Apply button is highlighted as soon as a parameter is modified.

  • Page 103: Calibrating The Crossovers

    Figure 78: Tri-amplification Figure 79: Quadri-amplification 6.8.3.2 _CALIBRATING THE CROSSOVERS When you system is not yet calibrated, the respond and power & direct are not available, the system will indicate “Need to calibrate”. Once you have set the frequency cut and the type of the filter you want to use, click on Calibrate. The system will calibrate the speaker you have selected or some speakers if they are linked.
  • Page 104 Figure 80: Crossover after calibration As we can see the Optimizer has modify the curve with the applied results. Low-speaker High-speaker Level: +0.6 dB Level: -0.5 dB Delay +0.17 ms Delay: +0 ms NOTE: As you can see the Optimizer has inverted the polarity of the High speaker.
  • Page 105 Figure 81: Measured time response of both drivers On can also see the measured time response of each way: you can see whether the drivers are correctly synchronized. Figure 82: frequency response (power and direct) Altitude _ USER MANUAL...

  • Page 106: No Calibration

    The recombined amplitude response of the speaker: You can see whether the combination of the drivers is con- structive, and you can observe the effects of level/delay/polarity modification on the combined amplitude of the speaker. Two curves are displayed, one showing the total acoustic output of the speaker (including the room), and one showing the amplitude of the direct front and early reflections.

  • Page 107: Single-Point Calibration

    6.9. 1 _SINGLE-POINT CALIBRATION If you only interest by the calibration of one point of measurement (normally the reference hearing point of your system) you click already click on Calibrate. The system will automatically start on send MLS Burst to your speakers. NOTES: •...
  • Page 108 6 0 c m 60 cm Figure 84: Relevant multi-point measurement positions As an example, multi-point measurements can be performed for a single listening position: 6 0 c m 60 cm Figure 85: Relevant multi-point measurement area Figure 86: Relevant (green) / irrelevant (red) multi-point for a single listening position measurement area for a single listening position NOTE: The number of measurement point are limited by the hardware of the unit.
  • Page 109 Figure 87: Multi-point measurement before calibration Click on Add measure to add a new measurement point. By default all the measurement are called Measurement X, but you can rename them if you want to remember specifics points. All the multi-points measurement are organized around a reference point. This point is specific and have to exist to calibrate.

  • Page 110: Common Problems During Calibration

    Figure 88: Multi-point measurement after calibration Once the status of all calibration indicates complete, you can click on Next. 6.9.3 _COMMON PROBLEMS DURING CALIBRATION If the calibration tool plays more than 3 MLS bursts for a speaker, it means that it’s finding it difficult to perform a reliable measurement of that speaker.

  • Page 111: Weighting

    6.9.4 _WEIGHTING The weighting step will allows you to make a balance between all of your measurement points. Figure 89: Weighting step of the Wizard By letting the Automatic distribution on Yes, the system will automatically compensate all the change that you made and will bring the calculation to 100%.

  • Page 112: Compute

    6.10 _COMPUTE Once the calibration is done, the system has already set in is memory all the data of your Room, but to be able to use them you will have to calculate the filters that have to be applied to your current Room, this is the Compute step.

  • Page 113: Analyzing The Results

    The Wizard is now finish, all the configuration of your room has been saved in the current preset that you chose at the beginning of the Wizard. You can now click on Finish to close the window. Your system is now ready to use, please don’t forget to turn off the microphone. The system has been automatically muted and set to -40dB for safety.

  • Page 114: Important Notes

    6. 1 1. 1 _IMPORTANT NOTES It is important to understand the information available on these graphs, as well as the information that is not available: • The “after” graphs show the effects of the optimization parameters. These graphs are therefore based on calcu- lations only, not on measurements.

  • Page 115: Choose Display Options According To Your Requirements

    6. 1 1.3 _CHOOSE DISPLAY OPTIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS The flexibility of this feature allows you to visualize on a same screen various type of data, which you can organize as you wish by a few parameters: • The Graphs Overlay: type of data you want to overlay on a same graph (or Frame) •...

