Set Up Instructions
7 Series “i” Set Up Instructions In preparation for set up you will need: One of more JBL 7 Series “i” model speakers A recommended Harman Crown Power Amplifier OR Harman BSS Soudweb London processor AND an amplifier with suitable power Mounting hardware Speaker Wire Balanced line level input cables Female XLR to “phoenix” adaptors if needed A computer with Windows 7 operating system and to which you have administrative privileges and access to the internet and HiQnet Audio Archi
7 Series “i” Set Up Instructions • DCi 2|300N 2 channel power amplifier • DCi 4|300N 4 channel power amplifier • DCi 8|300N 8 channel power amplifier A DCi 8|300 power amplifier supplies power for up to eight speakers, or up to four bi-amplified speakers or any combination of single and bi-amplified speakers. A detailed owner’s manual can be downloaded at www.crownaudio.
7 Series “i” Set Up Instructions shows connector pin assignments for unbalanced wiring. Note that for bridged operation, only the connectors for odd numbered channels (1,3,5,7) for each bridged pair need be wired. For BLU link audio connection, standard Category 5e cabling can be used. To increase fault tolerance of the BLU link audio ring, the input and the output should be connected to adjacent BLU link nodes.
7 Series “i” Set Up Instructions Create a folder on the Windows desktop and name it “Crown DCi Files.” Download the desired file and place it in the folder on your desktop. If the file is in .ZIP format, use a Windows .ZIP application to extract the files. Power the amplifier ON. Launch Audio Architect Software. When Audio Architect is first loaded, the software will scan the network for HiQnet devices.
7 Series “i” Set Up Instructions Double-click on the speaker tuning icon for the channel(s) you would like to configure. Select the particular tuning needed on a per-amplifier channel basis. After clicking the icon, you will see the following speaker tuning panel. On this speaker tuning panel, select “Recall.” You will be presented with a list of speaker models. Select the preset for the desired speaker model.
Series “i” Set Up Instructions Using the Mode settings, select the “Y” configuration for the amp channels you wish to bi-amp. As an example, this picture shows a DCi8300 configured for bi-amp tunings One HF tuning and one LF tuning would be used for each biamplified speaker. After configuring two channels for “bi-amplified” configuration using the MODE icon, select the appropriate LSR705i, LSR708i or M2 HF and LF speaker tuning for the amp channels in the bi-amplified pair.
7 Series “i” Set Up Instructions In the example below, a parametric filter is used to remove 10 dB at 60 Hz compensating for resonance in the room. Low frequency shelf EQ can be applied to restore desired LF performance. An HF shelf can be used to attenuate the amount of HF response in rooms with reflective surfaces. Available filters can be used to compensate for screen transmission loss or to create industry standard response curves such as the X Curve used in film post production.
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