Dynaudio Air Series Spezifikationen

Dynaudio Professional AIRReference manual2014-08-28

Operational overviewDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 7This overview shows the AIR parameter structure accessible via

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 97AIR-Base-1 & AIR-Base-2Active SubwoofersSystem25 Hz – b

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 98AIR Base 12Active SubwooferSystem22 Hz to 200 Hz ±3 dB, dep

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 99AIR Base 24Active SubwooferSystem20 Hz to 200 Hz ±3 dB, dep

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 100Room size and typical listening distanceTypical listening

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 101General specications for AIR 6, AIR 15, AIR 20, AIR 25, A

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 102AIR RemoteBlack anodized aluminum and plasticFinish120 x 7

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 103General specications for all productsEN 55103-1 and EN 55

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 104Delay in systemDigital InputAnalog Input *)Sample RateConv

Certicate of conformityDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 105Certicate of conformity

Certicate of conformityDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 106TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, 8240 Risskov, Den-mark,

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 8AIR setups

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 107Appendix: Acoustics

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 108IntroductionWhen we talk about making a room “sound right”, we

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 109Sabine’s formulaWallace Clement Sabine (1868-1919) is the fath

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 110AbsorbersAll materials in a room act acoustically – even if th

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 111DiffusorsA diffusor provides diffuse reection of the sound ra

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 112Standing wavesStanding waves exist in all kind of rooms

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 113In a box-shaped room, the frequencies can be calculat-ed as fo

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 114Comb lteringThe ltering function that arises when a signal i

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 115Dip frequenciesCancellation occurs for a comb lter at all the

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 116Rear wall cancellationWhen the monitor is set up at some dista

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 9The setups shown in this chapter will only oper-ate correctly if all conn

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 117SubwoofersA subwoofer is a monitor that reproduces low frequen

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 118Bass managementBass management is a very important and useful

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 119The LFE ChannelLFE is an abbreviation for “Low Frequency Enhan

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 120Delaying monitorsITU 775When using a 5.x setup with moni

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 121Line-up and calibrationAcoustic summation of audio signalsWhen

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 122Surround Sound ForumSurround Sound Forum is a German interest

Appendix: AcousticsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 123Measuring sound pressureUsing a sound level meter or microphon

LinksDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 124Links

LinksDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 125Support resourcesThere is a large knowledge base and forum for you to use. Pl

LinksDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 126© Dynaudio A/S, 8660 Skanderborg, DenmarkAll text and image copyrights reserv

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 10Stereo setup – digital or analogStereo setup – digital or analogMasterLe

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 11Stereo setup with mono subwoofer(s) – digital or analogStereo Setup with

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 12Stereo setup with two subwoofers – digital or analogStereo setup with 2

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 135.1 setup – digital5.1 setup – digitalMasterLeft System Ctrl.MasterLeft

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 145.1 setup – analogLLLRRR5.1 setup – analogMasterLeft Sytem Ctrl.MasterLe

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 155.3 setup – digital5.3 setup – digitalMasterLeftSlaveLeft surroundMaster

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 165.3 setup – analog5.3 setup – analogMasterLeftSlaveLeft surroundMasterCe

Dynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 aTable of contentsImportant safety instructions 1EMC/EMI 3Before you begin 4Your n

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 176.1 setup – analogLLLRRR6.1 setup – analogMasterLeftMasterLeft surroundM

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 18 ►Center channel to the left input on the center monitor. ►LFE channel t

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 195.1 setup with Digital AES/EBU card5.1 setup with Digital AES/EBU cardSl

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 20Stereo setup with chains on left and rightStereo setup with chains – dig

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 217.1 setup – analog or digital7.1 setup – digitalMasterLeft System Ctrl.M

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 22Analog connections ►The left input of the left monitor receives the left

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 235.1 setup – digital – 192 kHz5.1 setup – digital – 192 kHzMasterL System

AIR setupsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 246.1 setup – digital – 192 kHz6.1 setup – digital – 192 kHzMasterL System

The AIR conceptDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 25The AIR concept

The AIR conceptDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 26IntroductionDynaudio and TC Electronic are proud to present the AIR

Dynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 bCustom serial to CAT 5 cable 85USB to COM 9 pin adapter 85Presets 86Reset procedu

The AIR conceptDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 27The master/slave conceptThe networking feature allows all monitors

The AIR conceptDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 28Option slotTwo card types are currently available. ►An analog input

The AIR conceptDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 29Remote control using AIR Remote or AIR Control softwareYou can set

The AIR conceptDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 30Standby, Power Save mode and powering down your AIR systemThe ampli

Rear panel controls and connectionsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 31Rear panel controls and connections

Rear panel controls and connectionsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 32AIR Master unit with analog inputs – rear panel

Rear panel controls and connectionsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 33Slave/Sub – rear panel123Fig. 17: Slave/Sub – r

