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- Page 1 Owner's Enjoyment Manual The RIALTO Seven Channel Home Theater Equalizer/Crossover ® THEATER SERIES...
- Page 2 Date Purchased ________________________________ Dealer Name __________________________________ Serial Number _________________________________ The RIALTO Owner's Enjoyment Manual...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
B. Building crossover modules ..........Page 18 Other Great AudioControl Products ......Page 19 Limited Warranty . - Page 4 So, even though you’re dying to try it out, please take twenty minutes or so to glance over this rhetoric and learn about the Rialto home theater equalizer. Anything that has this many sliders deserves all the explanation it can get.
- Page 5 Stereo surrounds and independent subwoofer channels ensure compatibility with newer digital surround systems. • Award-Winning Quality Designed and built in the USA by AudioControl - an award winning manufacturer of high-quality audio components since 1977. Backed up by a comprehensive FIVE year warranty.
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Page 6: Features
1977. No other company has our expertise for bringing out the best possible sound from every audio system. The dual-bandwidth design of the Rialto gives the home theater aficionado professional control over their sound environment. - Page 7 THE MOST IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION OF ALL: Fill out the warranty card and mail it to us. Also, record the serial number and put your sales receipt in a safe place. This is very important in the unlikely event that your new unit gets a sudden virus, or for proof of ownership if somebody takes a liking to your theater system in the middle of the night.
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Page 8: A Guided Tour Of The Rialto's Controls
Programmable Frequency Match (PFM) subsonic filter 7 band 1/3 octave stereo subwoofer equalizer 11 band 2/3 octave front channel equalizer 11 band 2/3 octave center channel equalizer 5 band custom-contoured stereo surround equalizer The RIALTO Owner's Enjoyment Manual Page 5... - Page 9 THE CAST: Rear Panel WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT OPEN AVIS: 22410 70th Avenue West RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR 206-775-8461 ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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Page 10: Installation
No sweat. That’s what the outlet on the back of the Rialto is for. Plug the Rialto into the receiver; then plug the disk player into the Rialto. A disk player and the Rialto together don’t begin to exceed the wattage rating for a switched outlet... -
Page 11: Getting It All Hooked Up
System Examples A/V receiver system Video WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT OPEN AVIS: 22410 70th Avenue West RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA WARNING: 206-775-8461 TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. -
Page 12: Separate Decoder / Amplifier System With Subwoofer
120 VAC 60 Hz QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY. CAUTION: 120 VAC 60 Hz CSA REPLACE WITH SAME TYPE 125mA, 250V FUSE. 220 VAC 50 Hz ATTENTION: UTILISER UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MEME TYPE DE 125mA, 250V. The RIALTO Owner's Enjoyment Manual Page 9... -
Page 13: Digital Surround System
System Examples Digital 5.1 surround system Surround Front Center R Subwoofer WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT OPEN AVIS: 22410 70th Avenue West RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA NE PAS OUVRIR WARNING: 206-775-8461 TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. -
Page 14: Making Everything Equal
2. The acoustic environment of the room. 3. The system electronics with the Rialto home theater equal- izer. Work on items 1 & 2 before fine tuning with the Rialto. Here are some tips to get the most out of your speaker placement and acoustic environment. -
Page 15: Level Matching
2 volts. 2) The output level controls and the 1 volt LED indicator allow you to match the Rialto to your amplifiers. If you are in doubt about how high to set the outputs for your particular amplifiers, adjust the level controls so the 1 volt LED is flickering when your receiver/preamp volume control is almost at maximum. -
Page 16: Equalization
A House Curve 15 dB 12 dB 9 dB 6 dB 3 dB 0 dB -3 dB -6 dB -9 dB -12 dB -15 dB 20 Hz 200 Hz 2000 Hz 20000 Hz Frequency Response The RIALTO Owner's Enjoyment Manual Page 13... - Page 17 Equalization Each set of speakers in your surround system has different equalization requirements. The main front speakers reproduce the majority of the sound and have the widest frequency range. Equalize them with the “House Curve” in mind, gradually rolling off the higher frequencies. Example settings - Front The subwoofer can be either part of the front channels (stan- Important Note: Not all...
- Page 18 2.5kHz equalizer control will help fill in when equalizing. The response will their crossover notch. Also, try dropping sound very different outside of the null the 12kHz if the surrounds seem a bit area. bright. Example curve - Surround The RIALTO Owner's Enjoyment Manual Page 15...
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Page 19: Analyzing Your System
1) The test signal generator (pink noise) to play through the speakers, To set the Rialto with a real-time audio analyzer, you will need to 2) A reference microphone to listen to the connect your pink noise generator into the Rialto one channel at a sound coming back from the speakers, 3) time. -
Page 20: Appendices
5. There’s a company that specializes in ‘Making good systems sound better’. AudioControl has been designing and building the highest quality equalizers and sound processors since 1977. Nobody else has put that much research and effort into the art of equalization. -
Page 21: Building Crossover Modules
The Rialto comes with a programmable 24dB/octave Linkwitz- Riley crossover. It is preset at the factory at 90Hz. This frequency is easily changed by removing the top of your unit and replacing the existing resistor module in the socket. -
Page 22: Other Great Audiocontrol Products
Phase Coupled Activator natural sounding and more fun.” Series Three The R-130 is one of the flagships of the AudioControl home product line. It is the best that we could design and will comple- ment any audiophile system or quality home theater. -
Page 23: Limited Warranty
(B) an authorized service center; or (C) somebody autho- rized in writing by AudioControl to service the Rialto equalizer. If anyone other than (A), (B) or (C) messes with the Rialto equalizer, that voids your warranty. 4. You have to fill out the warranty card and send it to us within 15 days after purchasing the Rialto equalizer. - Page 24 This is the only warranty given by AudioControl. This war- ranty gives you specific legal rights that vary from state to state. Promises of how well the Rialto equalizer will perform are not implied by this warranty. Other than what we have covered in this warranty, we have no obligation, express or implied.
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Page 25: What To Do If You Need Service
Service What to do if you need service First, contact AudioControl, either by phone 425/775-8461 or FAX 425/778-3166. We’ll verify if there is anything wrong that you can fix yourself, or arrange to have it sent back to our factory for repair. -
Page 26: Block Diagram
Specifications Block diagram WIDE CIRCUIT WIDE CIRCUIT 24dB/OCTAVE CROSSOVER The RIALTO Owner's Enjoyment Manual Page 23... -
Page 27: Specifications
Specifications CREDITS (specifications) Number of channels ..........7 (L,R,C,Sub ,Sub ,Surround ,Surround... - Page 28 The End EPILOGUE © AudioControl 1995, AudioControl is a division of Electronic Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. All rights are reserved. AudioControl and Making Good Stereo Sound Better are registered trademarks of Electronic Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. This manual was written, designed, and printed while fighting a life-and-death struggle with giant banana slugs and drinking a double-grandé, vanilla latté.
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