User manual

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1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Thank you for purchasing a nanoAVR DL HDMI audio processor powered by Dirac Live®, the world’s premier
room correction solution. We are delighted to offer you this software and hardware combination, the fruit of
extensive research and development and years of experience in sound system tuning.
The nanoAVR DL is a digital audio signal processor (DSP) running the Dirac Live® room correction algorithm. The
onboard floating-point SHARC processor provides time and frequency correction of eight HDMI (v1.4a) audio
channels received in linear PCM (LPCM) format. Two HDMI sources can be connected, and selected from the
front panel, by an infrared remote control (not included), or a smartphone control app. Video from the selected
input is switched directly to the output with no processing applied to the video signal.
Typically deployed in 5.1 or 7.1 home theater systems, the nanoAVR DL processor will:
 Improve imaging and immersion
 Improve clarity of music and dialog
 Produce a tighter bass
 Reduce listening fatigue
 Remove resonances and room modes
 Reduce early reflections
1.1 TYPICAL SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
In its most typical application, the nanoAVR DL connects between an HDMI source such as a Blu-ray player and
an A/V receiver. The nanoAVR DL implements the world-leading Dirac Live® room correction algorithm on all
audio channels, while passing video through from the selected HDMI input to the HDMI output. The second
HDMI input allows connection of another device such as a computer/HTPC or media streamer.