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  • Page 1 Altitude User manual Software version v4.2.11 www.trinnov.com...
  • Page 3 Thank you for choosing Trinnov Audio ALTITUDE USER GUIDE Software version v4.2.11 Last update: May, 2019...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    SUMMARY 2.1.3 _Step 2: put the Altitude and your device on the same net- work 30 2.1.4 _STEP 3: CONNECT TO THE Altitude FROM YOUR DEVICE .30 2.1.4.1 _USING A TABLET WITH MOCHA VNC LITE .......30 NOTICES 2.1.5 _USING A MAC OS X COMPUTER WITH the Trinnov App ..31 2.1.7 _USING A MAC OS X COMPUTER WITH CHICKEN OF THE VNC 2.1.8 _USING A WINDOWS COMPUTER WITH TIGHT VNC ....33 IMPORTANT...
  • Page 5 Altitude / USER MANUAL 4.3.2 _Source selection ................46 6.3.12.4 _Load a PEQ group ..............77 4.3.3 _Listening format Selection ............46 6.3.12.5 _Delete a PEQ group ...............78 4.3.4 _Preset selection .................46 6.3.12.6 _SAVE A PEQ GROUP ON AN EXISTING ONE ....79 4.3.5 _ACCESS TO THE FRONT PANEL MENU ........47 If an existing EQ group needs modification, it is possible to 4.3.6 _Light Button ................47...
  • Page 6 6.9 _COMPUTE ...................110 8.1 _SUPPORTED DECODERS/UPMIXERS ........136 6.10 _ANALYZING THE RESULTS ..........111 8.2 _LISTENING FORMATS .............137 KNOWN ISSUES ..................138 6.10.1 _IMPORTANT NOTES ...............112 8.3 _USING THE FRONT PANEL ............138 6.10.2 _GRAPHS DISPLAY OPTIONS ..........112 6.10.3 _CHOOSE DISPLAY OPTIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR RE- QUIREMENTS ..................113 8.3.1 _LISTENING FORMAT SELECTION...........138 6.11 _CHECKING THE SPEAKER POSITIONS AFTER CALIBRATION ..
  • Page 7 Altitude / USER MANUAL 13.6 _3D MEASUREMENT MICROPHONE........169 10.4.6 _SAVE THE PRESET ..............161 10.5 _CALIBRATE THE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM ....161 13.6.1 _MICROPHONE SPECIFICATIONS ..........170 13.6.2 _POWER SUPPLY ..............170 10.5.1 _OVERVIEW OF THE CALIBRATION PROCEDURE ....161 13.6.3 _INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION FILE ........171 10.5.2 _ADJUST THE MASTER OUTPUT LEVEL ......161 13.6.4 _CONNECTION ORDER ............171 10.5.3 _NORMAL CALIBRATION SEQUENCE ........162...

  • Page 8: Notices

    All Rights Reserved. The Altitude is manufactured under license from Auro Technologies. Trinnov Audio is certified by Auro Technologies to implement its technology and products. Auro-3D and the related symbols are registered trademarks of Auro Technologies. All materials contained in this work are protected by ®...

  • Page 9: Important Safety Instructions

    Panasonic or Varta, reference Renata CR2032 or trademark Duracell reference DL2032. Install the Altitude32 on a solid, flat, level surface that is dry, well ven- tilated and out of direct sunlight. Be sure that all four feet are supported. *CAUTION: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    3D AV Preamplifier ever manufactured. Thanks to a unique hardware platform, Trinnov Audio offers the first implementations of the latest home theater audio technologies. The Altitude32 has established a new leadership position within the luxury home cinema processors category, opening the way for a whole new generation of modern, scalable and software oriented home cinema processors.
  • Page 11 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 12: About This Guide

    1.1 _ABOUT THIS GUIDE This guide includes the most important information you need in order to use and setup the Altitude in your home theater system. From the most frequent daily operations to advanced calibration and optimization functionality, this document will guide you through every step of the task you wish to accomplish. This guide is organized in the following parts: PART I: GETTING STARTED WITH THE ALTITUDE - Introduction: unpacking the Altitude...
  • Page 13 Altitude / USER MANUAL PART IV: TUNING THE SOUND OF YOUR HOME THEATER SYSTEM WITH THE ALTITUDE Tuning the Optimization Settings: Explains how to use the advanced settings of the Altitude to make further improvements to the automatic optimization. Performing Multi-point Measurements: How to improve the optimization by performing multiple measurements with different microphone placements.

  • Page 14: Product Information

    Altitude 1.2 _PRODUCT INFORMATION MAIN FEATURES SUPPORTED AUDIO/VIDEO FORMATS • 32 Channel Digital Audio Processor • 3D Audio Codecs: Auro-3D, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, including their respective upmixers • Universal Spatially-Accurate 3D Audio playback • HD Audio Codecs: Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio •...

  • Page 15: System Integration

    USER MANUAL 1.3 _SYSTEM INTEGRATION The Altitude is inserted before the amplifier and loudspeakers to correct imperfections of the room and the loudspeakers. During calibration, the speakers are calibrated with a 3D acoustic probe. Source Altitude Amplitude Speakers Figure 1: Altitude system integration 1.4 _TRINNOV CERTIFIED INSTALLERS Depending on how far you want to dig into its features, the Optimizer is either a straightforward and easy-...

  • Page 16: Unpacking The Altitude

    Altitude 1.5 _UNPACKING THE ALTITUDE You will find in the Altitude packaging: The Trinnov Altitude AV preamplifier 3D Microphone WiFi antenna Power CR2032 (Optional) Chord Battery Remote control Rack ears...

  • Page 17: The Hardware

    USER MANUAL 1.6 _THE HARDWARE 1.6.1 _FRONT PANEL LAYOUT Back Button Select Button Menu Button Power Mute Volume Source/Item Switch button knob Selection Knob 1.6.2 _FRONT PANEL DISPLAY • Output Meters • Output Level • Optmizer • status • Audio •...

  • Page 18: Rear Panel Layout

    Altitude 1.6.3 _REAR PANEL LAYOUT PC CONNECTORS may change following the mother XLR ANALOG OUTPUTS 1-16 board reference 7 Inputs HDMI, 2 Outputs HDMI • Video Output (DVI/HDMI/VGA) • Input #1-7 can be switched between HDMI 2.0 and HDMI 1.4 •...

  • Page 19: Ir Remote Control

    USER MANUAL 1.6.4 _IR REMOTE CONTROL 1 TO 4 SOURCE • Direct source selection • Source selection FORMAT • Listening format selection OPTIMIZER PRESETS • Preset selection MENU • Access to Listening format / Optimizer / Setup / Preset / About LIGHT •...

  • Page 20: The Software

    Altitude 1.7 _THE SOFTWARE 1.7.1 _AVAILABLE OPTIONS TO ACCESS THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE The Altitude offers multiple options to display and control the user interface: • Directly with a physical display, a mouse and a keyboard connected to the Altitude •...

  • Page 21: Using A Display, Mouse And Keyboard Connected To The Alti- Tude 32

    USER MANUAL To connect to the web user interface of the Altitude 's you need to enter its IP address in your web browser. The IP address of the Altitude can be retrieved: • via the front panel: go to the Setup/Network/Ethernet menu. •...

