Jbl Sdp-75 User manual

v.#4.0#

SDP-75

3D SURROUND PROCESSOR

USER MANUAL

SDP-75 USER GUIDE

Software version v4.0

Last update: August 2, 2017

NOTICES

LIABILITY

The legal guarantees of conformity and latent defects under no circumstances cover any damage arising from accidents,

misuse or an assembly error, negligence or considerable modification of the appearance or functioning of the returned

equipment.

JBL Synthesis reserves the right to refuse any guaranteed return for a damaged product on account of misuse.

I. Acknowledgments

DTS® is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc.

Dolby® is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories.

Auro-3D® is a registered trademark of Auro Technologies.

All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

The SDP-75 is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Dolby TrueHD”, “Dolby Atmos” and the

Double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. License Notice and Trademark Acknowledgment

Required for Licensed Products Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Dolby Atmos, Dolby

Surround, and the Double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited. DTS, the Symbol,

DTS in combination with the Symbol, DTS:X, and the DTS:X logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of DTS, Inc. in

The SDP-75 is manufactured under license from Auro Technologies. BL Synthesis is certified by Auro Technologies to

implement its technology and products. Auro-3D® and the related symbols are registered trademarks of Auro

Technologies. All materials contained in this work are protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed,

transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Auro Technologies NV or in case

of third party materials, the owner of that content. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice

from copies of the content.

Due to constant improvement, all products specifications and design may change without notice.

Photos and illustrations are non-contractual.

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

• Read the following instructions carefully. Save all instructions for future reference.

• Follow all warnings and instructions.

• JBL Synthesis expressly forbids unauthorized modification of this equipment.

• Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction:

o In direct sunlight

o Locations of extreme temperature or humidity

o Excessively dusty or dirty locations

o Locations of excessive vibration

o Close to magnetic fields

• Condensation can form on the inside of the apparatus if it is suddenly moved from a cold environment to a

warmer location. Before switching the unit on, it is recommended that the unit be allowed to reach room

temperature.

• Install the SDP-75 on a solid, flat, level surface that is dry, well ventilated and out of direct sunlight. Be sure

that all four feet are supported.

• • Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use liquid solvent-based cleaners.

• Protect the detachable power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. If the ac cord becomes damaged, do not use it.

Immediately replace it with a new one of the same or better rating.

• Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

• Do not open the equipment case or remove any of the cover panels. There are no user serviceable parts in this

equipment. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel;

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not allow liquids to spill or objects to fall into any openings of the product.

• Always insert the ac plug into a grounded outlet. Do not remove the ground pin or disable the ground for any

purpose. The main AC has to be protected by a circuit breaker conforming to local standards.

• Before connecting the equipment, check that the main power supply voltage rating corresponds with the local

main power supply. The rating of the main power supply voltage is printed on the equipment.

• If replacement of the ac line fuse and/or any internal fuse becomes necessary, replace only with same value

and type of fuse (110V: T1A Schurter FST 5x20; 220V: T800mA Schurter FST 5x20). Never bypass the fuse.

• It is imperative that the SDP-75 be operated in a well ventilated environment and the immediate external

temperature be maintained as specified. Do not expose the SDP-75 to humidity, steam, smoke or excessive

dampness or dust. Maximum permissible operating conditions: 0°C to 40°C, 20-65% relative humidity. External

cooling fans may be required in some cases.

• Do not stack any equipment directly above or below the SDP-75 as to protect it from overheating, as well as

the continued functionality of any equipment near and around it.

• Do not ingest the remote control battery. The remote control supplied with this product contains a coin battery.

If the button cell battery is swallowed, it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death.

Keep new and used batteries away from children. If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop

using the product and keep it away from children. If you think batteries might have been swallowed or placed

inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical attention.

TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS APPARATUS FROM THE AC MAINS, DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY

CORD PLUG FROM THE AC RECEPTACLE.

