DK-Technologies DK T7 Manuale utente

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DK T7

User Manual

DK T7 –Complete and Compliant

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INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................................4

BEFORE YOU BEGIN…............................................................................................................................................... 4

ABOUT THIS MANUAL............................................................................................................................................... 4

DK T7 VS.DK T7 STEREO –THE DIFFERENCE............................................................................................................... 4

OTHER IMPORTANT NOTES ....................................................................................................................................... 5

DK T7 –QUICK SHEET ............................................................................................................................................. 6

BASIC OPERATION ...........................................................................................................................................7

TOUCH ZONES &NAVIGATION................................................................................................................................... 7

AUTO STORING FEATURE IN THE DK T7....................................................................................................................... 7

METER VIEWS –AN OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................8

STARFISH VIEW ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

GRAPHICAL LEQ VIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 9

FFT 1024 VIEW ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

SOURCE & AUDIO ROUTING.............................................................................................................................9

UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC SIGNAL FLOW OF THE DK T7............................................................................................. 10

1-SOURCE SELECTION –CHOOSING YOUR INPUT........................................................................................................ 10

2-LABEL –NAMING YOUR INPUT SOURCE ................................................................................................................. 12

3-TYPE SELECTION –DEFINING THE ROLE OF YOUR SOURCE.......................................................................................... 13

SET UP BAR-GRAPH OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................15

COLOURS,COLOUR LEVEL &BAR-GRAPH WIDTH ........................................................................................................ 15

SET UP SCALE &LOUDNESS FORMAT ........................................................................................................................ 16

SET UP METER TEXT READ-OUT .....................................................................................................................21

SET UP STARFISH, TIME-CODE AND PHASE METER.........................................................................................22

TIME-CODE.......................................................................................................................................................... 23

‘ON-SCREEN’ BUTTON SETS HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL...................................................................................24

LOUDNESS AUTOMATION..............................................................................................................................27

LOUDNESS LOGGING......................................................................................................................................28

SETTING UP MOVING COILS ...........................................................................................................................28

USING DK-MATRIX SETUP EDITOR .................................................................................................................29

SET UP PICTURE PREVIEW..............................................................................................................................30

PRESET STORING ................................................................................................................................................... 31

NAMING A PRESET ................................................................................................................................................ 31

DEFAULT ‘POWER ON’PRESET ................................................................................................................................ 31

THE ADVANCED SETUP MENU........................................................................................................................32

THE SETUP MENU ................................................................................................................................................. 32

INSTRUMENTS & DISPLAY TOOLS ..................................................................................................................33

BAR-GRAPHS ........................................................................................................................................................ 33

EYE WIDTH .......................................................................................................................................................... 33

AES LOCK INDICATION ........................................................................................................................................... 33

GONIOMETER –VECTORSCOPE ................................................................................................................................ 34

PHASE CORRELATION.............................................................................................................................................. 34

STARFISH®........................................................................................................................................................... 34

JELLYFISH™.......................................................................................................................................................... 35

LOUDNESS BAR-GRAPH(S)....................................................................................................................................... 35

METER TEXT READ-OUTS ....................................................................................................................................... 35

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RECLAIM FACTOR .................................................................................................................................................. 35

GRAPHICAL LOUDNESS ........................................................................................................................................... 35

FFT SPECTRUM ANALYZER ...................................................................................................................................... 36

MOVING COIL EMULATION ..................................................................................................................................... 36

LOUDNESS & TERMINOLOGY .........................................................................................................................37

ABOUT LOUDNESS................................................................................................................................................. 37

TERMINOLOGY...................................................................................................................................................... 37

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ............................................................................................................................39

DK T7 HARDWARE GPIO –EXTERNAL HARDWARE CONTROL ....................................................................................... 39

MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS AND MOUNTING .............................................................................................................. 40

DK T7 BACKPLANE CONNECTIONS............................................................................................................................ 41

DK T7 TOOLS OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................... 41

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................................................................... 42

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INTRODUCTION

Before you begin…

Thank you for purchasing one of the DK Meter family members.

With the DK T7 you are well equipped to meet the growing challenges within Audio and Loudness metering.

The DK T7 complies with all major Broadcast loudness standards and delivers outstanding

metering precision and clear read-outs, not merely on Loudness, but across the full range of audio metering

tools.

