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INTRODUCTION
This Manual
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Break in
Your AIR monitors must be “run in” before optimal
performance is achieved. It is essential that the monitors
are not run at full level until after at least 24 hours of
moderate operation. Optimal performance is achieved after
about one week of operation at moderate levels.
The Product Concept
The AIR monitor systems take a giant step forward in
near-field monitoring and Dynaudio & TC Electronic are
proud to present these systems. The AIR series include
switch mode amplification and power-supply and with the
addition of DSP and CPU, new possibilities are opened for
easy, convenient and precise central control of both audio
and setup-info.
The networking possibilities will fit nicely into today's
applications and can be taken far into the future studio.
A brief overview of the new advantages with the concept:
• System integration and networking (total recall,
central control)
• Flexibility/adjustment possibilities (to the room,
personal liking etc.)
• Extreme precision. (Precise alignment of individual
monitors at the factory)
• Improved audio quality (from intelligent algorithms
and precision filters)
• Direct Digital Reference (Digital Input)
Both AIR 6 and AIR 15 are Pro Audio rear-ported near-field
monitors and are excellent for both stereo and surround
setups in applications such as Music Recording/Mixing,
Post production, Film, Broadcast, Video-editing etc.
Extreme Precision
The frequency response and timing of the woofer- and
tweeter signals of the AIR systems is controlled to a level of
precision only practically obtainable with DSP. Furthermore
the sensitivity of each individual loudspeaker driver is
measured in the line of production, and deviations are
compensated in the DSP software to 0.1dB steps.
Perfectly aligned monitors also give the so far unseen
advantage of interchangeability. In the unlikely case of a
monitor breakdown, a perfectly matching monitor can be
added instantly.
As most productions do end up in a digital format these
days the AIR series allow monitoring of the "pure" Digital
signal. Simply feed the monitors directly with an AES/EBU
signal.
Having said that, many studios today are still working with
The following section is an introduction to the concept
of the AIR systems. Detailed parameter explanations,
setup guides and calibration info are to be found in
later sections of this manual.
The Master/Slave Concept
Two physically different units exist for each model.
A Master unit able to:
- receive digital audio on AES connections
- receive analog audio (if an analog option card is
installed)
- send and receive audio and control data via the
proprietary TC LINK connection.
Audio signal from your studio is input to the Master
monitors only and the signal is distributed from here to the
connected Slave units through a proprietary Networking
protocol. It is worth noticing that a Master monitor acts
exactly as a Slave monitor when its TC LINK button is set
in “IN position.”
The networking capabilities, enables all monitors in a
setup, no matter if it is Stereo or Surround, Digital or
Analog to always be corresponding. This provides great
possibilities in terms of general control of the entire system.
Master Monitor Rear
Slave Monitor Rear
• To set a Master Monitor as
System Controller the TC
LINK button on the rear
panel must be left out.
analog signals for monitoring - therefore an Analog Input
option is also provided.
• One and only one of the Master units must be setup as
the System Controller. This is done by leaving out the TC
LINK button on the rear panel. (see above). Setting up a
system is done from the System Controller monitor.
You set up, set tasks and calibrate all connected
monitors in the entire system from the System Controller.
• A Slave unit is able to receive and distribute audio and
control data via the proprietary TC LINK connection.
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