  • Page 22: The Side Menu Bar

    1.7.5 _THE MAIN USER INTERFACE The main page of the Altitude is used for daily operation: Click on the Play button on the top left corner of the interface: the lateral menu unfolds, Select one of the tabs to open the corresponding panel. For example, the Input Sources tab opens the Sources panel, Perform a daily operation, such as selecting a different source.
  • Page 23 • Source Information • Displays the current status of the Optimizer. • Optimizer Status • Click to enable/disable the Optimizer. • Audio Clock • Displays the current status of the Wi-Fi and Ethernet network interfaces of the Altitude32. • Network Status...

  • Page 24: Unfolded Lateral Menu

    Altitude 1.7.8 _UNFOLDED LATERAL MENU When unfolded, the lateral menu displays extra information about the current settings of the Altitude • SRC: the name of the current audio source • IN sources • FMT: the audio format • UPMIX: the upmix format •...

  • Page 25: The Speakers/Room Setup Tool

    USER MANUAL 1.7.9 _THE SPEAKERS/ROOM SETUP TOOL The speakers/room setup tool is a highly practical tool used to setup your system. It is explained in the Specify the Speaker Configuration chapter. Figure 4: the Speakers/Room setup tool 1.7.10 _THE FINE TUNING PANEL The Fine Tuning panel gives access to the Bass Management and Optimizer settings:...

  • Page 26: The Advanced Settings Interface

    Altitude 1.7.11 _THE ADVANCED SETTINGS INTERFACE The Altitude was designed to maintain its leadership over time and will therefore benefit from continuous updates as well as features. By default, the software update can only be performed by your local reseller or distributor.
  • Page 27 When the processor is connected to Trinnov’s server, the Network Status in the Setup/Network page will change to “Connected to Trinnov Audio Server”. If the processor is connected to a network, but the Network Status is “Local Network OK”, it means that the Trinnov Server cannot be reached from your network.

  • Page 28: Network Setup

    Altitude 2 _NETWORK SETUP This chapter explains how to connect with your preferred device (tablet, laptop or desktop computer) to the Altitude through a Wi-Fi or Ethernet network. 2.1 _CONNECTING TO THE Altitude _2.1.1 _OVERVIEW OF THE NETWORK CONNECTION PROCEDURE The factory settings of the Altitude are designed to make it as easy as possible to establish the first network connection between your device (tablet or computer) and the Altitude...

  • Page 29: Step 1: Download And Install A Vnc Client On Your Device

    We recommend Tight VNC: download and install Tight VNC from www.tightvnc.com Figure 12: tthe Altitude ’s graphical user interface from a Windows desktop NOTE: Tight VNC is not zeroconf-enabled. You will need to enter the IP address of the Altitude32 in order to connect.

  • Page 30: Step 2: Put The Altitude And Your Device On The Same Net- Work

    • This configuration only works if the router includes an active DHCP server. • The standard settings of your ISP box should allow the Altitude to reach the Trinnov Audio’s Server for software updates through the internet. 2.1.4 _STEP 3: CONNECT TO THE ALTITUDE FROM YOUR DEVICE _2.1.4.1 _USING A TABLET WITH MOCHA VNC LITE...

  • Page 31: Using A Mac Os X Computer With The Trinnov App

    Go to the field VNC password and enter the password, which is the six-digit serial number of the Altitude32: • the password is 00000X if the number of the Altitude32’s VNC Server has a single digit; • the password is 0000XX if the number of the Altitude32’s VNC Server has 2 digits;...
  • Page 32 Altitude 2.1.6 _USING A MAC OS X COMPUTER WITH SCREEN SHARING To connect to the Altitude ’s VNC Server from your Mac OS X computer, you can use the integrated Screen Sharing VNC client included since OS X version 10.5 (Leopard): Open the Finder application in your Mac OS X computer.

  • Page 33: Using A Mac Os X Computer With Chicken Of The Vnc

    USER MANUAL 2.1.7 _USING A MAC OS X COMPUTER WITH CHICKEN OF THE VNC To connect to the Altitude ’s VNC Server with the Chicken of the VNC client from a Mac OS X computer: The VNC Login window shows a list of available VNC servers. Select the server “VNC server on Altitude -XX”, where XX is the number of your Altitude Figure 19: Chicken of the VNC Login window...

  • Page 34: Write Down The Ip Address Of The Altitude 32

    Altitude _WRITE DOWN THE IP ADDRESS OF THE ALTITUDE If your VNC client is not zeroconf-enabled, it cannot find the Altitude ‘s VNC Server automatically. This is the case for the Tight VNC client for Windows. Therefore, you’ll need to enter the Altitude ‘s IP address in the connection window.

  • Page 35: Changing The Network Settings Through The Front Panel

    USER MANUAL 2.2 _CHANGING THE NETWORK SETTINGS THROUGH THE FRONT PANEL 2.2.1 _CHECKING THE WI-FI SETTINGS To check the Wi-Fi settings via the front panel: • Click on the menu button • Go to the Setup > Network > Wifi page: Turn the Source/Item selection knob to scroll through the settings.

  • Page 36: Checking The Ethernet Settings

    Altitude 2.3.2 _CHECKING THE ETHERNET SETTINGS The network information can be retrieved from the Graphical User Interface of the Altitude Figure 23: Ethernet Network Interface Information NOTE: Network settings can only be changed through the Advanced Settings interface of the Altitude .

  • Page 37: About Vnc And Zero-Conf Networking

    USER MANUAL The IP address, Netmask, Gateway and DNS option can then be edited manually. Applying new settings with the Apply button is required for every change. NOTE: It is recommended to refer to an IT specialist before switching to manual configuration. 2.4 _ABOUT VNC AND ZERO-CONF NETWORKING The Altitude leverages two important networking technologies: VNC and zero-configuration networking,...

  • Page 38: Network Streaming

    Altitude 3 _NETWORK STREAMING 3.1 _THE UPNP PROTOCOL The Altitude network streamer feature is based on the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) set of networking protocols. In the UPnP/DLNA terminology, the Altitude is a UPnP Digital Media Rendering device and is used as slave equipment to play media content sent through the network.

  • Page 39: Recommended Upnp Softwares

    USER MANUAL CONTROL AUDIO Altitude Media server & controler UPnP Network with a device used as server and controller 3.3 _RECOMMENDED UPNP SOFTWARES The Alititude is a UPnP renderer. Unlike a UPnP player, the Alititude cannot be used to browse a library, create playlists nor control audio playback.

  • Page 40: Using Roon

    Trinnov products rather than depending on inferior, external clocks that can compromise the ultimate sound quality. Together, Roon and Trinnov Audio deliver the power, flexibility and performance of networked audio with the easiest setup, highest reliability and highest performance available.

  • Page 41: Important Recommendation

    USER MANUAL 3.4.2 _IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION To use your Altitude with Roon in the safest way, we strongly recommend that you define a maximum volume that will prevent sending +20dB in your speakers. To do so, please click on “Info” on the left button of the main screen of the Altitude. Then go to Startup.

