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Last Update May 8, 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................. iii Contents ........................................................................................................ iii PREFACE .................................................................................................... 1 New Features .................................................................................................. 1 Overview .................................................................................................. 1 What’s New? ............................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER 1: Quick Start ............................................................................... 2 Introduction .................................................................................................... 2 Overview .................................................................................................. 2 Front Panel Features .................................................................................. 2 User Interface ................................................................................................. 3 Meters and Data Screens ............................................................................ 3 Help ......................................................................................................... 4 Setting Up Your Monitor for the First Time .................................................... 5 1. Configure the Monitor Mixer ..................................................................... 5 2. Create Channel Clusters .......................................................................... 6 3. Arrange the Main Screens ....................................................................... 8 4. Select the Metadata to Display on the Screen ............................................ 9 5. Save Your Setup in a Preset ................................................................... 13 Getting Support ............................................................................................. 14 CHAPTER 2: Installation ............................................................................. 15 Introduction .................................................................................................. 15 Overview ................................................................................................ 15 Important Safety Instructions.................................................................... 15 Installation Recommendations ......................................................................... 16 Mounting ................................................................................................ 16 Heat Dissipation ...................................................................................... 16 Sympathetic Vibration .............................................................................. 16 Mechanical Bracing .................................................................................. 16 Connections and Cable Recommendations ................................................... 17 Electrical Interference .............................................................................. 17 Power ..................................................................................................... 17 Compliance ................................................................................................... 17 FCC ........................................................................................................ 17 ICES-003 ................................................................................................ 17 Rear Panel Connectors .................................................................................... 18 Standard Connectors ................................................................................ 18 Optional I/O Modules and Rear Panel Connectors ......................................... 18 Basic Connections .................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER 3: The “How Do I...” Chapter .......................................................... 20 Introduction .................................................................................................. 20 Overview ................................................................................................ 20 Notation ................................................................................................. 20 Frequently Asked Questions ............................................................................ 22 How Do I Select the Inputs I Want to Hear in the Speakers? ......................... 22 How Do I Cluster Meters Pairs Together for Easy Readability? ........................ 23 How Do I View the Loudness Screen? ......................................................... 24 How Do I Set the Way Loudness is Calculated? ............................................ 25 How Do I Set Up for External Surround Sound? ........................................... 26 How Do I Configure a Stereo Downmix for My External Surround Sound? ....... 28 How Do I Synchronize Internal Speaker Audio with an External Video Source? 29 How Do I Synchronize External Surround Sound Audio with Video? ................ 30 How Do I Monitor Dolby Bitstreams? .......................................................... 31 How Do I Decode and Monitor a Single Dolby Bitstream? .............................. 33 How do I Display Dolby CRC Error Counts?.................................................. 35 How do I Display Dolby E Line Number (Guard Band)? ................................. 36 How Do I Use Presets to Change Inputs? .................................................... 38 How Do I Quickly Recall Presets from the Main Screen? ................................ 39 How Do I Set Up a SuperPair to Monitor Intercom or Other Sources? ................. 40 How Do I Set Up a SuperPair Volume Control? ............................................. 41 How Do I Mix Any Input(s) to Any Output(s)?.............................................. 42 How Do I Adjust Mixer Levels from the Main Screen? ................................... 43 How do I Show Mixer Output Levels on the Level Meters? ............................. 44 How Do I Configure the Audio Inputs or Outputs? ........................................ 45 How Do I Set the Clock Source? ................................................................ 46 How Do I Terminate/Unterminate AES Inputs? ............................................. 47 How Do I Lock Entry to the Menus? ............................................................ 48 How Do I Find Software Version Information? .............................................. 49 CHAPTER 4: Features and Screens ............................................................... 50 Introduction .................................................................................................. 50 Main Screen .................................................................................................