Omnia Omnia.9 Installation And Operation Manual

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 TheBypasscontrolenablesordisablestheparametricEQ,loudnesscontours,andhighpass
filters.
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 The Monitor Output sections each contain Protection Limiters, a useful feature when
performingspeakercalibrations,whichareoftenperformedathigherthannormalvolume
levels and can involve radical amounts of parametric equalization in the pursuit of a flat
frequency response.  The Master Gain control adjusts the output level of each Monitor
OutputsectionrelativetotheProtectionLimiter.Ifyoufindyourselfhittingthelimiterat
normalvolumelevelsduringoraftercalibration,reducetheMasterGaincontrol.Youmay
alsofindthat inthecourseofcalibrationyouhavemade significantcutsto achieveaflat
output,andneedtousethiscontroltoraisetheoutputlevelsothatthecalibratedandun
calibratedoutputsmatchvolumewisewhenyoucomparethembyusingtheBypasscontrol.
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 TheLeftLevelandRightLevelcontrolsallowyoutoadjusttheoutputgainofeachchannel
individually and act as a sort of “balance” control in situations where the left and right
speakersarenotequallyspacedfromthemonitorpoint.
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 The SoloLeft andSolo Rightcontrolsallowyou tomonitoronly theleft oronly the right
channel.
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 TheLeftHighPassFilterandRightHighPassFiltercontrolsallowyoutosetthehighpass
filter cutoff point anywhere between 0 and 880Hz.  When calibrating smaller bassshy
speakers,therewillcomeapointwhereyoucannolongercompensateforsuchadeficiency
byEQing,anditismorepracticaltosimplynottryandpassthosefrequenciesatall.That
point will be clear on the RTA and is explained in more detailin theSpeaker Calibration
section.
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 The Pink Noise Left and Pink Noise Right controls turn the pink noise generator in each
channelonoroff.
TheMain2Menu
TheMain2MenucontainsthecontrolstosettheoutputlevelofeachMonitorOutput,adjustthe
master gain level, determine whether the left and right channels are adjusted together as a
“common” pair for both the parametric EQ and the Delay functions, invert the polarity of each
channel, set the overall delay time and individual channel delay, and adjust the Bass Clipper and
LimiterThresholdsforeachchannel.
 TheVolumeandMasterGaincontrolsareduplicatesofthosefoundintheMain1menu,but
arefoundhereaswellforconvenience.
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Omnia Omnia.9 Specifications

General

Brand	Omnia
Model	Omnia.9
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English