THIS SYMBOL IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED "DANGEROUS

VOLTAGE" WITHIN THE PRODUCT'S ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO

CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTICES .................................................................................................................................................. 4#

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................... 5#

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. 6#

1#INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 10#

1.1#ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................................... 11#

1.2#PRODUCT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 13#

1.3#SYSTEM INTEGRATION ............................................................................................................... 14#

1.4#JBL SYNTHESIS CERTIFIED INSTALLERS ................................................................................... 14#

1.5#UNPACKING THE SDP-75 ......................................................................................................... 15#

1.6#THE HARDWARE ....................................................................................................................... 16#

#Front panel layout ..................................................................................................................................... 16#

#Front panel display ................................................................................................................................... 16#

#Rear panel layout ...................................................................................................................................... 17#

#IR remote control ...................................................................................................................................... 18#

1.7#THE SOFTWARE ........................................................................................................................ 19#

#Available options to access the graphical user interface ......................................................................... 19#

#Important note about the web-based interface ........................................................................................ 20#

#Using a display, mouse and keyboard connected to the SDP-75 ............................................................. 20#

#The Top menu bar ..................................................................................................................................... 21#

#The Main user interface ............................................................................................................................ 22#

#The Lateral menu bar ................................................................................................................................ 22#

#Folded lateral menu .................................................................................................................................. 23#

#Unfolded lateral menu .............................................................................................................................. 24#

#The Speakers/Room setup tool ................................................................................................................ 25#

#The Fine Tuning panel .............................................................................................................................. 25#

#The Advanced Settings interface .............................................................................................................. 26#

#Product Information .................................................................................................................................. 26#

#Software updates ...................................................................................................................................... 27#

2#NETWORK SETUP ......................................................................................................................... 28#

2.1#CHOOSING A NETWORK CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................... 28#

2.2#CONNECTING TO THE SDP-75 ................................................................................................... 29#

#Overview of the network connection procedure ....................................................................................... 29#

#Step 1: download and install a VNC client on your device ........................................................................ 30#

#Step 2: put the SDP-75 and your device on the same network ................................................................ 31#

#Step 3: connect to the SDP-75 from your device ..................................................................................... 35#

#Using a Mac OS X computer with Screen Sharing .................................................................................... 36#

#Using a Mac OS X computer with Chicken of the VNC ............................................................................. 37#

#Using a Windows computer with Tight VNC ............................................................................................. 38#

2.3#CHANGING THE NETWORK SETTINGS THROUGH THE FRONT PANEL .................................................... 41#

#Checking the Wi-Fi settings ...................................................................................................................... 41#

#Checking the Ethernet settings ................................................................................................................. 42#

#Connecting the SDP-75 to a Wi-Fi network .............................................................................................. 42#

2.4#CHANGING THE WI-FI SETTINGS THROUGH THE GUI ...................................................................... 43#

#About the Wi-Fi information ..................................................................................................................... 43#

#Checking the Wi-Fi settings ...................................................................................................................... 43#

#Connecting the SDP-75 to a Wi-Fi network .............................................................................................. 44#

#Changing the Wi-Fi Status mode of the SDP-75 ...................................................................................... 45#

2.5#CHANGING THE ETHERNET SETTINGS THROUGH THE GUI ................................................................ 46#

#About the Ethernet information ................................................................................................................ 46#

#Checking the Ethernet settings ................................................................................................................. 46#

#Changing the Ethernet Settings ................................................................................................................ 47#

2.6#ABOUT VNC AND ZERO-CONF NETWORKING ................................................................................. 48#

#About VNC (Virtual Network Computing) .................................................................................................. 48#

#About zero-configuration networking ...................................................................................................... 48#

3#NETWORK STREAMING ................................................................................................................ 49#

3.1#THE UPNPPROTOCOLE ............................................................................................................ 49#

3.2#UPNPNETWORK ARCHITECTURE ................................................................................................ 49#

