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ISP 3D.16 ELITE
ISP 3D.32 ELITE | Analog Edition
ISP 3D.32 ELITE | Reference Edition
Document:
20181218_ISP_Installer_Guide_FW3.4r2
Firmware:
3.4r2
HDMI:
72

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ISP 3D.32 ELITE | Digital AES Edition
1. Check the online help of the Web
Installer Interface.
If you need
2. Check our website support page.
help...
3. Contact our support team:
support@stormaudio.com

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  • Page 1: Read Me First

    Installer Guide ISP 3D.16 ELITE ISP 3D.20 ELITE ISP 3D.32 ELITE | Analog Edition ISP 3D.32 ELITE | Digital AVB Edition ISP 3D.32 ELITE | Reference Edition ISP 3D.32 ELITE | Digital AES Edition Document: 20181218_ISP_Installer_Guide_FW3.4r2 Firmware: 3.4r2 HDMI: 1. Check the online help of the Web Read Me First...

  • Page 2: Options Matrix

    Model identi cation Options matrix ISP 3D.32 ELITE ISP 3D.32 ELITE ISP 3D.32 ELITE ISP 3D.32 ELITE ISP 3D.16 ELITE ISP 3D.20 ELITE Analog Edition Digital AES Edition Digital AVB Edition Reference Edition Included Optional 4ch XLR Output Expansion Optional...
  • Page 3 Welcome What’s In the Box Thank you for choosing a StormAudio Immersive Sound Immersive Sound Processor. This guide Installer Guide Processor provides step-by-step instructions for Firmware 3.4r1 setting up your ISP. Safety Instructions Power cord The ISP range shares the same backbone,...

  • Page 4: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin In case the AC cord is delivered with Fuses attached, make sure to install them before connecting the unit. Ensure your electrical circuit has a good ground connection with all audio equipment connected to the same ground node to avoid ground loop. Required equipment: XLR cables Display / Projector...

  • Page 5: Installation Flow

    Installation Flow We have divided the unit con guration into several key steps, as shown below: AC, sources and displays connection to the ISP Power up, Web Installer Interface access and general description System con guration : password, access management and Network Inputs de nition and con guration Theater, Sub Theater and Audio Zones, creation and con guration ®...
  • Page 6 Hardware Connections AC, sources and displays 1.1) Connect the unit as shown below. Do not connect the outputs at this stage: allocation is done automatically during speakers setup (Step 5 of this document). 7.1ch Check Fuse. To replace the Fuse, make sure to disconnect the AC cord from the ISP to avoid electric shock. Connect AC cord to Power Outlet (do not turn ON now) using the earth connected cable delivered with the ISP.
  • Page 7 Power On the unit following below steps : Turn the Main Switch to ON (I) on the back panel. Display will show StormAudio logo for few seconds and will enter the Sleep Mode (Led turns red continuously). When in Sleep Mode, press the Power Button. Unit will start.
  • Page 8 IP Addr : 192.168.1.172 eth MAC Addr : b8:27:eb:70:2b:2c The display will show a list of Hostname : ISP 3D.16 ELITE Online Help system information, including serial number : 180900001 the IP address allocated via fw version : 3.4r2 temperature : 35 °C...
  • Page 9 MAC Addr : b8:27:eb:70:2b:2c Passwords Press EDIT Hostname : ISP 3D.16 ELITE Online Help a special reset sequence using the front and EXIT Are you sure you want to reset the passwords? serial number : 180900001...
  • Page 10 Web Installer Interface Access & Help Power Up IP Address Login Navigation Online Help 2.6) Select Expert Setup again. You will access the System Page of the ISP. 2.7) The Web Installer Interface is structured around a common part on the top area that will remain accessible at all time and give access to the basic functions.
  • Page 11 Web Installer Interface Access & Help Power Up Online Help IP Address Login Navigation 2.8) In order to support the Installer in his con guration process in the best way possible, we have developped an Online Contextual Help that can be activated at anytime as shown in 2.7.

