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Trinnov Audio Amethyst User Manual

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  • Page 3 Th nk You for choosing Trinnov Amethyst. METHYST Your Serial Number: Product ID:...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    M ULTIPOINT CALIBRATION 1 03 5.1 OVERVIEW 1 04 1 0.1 PRINCIPLE 5.2 USING THE AMETHYST AS A WIFI ACCESS POINT 1 04 1 0.2 MEASUREMENT POSITIONS 5.3 USING THE AMETHYST AS A DHCP CLIENT 1 05 1 0.3 MULTIPOINT ENGINE 5.4 REMOTE ACCESS TO THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)
  • Page 6 The Amethyst also includes the best of active acoustic correction in an elegant enclosure. Based on years of extensive research in the acoustic and signal processing fields, the Optimizer -integrated to the Amethyst- is the only technology of its kind largely adopted both by professional and audio enthousiasts, worldwide.
  • Page 7 1 .1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 .2 WHAT S IN THE BOX 1 .3 SPECIFICATIONS...

  • Page 8: Equipment

    1 . Read the following instructions carefully. Save all instructions for future reference. 2. Follow all warning and instructions. 8. Install in conformance with the manufacturer's instructions. 3. TRINNOV Audio expressly forbids unauthorized modification 9. Maximum permissible operating conditions: 0°C to 40°C, 20- of this equipment.

  • Page 9: What's In The Box

    1 .2 WHAT S IN THE BOX METHYST The Trinnov 3D Trinnov Microphone Power C ble Remote Control WiFi Antenn CR2032 B ttery (Option l)

  • Page 10: Spécifications

    1 .3 SPECIFICATIONS HIGH PERFORMANCE AUDIO ADC RESOLUTION / SAMPLING RATE 24 bits/96 kHz DAC RESOLUTION / SAMPLING RATE 24 bits/1 92 kHz A/D SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO 1 1 9 dB (A-Weighted) D/A SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO 1 1 8 dB (A-Weighted) CLOCK / JITTER Variations under 25ps are recovered, jitter attenuation superior to 50 dB is achieved above 1 00Hz POWER SUPPLY Independant for audio and processing sections...
  • Page 11 CONNECTIVITY ANALOG INPUTS/OUTPUTS • 2 single-ended channels inputs via 2 x cinch (47k Ohms) • 2 single-ended channels line/phono intputs via 2 x cinch (47k Ohms) • 4 single-ended channels outputs via 4 x cinch (1 00 Ohms) • 4 balanced channels inputs via 4 x XLR (20k Ohms) •...
  • Page 13 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FRONT PANEL DISPLAY REAR PANEL REMOTE CONTROL 3D MEASUREMENT MICROPHONE...

  • Page 14: Front Panel Controls

    FRONT PANEL CONTROLS WIFI ANTENNA POWER BUTTON VOLUME / MUTE DISPLAY SOURCE SELECTION / SELECT BACK MENU POWER BUTTON SOURCE SELECTION / SELECT this controller is a source selection knob turns the unit on and off. and selection button to navigate the menus. VOLUME CONTROL / MUTE this convenient controller is both a volume BACK BUTTON...

  • Page 15: Front Panel Display

    Optimizer Amethyst's clock. Output levels of the Amethyst. may run null filters. VOLUME SOURCE Indicates the current master volume of Displays the current source name. the Amethyst in dB (0dB is unity gain).

  • Page 16: Rear Panel

    REAR PANEL WIFI ANTENNA Power section Audio section 2 coaxial SPDIF Inputs TOSLINK 2 AES/EBU 2 optical SPDIF 2 stereo analog balanced 2 stereo analog POWER T3.1 5 POWER SERIAL NUMBER SOCKET FUSE SWITCH AND MENTIONS Inputs Inputs Inputs single-ended Inputs PHONO/LINE Switch (ANA IN SE4) DB25...

  • Page 17: Remote Control 1

    REMOTE CONTROL The Amethyst is provided with 24 buttons remote control. SOURCES SELECTION BAL 1 SPDIF 4 Balanced analog stereo input 1 (XLR) SPDIF coax stereo input 4 (Cinch) BAL 2 Balanced analog stereo input 2 (XLR) OPT 5 SPDIF optical stereo input 5 (Toslink)

  • Page 18: Measurement Microphone

    3D MEASUREMENT MICROPHONE Top view Front of the microphone The measurement microphone is one of the most critical component in the Trinnov calibration procedure. The Optimizer’s sophisticated algorithms not only rely on very accurate acoustic measurements CAPSULES NUMBERING SYSTEM but also on the ability to localize speakers positions and to detect early reflection origin. The microphone consists of 4 capsules mounted at the top of thin brass tubes to avoid diffraction.
  • Page 19 CONNECTING A SOURCE CONNECTING A TURNTABLE CONNECTING SPEAKERS CONNECTING THE MICROPHONE...

  • Page 20: Connecting A Source

    AES Input 1 The Amethyst allows you to connect and play any stereo source without any configuration. This example shows how to connect the AES output from a CD player to the Amethyst. PLEASE NOTE: The network streamer feature is explained...

  • Page 21: Connecting A Turntable

    Turnt ble to the Amethyst 1 . Connect the Left and Right RCA outputs of the turntable to the Amethyst. 2. Connect the ground wire cable. 3. Make sure the Phono/Line switch is on the Phono position to activate the Phono Preamp and RI AA HybriD filter.
  • Page 22 CONNECTING SPEAKERS Def ult output connectors for stereo system This image shows that any first pair of outputs should be used as default stereo system output. Please remind that these outputs play simultaneously. STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER Stereo System connection ex mple...
  • Page 23 CONNECTING THE MICROPHONE The Trinnov 3D measurement microphone must be connected to the balanced analog inputs of the Amethyst. IMPORTANT : Always make sure the micro- phone is turned OFF before you connect it to the Amethyst. The microphone cables are labelled and numbered from 1 to 4. Please respect the connec-...

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