  • Page 42: Altitude Is Roon Ready

    Altitude 3.4.3 _ALTITUDE IS ROON READY The Roon Ready source is directly available on the main page of the user interface. Directing a song to be played on your Altitude from any Roon controller will automatically select the Roon source on the Altitude (as shown on the screenshot below).

  • Page 43: Daily Operations

    USER MANUAL 4 _DAILY OPERATIONS This chapter explains how to perform daily operations on the Altitude such as: Volume control / Source selection / Preset selection… These operations can be performed: Via the front panel / Via the IR remote control / Via the graphical user interface. 4.1 _AVAILABLE USER INTERFACES Simple daily operations on the Altitude can be performed:...
  • Page 44 Altitude While the system starts, the front panel screen displays the following image. Figure 27: Front panel startup image To shut the Altitude down, press the front panel power button once. The front panel screen will then display the following image until complete shutdown.

  • Page 45: Checking The Format Of Incoming Audio

    USER MANUAL Back Button Select Button Menu Button Volume control knob Source/Item Selection Knob Mute button 4.2.2 _CHECKING THE FORMAT OF INCOMING AUDIO The format of the incoming audio of the currently selected source is displayed on the front panel display of the Altitude below the Optimizer status.

  • Page 46: Using The Ir Remote Control

    Altitude 4.3 _USING THE IR REMOTE CONTROL 4.3.1 _VOLUME CONTROL The following volume control buttons are available on the IR Remote control 4.3.2 _SOURCE SELECTION The IR remote control includes 4 buttons for direct source selection, as well as 2 buttons to browse through the sources 4.3.3 _LISTENING FORMAT SELECTION This allows you to switch between the...

  • Page 47: Access To The Front Panel Menu

    USER MANUAL 4.3.5 _ACCESS TO THE FRONT PANEL MENU To access the Menu: 1. Press on Menu button to access to the Menu 2. Browser with Left, Right, up and down arrows 3. Confirm with the OK button 4. Return with the Back button 4.3.6 _LIGHT BUTTON Use this button to turn On/Off the front panel display...

  • Page 48: Using The Graphical Interface

    Altitude 4.4 _USING THE GRAPHICAL INTERFACE 4.4.1 _VOLUME CONTROL The following volume control options are available within the graphical user interface. A Mute button allows you to mute all audio outputs of the Altitude A Dim button allows you to decrease the volume by 20dB (on a default configuration). NOTE: The last used by default 4.4.2 _SOURCE SELECTION Sources can be selected through the graphical user interface by clicking on the icon:...

  • Page 49: Preset Selection

    USER MANUAL 4.4.3 _PRESET SELECTION Presets can be selected through the graphical user interface: Figure 31: preset selection in the graphical user interface 4.4.4 _CHECKING THE FORMAT OF INCOMING AUDIO The format of incoming audio is displayed in the lateral menu bar and in the Sources page of the Main user interface: Figure 32: checking the audio format via the user interface...

  • Page 50: Basic Settings

    Altitude 5 _BASIC SETTINGS 5.1 _NAMING YOUR SOURCES The Altitude provides very flexible Source Configurations. Each Source Configuration can be renamed to reflect the actual source to which it corresponds. By default, the source names correspond to the names of the back panel connectors but can be edited in the Home/Sources Config page of the Advanced Settings Interface.

  • Page 51: Configuring Your Sources

    USER MANUAL 5.2 _CONFIGURING YOUR SOURCES In addition to an editable name, each Source Configuration includes several parameters to specify all the settings related to a specific configuration required for your system. Source configurations can be used for different purposes: •...
  • Page 52 Altitude • AML: Audio Multi Link is active; • HDMI: HDMI outputs 1 & 2 are active simultaneously; • AES OLD 1-16: old routing used in the prerelease models. Do not use. • Digital Input Data: • Auto-detect: automatically detect whether the input is PCM or bit-stream; •...

  • Page 53: Default Source Configuration

    USER MANUAL 5.3 _DEFAULT SOURCE CONFIGURATION With factory preset, the Altitude uses the last loaded source as power-on default source. This can be modified in the Home/Sources Config page of the Advanced Settings Interface: Figure 35: Default Source Select the vertical tab of the source you want to use as default source. Tick the Power-on Default checkbox. Press the Save button to apply the new parameter of the source.

  • Page 54: Optimization Options

    Altitude 5.4 _OPTIMIZATION OPTIONS The Altitude ’s optimization of the system can be switched on/off via the Main interface. To switch on/off the optimization options, click on the “OPT. Trinnov Optimizer” menu item of the lateral menu. The following Optimization options are available in this page: •...

  • Page 55: Remapping Options

    USER MANUAL 5.5 _REMAPPING OPTIONS The Trinnov Remapping selection box provides the following speaker remapping options: • Off: no speaker remapping • Matrix: Manually define the remapping (Advanced user only) • Automatic Routing: the remapping engine automatically routes each channel to the correct speaker •...
  • Page 56 Altitude IMPORTANT NOTES: • Except for sources settings, consider that everything is saved in a preset. • Any parameter change will be lost if not saved in a preset. • Please manipulate presets with care since overwriting a preset does not require confirmation. The Presets page consists of four vertical tabs: •...

  • Page 57: Default Preset

    USER MANUAL 5.7 _DEFAULT PRESET The default preset can be selected in the Startup option page of the product information menu: Figure 38: The Info/Startup page, default preset...

  • Page 58: Set A Maximum Volume

    Altitude 5.8 _SET A MAXIMUM VOLUME The maximum volume can be changed in the Info menu of the main page, Setup tab. Here, the parameter Max. volume (dB) will define the maximum master volume possible. Figure 39: the Info/Startup page, maximum volume NOTE: By default, the maximum volume possible with the Altitude is +20dB which is extremely loud and likely to overload most consumer power amplifiers.

  • Page 59: Set The Dim Level

    USER MANUAL 5.9 _SET THE DIM LEVEL By default, the Dim is applying a -20dB on the master volume. The value can be changed in the Info menu of the main page, Setup tab. Here, the parameter Dim level (dB) will define the amount of Dim to apply on the master volume when the Dim is engaged.

  • Page 60: Backup/Restore Configurations

    Altitude 5.10 _BACKUP/RESTORE CONFIGURATIONS Figure 41: Altitude Rear panel - USB Ports Figure 42: USB Pop-up menu Several parameters can be saved, archived and restored using a USB key: Insert a USB key in one of the USB Ports located on the rear panel of the Altitude As the USB Pop-up menu displays, select the operation you want to execute: •...

  • Page 61: Quick Setup

    6.1 _STARTING THE WIZARD The Wizard is a powerful tool designed by Trinnov Audio to make a precise and quick configuration of your system. The following steps are here more detailed than in the software. If you want to configure your system manually, you can go to section 10 - page 158 of the manual.

  • Page 62: Define Your Preset

    Altitude 6.2 _DEFINE YOUR PRESET IMPORTANT NOTE: Attention, after this step, any click on Previous will automatically set up the main screen to default configuration. This step will allow you to save your calibration in the easiest way possible. Changes will be automatically applied to the preset that you have selected.

