Calibration Of The Panorama Program - Lexicon CP-1 - REV 1.0 Owner's Manual

Connection
and
Calibration
Balancing
Additional Channels
1. Select
2.Push Param to
Pro Logic
CALIBRATE
3.Push UP
for ON
Adjust other output levels until all
directions are equally loud.
Calibration of the
Panorama Program
60°
60°
SPEAKER ANGLE is the angle
between the main speakers as
seen from the listening position -
here it is about 60°.
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If you are using only two audio channels, level adjustment is now complete.
If you have additional channels, use the following procedure to set their
levels to match the main stereo pair.
Use the VOLUME DOWN button to reduce the CP-1's level to about -20 dB.
If the EFFECT MUTE LED is on, push EFFECT MUTE to cancel it. Push
program button 12; the display will read: PRESET 12 on the left and
SURROUND PRO LOGIC on the right. Push PARAM four times or until
the display reads: CALIBRATE. Push PARAM UP to turn on the calibration
signal.
The sound you hear is a band of noise centered around 1 kHz, being sent in
sequence to: all channels, left side plus left front, center, right side plus right
front and rear channel(s). If you have a center speaker, the rear-panel
CENTER/PHANTOM button should be out. Since all levels are down
except for MAIN, you will hear only: both fronts, left only, silence, right
only, silence. If you have no center speaker, the rear-panel button should
be in and you will hear: both fronts, left-only, both fronts,right only, silence.
Now turn on the remaining power amplifiers and turn up SIDE, REAR and
CENTER gain until the individual loudness of the sounds reaching your
listening position is the same and the all-channel signal is evenly distributed
from all speakers. The CALIBRATE ON display will remain for as long as
you use this mode. When the front, center, side and rear channels are
balanced, press PARAM DOWN to turn off the calibration signal.
Finally, if you are using a separate low-frequency channel, use music or the
test signal of your choice to adjust the SUB WOOFER gain until the low bass
balances the rest of the spectrum. This completes the initial connections and
level adjustments of the CP-1.
PANORAMA works by canceling the sound going from each speaker to the
opposite ear. The effectiveness of the program is highly dependent on the
geometry of your front loudspeakers, the room and your listening position.
The correct timing of the canceling signal varies with the angle between
your main speakers. The SPEAKER ANGLE parameter, displayed in de-
grees, adjusts for wide or narrow speaker spacing. For the two canceling
signals to arrive at both ears at the same time you must be centered precisely
between the speakers. The Listener Position parameter (LISTENER POS)
delays the corrections from either channel and allows adjustment for an off-
center listening chair or for asymmetrical speaker placement.
The ideal setup for Panorama is an acoustically dead room, with speakers
well away from the walls, and the listener on the center line between the
speakers. The effect is diminished by reflections from nearby surfaces.
Furthermore, if the listener sees the two speakers from different angles their
responses will differ. The addition of acoustic absorption (soft furniture,
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