Datasat AP20 - Part 2: Installation and Setup

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AP20 Installation & Operating Guide Document # 9301H39200 Ver. 1.25
Part 2: Installation and Setup
This part of this manual contains information the theater technician needs to set up and configure the
AP20 Audio Processor.
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2.0 INSTALLATION AND SET UP 25
2.1 INSTALLATION CHECKLIST 25
2.2 UNPACKING SYSTEM COMPONENTS 26
2.2.1 PRELIMINARY INSPECTION 26
2.3 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW 26
2.4 AP20 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 26
2.5 CHASSIS RACK MOUNTING AND CONNECTION 28
2.5.1 RACK MOUNT RECOMMENDATIONS 28
2.5.2 POWER SUPPLY 28
2.6 NAVIGATING THE MENUS 29
2.7 ABOUT FORMATS 29
2.7.1 CREATING AN AUDIO FORMAT 31
2.8 FACTORY PRESETS 32
2.8.1 PRESET FORMATS 32
2.8.2 DEFAULT EQ 33
2.8.3 DEFAULT CHANNEL PROFILES 33
2.9 AP20 CONFIGURATION AND SETUP 34
2.9.1 EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS 34
2.9.2 SETTING AND ADJUSTING AUDIO OUTPUT LEVELS 34
2.9.3 THEATER EQUIPMENT CHECK 35
2.9.4 ASSIGN CHANNELS ON AP20 35
2.9.5 HEARING IMPAIRED OUTPUT 37
2.9.6 VERIFY CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS IN AUDITORIUM 37
2.10 B CHAIN ALIGNMENT USING 1/3 OCTAVE EQ 37
2.10.1 SET LEVELS TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE 39
2.10.2 PERFORM THE EQ 40
2.11 SUBWOOFER EQ – PARAMETRIC EQ 42
2.12 COPY EQ SET TO ANOTHER EQ SET 43
2.13 FINAL ADJUSTMENTS 44
2.14 COPY FORMAT 44
2.15 SETTING UP MULTIPLE SCREENS 44
2.16 USING DIRAC LIVE® TO TUNE THE AUDITORIUM 44
2.17 AP20 PLAYBACK SOUND CHECK 44
3.0 HOW-TO PROCEDURES FOR SETUP 45
3.1 EXAMPLE: CREATING A FORMAT 46
4.0 SETUP MENUS 47
4.1 THE MENU BUTTON 53
4.2 SYSTEM SETUP SCREEN 53
4.2.1 ASSIGN FADER LEVEL TO A FORMAT 55