  • Page 63: Setup Your Room

    USER MANUAL 6.3 _SETUP YOUR ROOM In this chapter, we assume that a specific set of speakers have already been defined and installed in a room. In order to support multiple surround and 3D formats, we recommend relying on the expertise of a Certified Trinnov Installer.
  • Page 64 Altitude Figure 45: The Speaker/Room setup tool The Dimensions tab allows you set your room dimensions and screen size. NOTE: The room visualization is simply a representation showing the theoretical speaker placement of the selected layout. It is not taken into account for the acoustic optimization and does not affect the sonic performance of the system.

  • Page 65: An Example Of A Specific Speaker Layout

    USER MANUAL 6.3.2 _AN EXAMPLE OF A SPECIFIC SPEAKER LAYOUT The Altitude is designed to support any speaker layout. This includes standard speaker layouts such as those specified by Dolby, DTS and Auro-3D as well as hybrid speaker layouts based on two or more speaker placement recommendations.

  • Page 66: Available Initial Layouts

    Altitude 6.3.3 _AVAILABLE INITIAL LAYOUTS The following layout templates are available to start your setup process with an initial layout as similar as possible to your specific configuration. NOTE: For detailed information about speaker recommendations, please refer to the appendix of this document and to the related Dolby, DTS and Auro-3D recommendations.
  • Page 67 USER MANUAL Figure 47: Selecting an initial speaker layout If your system is not in the list, you can either select a smaller system and add the missing speakers, or select a bigger system and remove the extra ones. IMPORTANT NOTE: it is critical to distinguish speakers from channels because one speaker may be used to reproduce multiple channels, depending on the audio format which is being played.

  • Page 68: Adding Regular Speakers

    The side panel gives you some information on the prerequisite conditions for some speakers. NOTE: If you choose to add a speaker, the Altitude32 will automatically suggest to add the mandatory associated speaker(s). This will help you to keep the integrity of the recommendations of each decoder.

  • Page 69: Adding Dolby Enabled Upfiring Speakers

    USER MANUAL 6.3.6 _ADDING DOLBY ENABLED UPFIRING SPEAKERS If your configuration has some Dolby-Enabled up-firing speakers, they will appear on the 3D view as ceiling speakers as they are used to reproduce elevation channels. In the drop-down list, those speakers end with an “e”...

  • Page 70: Configure The Settings Of Each Speaker

    Altitude 6.3.8 _CONFIGURE THE SETTINGS OF EACH SPEAKER Once the complete set of speakers in your system is defined, you can configure the settings of each speaker. The speaker configuration table located in the lower part of the Speaker/Room setup tool allows you to: •...

  • Page 71: Configure The Crossover Settings (Optional)

    • for quad-amp, they are set at 200Hz, 2kHz and 20kHz by default. NOTES: • The Altitude32 handles up to 4-way active crossovers. • The default crossover filters are Linkwitz Riley 4th order (24dB/Oct). • Advanced crossover settings are available in the Setup/ActiveXovers page of the Advanced Settings user interface. Further information about the active-crossovers can be found in the Calibrate the Active Crossovers chapter.

  • Page 72: Sending Pink Noise To Verify The Routing Of The Speakers

    Altitude 6.3.11 _SENDING PINK NOISE TO VERIFY THE ROUTING OF THE SPEAKERS As soon as the detailed configuration for each speaker is completed, it is critically important to verify that the routing of the channels to the speakers is correct and to correct any errors. Otherwise, the consistency of sound reproduction will be compromised.

  • Page 73: Add A Parametric Equalizer

    USER MANUAL 6.3.12 _ADD A PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER A Parametric Equalizer (PEQ) is an equalization done by setting parameters, mostly 3: frequency, gain and There are 3 types of PEQ available: • The peak notch: Parametric equalizers are multi-band variable equalizers which allow users to control the three primary parameters: amplitude (gain), center frequency and bandwidth (Q).
  • Page 74 Altitude To open the PEQ editor, click on the PEQ icon of the speaker or driver you want to edit. The PEQ editor will be displayed as a pop-up which overlay the 3D view, as followed:...
  • Page 75 USER MANUAL _6.3.12.1 _ADD A PEQ To add a PEQ, click on the Add button. A new line will appear in the table. This line is a Parametric Equalizer band. You can add as many bands as required per channel. The overall procedure to configure a PEQ is as shown below: •...
  • Page 76 Altitude _6.3.12.3 _SAVE A NEW PEQ GROUP In the case of several similar speakers needing to have the same PEQ settings applied, it is possible to save a PEQ group to have the possibility to load on another channel. Once the PEQ has been fully edited, to save it as a new PEQ Group, click on the Save as…...
  • Page 77 USER MANUAL _6.3.12.4 _LOAD A PEQ GROUP Once an EQ group has been saved, it is possible to load it on another channel. Here is the procedure: Open the PEQ editor for the channel of interest. The saved EQ group are available in the drop-down menu of the top left corner called Select an EQ Group;...
  • Page 78 Altitude _6.3.12.5 _DELETE A PEQ GROUP If an EQ group is not useful anymore, it is possible to delete it to keep a clean and effective list of EQ group. To do so, please follow this procedure: Open any PEQ editor. The saved EQ group is available in the drop-down menu of the top left corner called Select an EQ Group;...

  • Page 79: Save A Peq Group On An Existing One

    USER MANUAL _6.3.12.6 _SAVE A PEQ GROUP ON AN EXISTING ONE _IF AN EXISTING EQ GROUP NEEDS MODIFICATION, IT IS POSSIBLE TO OVERWRITE IT WITH THE NEW PARAMETERS. TO DO SO, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE: Once you are sure the modifications are fine, you can now overwrite this group of EQ on an existing one.

  • Page 80: Generate Pink Noise

    Altitude _6.3.12.7 _GENERATE PINK NOISE The PEQ Editor has its own quick access to the pink generator. Click on the speaker button to generate pink noise on the selected speaker. Please note that in case of multiway speakers, the pink noise will be generated on the whole speaker.

  • Page 81: Example Of An Array Of Speakers

    USER MANUAL _6.3.13.1 _EXAMPLE OF AN ARRAY OF SPEAKERS Below is an example of a specific speaker layout designed to array some channels: In the example above, please pay attention to Left Wide and Right Wide speakers: • For Dolby Atmos content, Left and Right Wide speakers will play natively as they natively exist in the codec; For Dolby Legacy content, Left and Right Wide speakers will play Ls and Rs channel, simultaneously with Left and Right surround speakers;...

  • Page 82: Setup Bass Management

    Altitude The screen below displays the Set Gain control panel. Each channel assigned from each speaker has a value (default: 0) surrounded by – and + buttons. Use these buttons to adjust the gain in 1dB increments. By clicking on a value, you also can manually enter a gain. In this case, a virtual numerical keyboard is displayed; Figure 56: Set gain control panel The Selected speakers can all be modified simultaneously using the control panel in the top left corner.

  • Page 83: Overview Of The Bass Management Setup Procedure

    USER MANUAL Figure 57: Bass Management step in the Wizard NOTE: • The Altitude supports any number of subwoofers as long as enough physical outputs and processing channels are available, therefore allowing a maximum flexibility in the speaker system design. •...

