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ACTIVE STUDIO MONIT ORS MANUAL
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4 Important Safety Instructions 5 Quick Set-Up Guide 7 Introduction 8 Concept & Design Philosophy 9 Unpacking & Visual Checks 10 Preliminary Recommendation 10 Monitor Placement 10 Orientation 11 Master & Slave Concept 13 Rear Panel Description 14 Operational Overview 15 iDP™ Display & Setup Procedure 16 Set-Ups 25 Set-Up When The Monitors are connected 27 Parameter Description 28 Bass Management 29 Set-Up Menu 30 ® Parameters Available for Precision 6 iDP™ Precision 8 iDP™ 30 ® Parameters Availa
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the intended to alert the user to the presence of important presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude the literature accompanying the product. ! to con
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QUICK SETUP GUIDE Below is a quick guide on how to connect different variations of setups. Connections must be made exactly as illustrated. Detailed descriptions of the setups can be found on pages 16-24. 5
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ACTIVE STUDIO MONIT ORS NOTE (7.1 only) If you wish to set up your system with side channels as opposed to five “screen” channels: Simply substitute LI (Left Inner) & RI (Right Inner), for SL (Side Left) & SR (Side Right) as shown in the adjacent diagram. Follow the same format for 7.1 Digital & 7.1 Digital @ 192 kHz. * SDDS® (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound®) is designed exclusively for motion picture theatres; there is no consumer equivalent. 6
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Introduction In order to maintain our leading position in the worldwide professional studio market, the core technologies of Tannoy are constantly being refined. The latest updates have resulted in a fully re-engineered Dual Concentric™ drive unit and an improved, ultra high performance SuperTweeter™, which is a key component within Tannoy’s long-term development programme of WideBand™ technology. Due to our partnership with the TC Group of companies, Tannoy’s highly experienced engineering team
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ACTIVE STUDIO MONIT ORS Concept & Design Philosophy The following is an introduction to the concept behind the iDP™ system. Detailed setup guides and explanations of all of the parameter functions can be found in later sections of this manual. Precision iDP™ Monitors offer the following advantages over conventional monitors:- System integration and networking (preset recall, central control) Flexibility/adjustment of processing parameters (to the room, personal preference etc.) Extreme precision
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TANNOY WideBand™ SuperTweeter™ The Tannoy SuperTweeter™ extends the amplitude response beyond 20kHz audibility to 51kHz to correct the phase response from 8kHz to 20kHz within the audible band. This preserves the harmonic structure of sounds and the stability of the stereo image. The smooth tweeter faceplate contours prevent diffraction and cavity effects. CABINET The cabinet has a 40mm MDF sculpted front-baffle. It’s stiff, heavy and rigid design minimises diffraction. The recessed drive units
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ACTIVE STUDIO MONIT ORS Preliminary Recommendation A word of warning on high sound levels - these speakers are capable of generating high output levels over sustained periods of time and such levels, over 95dB SPL for 8 hours per day, can eventually cause permanent hearing loss. Since Tannoy monitors have a natural-sounding flat frequency response and low distortion, it's possible not to be aware just how high the sound level is high while working with them. For continuous exposure we recommend
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Master & Slave Concept Two types of hardware exist for each Precision 6 iDP™ and Precision 8 iDP™ (with the exception of the subwoofer – Slave only). Master – A Master unit is able to: Receive digital audio on AES/EBU connections (two channels) Receive analog audio (two channels) Send and receive audio and control data via the proprietary TC LINK connection Master Monitor To Set a Master Monitor as the System Controller the TC LINK button on the rear panel must be left in the out position Only o
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ACTIVE STUDIO MONIT ORS Slave Monitor & Subwoofer The slave unit is able to receive and distribute audio and control data via the proprietary TC LINK connection The TS112 iDP™or TS212 iDP™subwoofer can be used in any iDP system. Slave Monitor Network Connections The Slave and Sub units contain one RJ45 Input connector and one Link connector. Via the RJ45 input connector the Slave unit is supplied with audio and control data from the Master unit. Audio signal from the source is fed to the master