3.3#RECOMMENDED UPNPSOFTWARE ............................................................................................... 50#

4#DAILY OPERATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 52#

4.1#AVAILABLE USER INTERFACES ..................................................................................................... 52#

4.2#USING THE FRONT PANEL ........................................................................................................... 53#

#Power On-Off Sequence ........................................................................................................................... 53#

Volume control ......................................................................................................................................................... 54#

Source selection ...................................................................................................................................................... 54#

Preset selection ....................................................................................................................................................... 54#

#Checking the format of incoming audio ................................................................................................... 55#

4.3#USING THE IR REMOTE CONTROL ................................................................................................. 56#

#Volume control ......................................................................................................................................... 56#

#Source selection ....................................................................................................................................... 56#

#Listening format Selection ........................................................................................................................ 56#

#Presets selection ...................................................................................................................................... 57#

#Access to the Front Panel menu ............................................................................................................... 57#

#Light Button .............................................................................................................................................. 57#

#Level and Delay Adjustment Bypass ........................................................................................................ 57#

4.4#USING THE GRAPHICAL INTERFACE .............................................................................................. 58#

#Volume control ......................................................................................................................................... 58#

#Source selection ....................................................................................................................................... 58#

#Preset selection ........................................................................................................................................ 59#

#Checking the format of incoming audio ................................................................................................... 59#

5#BASIC SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................... 60#

5.1#NAMING YOUR SOURCES ............................................................................................................ 60#

5.2#CONFIGURING YOUR SOURCES .................................................................................................... 61#

5.3#DEFAULT SOURCE CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................. 63#

5.4#LEVEL AND DELAY ALIGNMENT OPTIONS ...................................................................................... 64#

5.5#NAMING,SAVING AND LOADING PRESETS ...................................................................................... 65#

5.6#DEFAULT PRESET ..................................................................................................................... 66#

5.7#SET A MAXIMUM VOLUME ......................................................................................................... 67#

5.8#SET THE DIM LEVEL .................................................................................................................. 68#

5.9#BACKUP/RESTORE OF PRESETS .................................................................................................. 68#

6#OVERVIEW OF THE SETUP PROCEDURE ...................................................................................... 70#

7#ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND SETTINGS .............................................................................................. 71#

7.1#AUDIO CLOCK SETTINGS ............................................................................................................ 71#

#Audio clock status information ................................................................................................................. 71#

#Audio clock setup ..................................................................................................................................... 72#

7.2#METERING THE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS .......................................................................................... 73#

7.3#PLAYING PINK NOISE ON THE SPEAKERS ....................................................................................... 74#

7.4#SOLO/MUTE AN INPUT OR AN OUTPUT ......................................................................................... 75#

7.5#SWITCHING LEVEL AND DELAY ADJUSTMENTS ON/OFF ................................................................... 76#

7.6#VIEWING THE ACOUSTICAL GRAPHS ............................................................................................. 77#

#Important notes ........................................................................................................................................ 78#

#Graphs display options ............................................................................................................................. 78#

#Choose display options according to your requirements ......................................................................... 79#

8#SPECIFY THE SPEAKER LAYOUT ................................................................................................. 81#

8.1#OVERVIEW OF THE SPEAKERS SETUP PROCEDURE ........................................................................... 81#

8.2#INTRODUCING THE SPEAKER/ROOM SETUP TOOL ........................................................................... 81#

8.3#AN EXAMPLE OF A SPECIFIC SPEAKER LAYOUT ............................................................................... 83#

8.4#AVAILABLE INITIAL LAYOUTS ...................................................................................................... 84#

8.5#SELECT AN INITIAL SPEAKER LAYOUT ........................................................................................... 85#

8.6#ADDING SPEAKERS .................................................................................................................... 86#

#Adding Regular Speakers .......................................................................................................................... 86#

#Adding Dolby Enabled Upfiring speakers .................................................................................................. 87#

8.7#REMOVING SPEAKERS ................................................................................................................ 88#