  • Page 12: System Setup

    Web Installer Interface System setup Network Passwords Access Management In the System page, you can visualise hardware and software status of the ISP, change password for Expert and Installer access, modify the Network parameters and de ne the access level of the Expert user level ( ).
  • Page 13 Web Installer Interface Inputs setup Adjustment Inputs name Sources assignment Control Using the table you have lled up in previous step , you will now adjust the Inputs of the ISP. By default, as many inputs as there are available physical connections have been created.
  • Page 14 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Distance Layout Management Depending on your ISP, your system will support up to 32 channels on Main Outputs (with ISP-O-16-32 XLR and/or ISP-O-Digital Out installed, AES or AVB) and 16 additional channels on Alternate Outputs (with ISP-O-Dual Theater).
  • Page 15 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Manual Bass Noise Theater Zones Creation Distance Generator Levels Equalization Layout Management Theater con guration is made in 3 steps: Creation (5.1 & 5.2), Speakers Layout selection (5.3) and Speakers/Subwoofers Replication de nition (5.4 & 5.5). 5.1) If the default Theater 1 doesn’t t your need, you have to replace it.
  • Page 16 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Layout Distance Management 5.3) Speakers Layout selection. Green: Fully optimized Yellow: Supported Orange: Not optimized Red: Not supported To make the Speakers Layout de nition easier, we have made a short list of Recommendations. If you don’t see the Layout you need, select All.
  • Page 17 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Manual Noise Bass Theater Zones Distance Generator Levels Equalization Creation Layout Management 5.4) The basic layout can be tuned to meet your exact speaker con guration, being multiway, with replication of some channels and/or with several subwoofers. For LCR, you can de ne as many ways as you want.
  • Page 18 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Layout Distance Management 5.5) Following the Speakers Layout de nition, you will be back to Speakers edition mode, you can then select View to visualise the layout: multi-way, replication, subwoofers...
  • Page 19 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Layout Distance Management 5.6) Once the Layout has been de ned and saved, you get access to the Speaker based adjustments. The Theater is shown with its channels allocation. At this stage you can connect the Speakers to the system (please go to section 9).
  • Page 20 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Layout Distance Management Standard Bass Management In Standard Bass Management mode, you can de ne how you want the bass to be managed for each Speaker with three options: Small, Large and «Large and Sub».
  • Page 21 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Layout Distance Management Expert Bass Management In Expert Bass Management mode, you can de ne how you want the bass to be managed for each Speaker with four options: Small, Large, «Large and Sub»...
  • Page 22 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Distance Layout Management Adjust the crossover lters (Low, Middle and High) of LCR Multiways Speakers with cut-o frequency, slope and phase. For more than three ways, additional lters can be adjusted via the Manual EQ (see 5.10). You can adjust the Distance between the listener and the listening sweet spot, usually in the center of the sitting area.
  • Page 23 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Distance Layout Management 5.7) Next steps of the Manual Calibration process are level adjustments and equalization. To make these adjustments comfortable and eventually using Microphones with Capture systems, a Noise Generator is provided.
  • Page 24 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Distance Layout Management 5.8) Groups being de ned, you can now adjust the levels as described below. Select the signal you want to generate between Sine, Pink Noise and Narrow Band Pink Noise. In case of Sine selection, a frequency parameter that you can adjust will be shown.
  • Page 25 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Distance Layout Management 5.9) The RTA function (Real Time Analyser) provides a 32 bands capture of the acoustic response of the selected speakers/group, using the various signals available with the generator.
  • Page 26 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Layout Distance Management 5.10) Whether you adjust an EQ for a Theater, a Sub Theater or an Audio Zone channel, the same process will need to be followed for all.
  • Page 27 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Layout Distance Management 5.11) Sub Theater creation To create a Sub Theater select Create Child when in the Edit mode of the basis Theater. A pop-up window will appear.
  • Page 28 Web Installer Interface Speakers Adjustments Theater Audio Speakers setup Principles Noise Manual Bass Theater Zones Generator Levels Equalization Creation Distance Layout Management 5.12) You have several possibilities to create an Audio Zone. It can be created as a Mono or Stereo Audio Zone without any display, as a zone dedicated for Headphones playback via an external headphones ampli er or as an Audio / Video Stereo Zone with a display involved.
  • Page 29 It will not work with the iOS or Android version. The credentials created to log in this website will be required in the tool to allow for an access to the StormAudio Dirac Live runtime version allowing Full Bandwidth (20Hz to 20kHz) calibration, without need to buy an upgrade from Dirac.
