ABOUT THE 8400’S SIGNAL PROCESSING FEATURES..................................................................3-6
Dual-Mono Architecture.......................................................................................................3-6
Signal Flow...........................................................................................................................3-6
ITU-R 412 Compliance.......................................................................................................3-11
Two-Band Purist Processing ..............................................................................................3-12
Digital Radio Processing....................................................................................................3-12
Input/Output Delay.............................................................................................................3-13
Summary .............................................................................................................................3-13
CUSTOMIZING THE 8400’S SOUND ...........................................................................................3-13
Basic Modify.......................................................................................................................3-14
Intermediate Modify............................................................................................................3-15
Advanced Modify ................................................................................................................3-15
Gain Reduction Metering....................................................................................................3-16
ABOUT THE PROCESSING STRUCTURES ....................................................................................3-16
FACTORY PROGRAMMING PRESETS..........................................................................................3-17
Factory Programming Presets............................................................................................3-17
Table 3-1: Factory Programming Presets...................................................................................... 3-19
EQUALIZER CONTROLS ............................................................................................................3-24
Table 3-2: Five-Band Equalization Controls................................................................................. 3-24
STEREO ENHANCER CONTROLS................................................................................................3-28
Table 3-3: Stereo Enhancer Controls ............................................................................................ 3-29
AGC CONTROLS ......................................................................................................................3-30
Table 3-4: AGC Controls.............................................................................................................. 3-30
Advanced AGC Controls.....................................................................................................3-33
CLIPPER CONTROLS .................................................................................................................3-35
Table 3-5: Clipper Controls........................................................................................................... 3-36
Fig. 3-1: 0-100 kHz Baseband Spectrum (Loud-Hot preset)......................................................... 3-39
Fig. 3-2: 19 kHz Pilot Notch Filter Spectrum (Loud-Hot preset; detail)....................................... 3-39
Advanced Clipper Controls ................................................................................................3-40
THE TWO-BAND STRUCTURE...................................................................................................3-41
The Protection Presets........................................................................................................3-41
Setting Up the Two-Band Structure for Classical Music....................................................3-41
Customizing the Settings.....................................................................................................3-43
The Two-Band Structure’s Full Setup Controls..................................................................3-43
Table 3-6: Two-Band Controls...................................................................................................... 3-43
Advanced Two-Band Controls............................................................................................3-46
THE FIVE-BAND STRUCTURE ...................................................................................................3-47
Putting the Five-Band Structure on the Air........................................................................3-47
Customizing the Settings.....................................................................................................3-48
The Five-Band Structure’s Full Setup Controls .................................................................3-48
Table 3-7: Multiband Controls...................................................................................................... 3-48
Table 3-8: MB Attack/Release Controls ....................................................................................... 3-49
Table 3-9: MB Band Mix Controls ............................................................................................... 3-49
Advanced Multiband and Band Mix Controls ....................................................................3-54
ITU-R MULTIPLEX POWER CONTROLLER................................................................................3-57
TEST MODES............................................................................................................................3-59
Table 3-10: Test Modes................................................................................................................. 3-59
GETTING THE BASS SOUND YOU WANT...................................................................................3-60
USING THE 8400 PC REMOTE CONTROL SOFTWARE ................................................................3-62
Navigation Using the Keyboard .........................................................................................3-66