Operating your AIR monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 34Operating your AIR monitors

Operating your AIR monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 35The AIR display and keysUse the four keys to the left a

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 36AIR Menu structure and parameters

Important safety instructionsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 1Important safety instructions

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 37Home screenFig. 20: AIR monitor home screen, show

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 38Conguring bass managementBass management is avai

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 39Setup menu – BasicsNavigating the setup menu ►Fro

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 40Setup menu ► Setup selectionUse the Setup selecti

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 41Setup menu ► Monitor tasks setupUse the Setup mon

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 42Setup menu ► External clock setupConguring exter

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 43Setup menu ► Analog input sensitivityConguring a

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 44Setup menu ► Monitor calibrationUse the calibrati

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 45Notes regarding the LFE channelPlease note that i

AIR Menu structure and parametersDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 46Setup menu ► Clear setup for entire networkUse th

Important safety instructionsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 2 The lightning ash with an arrowhead symbol wi

Recalling and storing presetsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 47Recalling and storing presets

Recalling and storing presetsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 48Recalling presets ►From the home screen, press the EN

Placing the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 49Placing the monitors

Placing the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 50This section of the manual is a guide to optimizing your liste

Placing the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 51General considerations: symmetryBasically it is preferred to e

Placing the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 52Front monitors, left and rightFor proper stereo monitoring, th

Placing the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 53Monitor positionsMonitor placement and acoustics have a signi

Checking the placement of the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 54Checking the placement of the monitors

Checking the placement of the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 55Overview1. In the Setup menu, select the se

Checking the placement of the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 56Checking monitor placementWhen checking the

Important safety instructionsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 3CautionYou are cautioned that any change or modicatio

Checking the placement of the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 57Equalizing the monitorsThe AIR System menu o

Checking the placement of the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 58Calibrating the main monitorsCalibration is

Checking the placement of the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 59X-CurvesFor small rooms (dened as less than

Checking the placement of the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 60Placing the subwooferOverviewDisadvantagesAd

Checking the placement of the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 61Checking subwoofer placementFig. 32: Avoid p

Checking the placement of the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 62Calibrating the subwoofers with the main mon

Checking the placement of the monitorsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 63Phase parameter (subwoofer parameter)Range:

AIR RemoteDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 64AIR Remote

AIR RemoteDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 65AIR Remote – introductionWhen you have set up and calibrated your setup

AIR RemoteDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 66L / C / R / Ls / SUB / Rs – Mute/Unmute/Solo keysUse these six keys to m

Before you beginDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 4Before you begin

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 67AIR Control software

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 68AIR Control software – introductionAIR Control software is th

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 69Obtaining AIR Control softwareYou can download AIR Control sof

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 70Setting up AIR Control softwareConnecting your computer to you

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 71Global and local parametersAIR Control software allows you to

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 72Global – Main pageUse the Main page to see an overview of your

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 73Recalling (activating) presets ►Click the Recall tab on the le

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 74Bass management pageFig. 42: AIR Control software – Global – B

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 75EQ Link pageFig. 43: AIR Control software – Global – EQ Link p

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 76Lock pageFig. 44: AIR Control software – Global – Lock pageUse

Before you beginDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 5Your new Dynaudio Professional AIR monitorsCongratulations on your

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 77Preferences pageFig. 45: AIR Control software – Global – Prefe

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 78Selecting monitors for conguration ►Please refer to the secti

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 79Monitor Setup pageFig. 48: AIR Control software – Monitor setu

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 80Locking parameters for individual monitors The Lock page in th

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 81Monitor EQ pageFig. 49: AIR Control software – Monitor EQ page

AIR Control softwareDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 82Monitor Firmware pageFig. 52: AIR Control software – Monitor 

CablesDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 83Cables

CablesDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 84Several types of cables are used for connecting the components of your AIR sy

CablesDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 85Custom serial to CAT 5 cableThe Serial to Cat-5 cable is part of the Air Cabl

PresetsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 86Presets

Operational overviewDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 6Operational overview

PresetsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 87Preset level in dB Gain in dBPreset no. Preset name Preset description L C R

Reset proceduresDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 88Reset procedures

Reset proceduresDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 89Three different Reset “levels” exist. All Reset proce-dures wi

Error messagesDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 90Error messages

Error messagesDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 91Error message Explanation“!” (e.g. as “96 kHz Center!”)The “!” indi

WarrantyDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 92Warranty

WarrantyDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 93Dynaudio Professional products are warranted to be free from defects in com

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 94Technical specications

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 95AIR 6 & AIR 15 (Master and Slave)AIR 6AIR 15ModelTwo-wa

Technical specicationsDynaudio Professional AIR reference manual – 2014-08-28 96AIR 20 & AIR 25 (Master and Slave)AIR 20AIR 25ModelThre