  • Page 30 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Setup Measure Optimize Export ® 6.1) After having downloaded the Dirac Live Calibration Tool software from our Client Portal or Dirac Live website, install it on your laptop. Make sure to be connected to Internet during installation. 6.2) Once installed, go to your browser in the ISP Web Installer Interface and: Select the Speakers tab where the Theater or Audio Zone you want to calibrate is con gured.
  • Page 31 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Setup Measure Optimize Export A pop-up describing the process will be shown. Verify that you are in the correct Theater and Audio Pro le. If not, cancel and make proper selection as described in 6.3) step 1. Also make sure you now have your microphone connected to the laptop.
  • Page 32 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Setup Measure Optimize Export 6.5) In this step, you will con gure the microphone to use. The available Recording Devices are shown in this page. Click on the UMIK-1 microphone to select it. A « * » will be shown once selected.
  • Page 33 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Export Setup Measure Optimize 6.6) In this step, you will adjust the output levels to match measurement requirements Notes: All channels corresponding to the target Theater are automatically listed. The active Theater, its layout and Sampling Rate of the system is available.
  • Page 34 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Setup Measure Optimize Export 6.7) In this step, you will measure the acoustic room response placing the microphone into the sweet spot (exact center of the listening area) to start. You will rst need to select the type of listening area you want to de ne.
  • Page 35 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Setup Measure Optimize Export 6.8) With the rst measurement completed, the position is «checked». The measured response of all the channels is shown for reference. You can re-measure a position as many times as you wish.
  • Page 36 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Export Setup Measure Optimize 6.9) Once all measurements are completed, you will be able to visualise magnitude and impulse ® responses of all speakers. In addition, Dirac Live will add the default recommended target curve as well as the window of correction deduced from the measurements.
  • Page 37 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Setup Measure Optimize Export With the Corrected spectrum box ticked, it will be shown as a dashed curve. You can tick in these boxes to visualize di erent curves and information. You can browse the channels to check simulated curves for each speaker.
  • Page 38 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Setup Measure Optimize Export ® 6.10) The last step of the Dirac Live process is to export the lter design into the ISP so it is combined into a new Audio Pro le with all manual audio adjustments made in part 5. Don’t forget to save your project before exiting.
  • Page 39 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Export Setup Measure Optimize ® 6.11) Back to the Web User Interface, the Dirac Live pop up has been updated as shown below. Theater case Audio Zone case The name given in the Dirac Live tool is shown here and For the Audio Zones, we manage a single Audio Pro le.
  • Page 40 Room Calibration Dirac Live ® Introduction Export Setup Measure Optimize 6.12) ® The new Pro le that you created at the end of the Dirac Live process. Back to the Speakers page in Edition mode you can now see: The values of Delay calculated by Dirac and applied in the Pro le. The values of Level calculated by Dirac and applied in the Pro le.
  • Page 41 Web Installer Interface Settings Triggers Parameters Front Panel AV Delay HDMI IR Control 16ch AES In this Step, you will adjust the Settings of the ISP by selecting the Settings tab. Adjustment of Triggers are made as below: To allow manual change of a Trigger on the Remote, turn Manual Switching to ON To automatize the Trigger behaviour, there are three possible modes: - on Wake = Trigger takes its active status at unit Wake Up, - on Input = Trigger takes its active status when an Input is selected,...
  • Page 42 Web Installer Interface Settings Triggers Parameters Front Panel AV Delay HDMI IR Control 16ch AES Downmix output can be used with a screen. Selecting Audio/Video Zone will add LipSync adjustment to the remote as well as general AV Delay in Settings page.
  • Page 43 Web UI. Use the drop list to select which Preset to assign. The IR Commands set has been integrated into the Logitech Harmony database under brand «StormAudio». We recommend the use of the Harmony Hub with an IR Receiver plugged into ISP «IR IN» jack.
  • Page 44 Web Installer Interface Settings Triggers Parameters Front Panel AV Delay HDMI IR Control 16ch AES When the «ISP-O-Digital In» option is installed in the ISP, you can receive the signals delivered by a Cinema Server or another multi-channel digital audio source. The signals are delivered in AES/EBU format over 2x RJ45 connectors.
  • Page 45 Web Installer Interface Listening Presets The last part of the Con guration of the unit consists on creating Listening Presets that will link together all the adjustments you have made in previous parts, that is to say: Theater or Sub Theater with an Audio Pro le, - Audio Zones to activate, - Preferred Upmix, - Triggers to control.
  • Page 46 Web Installer Interface SphereAudio Listening Preset binaural engine powered by Auro ® -Headphones To make use of the SphereAudio integrated into your ISP, a dedicated SphereAudio preset is de ned with the Downmix output selected by default. When selected in the Remote Controls, it will create a 3D Immersive experience via headphones by binauralizing the mono or up to 13.1 encoded formats (native Immersive Sound) into two channels.