  • Page 116: Checking The Speaker Positions After Calibration

    6. 1 2 _CHECKING THE SPEAKER POSITIONS AFTER CALIBRATION The Optimizer Settings/Positions page displays the measured speaker locations in real-time during calibration. Three views are provided: • Top view: The speakers are seen from above; • Elevation view: The speakers are seen from the listening point. Relative degrees of elevation and azimuth are displayed;...
  • Page 117 • The channel name displayed on each speaker is related to the channel order defined in the Speakers/ Room setup tool. • The color of the loudspeakers depends on the Remapping settings. • The Elevation View uses the same color codes to display the real speaker positions. It indicates whether the microphone was or was not correctly leveled during the calibration: Figure 97: Elevation view of a 7.1.4 system after calibration NOTE:...
  • Page 118 • Level A corresponds to the A-weighted level of the speaker; • Level C corresponds to the C-weighted level of the speaker; • Delay corresponds to the distance of the speaker; • Bandwidth corresponds to the measured bandwidth of the speaker; Correction details: •...

  • Page 119: Going Further

    7 _GOING FURTHER 7.1 _ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND SETTINGS This chapter provides important information you need to know before you proceed with the manual setup procedure and the manual calibration process. It will also provide more information and settings about the Optimizer.

  • Page 120: Playing Pink Noise On The Speakers

    7. 1 .2 _PLAYING PINK NOISE ON THE SPEAKERS NOTE: To be able to produce pink noise, the Altitude needs to have Word Clock synchronization. Be careful to use an analog source to be in master clock, or that your digital device connected to the Altitude and selected is providing a clock signal.

  • Page 121: Solo/Mute An Input Or An Output

    Figure 101: Sine and Pink Noise buttons in the Inputs page of the Processor menu 7. 1 .3 _SOLO/MUTE AN INPUT OR AN OUTPUT The Inputs page and the Outputs page include Mute and Solo buttons that allow you to mute or solo any input or output channel at any time.

  • Page 122: Input And Output Volume

    7. 1 .4 _INPUT AND OUTPUT VOLUME 7.1.4.1 _INPUT VOLUME Figure 103: Mute and Solo buttons in the Inputs page of the Processor menu In the menu Processor/Inputs, you can increase or decrease the Input volume of each speaker by steps of 1dB or 0.1dB.

  • Page 123: Equalization

    Those settings will be add to the current calibration of the Optimizer. This might affect your system by making it wobbly. We hardly recommend to let the output volume to 0. The Outputs section also allows you to invert the polarity of each speaker. 7.

  • Page 124: Band Graphic Eqs

    The FIR EQ are available in the menu Processor/Outputs. You can link several speakers. Every FIR EQ set to one speaker will automatically be applied to the other speaker linked. For every speaker in the room, a FIR EQ can be defined in terms of: •...
  • Page 125 EQ) but are saved in 2 different places. Figure 107: Preset EQ The Preset EQ will be saved and reloaded with the whole Preset, through the usual Presets page: - Press Preset EQ, this shows the Graphic EQ for the selected channel, - Move the faders to setup your equalization, - Use the Previous/Next buttons to move to other channels, - Press OK to come back to the Processor/Output page...

  • Page 126: Output Delay

    - Use the Previous/Next buttons to move to other channels, - Press OK to come back to the Processor/Output page, - Press the Save button at the bottom-right to save this User EQ and give it a name, using the virtual keyboard or a connected keyboard, - You can now see the name of your new current User EQ at the bottom of the Processor/Output page.

  • Page 127: Scwitching Optimization On/Off

    Those settings will be add to the current calibration of the Optimizer. This might affect your system by making it wobbly. We hardly recommend to let the Output Delay to 0. 7. 1 .7 _SWITCHING OPTIMIZATION ON/OFF The Altitude offers two different ways to compare the sound of your system with or without optimization or selectively Acoustics Correction, Level Alignment, and Delay Alignment: •...

  • Page 128: Master Configuration

    Figure 111: switching the optimization on/off in the Main user interface 7. 1 .8 _MASTER CONFIGURATION In the Processor/Master menu you can set some parameters relative to the master of the unit. Figure 112: Master levels and delays The following options are offered in order to adjust levels and delays for all channels at the same time: •...
  • Page 129 • Level display offset: its main utility is to display the level in dB SPL you would measure in the room with a -20 dBFS pink noise feeding the outputs of the Optimizer with a 0dB master level (102,6 dB in our example). To do so, the system must have been calibrated and the dBC button selected.