The DK T7 toolset makes it application-fit for any audio and loudness setup in broadcast, film & post production

as well as live transmission and recording.

With the clear DK T7 readout and compliance in your line of sight, you are always safe and sound.

About this manual

This manual will provide you with a quick overview of the DK T7 operation, tools and options, as well as an in-

depth look at the more advanced parameters and facilities of DK T7.

The manual covers the following product models:

DK T7

DK T7 Stereo

PT0T7

Software versions: 01052014

Happy reading!

Please note: DK-Technologies reserve the rights to change the content of this manual at any time. The latest

revision of this manual can be downloaded from: www.DK-Technologies.com

DK T7 vs. DK T7 Stereo –The Difference

The two models are very closely related and this manual covers both versions of DK T7 / Stereo.

The sheer difference is that while DK T7 includes SDI I/O and 8 ch. AES I/O, the DK T7 Stereo is limited to 2 ch.

of AES I/O and no SDI.

This means that any functionality and comment of this manual related to more than 2 inputs channels or SDI

signals is only relevant for the regular DK T7.

The product is referred to as DK T7 throughout this manual.

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Other Important Notes

Disclaimer

No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or

mechanical, including photocopying and scanning, for any purpose, without the prior written consent of DK-

Technologies A/S. The company aims to ensure that all details in this document are correct at the time of

publication, but reserves the right to alter specifications and equipment without notice. The latest version will be

available upon request. This publication is for international usage.

Despite considerable effort to produce up to date information, no literature published by the company nor any

other material that may be provided should be regarded as an infallible guide to the specifications available nor

does it constitute an offer for sale of any particular product.

StarFish and JellyFish are registered trademarks of DK-Technologies A/S. Dolby®E is a registered trade mark of

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. The ownership of any trademarks referenced is acknowledged.

Purpose

Any fitness for purpose legislation or other determination that may be applied in the area where this equipment

is installed must take due cognizance that it is designed for use in professional broadcast, audio and video

systems by appropriately trained personnel. The equipment is not intended for use in a domestic environment

and regulations designed for such situations are not applicable.

After sales modifications

Any modifications to the equipment not specifically authorised and approved by DK-Technologies A/S may

invalidate the equipment warranty. This includes changes to cabling and variations to the recommended

installation as detailed in the documentation issued by DK-Technologies A/S. Modifications can invalidate EMC

and safety features designed into this equipment and the manufacturer cannot be liable for any legal

proceedings or problems that may arise relating to such modifications. No sales agent or other person involved in

the supply chain is permitted to authorise variations from the content of this documentation.

Important Safety Instructions

Read these instructions. Study carefully and understand all safety and operating instructions before you

install and operate the unit!

Keep these instructions. Keep all safety and operating instructions for future reference!

Heed all warnings on the unit and in the safety and operating instructions before you install and operate

the unit!

Follow all instructions to ensure against injury to yourself and damage to the unit or other objects

connected to the unit.

To prevent possible electrical shock, death, fire, injuries and malfunctions, use this product only as

specified.

Only use attachments and accessories specified by the manufacturer.

The units of the DK Meter range are designed for indoor use only

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DK T7 –Quick Sheet

StarFish, Phase & TC Setup

Touch the Goniometer section to

setup change StarFish setup.

Choose your time-code source.

Change Scale & Loudness Setup

Touching the scale area allows access to Scale

setup, Loudness Setup and Display mode

(Moving Coil or Bar-graph)

Meter Source Select

Touch the legend of the meter sources, to

open and select from the list of input sources.

Sources may be named to your liking.

Text Read Outs

Touch the Text read outs to

setup specific parameters

viewed in the Text Field

Bar Graph Options

Change colours, Over/Normal/Under levels.

Assign ‘Type’ to specify what role the bar-

graph represents e.g. Left, Right or other.

Select / Customise

Press button for selecting

function.

Press & Hold for 3 secs to

change the function of the

button.

Slide between three button

sets.

Select / Customise

Press button for selecting function.

Press & Hold for 3 secs to change the function of the button.

Slide between three button sets: ‘Loudness’ – ‘Preset’ – ‘Main’

Naming Presets

Open Preset List.

Press & Hold ‘Preset name’

for 3 secs to name preset.

DK Logging Application

DK T7 includes complete

Loudness & True Peak Logging

Application that may be

downloaded free of charge

from:

www.dk-technologies.com

Exiting a Menu

Exit any menu by hitting the

Menu Headline box..

