Optimod-AM 9400 V1.2 Operating Manual - Orban

To Edit a Passcode:.................................................................................................2-43
To Delete a Passcode: ............................................................................................2-44
To Lock the Front Panel Immediately: .................................................................2-44
To Program local lockout: .....................................................................................2-44
To Unlock the Front Panel: ...................................................................................2-45
Dial-up Networking and the Passcode.................................................................2-45
If You Have Forgotten Your Passcode..................................................................2-45
REMOTE CONTROL INTERFACE PROGRAMMING ..................................................................2-46
NETWORKING AND REMOTE CONTROL..............................................................................2-47
RECALLING PRESETS VIA ETHERNET USING TERMINAL EMULATOR SOFTWARE .....................2-50
To set a different port number: .................................................................................... 2-50
To recall a preset: ........................................................................................................... 2-51
INSTALLING 9400 PC REMOTE CONTROL SOFTWARE ..........................................................2-51
Installing the Necessary Windows Services..........................................................2-52
Check Hardware Requirements............................................................................2-52
Running the Orban Installer Program .................................................................2-53
Setting Up Ethernet, LAN, and VPN Connections ...............................................2-54
Conclusion..............................................................................................................2-54
SYNCHRONIZING OPTIMOD TO A NETWORK TIME SERVER....................................................2-55
Table 2-1: NIST-referenced timeservers......................................................................... 2-55
APPENDIX: SETTING UP SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS .............................................................2-59
Preparing for Communication through Null Modem Cable ..............................2-59
Connecting Using Windows 2000 Direct Serial Connection:..............................2-59
Connecting Using Windows XP Direct Serial Connection ..................................2-64
Preparing for Communication through Modems ...............................................2-69
Connecting Using Windows 2000 Modem Connection ......................................2-69
Connecting using Windows XP Modem Connection ..........................................2-75
UPDATING YOUR 9400’S SOFTWARE.................................................................................2-81
Section 3 Operation
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9400 FRONT PANEL .........................................................................................................3-1
SOME AUDIO PROCESSING CONCEPTS...................................................................................3-3
Loudness and density....................................................................................................... 3-4
OPTIMOD-AM PROCESSING............................................................................................3-5
AM Processing: The Art of Compromise ................................................................3-6
Shortwave/HF Processing ................................................................................................. 3-7
Working Together............................................................................................................ 3-8
Processing for Low Bitrate Codecs and HD Radio.................................................3-8
Fundamental Requirements: High-Quality Source Material and Accurate
Monitoring.............................................................................................................3-10
Low-Delay Monitoring for Headphones ....................................................................... 3-10
Monitor Rolloff Filter for the Analog AM Channel...................................................... 3-11
Reference Radios for Adjusting the Analog AM Processing ........................................ 3-11
Modulation Monitors..................................................................................................... 3-12
More About Audio Processing .............................................................................3-12
Judging Loudness........................................................................................................... 3-13
Reverberation................................................................................................................. 3-13
CUSTOMIZING THE 9400’S SOUND ...................................................................................3-14
Basic Modify...........................................................................................................3-14
Full Modify.............................................................................................................3-16
Advanced Modify ..................................................................................................3-16