Orban OPTIMOD 6200 Operating Manual page 91

OPTIMOD
FOLK TRADITIONAL:
source preset. It is a more conservative preset designed for a mellow, open high end.
There is substantial high frequency coupling (determined by the
settings) to ensure that the high frequencies do not become dense. This is an ideal
CPL
preset for formats designed primarily for women listeners (who, by and large, dislike
hyped treble) or for any preset designed for long time-spent-listening formats because of
its open, clean sound, which leads to very low listener fatigue.
NEWS/TALK: This preset is quite different from the others above. It is based on the
fast multi-band release time setting, so it can quickly perform automatic equalization of
substandard program material, including telephone. It is very useful for creating a uni-
form, intelligible sound from widely varying source material, particularly source mate-
rial that is "hot from the field" with uncontrolled quality.
SPORTS: Similar to
and the
GATE THR
gramming has very low signal-to-noise ratio due to crowd noise and other on-field
sounds, so the preset does not pump this up as the
FACTORY PROGRAMMING PRESETS (TELEVISION)
Preset Names
TV 2B-GEN PURPOSE
TV 2B-GP NO LC
TV 2B-FINE ARTS
TV LIVE NEWS
TV LIVE SPORTS
TV 5B-GEN PUR W/NR
TV 5B-GEN PURPOSE
TV 5B-NEWS
TV 5B-SPORTS
TV 5B-OPTICAL FILM
Table 3-2: Factory Programming Presets (Television)
TV 2B-GEN PURPOSE (TV Two-Band General Purpose): This preset is designed to
accommodate most dramatic programming, providing gentle gain control that limits dy-
namic range to a level that provides the general audience with consistently intelligible
dialog. It sounds very similar to Orban's analog OPTIMOD-TV (Model 8182A) when
that unit is adjusted for "General" programming according to the instructions in its oper-
ating manual. This preset retains the spectral balance of its input as much as possible.
The loudness controller prevents irritating loudness excursions but can also reduce the
impact of sound effects in dramatic programming. A station may therefore wish to acti-
vate this preset during commercial breaks, game shows, and the like, and activate
(TV Two-Band General Purpose; no Loudness Controller) for dramatic pro-
GP NO LC
gramming.
TV 2B-GEN PURPOSE
films with optical soundtracks. The Five-Band presets (see below) can automatically
equalize such program material when its spectral balance is inappropriate and can also
apply single-ended dynamic noise reduction.
FOLK TRADITIONAL
except the
NEWS/TALK
(Gate Threshold) is higher. This recognizes that most sports pro-
Source Preset
TV 2B-GEN PURPOSE
TV 2B-GEN PURPOSE
2B CLASSICAL
TV LIVE NEWS
TV LIVE SPORTS
TV 5B-GEN PURPOSE
TV 5B-GEN PURPOSE
TV 5B-NEWS
TV 5B-SPORTS
TV 5B-OPTICAL FILM
is usually not the best choice for live news, sports, or
is derived from the
B3>B4 CPL
(AGC Release Time) is slower
AGC REL
preset would tend to do.
NEWS/TALK
OPERATION
POP-MEDIUM
and B4>B5
Normal
Less-More
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
TV 2B-
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