  • Page 84: Bass Management Mode

    Altitude • The Bass management is divided into 3 different sections represented as 3 tabs which will be detailed in the following chapter: • Quick Setup: The Quick Setup is the default section of the Bass Management. It allows a global configuration by apply- ing values on several speakers and subwoofers simultaneously (It is not enabled if Bass-Management is Off);...
  • Page 85 USER MANUAL Those modes are accessible from the dropdown menu as shown below: Figure 58: Access to the Bass-Management options...

  • Page 86: Quick Setup Menu

    Altitude 6.4.3 _QUICK SETUP MENU The Quick Setup menu is a powerful tool allowing to configure the bass management for several speakers in one manipulation. Figure 59: Bass-Management Quick Setup The Quick Setup menu is divided into 3 main sections: Set Filters: This section is to specify the filter type and frequencies that will be applied;...

  • Page 87: Individual Setup Menu

    USER MANUAL _6.4.3.1 _SET FILTERS As shown below, this first section is divided in 3 different groups of settings: • Low Pass – Sub(s): These settings will determine the cutoff frequency below which the signal from the channel will be re- directed and played by the subwoofer(s).

  • Page 88: Intermediate Bass Management

    Altitude Figure 60: Configuring the bass management settings for every speaker IMPORTANT NOTE: If there is no active sub for one or more satellite, the high-pass frequency is still active. If a full-range speaker is required, set the High-Pass filter type to None and it will disable the filter. _6.4.4.2 _INTERMEDIATE BASS MANAGEMENT The Intermediate Bass Management main purpose is to allow a speaker to be bass managed not only on a subwoofer but also on a satellite (“satellite”...
  • Page 89 USER MANUAL To access the intermediate bass-management, please click on the ”+ Satellites” of the speaker you want to bass-manage: A new section is shown displaying a checkbox to every speaker (except the one you are bass-managing to avoid any feedback loop) will be unfold.

  • Page 90: Lfe & Misc

    Altitude 6.4.5 _LFE & MISC Every setting in the LFE & Misc are active even if the Bass-Management is Off. LFE stands for “Low Frequency Effects,” and is an optional channel that may or may not be present in the source material, and which is the “x.1”...

  • Page 91: Stacked Sub Correction

    USER MANUAL the speakers in which the LFE channel will be played. When the system has no subwoofer declared, the section + Satellite(s) is unfolded by default. In the example below, the LFE channel will be played on Left, Center, Right: Figure 62: Level of attenuation and the Stacked Subs option _6.4.5.3 _+10 DB ON LFE Unless the encoded bitstream signal is decoded upstream by another device, the +10dB on LFE input option...

  • Page 92: Using Trinnov 3D Microphone

    5-pin connector. As said at the beginning of this quick setup, you need to load the corresponding microphone compensation file to fully use the Trinnov Audio Optimizer. Once the right file selected, you can go to the next step.

  • Page 93: Reference Measurement Point

    USER MANUAL • No obstacle between the speaker and the microphone. • No highly reflecting surface (leather sofa, glass table…) close to the microphone. • No background noise during the measurements (Air conditioning, open doors, windows etc…) • No movement during calibration (disturbs speaker localization) 6.5.2 _REFERENCE MEASUREMENT POINT The Altitude supports single-point and multi-point calibrations.

  • Page 94: Setting The Volume For The Calibration

    Altitude Figure 65: Remove the microphone protection and turn on the microphone. NOTE: At this step of the Wizard the volume has been automatically muted to protect your speakers of any feedback loop. 6.6 _SETTING THE VOLUME FOR THE CALIBRATION This step will help you set up the right volume for a maximized calibration.
  • Page 95 USER MANUAL OUT (dB FS) shows the strength of the output signal. RTA MIC (dB SPL) shows the strength of the signal regarding the frequency on the capsule 0 of the microphone (the top one of the microphone). MIC (dB SPL) shows the strength of the signal received by each capsule of the microphone. MIC LEVEL is the summary of the previous one.

  • Page 96: Setting The Crossovers (Optional)

    Altitude 6.7 _SETTING THE CROSSOVERS (OPTIONAL) This chapter explains how to calibrate the active crossovers included in the Altitude . It assumes that you are familiar with active crossovers and multi-amplified speakers and is not intended as a course. If you are not using the active crossover functionality of the Altitude , please skip to the next chapter.

  • Page 97: Overview Of The Crossover Setup Procedure

    USER MANUAL _6.7.1 _OVERVIEW OF THE CROSSOVER SETUP PROCEDURE Figure 70: Set the type of calibration for the crossover When performing the Wizard Setup, you will have three ways to calibrate the crossovers: Active filters auto calibration: the crossovers will be automatically calibrated. This will automatically determine the level, delay and polarity of each driver.

  • Page 98: Active Filters Auto Calibration

    Altitude 6.7.2 _ACTIVE FILTERS AUTO CALIBRATION The list of your multi-way speaker(s) is shown on the picture above. Figure 71: Calibrate the multi-way speaker The status indicate if the calibration has been done. Click on Calibrate to launch the calibration. All speakers will be calibrate following the order of the list.

  • Page 99: Active Filters Manual Calibration (Experts Only)

    USER MANUAL 6.7.3 _ACTIVE FILTERS MANUAL CALIBRATION (EXPERTS ONLY) _6.7.3.1 _SETTING THE CROSSOVERS The following screenshots have been taken with a 5.1 speaker Layout (L, C, R are two-way speakers). Figure 72: Calibrate manually a crossover The top of the screen shows all the multi-way speakers. The selected current speaker is highlighted in blue while the others are highlighted in grey.
  • Page 100 Altitude Figure 73: Constant-directivity horn EQs The Altitude can use different types of filters and a different order for those filters: • Bessel order 2, 3 and 4; • Linkwitz-Riley order 2, 4, 6 and 8; • Butterworth order 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8. The Apply button is highlighted as soon as a parameter is modified.

  • Page 101: Calibrating The Crossovers

    USER MANUAL Figure 75: Tri-amplification Figure 76: Quadri-amplification _6.7.3.2 _CALIBRATING THE CROSSOVERS When your system is not yet calibrated, the time response and power & direct are not available. The system will indicate “Need to calibrate”. Once you have set the frequency cut and the type of the filter you want to use, click on Calibrate. The system will calibrate the speaker you have selected or some speakers if they are linked.
  • Page 102 Altitude Figure 77: Crossover after calibration • Low-speaker • High-speaker • Level: +0.6 dB • Level: -0.5 dB • Delay +0.17 ms • Delay: +0 ms As we can see the Optimizer has modified the curve with the applied results. NOTE: As you can see the Optimizer has inverted the polarity of the High speaker.
  • Page 103 USER MANUAL Figure 78: Measured time response of both drivers We can also see the measured time response of each way: you can see whether the drivers are correctly synchronized. Figure 79: frequency response (power and direct)

  • Page 104: Calibration

    Altitude The recombined amplitude response of the speaker: You can see whether the combination of the drivers is constructive and you can observe the effects of level/delay/polarity modification on the combined amplitude of the speaker. Two curves are displayed : one showing the total acoustic output of the speaker (including the room), the other showing the amplitude of the direct front and early reflections.

