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REAR FACE / CONNECTIONS AUXILIARY OUT CALIBRATION MIC 1-2 ANA IN 2X RCA MIC 2x RJ45 2x XLR 2X RCA HEARING-IMPAIRED / VISUAL NARRATION ANALOG OUT 17-24 ANALOG OUT 1-8 RS232 PORT RCA OUT DB25 CONNECTOR DB25 CONNECTOR AES OUT 1-16 ANALOG OUT 9-16 AES DCI IN 1-16 SPDIF IN...
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First, you will need to connect to the device. On the front panel, the IP adress is displayed. To access it, check the left screen and press « Setup » / « Network » / « Ethernet » You can use DHCP (Automatic). It will find an available IP adress automatically for your device on your network.
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Ovation / QUICK SETUP Now, enter the IP address in the browser of your computer. This is where you end up after entering the Wizard setup. You will see the login screen, use the appropriate login and password. Then, you will see two options : - “Start a new Wizard”...
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The “Preset” page will be the 1st step of this Wizard. You will be able to choose its number aswell as its name. The first slot is selected by default. To avoid erasing an existing preset, choose an empty slot. This is an example of naming the Preset.
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Ovation / QUICK SETUP Here is an example of choosing 7.1 bi- amp in the Initial format dropdown. Once chosen, if you have a format with crossovers, you can choose the crossover frequency. There is a step later (see Xover step) where you can get further into crossover specifics if needed.
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“Mic(s)” allows you to select a kit, a single microphone or a custom group of microphones. This page also allows you to add Mic compensation files from a USB stick If you are using a mic kit, press on the kit number.
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Ovation / QUICK SETUP This page explanation microphone placement and orientation. The next step will allow you to set up the level of your speakers. The ideal situation is to have the Ovation at Fader 7 and adjust the amp levels for the proper gain (*) At this step and at fader 7.0, the screen channels should be at 65dBC and the subwoofer at 80dBC.
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LF level adjustement Here is the HF and LF together relatively balanced and at 65dB Above is the “Xovers” screen You will notice that the values put in for the Room page remain. You can also modify the type of crossover if needed. Default is LR4.
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Ovation / QUICK SETUP You can link your parameters between speakers with the same amount of channels. In this example, L, R and C will have the same value settings. Here is a screenshot of changing the crossover frequency. When you hit “Calibrate“ on the lower right, this is what you will see the screenshot beside.
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This screenshot shows the results of the crossover calibration. The Optimizer has calculated the delay and gain adjustments needed. It is possible at this point to make small adjustments in the amp gains and recalibrate, or just move forward. The main thing you want is to avoid a large amount of gain adjustment to balance the low and high.
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Ovation / QUICK SETUP When you have finished calibrating all channels with crossovers, you can move to the Calibration step. This shows the calibration process. It will measure each channel. Best measurements are taken between 80- 90dB (85 being ideal). Sub will be louder of course.
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The “Details” menu shows the result of the measurement broken down by mic and channel. Ideally, all channels and all mics will have a green “yes”. If not, take note of where it says “no”. This can be caused by a disconnected mic. Usually, in this case, the mic measurements will fail on all channels.
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Ovation / QUICK SETUP The Values on the board show a summary on the Gain and delay compensation that is applied on each speaker. The Value “Suggested output SPL adjustment” is calculated so that outputs can deliver 85dBC when the level is at 7.0 and that pink noise inputs are at -20 dBFs.
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To set up your sources, levels or profiles, press “Configure the preset” option on the main menu. The “Sources” tab will allow you configure routing between your audios channels and the input connectors. By default, the sources displayed issued cinema standards but you will be able to modify them at your convenience by hitting the “Edit”...
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Don’t forget to save your configuration before quitting the configuration. For more precise information on the Wizard or VNC, please refer to the Ovation2 User manual. You can get some additional tips and tricks if you follow the link below : https://docs.google.com/document/d/17eDnBA-e2-VkODZDR1my9D-mbRTpHL9KO6RkzKbRrQo/edit...
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