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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 ® Audyssey MultEQ is a trademark of Audyssey Laboratories™. All brand names, product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2007 Crestron Electronics, Inc.
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Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Contents Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit 1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1 Setup ..........................................................................................................................................2 Supplied Hardware ..........................................................................................
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Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Introduction ® Creston’s Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit for the Adagio Media System ® allows custom installers use the Audyssey MultEQ Pro PC application to bring ® Audyssey MultEQ XT sound equalization technology to high quality listening ® rooms. Audyssey MultEQ XT creates an optimum listening experience for every seat in your theater using an ingenious equalization solution that automatical
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Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Crestron Setup Supplied Hardware The hardware supplied with the Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit is listed in the following table. Supplied Hardware for the Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER QUANTITY APM1 Microphone & CD with Calibration 4504520 1 File Cable Assembly, XLR to Stereo 3.5 mm, 5” 2017722 1 Cable Assembly, USB 2.0, Series “A” to “B” 2014966 1 Plugs, 6’ Cable Assembly, Female Mini XLR to Male 201828
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Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Microphone Stand and Microphone in Measuring Position Connect the mini female XLR end of the female mini XLR to male XLR cable to the microphone. Connect the male XLR end of the cable to the XLR end of the XLR to stereo 3.5 mm cable. Connect the stereo 3.5 mm plug to the microphone input on the AMS. For details, refer to the latest version of the Adagio Media System Operations Guide (Doc. 6509) which is available from the Crestron websit
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Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Crestron Operation Initial Configuration ® The Audyssey MultEQ Pro application can be accessed directly through Pro Sound Tools or through Pro Sound Tools via Crestron Toolbox. NOTE: When Pro Sound Tools is run for the first time, a setup wizard will run to take you through the necessary steps for your system. Thereafter, the Configure button can be used to initiate the process. “Pro Sound Tools” Window Click Configure at the top of the window
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Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Room EQ setup When the Pro Sound Tools application is launched it will provide a window for selecting the current system configuration (for example, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 plus additional rooms, etc.). When a center speaker or subwoofer is not used, un-check the Front Center Speaker and/or Subwoofer checkboxes as appropriate, in order to enable “phantom” center and “phantom” subwoofer. The phantom setting will route center and/or subwoofer informati
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Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Crestron Options Screen 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 Tuning Kit and therefore more than one microphone, it is important that you choose the correct serial number for the microphone you are using during the installation. The serial number on the microphone setup file should match the one printed on the microphone. Click the fo
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Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit The microphone should be positioned as far out from the stand as possible to minimize the effect of stand reflections. NOTE: You must place the microphone in a vertical position with the capsule facing the ceiling for all measurements. Refer to illustration on page 3. Quiet the room as much as possible. Background noise can disrupt the room measurements. Turn off cell phones, televisions, radios, air conditioners, fluorescent lights and ot
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Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Crestron After the application is finished playing the 10 chirps through each channel, the application will transfer each channel’s measurement (this takes several seconds). Click Undo Last if you want to erase your previous measurement. Click Clear All at any time to erase all your position measurements and go back to Position 1. Additional Position Measurements Move the microphone to another listening position and press the Measure button again.
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Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Detection Results Detection Results Screen This Detection Results screen displays the speaker Distance, Polarity and Trim results derived from your Position 1 measurement (refer to “Position 1 Measurement” on page 7) and the recommended Crossover derived from all of your position measurements. • Speaker Type detects if the speaker connected to that channel is a satellite or a subwoofer. • Distance (in feet) will automatically set the di
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Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Crestron NOTE: Even if the Distance shown for the subwoofer is longer than the physical distance, it is probably correct since subwoofers often have digital amps that delay the signal. Click the forward arrow to proceed to the Target Sound Options screen. Target Sound Options Target Sound Options Screen On the Target Sound Options screen, choose which of the Audyssey target curves you want to use by selecting the radio button next to the curve.
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Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit woofer and the tweeter. You can return to this screen later and change your setting for this option if you prefer. Click the forward arrow to calculate your correction curves and proceed to the Save Results screen. Save Results Save Results Screen ® Transfer the MultEQ XT Filters Transfer the correction filters you have calculated by clicking the Transfer to Crestron button. This process temporarily stores the filters so you can listen
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Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Crestron Insert program material into your source component. Play a track from the disc. Use ® the Turn MultEQ On and Turn MultEQ Off buttons to demo the MultEQ XT filters. ® NOTE: If the customer is present during the MultEQ Pro On/Off demo, have them sit or stand within the room area you measured earlier. If they are not positioned ® inside this area, it is less likely they will hear the full effect of the MultEQ XT filters. ® Change the MultEQ
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Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit NOTE: Depending on the browser you are using and its security settings, you may ® see a message when you click View Results. For example, with Internet Explorer you may see a message that says “To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has restricted this file from showing active content that could access your computer. Click here for options…” (refer to illustration that follows this note). When you enable, you will see the full gra
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Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Crestron Calibration Completed Screen ® MultEQ Pro Settings in Pro Sound Tools ® The Gain, Delay and Crossover settings determined by MultEQ Pro can now be viewed in Pro Sound Tools (refer to illustration below). Pro Sound Tools also allows you to change any of these settings to suit your individual tastes or requirements. “Pro Sound Tools” Window (Showing Audyssey Settings) NOTE: Even if the Distance shown for the subwoofer (refer to “Detectio
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Crestron Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Problem Solving Troubleshooting The following table provides corrective action for possible trouble situations. If further assistance is required, please contact a Crestron customer service representative. Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Troubleshooting TROUBLE POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) CORRECTIVE ACTION “Crestron USB cable not Make sure USB cable is processor was connected. securely connected between not detected…” PC and AMS. message.
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Professional Surround Sound Tuning Kit Crestron Further Inquiries If you cannot locate specific information or have questions after reviewing this guide, please take advantage of Crestron's award winning customer service team by calling the Crestron corporate headquarters at 1-888-CRESTRON [1-888-273-7876]. For assistance in your local time zone, refer to the Crestron website (http://www.crestron.com/offices) for a listing of Crestron worldwide offices. You can also log onto the online h