  • Page 130: Audop Clock Settings

    7. 1 .9 _AUDIO CLOCK SETTINGS At various times during the setup procedure, you may need to check the status of the audio clock or to manually change its settings By default, the audio clock automatically switches to Slave mode when you select a digital source, or to Master mode when you select an analog source.

  • Page 131: Audio Clock Setup

    7.1.9.2 _ AUDIO CLOCK SETUP Audio clock setup is available through the Advanced Settings interface of the Altitude To access the clock settings page: • Click on the Gears button in the top menu to open the Advanced Settings user interface. •...

  • Page 132: Main Optimization Settings

    7.2 _MAIN OPTIMIZATION SETTINGS The Optimizer Main Settings are located in the Optimizer Settings/Settings/Main Settings page. NOTE: Changes made in the Optimizer Settings do not require new acoustic measurements. The new compensation filters are recomputed on the fly using the Apply changes button. Figure 115: Main optimization settings •...

  • Page 133: Target Curve

    the time window) is taken into account. At low frequencies the window typically starts at 150ms for 20Hz, and decreases constantly to be as low as 0.3ms at 10 kHz. 2. An amplitude-based approach for the correction of Late Reverberation (LR), whose main parameter, Resolu- tion of Energy Response is the smoothing applied to the energy response.

  • Page 134: Setting Up One Or More Target Curves

    7.3.2 _SETTING UP ONE OR MORE TARGET CURVES To edit the target curve for one or more speakers, go to the Optimizer Settings/Target Curve page in the Advanced Settings user interface: The most usual case is to link all the speakers except the subwoofer(s). Therefore, by default, the Link button is acti- vated for all the speakers except for the subwoofer(s).

  • Page 135: Advanced Optimization Settings

    Figure 117: example of a limiter curve for maximum boost/attenuation 7.5 _ADVANCED OPTIMIZATION SETTINGS IMPORTANT NOTE: Change these settings from the recommended settings only if you know what you’re doing. Random changes can lead to unexpected results. The Altitude provides a large set of advanced settings in the Optimizer Settings/Settings/Advanced Settings page: Figure 118: Advanced optimization settings 7.5.

  • Page 136: Front & Surround Speaker Setting

    7.5.2 _FRONT & SURROUND SPEAKER SETTINGS The following features can be separately enabled/disabled for the front speakers and for the surround speakers: Early reflections correction; • Energy response correction; • Delay alignment, e.g. surround delay alignment may or may not be required depending on the application and recommendations;...

  • Page 137: Level Alignment Settings

    7.5.6 _FIR AND IIR SETTINGS FIR stands for Finite Impulse Response. FIR filters are used to optimize amplitude and/or phase. IIR stands for Infinite Impulse Response. IIR filters are minimum phase filters used by the automatic com- pensation in addition to FIR for the low frequencies. •...

  • Page 138: Decoder / Upmixer Settings

    8 _DECODER / UPMIXER SETTINGS The Altitude allows you to enjoy various kinds of surround and stereo playback modes using the de- coders mentioned below. With the 3D codecs option, you also are able to extend your stereo or basic multichannel content (5.1/7.1) to a full 3D sound, and so use most of the speakers specified in the setup procedure.

  • Page 139: Listening Formats

    8.2 _LISTENING FORMATS The Listening Format dropdown menu provides you several options. Some of them may sound familiar to you, and the others could be unknown. The list gives you: • Auto: The incoming encoded content will be played with the corresponding upmixer. •...

  • Page 140: Using The Front Panel

    Decoders General Settings. If this happen, selecting Auro-3D listening format will play Native Auro-3D content. CPU LOAD: Do not forget that upmixers require a lot of CPU resources, especially in 96 kHz with high channel count. Until further software optimization is achieved, please contact Trinnov Audio to set less demanding Loud- speaker/Room optimization parameters.

