Outlaw Audio 1070 User Manual download pdf (Page 34)

Outlaw Audio

Owner’s Manual

3. With the cursor pointing to CHANNEL CALIBRATION, press SET on

the front panel or the remote.

The Channel Calibration sub-menu appears:

CHANNEL CALIBRATION

> TEST TONE :OFF

AUTO SEQ :ON

FRONT LEFT : 0dB

CENTER : 0dB

FRONT RIGHT : 0dB

SURR RIGHT : 0dB

SURR BACK R

: 0dB

SURR BACK L

: 0dB

SURR LEFT : 0dB

SUBwOOFER : 0dB

RETURN TO MAIN MENU

To calibrate the channel levels of the Model 1070, you can use either the built-

in test tone, or your own test disc or tone generator. In addition, when using

the internal test tone, you can have the Model 1070 circulate the signal from

one speaker to the next automatically (AUTO SEQ: ON), or you can select each

channel manually

We recommend using the Model 1070’s test tone for your initial adjustments.

The use of the tone assures that an equal level signal is sent to each channel,

providing an accurate basis for the adjustments. The test tone is a wide band-

width signal technically called “pink noise,” that sounds a bit like a waterfall.

This wide bandwidth signal avoids some of the room problems a single tone

test signal (like a sine wave) might generate and compensates for speakers that

have different “acoustic signatures.”

If you wish to use a test disc or your own tone generator to make the output

level adjustments, make certain that the input for the source to be used for

the external test signal is selected, and if necessary in the “play” mode before

proceeding.

SETUP HINT: Regardless of which modes you select for actually

adjusting the channel levels, we recommend that you set both TEST

TONE and AUTO SEQ to ON so that the tone circulates through all

channels automatically. Do not make any adjustments during this ﬁrst

pass. Rather, note the position of the cursor in the on-screen menu list-

ing or the channel names that will appear in the lower line of the front

panel display and make certain that you hear the test tone from each

speaker in your system at the location that matches the name shown.

This enables you to check that all speakers are properly connected to

the correct channel output. If any speaker does not output the tone

when it should, or if the tone comes from a speaker position that does

not match the cursor position (such as the tone coming from the Sur-

round Left speaker when the cursor is pointing to Surround Right), exit

the menu system, turn your Model 1070 off and check your speaker

connections before proceeding further.

If you are using a sound pressure (SPL) meter (recommended), place the meter

close to where your ears would be while watching or listening. Most have a tripod

socket in order to use a camera/camcorder tripod to set the meter in exactly the

right place without straining to hold it there for the entire calibration period.

Remember to set the weighting curve to “C” and the response to“Slow.” Then

adjust the range dial so that the meter reads somewhere near 0. You’ll be able

to read the output level of each speaker directly with no guessing or dependence

on your brain’s (notoriously unreliable) “acoustic memory.”

Channel Calibration with the Model 1070 Test Tone

The Model 1070 is factory set to automatically send the test tone sequentially to

each of the speakers in your system. Alternatively, if you set AUTO SEQ to OFF,

you can use the and Navigation buttons to move the cursor manually to

each speaker that you would like to adjust. Use the and Navigation buttons

to change the output level.

To calibrate the channels with the internal Test Tone:

1. With the cursor pointing to

TEST TONE, press the and buttons

on the front panel or remote

so that the setting is ON

If AUTO SEQ is set to

, the cursor will automatically drop down two

lines to the FRONT LEFT speaker position, and the test tone will be

heard from that speaker.

If you change the AUTO SEQ setting to

OFF

, you will need to use the

and Navigation buttons to change a channel. In this mode you

may take as long as is needed to adjust any channel, changing them

as you desire.

2. Press the button on the front panel or remote to raise the level

in the channel, or

to lower it

The channel with the cursor next to it is the one you can adjust.

You can adjust each channel’s relative level from -10dB to +10dB. This

will give you adequate adjustment range for almost any multi-channel

system calibration.

When the level from one speaker sounds (or better yet, measures) close

to the previous channel, let the Test Tone circulate to the next channel,

or use the and Navigation buttons to move the channel if you have

AUTO SEQ set to OFF.

Repeat the sequence as the tone moves from one channel to another

as often as is needed until the output from each speaker sounds (or

measures) the same as all the others.

3. When you have ﬁnished setting the level for all of the channels in

your system, move the cursor to RETURN TO MAIN MENU by using

the

and buttons on the front panel or remote.

4. Press SET on the front panel or the remote.

The Main Menu appears.

Manual Channel Calibration with Your Own Test Source

If you wish to use a test disc or tone generator to make the output level adjust-

ments, make certain that the input for the source to be used for the external test

signal is selected, and if necessary in the “play” mode before proceeding.

Before you begin, make sure that you are in the Channel Calibration sub-menu

and that TEST TONE and AUTO SEQ are both set to OFF.

To manually calibrate channel levels:

1. With the input for the source of the external tone generator or test

disc on and playing, move the cursor by using the

and buttons

on the front panel or remote to FRONT LEFT.

System Setup

1 2 ... 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ... 51 52

Comments to this Manuals

No comments

Outlaw Audio 1070 User Manual Page 34

Comments to this Manuals