  • Page 47 Hardware Connections Outputs Outputs Mapping Outputs Connections 9.1) You can connect the analog outputs to your ampli ers according to the outputs mapping that has been automatically generated during the Speakers Layout de nition. In case the proposed mapping doesn’t match your need, it is possible to rearrange the outputs order as shown below.
  • Page 48 Hardware Connections Outputs Outputs Mapping Outputs Connections Connections to your ampli ers according to the Speakers mapping and type installed, as well as the Trigger outputs de ned in the section 7 (Settings), can be done following below steps. 9.3) In the System Page, select the «Export Parameters»...
  • Page 49 User Interfaces Control Web Remote StormRemote In the Web Interface, select Remote Control tab to access it. Source/Input selection area. Theater control with: - Unit power control - Master Volume, Mute and Volume Dim - Loudness, Cinema EQ and LFE Dim In this zone the Listening Preset can be selected, which de nes where the playback is expected.
  • Page 50 User Interfaces Control - SphereAudio Web Remote StormRemote Home Cinema: allows to enjoy cinema quality sound when watching e.g. movies Cinema: provides the best cinematic experience, similar to what you would hear in a large theatre equipped with an Immersive Sound speaker setup In the Remote Control interface, you can select the Listening Preset that Lounge:...
  • Page 51 User Interface Control Web Remote StormRemote A Remote Control application is available on the Apple AppStore portal: StormRemote You will rst connect the App to the ISP you want to control. Insert the IP address of the unit. Select Connect, a white LED will show up when connected. In each of the Remote Control pages, you will always have access to Master Volume, Mute, Dim, Loudness and CinemaEQ.
  • Page 52 User Interface Control Web Remote StormRemote Same additional adjustments as described in the Web Remote interface are available in the Adjustment page of the App Remote. In the Audio Zone page, you can select which Zone you would like to control and adjust. For the selected Zone, a set of parameters is adjustable, depending on the Zone type de ned.
  • Page 53 User Interface Control - SphereAudio Web Remote StormRemote When a Listening Preset activating the SphereAudio mode is selected in the Preset area, the StormRemote will behave di erently from the usual case, as described below In SphereAudio mode, the Theater is muted and cannot be controlled.
  • Page 54 User Interface StormMonitoring Overview Ampli ers Processor 11.1) To provide an overview of the installation status, a Monitoring function is implemented on the ISP, accessible via the Monitoring tab selection. A list of the ISP and PAs (Power Ampli ers) installed and connected to the same network is shown. Select which devices you would like to monitor and they will appear in the main area.
  • Page 55 User Interface StormMonitoring Overview Ampli ers Processor Whether the Monitored device is a Processor or an Ampli er, there are a few common features available as shown here: Expanding the window will give access to detailed informations about the unit’s status, what will be described in parts 11.2 and 11.3.
  • Page 56 User Interface StormMonitoring Ampli ers Overview Processor 11.2) Expanding the Processor Monitoring panel adds access to a lot of informations described below. Detailed information about Audio and Video streams are provided. Status of all the internal power supplies with the actual reading of the main ones, A log of all the important events is maintained and shown in a list format.
  • Page 57 User Interface StormMonitoring Overview Ampli ers Processor 11.3) Expanding the Ampli er Monitoring panel adds access to the informations described below. In addition to the Ambient temperature, the expanded view of the Power Ampli ers window o ers multiple parameters visualization and control: - dual channels module temperature, - ampli er modules FANs speed, - back panel extraction FANs speed,...
  • Page 58 Hardware Connections Connectors & Inputs table Inputs table Connectors Special care must be taken for the cables, wires and connectors to be used with the ISP. Here is a description of the connectors pin out and recommendation for the wiring. To connect the ISP to an ampli er, you must use male to female XLR cables.
  • Page 59 Hardware Connections Connectors & Inputs table Inputs table Connectors The IR ports were incorrectly labelled in part of the production. You will therefore encounter two versions of the back panel silkscreens depending on the production period. In both cases, the connectivity goes to the same location as shown below. IR Output port connection (always the top connector) IR Input port connection...
  • Page 60 Hardware Connections Connectors & Inputs table Inputs table Connectors Source Name Digital Input connection Analog Input connection HDMI Input connection...

  • Page 61: Speci Cations

    Speci cations Speci cations Acknowledgements ISP 3D.32 ELITE ISP 3D.32 ELITE ISP 3D.32 ELITE ISP 3D.32 ELITE ISP 3D.16 ELITE ISP 3D.20 ELITE Analog Edition Digital AES Edition Digital AVB Edition Reference Edition ELITE Range ELITE Range ELITE Range ELITE Range...
  • Page 62 Select Assigned Preset 4 Preset 5 Select Assigned Preset 5 Preferred Dolby Surround Select Dolby Surround Upmix DTS Neural:X Select DTS Neural:X Auro-Matic Select Auro-Matic StormAudio Upmix Select StormAudio upmix (future use) Native Select Native Stereo Downmix Select Stereo Downmix...
  • Page 63 DTS:X, and the DTS:X logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of DTS, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. © DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured under license from Auro Technologies. StormAudio is certi ed by Auro Technologies to implement its technology and products. Auro-3D® and the related symbols are registered trademarks of Auro Technologies.

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