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Master Unit 1. System controller/slave switch. In the “out” position the monitor operates 1 1 as a System Controller. * There can only be one system Controller in a setup. 2 In the “in” position the monitor operates as a 3 regular master or a slave unit. 2. RJ45 link connectors for downstream slave units, remote and PC control. 4 3. Analogue Inputs. 4. AES/EBU Digital Input 5 5. Word Clock BNC Sync 6. Power Input 100-240v and Power ON/Off Switch. 5 Slave/Subwoofer 1. RJ45 Link Connections for do
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ACTIVE STUDIO MONIT ORS Parameter structure accessible via the Precision iDP™ monitor set as System Controller Empty Custom 999002 L Front Stereo Analog Volume -50.0 dB Stereo Digital Stereo 192 kHz Surround Analog Surround Digital ENTER Surround 192 kHz *Select Mode 5.1 dig/6 master *Select Task Off X-over 50Hz No task Bass Management ENTER L Front X-over Off X-over 80Hz R Front X-over Ext 50Hz Centre X-over 80Hz (C) SUB X-over THX 80Hz X-over SC 120Hz L Sur R Sur C Sur ENTER ENTER L SUB R SUB
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The iDP™ Display - Master EXIT ENTER INTERACTIVE DIGITAL PROGRAMMING ENTER key CURSOR UP/DOWN key These keys are used for navigating and adjusting The ENTER key has two main functions: To enter the menus currently displayed. parameter values. To set the displayed parameter in Edit mode. When a parameter can be edited via the CURSOR keys a The previous page illustrates how to navigate through “H “ is set as the first character in front of the parameter. parameters using the iDP™ display. EXIT k
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ACTIVE STUDIO MONIT ORS Setups General Setup Procedure Decide which Setup you are going to build. Connect the Precision iDP™ monitors exactly as shown on the following pages. Power up all monitors. Set one of the Master-monitors as the System Controller as shown on the Setup diagrams. Leaving the TC LINK button on the rear panel in the OUT position does this. NOTE: There can be only ONE System Controller in a setup. After “power-up” the System scans all connected monitors every 5 seconds. Set ta
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Analog Stereo Set-up With Stereo Subs The diagram shows how to connect a stereo set-up with two subwoofers. The Left monitor is set as the System Controller by leaving out the TC Link button on the rear panel. The Left master monitor receives both the left and right input signals via the analog input connectors. The Right monitor and Sub receive audio and control via the output RJ45 TC Link connections on the Left (system controller) monitor. When no Bass management is selected, no signal will b
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ACTIVE STUDIO MONIT ORS 5.1 Analog Set-up The diagram shows how to connect a 5.1 analog set-up. The Centre monitor is set as the System Controller by leaving out the TC Link button on the rear panel. The Centre monitor receives audio for both centre (input 1) & LFE channels (input 2) via the analog input connectors. The LFE subwoofer is fed via the RJ-45 connection from the left monitor. RJ45 Network connections from the Centre monitor to the Left & Right monitors are required. The Left Monitor
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5.1 Digital 192kHz Set-up The diagram shows how to connect a 5.1 digital set-up at 192khz. All Master monitors require installed digital I/O cards. AES signal is fed to inputs 2&3 of these cards. The Centre monitor is set as the System Controller by leaving out the TC Link button on the rear panel. The Centre monitor receives audio for both centre & LFE channels via the AES input connectors (input 2 for Centre & input 3 for Sub). The LFE subwoofer is fed via the RJ-45 connection from the left mo
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ACTIVE STUDIO MONIT ORS 6.1 Digital Set-up The diagram shows how to connect a 6.1 digital set-up. All Master monitors require installed digital I/O cards. AES signal is fed to input 2 of these cards. The Centre monitor is set as the System Controller by leaving out the TC Link button on the rear panel. The Centre monitor receives audio for both centre & LFE channels via the AES input connector (input 2). The LFE subwoofer is fed via the RJ-45 connection from the left monitor. RJ45 Network connec