  • Page 141: Decoders Configuration

    8.3.2 _DECODERS CONFIGURATION To configure the Decoders from the front panel, press the Menu button. Using the Select knob, go to the Setup menu. Validate using the Enter button. Then, using the Select knob, go down the list and select Decoders, and confirm with the Enter button.

  • Page 142: Decoders Settings

    8.5 _DECODERS SETTINGS The different decoders’ settings given bellow are available through the graphic interface or through the front panel screen (see above). 8.5. 1 _GENERAL SETTINGS Figure 122 Decoder Setup Menu The General tab provides you different settings to configure the decoding behavior of the Altitude that does not directly concern the decoders.

  • Page 143: General Settings

    8.5.2 _DOLBY DECODER SETTINGS Figure 123: Dolby decoder settings • Surround Upmixer: switch on/off the Dolby surround upmixer; • Enable center spread: spread the Center channel across the Left and Right speakers. Creates a wider sound stage, recommended for playing musical content; •...

  • Page 144: General Settings

    8.5.3 _DTS DECODER SETTINGS Figure 124: DTS Decoder Settings • Neural:X Upmixer Bypass: disable the Neural:X Upmixer ; • Direct Mode: In “Direct Mode,” the audio is extracted and reproduced as closely as possible to what the content creator intended. At a high-level, direct mode attempts to most closely preserve the original speaker layout with no additional processing to take advantage of additional speakers.

  • Page 145: General Settings

    8.5.4 _AURO-3D DECODER SETTINGS Figure 125: Auro-3D decoder settings • Decoder bypass: bypass the Auro-3D decoder; • Listening mode: • Auro-3D: enforce playback on the Auro-3D speaker layout. Incoming surround content is upmixed to the Auro-3D format ; • Surround: enforce playback on the surround speaker layout, so that height speakers are disabled. Incoming stereo content is upmixed to a surround format and incoming Auro-3D content is downmixed to a surround format.

  • Page 146: Manual Calibration

    9 _MANUAL CALIBRATION This chapter explains very important tips to ensure a smooth and safe calibration process if you chose to proceed to a manual calibration. However, we strongly recommend to use the Wizard to calibrate your system. 9.1 _VERY IMPORTANT TIPS Important Notes: •...

  • Page 147: Calibrate The Active Crossovers (If Used)

    9.4 _CALIBRATE THE ACTIVE CROSSOVERS (OPTIONAL) This chapter explains how to calibrate the active crossovers included in the Altitude . It assumes that you are familiar with active crossovers and multi-amplified speakers, and is not intended as a course. If you are not using the active crossover functionality of the Altitude , please skip to the next chapter.
  • Page 148 IMPORTANT NOTE: Setup of the crossover filters can be done simultaneously for multiple speakers thanks to their respective Link button. Linking has to be done before changing parameters. Please refer to the speaker manufacturer’s specification to determine the type of filters and crossover frequency. The Setup/Active Xovers page displays one tab for each loudspeaker.
  • Page 149 The following settings are available for each loudspeaker: • The type of high-pass or/and low-pass filters is chosen in the dropdown menu using • The cut-off frequency of each filter is set by using the arrows or by manually enter the frequency •...

  • Page 150: Adjust The Master Output Level

    9.4.3 _ADJUST THE MASTER OUTPUT LEVEL The Altitude requires a minimum Sound Pressure Level for proper calibration of the active crossovers. Until that minimum SPL is reached, the test signal will keep playing through the same driver. For safety matters, we recommend to perform that first calibration as if it were a test. First, be sure that you selected the proper microphone input: •...
  • Page 151 Once the master output level is set (see previous step), the Altitude ’s crossover calibration tool will automatically set up the level, delay and polarity of each driver. Before calibration, please note: • The calibration procedure has to be done individually for each speaker; •...

  • Page 152: Verify The Sound Of The Calibrated Crossovers

    9.4.5 _VERIFY THE SOUND OF THE CALIBRATED CROSSOVERS Once the calibration of the active crossovers is finished, it is critically important to verify the sound of the related speakers to identify any possible issues: • Visualize the acoustic graphs of the speakers connected to the active crossover; •...

