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Professional audio monitoring av6.D - av6.D+ - av8.D user manual atd 2 (audio technology design & distribution) 6 rue bois de sclessin, b-4102 ougrée, belgium web: www.Atd2.Com email: info@atd2.Com.
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Page 3 table of content 1 introduction ............................................................................................... 6 1.1 this manual ............................................................................................. 6 1.2 the product concept...............................
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Page 4 revision history date version author change 2010-12-12 1.0 x. Lambrecht initial revision product compliance the av2, av6 and av8 monitors comply with the following specifications: - en 55103-1: product family standard for audio, video, audio-visual and entertainment apparatus for professional...
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Page 5 safety instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instru...
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Page 6 1 introduction 1.1 this manual the latest manual revision is always available for download from www.Atd2.Com. Please compare to the revision number of the manual (see page 4) available for download from our web-site and download if newer. The present document will describe how to connect and ...
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Page 7 2 product description the av monitors are multi-amplified (2 amplifiers in total). There is one amplifier per driver unit. Refer to chapter 5 [technical specifications] for details. All far active monitors have the same capabilities and features. There are also no special requirements on powe...
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Page 8 3 speaker setup all controls, display and connectors are located at the rear of the monitor with the exception of a front led that indicates when the speaker is powered on and that also signals with various types of blinking the network activity, amplifier limiter in service and hardware faul...
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Page 9 3.1.2 aes/ebu input the monitor has a balanced aes/ebu input on a xlr combo plug. The aes/ebu input is selectable via the monitor control menu. The aes/ebu input complies with the iec 60958 standard. 2 audio channels are carried over an iec60958 stream. The desired channel is selectable via t...
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Page 10 - net to indicate that the far link network is the signal source the following picture shows the various speaker parameters accessible via the control panel and their associated value range. Figure 5: monitor setup parameter overview 3.3 parameter definition 3.3.1 speaker volume the speaker ...
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Page 11 mapped on the b channel. In multi-channel applications, three aes/ebu links are necessary. The channel mapping is usually defined as follow: aes/ebu link channel a channel b cable 1 left right cable 2 center lfe cable 3 surround left surround right it is also possible to select the sum of th...
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Page 12 network output. The monitor can route the digital input signals to the digital outputs in multiple ways (see section 3.4 for additional details). Digital output aes/ebu output far link network output copy i/o aes/ebu input far link network input aes/ebu aes/ebu input aes/ebu input network fa...
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Page 13 the curve “academy” has a low pass filter of the first order (6 db/oct) at 8 khz. It is meant to emulate the effect of a perforated cinema screen placed in front of the speakers. The curve car simulates the listening in a car environment. A 4 db boost at 50 hz and a 2 db boost at 3 khz. The ...
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Page 14 there are 7 qe sets plus the flat reference. Each eq set filters and name can be modified by the pc speaker control software (scs). The eq set selector does only recall the stored preset. The factory default for all the 7 eq sets is flat. The 4 first letters of the name of the selected eq se...
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Page 15 figure 18: low shelf gain parameter and possible value -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 10 100 1000 10000 100000 frequency (hz) g a in ( d b ) figure 19: low shelf frequency response -3db, -2db, -1db, 0db, +1db, +2db and +3 db gain (frequency = 300 hz and s = 1 are factory default) figure 20: low tilt ...
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Page 16 figure 21: low tilt frequency response for -3db, -2db, -1db, 0db, +1db, +2db and +3 db gain (frequency = 60 hz and q = 1.5 are factory default) figure 22: mid tilt gain parameter and possible value -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 10 100 1000 10000 100000 frequency (hz) g a in ( d b ) figure 23: mid ti...
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Page 17 figure 25: high tilt frequency response for -3db, -2db, -1db, 0db, +1db, +2db and +3 db gain values (frequency = 9500 hz and q = 1.2 are factory default) figure 26: high shelf gain parameter and possible value -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 10 100 1000 10000 100000 frequency (hz) g a in ( d b ) figur...
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Page 18 in slave mode, a change made on the speaker parameter via the speaker control panel is reflected on the network to allow the remote control or the scs to keep updated on the speaker configuration. The other speakers on the network will ignore these changes. In master mode, a change on a spea...
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Page 19 3.4 network operation the far active monitors can be connected together via the far link tm network, using standard cat5 cables (like the ones used in ethernet patch connections). Warning: do not use ethernet cross cable. They will not work properly. The network is optional in the use of the...
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Page 20 4 system setup in this chapter, the speaker will be represented by a box showing the speaker function with the required speaker parameter values and a box showing, for the same speaker, the digital signal routing. For instance, the following speaker representation is the . Left . One in the ...
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Page 21 used. Once again the network cables are optional if no remote control is required. The sequence in which the speakers are linked with the network cable is not relevant for this application. 4.2 digital setup 4.2.1 stereo 2.0 system there are 2 ways to setup a digital 2.0 system. The first on...
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Page 22 left right aes/ebu (left & right) note: it is not useful to have both the xlr cables and the network cable in place between two speakers. The quality of the digital audio link provided by the far link tm network is at least as good as the one of a classical aes/ebu output on xlr connector. 4...
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Page 23 however, for practical reasons and future system maintenance easiness, we do strongly recommend using the far link tm network, even if no remote control is required. 4.2.3 multi-channel 5.1 system a 5.1 digital setup does require 3 aes/ebu cables, each of them carrying 2 audio channels. The ...
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Page 24 note: if a second subwoofer for the lfe channel is required, it can simply be inserted right before or after the first subwoofer. The second subwoofer will copy all the settings of the first subwoofer but the spear id that shall be “ 9.Subwoofer 2 ”. If the proper sequence cannot be respecte...
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Page 25 fed to the left speaker, which bridges the stream to the far link tm network. The left speaker network output is connected to the center speaker network input. But the center speaker also has an aes/ebu (center & lfe) cable connected to its digital in connector. As only 1 digital stream can ...
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Page 26 …or may decide to keep the network cables as short as possible (as explained in details in the 5.1 setup description). The speaker id of the surround center can either be set to “ 6.Extra l ” or “ 7.Extra r ”..
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Page 27 5 technical specifications model av6.D av8.D woofer 8" 10" tweeter 1" soft dome 1" soft dome characteristics frequency response (-3db) 42 hz - 23 khz 38 hz - 23 khz max average spl @ 1m (100hz - 20khz) 109 dbspl 110 dbspl crossover frequency 2800 hz, lr-4 2800 hz, lr-4 power consumption dime...
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Page 28 features speaker control lcd display + 5-way navigator. Pc or remote control via the speaker network on rj45 preset curves flat, academy, tv, car, club & custom1 to 3 (all user configurable) 10 band eq 7 user defined sets low shelf -3 db to +3 db low tilt -3 db to +3 db mid tilt -3 db to +3 ...