Loudness Settings - Wohler iAM-SUM8 User Manual

Loudness Settings

Touch the Loudness Settings button on the Loudness Menu to display the
Loudness Settings screen. This screen allows you to change between Manual and
Continuous Monitoring Modes, and also to set the Alarm mode. It also provides a
summary of various Loudness settings, as set in the Configuration | System
Preference | Loudness Configuration tab of the Web GUI. Refer to Figure 2-13.
The controls and information available on the Loudness Meter Screen are:
Monitoring Mode:
1. Manual: Touch the Manual button to enable Manual Mode. This allows you to
measure the loudness of a specific program or segment of a program, such
as a commercial. In this mode, the Start and Stop button on the Loudness
Meter screen can be manually used to begin and end a loudness
measurement interval. The reading for that interval is then held on the
Loudness Meter.
2. Continuous: Touch the Continuous button to enable Continuous Mode. In
this mode, loudness readings are continually made. The Stop button on the
Loudness Meter screen is not active.
Alarm:
1. Over: The Alarm indication will only appear when Loudness has exceeded
the Reference Level by the Tolerance amount.
2. Under: The Alarm indication will only appear when Loudness is below the
Reference Level by the Tolerance amount.
3. Both: The Alarm indication will only appear when Loudness has exceeded or
is below the Reference Level by the Tolerance amount.
4. Off: The Alarm indication will not appear.
Web GUI Loudness Settings: These settings are included on this screen for
reference only. They cannot be changed on this screen.
1. Standard: This is the loudness standard by which the loudness calculation is
made.
2. Reference: This is the set point in the loudness measurement about which
iAM-SUM
Figure 2-13: Loudness Settings Screen
Page 26