8.8#CONFIGURE THE SETTINGS OF EACH SPEAKER ............................................................................... 88#

8.9#CONFIGURE THE CROSSOVER SETTINGS (OPTIONAL) ....................................................................... 90#

8.10#MAPPING THE CHANNELS OF DIFFERENT FORMATS ......................................................................... 90#

8.11#SEND PINK NOISE TO VERIFY THE ROUTING OF THE SPEAKERS ........................................................... 91#

8.12#SAVE THE PRESET ..................................................................................................................... 92#

9#SPECIFY AN ARRAY OF SPEAKERS .............................................................................................. 93#

9.1#SETTING UP AN ARRAY OF SPEAKERS ........................................................................................... 93#

9.2#EXAMPLE OF AN ARRAY OF SPEAKERS .......................................................................................... 94#

9.3#ADJUST THE GAIN ..................................................................................................................... 94#

9.4#SAVE THE PRESET .................................................................................................................... 95#

10#DECODER / UP-MIXER SETTINGS ................................................................................................ 96#

10.1#SUPPORTED DECODERS/UP-MIXERS ........................................................................................... 96#

10.2#LISTENING FORMATS ................................................................................................................ 97#

10.3#USING THE FRONT PANEL ......................................................................................................... 101#

#Listening format selection ...................................................................................................................... 101#

#Decoders Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 101#

10.4#USING THE GRAPHICAL INTERFACE ............................................................................................ 102#

#Listening formats selection .................................................................................................................... 102#

#Decoders Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 102#

10.5#DECODERS SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 103#

#General Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 103#

#Dolby decoder settings ........................................................................................................................... 104#

#DTS decoder Settings ............................................................................................................................. 105#

#Auro-3D decoder settings ...................................................................................................................... 106#

11#GETTING READY FOR CALIBRATION .......................................................................................... 107#

11.1#VERY IMPORTANT TIPS ....................................................................................................... 107#

11.2#CHECKLIST BEFORE YOU START ................................................................................................. 107#

11.3#IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MICROPHONE PLACEMENT .................................................... 108#

#Requirements for the measurement environment .................................................................................. 108#

#Reference measurement point ............................................................................................................... 108#

#Position and orientation of the microphone for the reference point ...................................................... 108#

12#CALIBRATE THE ACTIVE CROSSOVERS (OPTIONAL) ................................................................. 110#

12.1#OVERVIEW OF THE CROSSOVER SETUP PROCEDURE ....................................................................... 110#

12.2#CONFIGURE THE ADVANCED SETTINGS (OPTIONAL) ....................................................................... 111#

12.3#ADJUST THE MASTER OUTPUT LEVEL ......................................................................................... 113#

12.4#CALIBRATE THE ACTIVE CROSSOVERS ......................................................................................... 114#

12.5#VERIFY THE SOUND OF THE CALIBRATED CROSSOVERS .................................................................. 115#

#Visualize the acoustical graphs for each speaker .................................................................................. 115#

#Listen to each speaker connected to the crossover ............................................................................... 117#

12.6#SAVE THE PRESET ................................................................................................................... 117#

13#LEVEL AND DELAY CALIBRATION .............................................................................................. 118#

13.1#OVERVIEW OF THE CALIBRATION PROCEDURE ............................................................................... 118#

13.2#ADJUST THE MASTER OUTPUT LEVEL ......................................................................................... 118#

13.3#NORMAL CALIBRATION SEQUENCE ............................................................................................. 119#

13.4#COMMON PROBLEMS DURING CALIBRATION ................................................................................ 120#

13.5#CALIBRATION STATUS ............................................................................................................. 120#

13.6#CHECKING THE SPEAKER SUMMARY AFTER CALIBRATION ............................................................... 121#

13.7#MULTI-POINT MEASUREMENTS (OPTIONAL) ................................................................................ 124#

