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Summary of Contents for ALTOmobile CONTROL 16
- Page 1 CONTROL 16 User's Manual Version 1.5 ---English---...
- Page 2 Safety Instructions All safety and operating instructions should be read before the equipment is installed and operated. We recommend that installation be carried out by an authorised mobile electronics installation company. Please contact your local ALTO Mobile distributor for a list of authorised installers in your country. To reduce the risk of electric shock and potentially damaging the equipment, do not disassemble the product.
- Page 3 Preface Dear Customer, Thank you for choosing the ALTO Mobile CONTROL16 2 16 band digital graphic/parametric equalizer. We hope you'll love the results you get from your new digital sound processor and enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed developing it. The CONTROL16 is the result of considerable development work in our R&D centres in Europe and the Far East and is a close cousin of ALTO's professional audio products.
- Page 4 Introduction In purchasing the CONTROL16, you purchased a very powerful digital sound processor. Some knowledge is required in order to achieve the best results, but setting the system parameters is easy since it's just a case of stepping through a series of menus and selecting the desired values.
- Page 5 User Interface Input Gain Controls: Use these controls to match the pre-amp output level from your car audio source unit. Set the input level so that the SIGNAL LED (next to the input sockets) lights occasionally on musical peaks. Control16 MAX Input level: 15 V Output Gain Controls: Use these controls to match the optimum pre-amp input level of your amplifier or active crossover.
- Page 6 User Interface Select Preset 01 (FLAT). Set the ALTO's Output Gains to their 12 o'clock positions. Turn the Input Gain controls fully counter-clockwise (minimum gain). Turn the volume control on your CD player to about 75%. Turn your amplifier input gains to a low setting (say 25%). Now play some music and increase the ALTO's Input Gains until you see the red CLIP LED next to the input terminals begin to flash occasionally on musical peaks.
- Page 7 Parameter Menus Setting the various parameters of the CONTROL16 is achieved with the help of a menu system. While this may be unfamiliar at first, it should soon become intuitive and easy to find your way around. After power-up, the display will show the VU-meter data for the left and right input channels and the number of the currently active preset.
- Page 8 Parameter Menus 15dB step 0.5dB PEQ 16 Gain Frequency 20Hz-20KHz step 1/2oct 0.05-3oct step 0.05oct Band Width Setup High Pass Frequency 20Hz-20KHz step 1/2oct Slope Bypass, 1 ord, 2 ord Adjuist Setup Delay 0, ..., 99 ms step 1 ms 0, ..., 978 us step 21us Fine Output Volume...
- Page 9 Parameter Menus Load Preset 1, ..., 16, 17, ... 64 Preset 17, ... 64 User Preset Store Preset Name editing Equalizer Flat All filter 0dB Bypass System Bypass View Eq filter View all filter Select Channel Before editing a parameter, the channel must first be selected using the menu Select Channel function.
- Page 10 Parameter Menus Setup Equalizer From here you can select each of the 16 filters. Remember that there are a total of 32 filters (16 per channel) and the channel setting you choose above dictates whether your changes are applied to just one channel or to both. Once you have selected a Filter, you can then adjust Gain (cut/boost), Frequency (the centre frequency of the filter), and Band Width (the extent to which frequencies around the centre frequency will also be adjusted).
- Page 11 Parameter Menus Load Preset / Store Preset Allows you to store and recall the factory and custom presets. When storing a custom preset, use the UP/DOWN ENTER keys to scroll through the alphanumeric character set and name your new preset. Equalizer Flat This command will force all the filters to their 'flat' position.
- Page 12 Factory Presets The CONTROL16 offers 16 factory preset curves and 48 user definable preset memory locations, giving a total of 64 presets. Preset 01 Flat Allows the signal to pass through CONTROL16 with all filters set 'flat'. Preset 02 Bass Debug Particularly suited to recordings that display heavy bass equalization around 100Hz, including some contemporary pop tracks.
- Page 13 Factory Presets Preset 06 Desub Boost Do you need to remove power-sapping infra-sonic frequencies, add punch and open out the mid frequencies? This program aims to do just that. Safe for your loudspeakers and power amps but brilliant and dynamic. Preset 07 Fem Voice Two mid frequency and high frequency emphasis curves designed to underline vocal (above all female voices) and leave the musical background untouched as much as possible.
- Page 14 Factory Presets Preset 11 Percussion Four carefully selected regions (100Hz, 250Hz, 6KHz and 15KHz) are given EQ correction to improve the perception of percussion instruments. This preset is suited to a variety of music, often giving very pleasing and dynamic results while preventing saturation in the low-end.
- Page 15 Factory Presets Preset 16 Virtual Sub Is your system a bit shy at the low-end but otherwise nice and linear? This could be the answer. If you have a system that's already very capable in the low-end, this EQ setting will be especially powerful on modern dance tracks...
- Page 16 Installation Instructions Mounting the Unit CONTROL16 has two fixing 'ears' at each side, allowing it to be firmly screwed to a suitable surface. It may be mounted vertically or horizontally. Take care not to mount the unit where it may become wet or subject to damage from items placed in the trunk area.
- Page 17 Installation Instructions isolate individual circuits to maintain power to the remainder of the vehicle's electrical system. At the far right of the side panel is a POWER INPUT terminal block with three screw terminals. The terminal marked should be connected to a permanent 12 Volt supply from the vehicle battery. The terminal marked GND (Ground) should be connected to a cable which is terminated to the vehicle chassis.
- Page 18 Optional A-LINK Remote Control An optional remote control unit is available. This uses a proprietary interface/control system and allows presets to be selected from the driver or passenger seat even if the unit itself is installed in the trunk. Connections are made to the A-LINK IN A-LINK OUT terminals.
- Page 19 Because of the nature of our digital sound processors and the variety of effects that can be achieved with them, there are operational details, tips and advice too numerous to include in an instruction manual such as this. For additional information, please visit our website at www.altomobile.com , which includes a technical discussion forum where users can exchange ideas.
- Page 20 Your ALTO Warranty To be protected by this warranty, the buyer must be able to produce a numbered, machine printed sales receipt (original only accepted, not a copy) from his supplying dealer that clearly shows the dealer's name and address, the buyer's name and address, purchase date, model name/number and serial number of the product.
- Page 21 Data Channel Layout 2 inputs 2 outputs Analog Input section Inputs: 2 RCA - F Input Impedance: 400 kOhms Max. input Level: 15 V Analog Output section Outputs: 2 RCA - F Output Impedance: 600 Ohms Max. output level: 9.5 V Digital / Analog Interface Amplitude Response: 20 Hz - 20KHz...
- Page 22 Data Time alignment Delay Range: variable from 0 to 100ms Step Delay Adj: Step Delay Fine: 21 s Output volume Range: variable from 12dB to 12dB, 0.5dB step Power Supply Type: Servo - controlled, Switching Voltage supply: 11V - 16V DC (negative ground) Remote Control: -Alto Mobile A-Link-...
- Page 23 No. 1, Lane 17, Sec. 2, Han Shi W. Road, Taichung, 401 Taiwan http://www.altomobile.com Tel: 886-4-22313737 email: info@altomobile.com Fax: 886-4-22346757 All rights reserved to ALTO Mobile. Due to continued development in response to customer feedback, product features and/or internal/external design may be changed without prior notice.
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