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Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Operations Guide...
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This document was prepared and written by the Technical Documentation department at: Crestron Electronics, Inc. 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 1-888-CRESTRON Manufactured under license from Audyssey Laboratories. U.S. and foreign patents pending. MultEQ XT is a trademark of Audyssey Laboratories™. All brand names, product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Follow this checklist to tune your system. 1. Hardware Hookup NOTE: Crestron’s Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit may be used with an AMS, an AMS-AIP or a PSPHD. For simplicity within this guide, all three models will hereinafter collectively be referred to as “the processor”.
Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit NOTE: Use care when attaching the microphone cable so as not to strain the connector. 2. Room EQ Setup NOTE: When Pro Sound Tools™ or PROCISE™ Tools is run for the first time, a setup wizard will take your through the process. Thereafter, the Configure button can be used to initiate the process.
A. Transfer the MultEQ B. MultEQ Operations Guide – DOC. 6565C Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Press the Measure button. The Audyssey™ test signal will play a series of 10 “chirps” through each channel. Move the microphone to another listening position and press the Measure button again.
On the PSPHD, the last setting will take priority. Conclusion This concludes the Quickstart section of the Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Operations Guide. Continue reading for more information on installing and operating the Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit.
Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Introduction Creston’s Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit for the Adagio and the PROCISE™ High Definition Professional Surround Sound Processor allows custom installers use the Audyssey MultEQ MultEQ Audyssey MultEQ your theater using an ingenious equalization solution that automatically corrects the time, level and frequency response for each speaker within the space.
Crestron suggests you keep the CD and the microphone together and also that you make a backup copy of the CD and store it in a safe place. The Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit requires that you have at least one of the following software applications installed on your PC: Hardware Hookup While making connections, all components in the system should be powered off.
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Sound Processor Operations Guide (Doc. 6837). All are available from the Crestron website (www.crestron.com/manuals). NOTE: The Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit provides 3 18’ XLR cables. If more cable length is required to reach the processor, you can add these as needed in between the male XLR end of the microphone cable and the XLR end of the XLR to stereo 3.5 mm cable (for the AMS) or the XLR end of the XLR to mini XLR cable...
“Pro Sound Tools” Window Click Configure at the top of the window to open the “System Configuration” window. 4 • Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit ® Pro application can be accessed directly ®...
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If you have not already installed the special file for the microphone that came with your Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit, insert the CD that came with your kit and click Add/Change Mic Setup File. The application will present a standard “Browse”...
If you have not already installed the special file for the microphone that came with your Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit, insert the CD that came with your kit and click Add/Change Mic Setup File. The application will present a standard “Browse”...
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The “Options” screen is where you select the microphone file to match the microphone you are using. If you have more than one Professional Surround Sound Operations Guide – DOC. 6565C Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit • 7...
(within a half inch) for setting delays and determines levels (within half a dB) for each speaker. The speaker type, distance, level, filter 8 • Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Crestron Operations Guide – DOC. 6565C...
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Stagger the height of the microphone by a few inches from location to location to account for different listener heights. Operations Guide – DOC. 6565C Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit • 9...
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NOTE: You can always return to the “Measurement” screen and measure more positions by clicking the back arrow (the application will remember the last measured position). 10 • Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit ® Pro measures the absolute polarity of each individual Operations Guide –...
Crossover is displayed in Hz. The Crossover information will be automatically set in the processor. You can use the drop-down menus to override the crossover settings that will be sent to the processor. 1. Your system does not have a subwoofer. Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit • 11...
NOTE: To cover a wide range of room types, MultEQ selection of three target curves. 12 • Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit 2. Your satellite speakers extend as low or lower in frequency than your subwoofer. Even in this case, however, you may not want to use Large because your subwoofer probably has better power handling for the bass.
Click the forward arrow to calculate your correction curves and proceed to the “Save Results” screen. Save Results ONLY ONLY Operations Guide – DOC. 6565C Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Pro Sound Tools “Save Results” Screen PROCISE Tools “Save Results” Screen Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit • 13...
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Day, Evening and Midnight presets. (Refer to “Audyssey Settings” on page 17.) Change the MultEQ There are two options for changing the MultEQ 14 • Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit ® XT Filters ® Pro application is turned off before the transfer is ®...
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Operations Guide – DOC. 6565C Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit ® Pro On/Off Frequency Response Curves ® Pro correction applied, while the graphs on the right are with the MultEQ ® Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit • 15 ® ®...
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Crestron button. This action may take several minutes. The status bar will indicate the progress of this action (refer to illustrations below). ONLY ONLY 16 • Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit ® XT Filters ® XT filters, click the Save Permanently to Pro Sound Tools “Save Results”...
11) is longer than the physical distance, it is probably correct since subwoofers often have digital amps that delay the signal. ONLY ONLY 18 • Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit “Pro Sound Tools” Window (Showing Audyssey Settings) “PROCISE Tools” Window (Showing Audyssey Settings) Crestron ®...
AMS Media System ® Adagio AMS-AIP Media System with Advanced Image Processing PSPHD PROCISE™ High Definition Professional Surround Sound Processor Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit • 19 CORRECTIVE ACTION Make sure USB cable is securely connected between PC and processor.
Future Updates As Crestron improves functions, adds new features and extends the capabilities of the Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit, additional information may be made available as manual updates. These updates are solely electronic and serve as intermediary supplements prior to the release of a complete technical documentation revision.
Operations Guide – DOC. 6565C Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit LICENSE TERMS OTHER LIMITATIONS Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit • 21...
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MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, NOR AUTHORIZES OTHER PARTY MERCHANTABILITY FOR THIS PRODUCT. THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS WARRANTIES. 22 • Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit PROPRIETARY RIGHTS GOVERNING LAW CRESTRON LIMITED WARRANTY OFFER WARRANTIES,...
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Crestron Electronics, Inc. Operations Guide – DOC. 6565C 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647 (2018352) Tel: 888.CRESTRON 02.10 Fax: 201.767.7576 Specifications subject to www.crestron.com change without notice.
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