  • Page 105: Single-Point Calibration

    USER MANUAL 6.8.1 _SINGLE-POINT CALIBRATION If you are only interested by the calibration of one point of measurement (normally the reference hearing point of your system) you may already click on Calibrate. The system will automatically start by sending MLS Burst to your speakers. NOTES: •...
  • Page 106 Altitude Figure 81: Relevant multi-point measurement positions As an example, multi-point measurements can be performed for a single listening position: NOTE: The number of measurement points are limited by the hardware of the unit. Indeed, the memory charge will increase by adding a point.
  • Page 107 USER MANUAL Figure 82: Multi-point measurement before calibration Click on Add measure to add a new measurement point. By default, all the measurements are called Measurement X, but you can rename them if you want to remember specific points. All the multi-points measurement are organized around a reference point. This point is specific and has to exist to calibrate. It shows the point of measurement that represents the most important point in your Room.

  • Page 108: Common Problems During Calibration

    Altitude Figure 83: Multi-point measurement after calibration Once the status of all calibration indicates complete, you can click on Next. 6.8.3 _COMMON PROBLEMS DURING CALIBRATION If the calibration tool plays more than 3 MLS bursts for a speaker, it means that it’s finding it difficult to perform a reliable measurement of that speaker.

  • Page 109: Weighting

    USER MANUAL 6.8.4 _WEIGHTING The weighting step will allow you to make a balance between all of your measurement points. Figure 84: Weighting step of the Wizard By letting the Automatic distribution on Yes, the system will automatically compensate all the changes that you made and will bring the calculation to 100%.

  • Page 110: Compute

    Altitude 6.9 _COMPUTE Once the calibration is done, the system has already set in its memory all the data of your Room. But, to be able to use them, you will have to calculate the filters that have to be applied to your current Room. This is the Compute step.

  • Page 111: Analyzing The Results

    USER MANUAL The Wizard is now finished. Your entire configuration has been saved in the current preset that you chose at the beginning of the Wizard. You can now click on Finish to close the window. Your system is now ready to be used. Please, don’t forget to turn off the microphone. The system has been automatically muted and set to -40dB for safety.

  • Page 112: Important Notes

    Altitude 6.10.1 _IMPORTANT NOTES It is important to understand the information available on these graphs: • The “after” graphs show the effects of the optimization parameters. These graphs are therefore based on calculations only, not on measurements. However, measurements with external test systems have always proved the accuracy of these calculations.

  • Page 113: Choose Display Options According To Your Requirements

    USER MANUAL 6.10.3 _CHOOSE DISPLAY OPTIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS The flexibility of this feature allows you to visualize on the same screen various types of data, which you can organize as you wish by a few parameters: • The Graphs Overlay: type of data you want to overlay on the same graph (or Frame) •...

  • Page 114: Checking The Speaker Positions After Calibration

    Altitude 6.11 _CHECKING THE SPEAKER POSITIONS AFTER CALIBRATION The Optimizer Settings/Positions page displays the measured speaker locations in real-time during calibration. Three views are provided: • Top view: The speakers are seen from above; • Elevation view: The speakers are seen from the listening point. Relative degrees of elevation and azimuth are displayed; •...
  • Page 115 USER MANUAL This view also provides the RT60 on the top left corner of the page. • Overlay both representations with the Scale and Ref. Radius options to verify the compliance with the recommended placements. • The channel name displayed on each speaker is related to the channel order defined in the Speakers/Room setup tool. •...
  • Page 116 Altitude The Summary page provides additional measurements for each speaker: Figure 93: Speaker measurements summary Measurement details: • Distance is the distance of the speaker (in meters) to the measurement point; • Elevation is the elevation of the speaker (in degrees) to the measurement point; •...

  • Page 117: Going Further

    USER MANUAL 7 _GOING FURTHER 7.1 _ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND SETTINGS This chapter provides important information you need to know before you proceed with the manual setup procedure and the manual calibration process. It will also provide more information and settings about the Optimizer. 7.1.1 _METERING THE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The Altitude includes an extensive set of audio utilities to perform various tests and manual operations during the...

  • Page 118: Playing Pink Noise On The Speakers

    NOTE: To be able to produce pink noise, the Altitude needs to have Word Clock synchronization. Be careful to use an analog source to be in master clock or that your digital device connected to the Altitude32 and selected is providing a clock signal. Pink noise can be played: •...

  • Page 119: Solo/Mute An Input Or An Output

    USER MANUAL Figure 96: Sine and Pink Noise buttons in the Inputs page of the Processor menu 7.1.3 _SOLO/MUTE AN INPUT OR AN OUTPUT The Inputs page and the Outputs page include Mute and Solo buttons that allow you to mute or solo any input or output channels at any time.

  • Page 120: Input And Output Volume

    Altitude 7.1.4 _INPUT AND OUTPUT VOLUME _7.1.4.1 _INPUT VOLUME Figure 98: Mute and Solo buttons in the Inputs page of the Processor menu In the menu Processor/Inputs, you can increase or decrease the Input volume of each channel by steps of 1dB or 0.1dB.

  • Page 121: Equalization

    USER MANUAL The Outputs section also allows you to invert the polarity of each speaker. 7.1.5 _EQUALIZATION The Altitude allows you to set some equalization on any speaker of your configuration. Please, remember that this option is for experts only. Changing the equalization of the speaker(s) can deteriorate the calibration done by the Optimizer.

  • Page 122: 31 Band Graphic Eqs

    Altitude • Amplitude and Group Delay (ms) • Amplitude and Phase (°) One or more channels can be linked in order to apply the same FIR EQ to several speakers. Figure 101: FIR EQ amplitude The required curve can easily be edited via the touch screen or with the arrows of the keyboard: •...
  • Page 123 USER MANUAL The “Preset EQ” and “User EQ” buttons in the Processor/Output page give access to two independent Graphic EQs. Both EQs have the same interface (only the current EQ name at the bottom left of the window is added for the User EQ) but are saved in 2 different places.

  • Page 124: Output Delay

    Altitude • Press OK to come back to the Processor/Output page, • Press the Save button at the bottom-right to save this User EQ and give it a name using the virtual keyboard or a connect- ed keyboard, • You can now see the name of your new current User EQ at the bottom of the Processor/Output page. This gives you the flexibility of having one “reference”...

  • Page 125: Switching Optimization On/Off

    USER MANUAL 7.1.7 _SWITCHING OPTIMIZATION ON/OFF The Altitude offers two different ways to compare the sound of your system with or without optimization or selectively Acoustics Correction, Level Alignment, and Delay Alignment: • The Bypass button, which is always visible at the top right corner of the Advanced Settings user interface. •...

  • Page 126: Master Configuration

    Altitude Figure 106: switching the optimization on/off in the Main user interface 7.1.8 _MASTER CONFIGURATION In the Processor/Master menu, you can set some parameters relative to the master of the unit. Figure 107: Master levels and delays The following options are offered in order to adjust levels and delays for all channels at the same time: •...

