Table Of Contents - OPTICOM OPERA - V 3.5 User Manual

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Contents
Software License Agreement and Limitations ....................................... 1
General .......................................................................................................................... 1
Complaints Concerning Defects.................................................................................................. 1
Software License ........................................................................................................................ 1
Limitations, Warranty, Liability .................................................................................................... 2
Applicable law and Place of Jurisdiction...................................................................................... 4
Preface ..................................................................................................... 5
How this Manual is Organized .................................................................................................... 5
Conventions Used in This Manual............................................................................................... 6
Further Information and Support ................................................................................................. 7
1 Introduction ................................................................................ 9
1.1 What is OPERA™?............................................................................................ 9
1.2 Getting to Know the OPERA™ Product Family ............................................... 11
1.2.1
1.2.2
2 Test Methodology..................................................................... 13
2.1 Assessing Quality ............................................................................................ 13
2.2 Advanced Audio Measurements Employing "Perceptual Modeling" ................. 15
2.3 International Standardization ........................................................................... 16
2.4 Which "Measurement" for Which "Application"?............................................... 18
2.5 Selection of the Reference File ........................................................................ 20
2.6 How to Assess "Signal Enhancers".................................................................. 20
3 Installation and Setup .............................................................. 23
3.1 OPERA™ Software Suite ................................................................................ 23
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.2 OPERA™ Measurement System ..................................................................... 24
3.2.1
3.2.2
OPERA™ Measurement System ......................................................................... 11
OPERA™ Software Suite ..................................................................................... 12
Unpacking the Software ....................................................................................... 23
System Requirements .......................................................................................... 23
Installation and Setup ........................................................................................... 24
Verification............................................................................................................ 24
Workstation version .............................................................................................. 24
Portable PC Version ............................................................................................. 26
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