13.8#COMPUTE THE OPTIMIZATION FILTERS ....................................................................................... 124#

13.9#SAVE THE PRESET ................................................................................................................... 125#

14#SETUP BASS MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................... 126#

14.1#OVERVIEW OF THE BASS MANAGEMENT SETUP PROCEDURE ............................................................ 126#

14.2#FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE BASS MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 127#

14.3#BASS MANAGEMENT MODE ....................................................................................................... 128#

14.4#QUICK SETUP MENU ................................................................................................................ 130#

#Set Filters ................................................................................................................................................ 131#

#Apply to selected speakers ..................................................................................................................... 131#

14.5#BASS MANAGEMENT SETTINGS FOR INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER .......................................................... 132#

14.6#LFE &MISC .......................................................................................................................... 133#

#Low Frequency Effect Setup ................................................................................................................... 133#

#+10 Db on LFE ......................................................................................................................................... 133#

#Stacked Sub Correction .......................................................................................................................... 134#

15#SETUP TARGET CURVES ............................................................................................................ 135#

15.1#OVERVIEW OF THIS PROCEDURE ................................................................................................ 135#

15.2#SETTING UP ONE OR MORE TARGET CURVES ................................................................................ 135#

16#VERIFY THE SOUND OF YOUR OPTIMIZED SPEAKER SYSTEM ................................................. 137#

16.1#VISUALIZE THE ACOUSTICAL GRAPHS FOR ALL SPEAKERS ............................................................... 137#

16.2#LISTEN TO THE SYSTEM ........................................................................................................... 138#

17#FINE TUNING OPTIMIZATION SETTINGS ................................................................................... 139#

17.1#MAIN OPTIMIZATION SETTINGS ................................................................................................. 139#

17.2#SPEAKER POSITION REMAPPING .................................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.#

17.3#TARGET CURVE ...................................................................................................................... 141#

17.4#LIMITER CURVE ...................................................................................................................... 141#

17.5#ADVANCED OPTIMIZATION SETTINGS ......................................................................................... 142#

#Display .................................................................................................................................................... 142#

#Front & Surround Speaker settings ......................................................................................................... 142#

#Acoustics Correction .............................................................................................................................. 143#

#Calibration settings ................................................................................................................................. 143#

#Optimize according to L&R speakers settings ........................................................................................ 143#

#FIR and IIR settings ................................................................................................................................. 143#

#Level alignment settings ......................................................................................................................... 144#

#Subwoofer low-pass filter settings ........................................................................................................ 144#

#Decimation settings & Advanced FIR settings ........................................................................................ 144#

#Advanced FIR settings ............................................................................................................................ 144#

18#PERFORMING MULTI-POINT MEASUREMENTS ........................................................................ 145#

18.1#RELEVANT MEASUREMENT POSITIONS ........................................................................................ 146#

18.2#MULTI-POINT CALIBRATION PROCEDURE .................................................................................... 147#

18.3#WEIGHTING MULTIPLE MEASUREMENTS ...................................................................................... 147#

19#APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................... 148#

19.1#INSERT AN EXTERNAL STEREO DAC ........................................................................................... 148#

19.2#REMOTE START AND STOP ....................................................................................................... 148#

19.3#AUTOMATION ........................................................................................................................ 148#

19.4#SIGNAL FLOW OF THE SDP-75 ................................................................................................. 149#

#Setup Process and filters calculation ..................................................................................................... 149#

19.5#3D SPEAKER PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................ 149#

19.6#DB25 CONNECTOR:ANALOG PINOUT PINOUT ............................................................................. 150#

19.7#DB25 CONNECTOR : AES PINOUT ............................................................................................ 150#

19.8#3D MEASUREMENT MICROPHONE .............................................................................................. 151#

#Microphone specifications ..................................................................................................................... 152#

#Power supply .......................................................................................................................................... 152#

#Individual compensation file ................................................................................................................... 152#

#Connection order .................................................................................................................................... 154#