  • Page 127: Audio Clock Settings

    USER MANUAL to set a reference level corresponding to a measured 85 dB SPL and to store it into a preset. It is a typical cinema use. • Level offset when correction is On: this level offset will be applied when the Acoustic Correction is activated. •...

  • Page 128: Audio Clock Setup

    Altitude The information about the status of the audio clock includes: • the clock mode: slave or master. This setting can be changed in the Setup/Clock page of the Advanced Settings interface (see below). • the current sample rate: the sample rate currently used by the Altitude .
  • Page 129 USER MANUAL Figure 110: Main optimization settings Optimize (Optimization Modes): The Altitude offers four different optimization modes with very specific behavior: • Amplitude + Phase (default): With this setting, the Optimizer will improve both the loudspeaker amplitude and the phase response of the loudspeaker.

  • Page 130: Target Curve

    Altitude The behavior of the energy optimization algorithm varies according to the smoothing applied to the room’s response. If the response is less smoothed, sharp peaks in the response will be more taken into account for the correction while, with more smoothing only, the overall tonal balance of the room will be corrected.

  • Page 131: Limiter Curve

    USER MANUAL NOTE: • By default, the Optimizer will use both IIR and FIR filters to achieve the target curve. • In addition to target curves, several other parameters define the behavior of the automatic 7.3.3 _SAVE / LOAD TARGET CURVE Altitude users are now able to save their Target Curves and load them onto different presets.

  • Page 132: Advanced Optimization Settings

    Altitude Figure 112: example of a limiter curve for maximum boost/attenuation 7.5 _ADVANCED OPTIMIZATION SETTINGS IMPORTANT NOTE: Change these parameters from the recommended settings only if you know what you’re doing. Random changes can lead to unexpected results. The Altitude provides a large set of advanced settings in the Optimizer Settings/Settings/Advanced Settings page: Figure 113: Advanced optimization settings 7.5.1 _DISPLAY...

  • Page 133: Acoustics Correction

    USER MANUAL The following features can be separately enabled/disabled for the front speakers and for the surround speakers: Early reflections correction; • Energy response correction; • Delay alignment, e.g. surround delay alignment may or may not be required depending on the application and recommendations; •...

  • Page 134: Fir And Iir Settings

    Altitude 7.5.6 _FIR AND IIR SETTINGS FIR stands for Finite Impulse Response. FIR filters are used to optimize amplitude and/or phase. IIR stands for Infinite Impulse Response. IIR filters are minimum phase filters used by the automatic compensation in addition to FIR for the low frequencies. •...

  • Page 135: Decoder / Upmixer Settings

    hierarchy below is meant to communicate the appropriate information given the context. For more guidance on how to properly implement the new architecture, please contact a Dolby representative. USER MANUAL Dolby’s revised brand architecture is designed to provide more clarity, meaning, and value for partners and consumers. Each level in the Master Brand hierarchy below is meant to communicate the appropriate information given the context.

  • Page 136: Listening Formats

    Altitude 8.2 _LISTENING FORMATS The Listening Format dropdown menu provides you several options. Some of them may sound familiar to you, and the others could be unknown. The list gives you: • Auto: The incoming encoded content will be played with the corresponding upmixer. •...

  • Page 137: Known Issues

    Decoders General Settings. If this happens, selecting Auro-3D listening format will play Native Auro-3D content. CPU LOAD: Do not forget that upmixers require a lot of CPU resources, especially in 96 kHz with high channel count. Until further software optimization is achieved, please contact Trinnov Audio to set less demanding Loudspeaker/Room optimization parameters.

  • Page 138: Decoders Configuration

    Altitude 8.3.2 _DECODERS CONFIGURATION To configure the Decoders from the front panel, press the Menu button. Using the Select knob, go to the Setup menu. Validate using the Enter button. Then, using the Select knob, go down the list and select Decoders. Confirm with the Enter button.

  • Page 139: Decoders Settings

    USER MANUAL 8.5 _DECODERS SETTINGS The different decoder settings given below are available through the graphic interface or through the front panel screen. 8.5.1 _GENERAL SETTINGS Figure 116: the surround upmixer option Figure 115: Decoder Setup Menu The General tab provides you different settings to configure the decoding behavior of the Altitude that does not directly concern the decoders.

  • Page 140: Dolby Decoder Settings

    Altitude 8.5.2 _DOLBY DECODER SETTINGS Figure 116: Dolby decoder settings • Surround Upmixer: switch on/off the Dolby surround upmixer; • Enable center spread: spread the Center channel across the Left and Right speakers. Creates a wider sound stage, recom- mended for playing musical content; •...

  • Page 141: Dts Decoder Settings

    USER MANUAL 8.5.3 _DTS DECODER SETTINGS Figure 117: DTS Decoder Settings • Neural:X Upmixer Bypass: disable the Neural:X Upmixer ; • Direct Mode: In “Direct Mode,” the audio is extracted and reproduced as closely as possible to what the content creator intended.

  • Page 142: Auro-3D Decoder Settings

    Altitude 8.5.4 _AURO-3D DECODER SETTINGS Figure 118: Auro-3D decoder settings • Decoder bypass: bypass the Auro-3D decoder; • Listening mode: • Auro-3D: enforce playback on the Auro-3D speaker layout. Incoming surround content is upmixed to the Auro-3D format ; • Surround: enforce playback on the surround speaker layout so that height speakers are disabled. Incoming stereo con- tent is upmixed to a surround format and incoming Auro-3D content is downmixed to a surround format.
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  • Page 145: Hdmi Features

    USER MANUAL 9 _HDMI FEATURES New Altitude’s firmware introduces a new menu dedicated to collect various HDMI information on the devices plugged to the unit, the various handshakes (EDID, HDCP) between them, and the current video status. We hope this data will help you in your setup procedure and otherwise will please the more tech-savvy among yours! The following document will explain some of the data and features displayed in this new menu but does not intend to be exhaustive.
  • Page 146 Altitude 9.2 _VIDEO TAB The Video Tab is divided into 3 sub-tabs: • a video input tab used to display information from the incoming signal from the currently selected HDMI source/input. 2 video outputs tabs, one for each HDMI output connector For both you will find video information: •...

  • Page 147: Troubleshooting An Hdmi Issue

    USER MANUAL Note that the color depth fields reported in the video outputs are indicating the display's capabilities, not the current mode used (please refer to the video input section for that info). 9.2.1 _TROUBLESHOOTING AN HDMI ISSUE Please find below the fields that you should monitor while experiencing the issue. To properly help you, the support team asks you to check these, so please, take a look before calling them.
  • Page 148 Altitude _9.2.1.2_ VIDEO OUTPUTS First look at the Video outputs should be on the “Detect” field. It simply indicates if something is plugged into the connector. If that’s not the case, check your connections! Next “State” and “Copy Protect” are important too. The first may directly show a failed copy protect handshake (“VIDEO_CP_ERR_AV_MUTED”).

  • Page 149: Setup Tab

    USER MANUAL 9.3 _SETUP TAB This tab let you configure HDMI inputs in HDMI 1.4 or 2.0 individually. This feature is intended to improve compatibility with some sources that do not handle correctly HDMI 2.0 components on their outputs. HDMI connectors are shown as on Altitude’s back panel. Green connectors are HDMI 1.4 and golden connectors are HDMI 2.0.