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Basic Operation

Touch Zones & Navigation

The DK T7 is a multi-touch sensitive device allowing for both slides, tap and

Press & Hold functions.

The basic operation of the DK T7 is based on simply touch the area of the screen

that you would like to interact with.

Touching

Touching a specific area, will call up the relevant menu points and allow you to

alter settings in an instant.

Exiting a menu is always done by hitting the top menu bar on the left hand side.

Selecting a Parameter

When inside a menu, there are several ways of selecting a specific parameter.

1) Touching the desired parameter directly. This also used to open/close folders inside the menu structure

2) Sliding the menu until your parameter is in sight by simply sliding your finger up/down the screen on

the mid-left hand side of the menu

3) Moving the cursor to the desired position by sliding on the far right hand side of the menu.

Auto Storing Feature in the DK T7

The DK T7 features an ‘Instant Store’ facility that constantly stores any parameter change to the current preset.

This means that there is no need for manually storing presets, as your changes take effect at the moment of

performing them

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Meter Views –an Overview

This section gives you a quick overview of the different views available in the DK T7.

StarFish View

The StarFish view, builds on

the heritage of the famous DK-

Technologies MSD meter range

and features a Vectorscope

alongside a bargraph section

allowing for both level and

loudness views. In addition, the

four text readouts are

displayed on the upper right

section of the screen.

In addition to the regular

meters and read-outs, the

StarFish view features a Time

code display below the

StarFish®, which allows you to

follow either the internal time-

code used during Loudness

automation or external SMPTE time code.

Moving Coil Mode

DK T7s StarFish view offers and alternative setup showing Moving coils

rather than bargraphs. There are two moving coil modes; ‘regular’ and

‘dual’ The ‘Moving Coil dual ’ mode allows you the ultra-wide Moving Coil

instrument displaying left and right channel in the same instrument,

while the regular mode will give you a separate moving coil instrument

for each input channel.

Picture Preview

The Picture preview confidence monitor, enables you to quickly monitor

the picture from the incoming SDI stream (3G/HD/SD) to ensure that you

are monitoring the correct stream. The Picture preview field may be

turned on/off or ‘dragged’ in position and resized to your liking.

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Graphical LEQ

View

The Graphical LEQ view, allows

for several different

simultaneous views.

On top of the four standard text

readouts and phase meter, it

features level bar-graphs

adhering to the defined scale,

while the dual Loudness bars are

referring to the defined loudness

scale. In essence, this means

that two independent scales are

viewed at the same time.

Furthermore, the Loudness level

is plotted against time as a

graphical track on screen,

allowing for a historical view.

Loudness may also be logged via the DK Logging application against either internal time or external SMPTE time

code (free of charge).

Additionally, four extra text readouts may be defined on the top right section of the screen.

FFT 1024 View

The FFT view, simply features a

1024 band FFT spectrum

analyzer.

The FFT analyzer may be used

to check the spectral content of

individual channels in great

detail. This allows to check for

unwanted noise signals high and

low, as well as review the

spectral balance of your source

signal.

The FFT features detailed cursor

and Zoom functions allowing

ultra high precision spectral

review.

Source

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& Audio Routing

Understanding the Basic Signal flow of the DK T7

As you are probably already aware, the DK T7 is a quite complex product with a lot of different signal routing

sources and destinations i.e. SDI, AES, Analogue as well as internal signal sources with destinations of

Bargraphs, Text Readout, StarFish, FFT, Loudness measurement and Downmix possibilities.

In order to simplify the overall routing, the DK T7 features a semi-automated routing scheme based on the

different signal source Types.

This allows you to simply select the appropriate source and type/role for your bargraph meter and DK T7 will

automatically define the rest of the routing.

For the same reason, it is very important for you to set up the bargraphs correctly, as this will define the rest of

the metering setup.

There are three important parameters to be aware of in setting up your Bargraph meter:

-Source Select –touching the top legend bar of the meter

-Source Label or Naming –touching the top legend bar of the meter

-Defining the Type of your source –touching the actual bargraph element

Reading through the below # 1, 2 and 3 sections will give you an understanding of the basic setup parameters.

1 - Source

Selection –

Choosing your input

Touch the Top bar to access the Source

Selection Menu

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