Triad DSP RackAmps™ Set Up
Triad DSP RackAmp Setup
DSP RackAmps 350 & 600
• 2 Models - For all Triad Subwoofer Enclosures: InRoom,
InWall, InCeiling, CinemaPlus, FlexSubs, & legacy subs.
• DSP provides ideal frequency response and limiting for
each Triad sub model plus unmatched setup flexibility.
• Unique setup features let you fine tune our subs to the
room, the application, & your customer. They make our
subs sound better.
• Use with Triad subwoofers only. These are NOT universal
amplifiers or subwoofer amplifiers.
2 Menus
Simple User Menu
• User Menu display times out after 25 seconds of inactivity.
Advanced Setup Menu
• Installer Setup Menu display does not time out.
Menu Navigation
• Top line shows selected Menu item.
• Bottom line shows Settings; the middle Setting is selected and active.
•
or
• Press
changes Setting.
for next Menu item;
• Press Enter
for previous Menu item.
when prompted.
• Changes are dynamic & real time. What you see is what you hear!
• User Menu changes are Auto-saved. No saving required.
•
saves Installer Setup Menu changes & returns to User Menu.
• Non applicable Menu items are hidden from view.
When you first power up a RackAmp
• You are asked to pick the Triad Sub model the amp will drive.
• Select the right model with
• If correct, Press Enter
or
; then press Enter
to Confirm.
.
User Menu
After picking your sub, press
to enter the User Menu.
User Menu - Volume
• VOLUME is temporary & volatile, not meant for
permanent level setting.
• Volume reverts back to 00db when amp is powered
OFF or when another Preset is selected.
• Range: Mute to -40dB to +11dB.
• Default: 00dB
User Menu - Presets
• 6 User selectable Presets: REF (Reference), CINEMA,
THX (not applicable), NIGHT (lower Volume level plus
compression), CUSTOM 1, & CUSTOM 2.
• Custom Presets 1 & 2 are set up via IP only.
• Discrete IR code for each Preset.
User Menu - Display Brightness
• When User Menu display times out, press any button
to bring it back with no Menu changes.
User Menu
Enter Installer Menu
Code to enter Installer Setup Menu:
Left - Right - Left
Installer Setup Menu - IP Address
IP
• Set up your RackAmp remotely by computer when the amp is
in a different room from the listening room – like a rack room.
• Connect amp and computer to a LAN (Local Area Network) or
connect them directly using a crossover Ethernet cable or adaptor.
• Used to set up 2 Advanced Features: Room EQ (6 band manual
parametric equalizer) or Customize 2 Presets.
• Not for control.
• See IP Setup & Features Instructions doc & video on our
website: www.triadspeakers.com/support.html#sub .
Installer Setup Menu – Boundary EQ
• Boundary EQ compensates for frequency response errors
caused by subwoofer location in the room.
• 3 settings: Midwall (default), Corner, or InRoom.
• Set Boundary for sub location within 2 feet of Setting name.
• Improves bass frequency response.
Installer Setup Menu
Sub LowPass Filter & Slope
• Sub LowPass Filter range: LFE (bypass), 30Hz to 300Hz plus LFE.
• LFE (default) bypasses filter – use for Home Theaters.
• Balanced & LFE Inputs automatically bypass this filter.
• Affects Speaker Output only (does not affect Line Outs).
• Slope: 12, 24 (default), or 48 dB/octave
Installer Setup Menu
Sub High Pass Filter & Slope
• Sets bass extension (f3) like a subsonic filter.
• Range: 10 -100Hz & OFF (do not use).
• 20Hz default.
• Trade bass extension for higher sub output & headroom.
• Use to cross-over tiered multi-subwoofer arrays in which
certain subs handle different parts of the bass spectrum.
• Slope: 12, 24, or 48 (default) dB/octave.
Installer Setup Menu - Phase Adjustment
• Phase range: 00 (default), -90. -180, or -270 degrees.
Installer Setup Menu – Input Gain Level
• For permanent Volume Level adjustment.
• -15dB to +15dB range.
• Default 00dB.
• Use to match levels of multiple subwoofers.
• Use to match sub level with 2 channel Main speakers.
Installer Setup Menu
Line Out High Pass Filter & Slope
• Cross over 2-channel Main speakers via Line Outs.
• 30 – 300 Hz range plus Thru (default).
• Slope: 12 (default), 24, or 48 dB/octave.
Installer Setup Menu - Delay
• Route Delay to Subwoofer or to Line Outs.
• Delay Speakers or Subs closer to the listener to match the farthest.
• Delay Subs to time align multiple subs to work as one - or to time
align sub(s) nearer the listener with Main speakers farther away.
• Delay Line Outs to time align 2-channel Main speakers that are
nearer the listener with sub(s) farther away.
• Flattens frequency response.
• Tightens bass, attack, & imaging.
Installer Setup Menu - Delay
To Time Align Multiple Subs:
• Delay each sub nearer the main seat to match the farthest sub.
• 00.00 mS to 50.0 mS delay range in .5mS increments.
• 1 mS delay = 1 foot difference between listener & subs.
Installer Setup Menu - Delay
How To Time Align Multiple Subs - Example
Installer Setup Menu - Delay
15 ft
With ten (10) feet of difference between the listener and the two
subs, route ten (10) mS delay to the closer left side sub to time
align it with the farther front sub, the reference.
Installer Setup Menu – Power On Methods
4 Power On/Off Methods
• Auto Sense (default) with adjustable Sensitivity and Auto Off time.
• 12V Trigger (5-20 volt sensitivity) via Phoenix connector.
• IR discrete Power ON & OFF codes.
• Manual (Front panel Standby button).
• Press & hold front panel Standby button 4 seconds at any time to
force amp On or OFF and switch Power On Method to Manual.
Installer Setup Menu – Auto ON
Auto-On Level
Auto-Off Timer
• Powers ON when it receives a • # of minutes amp turns Off to
signal above the selected value. Standby after last signal above
Auto-On level.
•1 to 20mV range (5mV default)
• Range: 5, 10, 20, & 60 minutes.
• Lower level if amp does not
• 20 minute default.
power ON.
• Raise level if amp powers on
without signal.
Installer Setup Menu – Room EQ
• Six-band parametric EQ for subwoofer tuning (20-300 Hz).
• Affects Speaker Output only, not Line Outs.
• Manual - Requires appropriate test equipment.
• Adjust filter Gain, Frequency, and Q (bandwidth).
• 12 dB cut or 3dB boost per band; 5 Hz resolution.
• Stack bands for greater flexibility.
• Setup via IP (only). See instruction document & video at
www.triadspeakers.com/support.html#sub.
Installer Setup Menu – Current Model EQ
• Pick your Triad Subwoofer Model.
• Sets correct EQ & limiting for the Triad sub
model used.
• Once Sub Model is changed, it returns you to
User Menu.
Installer Setup Menu
Save Changes & Exit Setup Menu
• To save all Installer Setup changes, exit Setup Menu,
and return to User Menu at any time, press
.
Installer Menus: Factory Reset
• Returns amp to factory defaults.
• Select YES on RESET ALL screen.
• Press
(ENTER).
• On CONFIRM RESET screen select YES.
• Press
(ENTER).
• Returns to User Menu with full factory defaults.
• CAUTION: loses all settings and changes.
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