Two Person Setup (Without Lip Sync Offset) - Extron electronics SSP 7.1 User Manual

SSP 7.1 Setup and Control Software, cont'd
Speakers that are not available in the current configuration are not displayed.
When the back surround is set to one speaker, the RB speaker will be unavailable
and the LB speaker will be renamed CB.
Extron recommends that the SSP 7.1 Setup and Control Software is used to set
speaker delays, using either of the following methods:

Two person setup (without Lip Sync Offset)

N Setting up speaker delays is easier with two people. If only one person is
1. Pick an ideal central location on which all speaker output signals converge.
2. Use a tape measure to measure the distance from each speaker to the
N Measurements from the speaker must be to the midrange driver in a three-way
3. Select the Feet or Meters button and enter the Speaker Distance values for
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available, the position of the listener's ears must be marked precisely. For
example a pile of boxes could be used. Do not try to guess ear positions, as this
will introduce measurement errors.
convergence location. Be sure to measure to the same spot from each speaker.
speaker or from halfway between the tweeter and the woofer in a two-way
speaker. Measurements to the convergence locations must be at ear height.
each speaker (in feet or meters) in the boxes in the SSP 7.1 Setup and Control
Software Speaker Delay tab. The up/down (
in increments corresponding to steps of 0.1 ms (0.12 feet or 0.03 meters). The
software automatically selects the farthest speaker and calculates the delay time
(in milliseconds) for each speaker.
These values are shown in the Compensation Delay and Total Speaker Delay
(read-only) boxes. The current values are shown in white, changes (yet to be
saved) are shown in orange. The values shown in the Total Speaker Delay box
are the values in the Compensation Delay box with the Lip Sync Offset value
(see the opposite page) added.
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