  • Page 150: In Edid Tab

    Altitude 9.4 _IN EDID TAB The In Edid menu is composed of 2 sections: • The audio input section • The video input section The audio input section is describing the “short audio descriptors”; a small set of data describing to the source that are the audio formats supported by the Altitude.

  • Page 151: Out Edid Tab

    USER MANUAL 9.5 _OUT EDID TAB The Out EDID Tab reports the EDID information read on the outputs ports if and only if a display is connected to at least one of them. You will find: 9.5.1 _AUDIO • Short Audio Descriptors of the display if it can handle sound, •...

  • Page 152: Manual Calibration

    Altitude 10 _MANUAL CALIBRATION This chapter explains very important tips to ensure a smooth and safe calibration process if you chose to proceed to a manual calibration. However, we strongly recommend using the Wizard to calibrate your system. 10.1 _VERY IMPORTANT TIPS Important Notes: •...

  • Page 153: Overview Of The Crossover Setup Procedure

    USER MANUAL IMPORTANT NOTE: Carefully read the entire chapter about the Altitude32 Essential Tools and Settings that you will be using throughout the calibration process. NOTE: Master 48 kHz clock modes should be used for calibration (Master 48kHz highly recommended).
  • Page 154 Altitude IMPORTANT NOTE: Setup of the crossover filters can be done simultaneously for multiple speakers thanks to their respective Link button. Linking has to be done before changing parameters. Please refer to the speaker manufacturer’s specification to determine the type of filters and crossover frequency. The Setup/Active Xovers page displays one tab for each loudspeaker.
  • Page 155 USER MANUAL • The Apply button is highlighted as soon as a parameter is modified and is used to compute and load the new settings into the processor. Once compute is finished, the biking gears icon disappears from the notification bar and filters are applied to the outputs.

  • Page 156: Adjust The Master Output Level

    Altitude 10.4.3 _ADJUST THE MASTER OUTPUT LEVEL The Altitude requires a minimum Sound Pressure Level for proper calibration of the active crossovers. Until that minimum SPL is reached, the test signal will keep playing through the same driver. For safety matters, we recommend performing that first calibration as if it were a test.

  • Page 157: Calibrate The Active Crossovers

    USER MANUAL 10.4.4 _CALIBRATE THE ACTIVE CROSSOVERS Low-driver calibration High-driver calibration ACTIVE ACTIVE XOVER XOVER Figure 124: the steps of the calibration process Once the master output level is set (see previous step), the Altitude ’s crossover calibration tool will automatically set up the level, delay and polarity of each driver.

  • Page 158: Verify The Sound Of The Calibrated Crossovers

    Altitude 10.4.5 _VERIFY THE SOUND OF THE CALIBRATED CROSSOVERS Once the calibration of the active crossovers is finished, it is critically important to verify the sound of the related speakers to identify any possible issues: • Visualize the acoustic graphs of the speakers connected to the active crossover; •...

  • Page 159: Listen To Each Speaker Connected To The Crossover

    USER MANUAL NOTE: • The levels, delays and polarities set previously are ignored during the calibration. In other words, adjusting these parameters before launching the calibration will have no effect on the result. • Under some circumstances, the automatic crossover algorithm may suggest inverted polarities for a driver from one speaker to another.

  • Page 160: Normal Calibration Sequence

    Altitude Adjust the output level: Increase the master level until the test signal moves on to the second speaker; Use the Altitude ’s metering tools in the Processor/Meters page to check the level of the microphone inputs; Use your ears to evaluate the perceived SPL of each driver and, if possible, increase the master output level to ensure that an optimal SPL is reached for all the speakers.

  • Page 161: Common Problems During Calibration

    USER MANUAL 10.5.4 _COMMON PROBLEMS DURING CALIBRATION Please see chapter 6.9.3. 10.5.5 _CALIBRATION STATUS The calibration status has 3 possible values: • Yes: If no problem occurred during the measurement. After calibration, the Top Bar indicates NOT READY, which means no sound can go through the processor until the optimization filters are computed.

  • Page 162: Compute The Optimization Filters

    Altitude 10.5.8 _COMPUTE THE OPTIMIZATION FILTERS After the calibration is completed, the Top Bar indicates NOT READY, which means no sound can go through the processor until the optimization filters are computed. To compute the optimization filters for your speaker measurements: •...

  • Page 163: Verify The Sound Of Your Optimized System

    USER MANUAL 11 _VERIFY THE SOUND OF YOUR OPTIMIZED SYSTEM The Altitude is now ready to be used but you may want to fine tune and personalize it to your own taste. 11.1 _VISUALIZE THE GRAPHICS Please see Analyzing the results chapter in section 6.11 11.2 _LISTEN TO THE SYSTEM Most importantly, listen carefully to your system by playing your favorite music and cinema samples.

  • Page 164: In Case Of Emergency, Break The Glass

    : AL.) The serial number of the unit: To be able to have some information about your unit, the Trinnov Audio partner or the Trinnov Audio support will need the serial number of your machine. If you don’t know the serial number of your unit, please go to your Altitude ’s back panel to find out its serial number or use the front panel menu (Menu/About).

  • Page 165: Send Us An Email

    In case of an emergency, you can call us at 01-84-23-40-34 (France) or at +33-1-84-23-40-34 from abroad. Our Support technicians will assist you. They speak French and English. The Trinnov Audio Support is open from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 1 am (CET).

  • Page 166: Appendix

    Crestron® module to remotely control the Altitude via RS232. The specifications of the protocol aswell as drivers for many automation systems (AMX, Control4, Creston, Elan, RTI, Savant,...) are publicly available and can be downloaded from the Support / Download section of Trinnov Audio’s website: http://www.trinnov.com...

  • Page 167: Signal Flow Of The Altitude

    USER MANUAL 13.4 _SIGNAL FLOW OF THE ALTITUDE 13.4.1 _SIGNAL FLOW OF THE ALTITUDE Not shown: • Input & output routing / Physical inputs & outputs Manual input & output EQs 13.4.2 _SETUP PROCESS AND FILTERS CALCULATION Active-Crossovers are set up first following a semi-automatic calibration procedure. The Optimizer’s filters calculation is made from the speaker measurement.

  • Page 168: Microphone Specifications

    Altitude 13.6.1 _MICROPHONE SPECIFICATIONS • 4 capsules in tetrahedron configuration. • Individual compensation filters • Frequency response within +/- 0.1dB across the 20Hz-24kHz frequency range • Spatial resolution below +/-2° • Built-in preamp • A 9V PP3 LR61 battery powers capsules and electronics •...

  • Page 169: Individual Compensation File

    USER MANUAL 13.6.3 _INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION FILE The individual compensation file of the microphone used by the Altitude can be modified in the Optimizer Settings/Calibration page. This file is delivered with the microphone on a USB stick. Calibration page Always make sure the microphone serial number indicated in the Configure page matches the label at the bottom of your microphone.
  • Page 170 Altitude Thank you for your attention. Enjoy your Altitude !
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