  • Page 153: Listen To Each Speaker Connected To The Crossover

    NOTE: • The levels, delays and polarities set previously are ignored during the calibration. In other words, adjusting these parameters before launching the calibration will have no effect on the result. • Under some circumstances, the automatic crossover algorithm may suggest inverted polarities for a driver from one speaker to another.

  • Page 154: Normal Calibration Sequence

    Adjust output level: Increase the master level until the test signal moves on to the second speaker; Use the Altitude ’s metering tools in the Processor/Meters page to check the level of the microphone inputs; Use your ears to evaluate the perceived SPL of each driver and, if possible, increase the master output level to ensure that an optimal SPL is reached for all the speakers.

  • Page 155: Common Problems During Calibration

    9.5.4 _COMMON PROBLEMS DURING CALIBRATION Please see the chapter 6.9.3. 9.5.5 _CALIBRATION STATUS The calibration status has 3 possible values: • Yes: If no problem occurred during the measurement. After calibration, the Top Bar indicates NOT READY, which means no sound can go through the processor until the optimization filters are computed. •...

  • Page 156: Compute The Optimization Filters

    9.5.8 _COMPUTE THE OPTIMIZATION FILTERS After the calibration is successfully completed, the Top Bar indicates NOT READY, which means no sound can go through the processor until the optimization filters are computed. To compute the optimization filters for your speaker measurements: •...

  • Page 157: Verify The Sound Of Your Optimized System

    10 _VERIFY THE SOUND OF YOUR OPTIMIZED SYSTEM The Altitude is now ready to be uses but you may want to fine tune and personalize it to your own taste. 10.1 _VISUALIZE THE GRAPHICS Please see Analyzing the results chapter in section 6.11 10.2 _LISTEN TO THE SYSTEM Most importantly, listen carefully to your system by playing your favorite music and cinema samples.

  • Page 158: In Case Of Emergency, Break The Glass

    : ALS.) The serial number of the unit: To be able to have some information about your unit, the Trinnov Audio partner or the Trinnov Audio support will need the serial number of your machine. If you don’t know the serial number of your unit please go to your Altitude ’s back panel to find out its serial number, or using the front panel menu (Menu/...

  • Page 159: Send Us An Email

    Please understand that as the Support is a small team it can happen that all the lines are occupied. In that can, please try to join us later. The Trinnov Audio Support is open from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 9.30 pm (UTC+1 - winter / UTC+2 - summer). Altitude...

  • Page 160: Appendix

    Crestron® module to remotely control the Altitude via RS232. The specifications of the protocol are publicly available and can be downloaded from the Support / Download sec- tion of Trinnov Audio’s website: http://www.trinnov.com 12.4 _SIGNAL FLOW OF THE ALTITUDE 12.4. 1 _SIGNAL FLOW OF THE ALTITUDE Not shown: •...

  • Page 161: Signal Flow Of The Altitude

    DECODERS INPUT LEVELS BASS MANAGEMENT SPEAKERS REMAPPING OPTIMIZER OUTPUTS LEVELS ACTIVE CROSSOVERS PARAMETRIC EQ 12.4.2 _SETUP PROCESS AND FILTERS CALCULATION Active-Crossovers are set up first following a semi-automatic calibration procedure. The Optimizer’s filters calculation is made from the speaker measurement. Remapping filters are applied based on the source’s input format and loudspeaker position measured during the Optimizer Calibration, as soon as one of the remapping mode is enabled manually.

  • Page 162: Microphone Specifications

    12.6. 1 _MICROPHONE SPECIFICATIONS • 4 capsules in tetrahedron configuration. • Individual compensation filters • Frequency response within +/- 0.1dB across the 20Hz-24kHz frequency range • Spatial resolution below +/-2° • Built-in preamp • A 9V PP3 LR61 battery powers capsules and electronics •...

  • Page 163: Individual Compensation File

    Always make sure the microphone serial number indicated in the Configure page matches the label at the bottom of your microphone. If not, use the Configure button of the required Measurement to select the correct compensation file. For future measurements, use the Default Microphone button to make the required compensation file automatically selected in the preset.
  • Page 164 Thank you for your attention. Please enjoy your Sound.

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