Linear Acoustic LQ-1000 User manual

LQ1000LoudnessQualityMonitor
UserManual
UpdateforLQ1000
SWversion3.14.82andLater
March.2016
LinearAcoustic
108FoxshireDrive
Lancaster,PA17601
Tel.(717)7353611
Fax(717)7353612
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1WarrantyInformation
DISCLAIMEROFWARRANTIES:LinearAcousticproductsarewarrantedagainst
defectsinmaterialandworkmanshipforaperiodof2yearsfromthedateof
purchase.THEREARENOOTHERIMPLIEDOREXPRESSWARRANTIESANDNO
WARRANTYFORMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
Ifthedatethecustomer’snoticeofwarrantyclaimisreceivedbyLinearAcoustic
(suchdatethe“WarrantyClaimNoticeDate”)iswithinthefirst90days
followingtheReceiptDate,LinearAcousticwillpaythecostsofshippingsuch
warrantedProducttoandfromtheenduser’slocation,andthecostofrepairor
replacementofsuchwarrantedProduct.
IftheWarrantyClaimNoticeDateoccursafterthefirst90daysfollowingthe
ReceiptDateandbeforetheendofthesecond(2nd)year,thecustomerwillpaythe
freighttoreturnthewarrantedProducttoLinearAcoustic.LinearAcousticwill
then,atitssolediscretion,repairorreplacethewarrantedProductandreturnitto
theenduseratLinearAcousticexpense.
Ineachoftheabove,theunitistobereturneddirectlytoLinearAcousticwitha
returnauthorization(RA)numberclearlymarkedonthepackaging.Pleasenote,
thisRAnumbermustbepresentorpackagewillberefusedandreturnedtosender.
Theenduserwillinallcasesberesponsibleforalldutiesandtaxesassociated
withtheshipment,returnandservicingofthewarrantedProduct.
Nodistributor,dealer,orresellerofLinearAcousticproductsisauthorizedunder
anycircumstancestoextend,expandorotherwisemodifyinanywaythewarranty
providedbyLinearAcoustic,andanyattempttodosoisnullandvoidandshallnot
beeffectiveasagainstLinearAcousticoritsAffiliates.
Outofwarrantyunitsreturnedtothefactoryforrepairmaybesubjecttoa$500
evaluationfee,whichmustbeprepaidpriortoshippingtheunittoLinearAcoustic.
Ifnorepairsarerequired,the$500feewillberetainedbyLinearAcousticasan
evaluationcharge.Ifrepairsarerequired,the$500feewillbeappliedtothetotal
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AllrequestsforrepairsMUSTincludetheunitserialnumbertoensurequickand
accurateservice.
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DEFECTSCAUSEDBYUNAUTHORIZEDMODIFICATIONS,MISUSEOR
ACCIDENTS,UNAUTHORIZEDCUSTOMERREPAIRS,ORANYFURTHERDAMAGE
CAUSEDBYINADEQUATEPACKAGINGFORSERVICERETURNARENOT
COVEREDBYTHISWARRANTY.
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PLEASESAVETHESHIPPINGCARTONANDALLPACKINGMATERIALS.FAILURE
TORETURNUNITINORIGINALSHIPPINGCARTONANDPACKINGMATERIALS
WILL·RESULTINACHARGEFORNEWSHIPPINGMATERIALS.
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LIMITATIONOFPERIODOFACTIONONCONTRACT:Noaction,regardlessof
form,arisingoutofthetransactionsunderthisagreementmaybebroughtbybuyer,
itssuccessors,agentsand/orassigns,morethantwoyearsfromdateofpurchase.
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LIMITATIONOFLIABILITY:ItisunderstoodandagreedthattheliabilityofLinear
Acousticwhetherincontract,intort,underanywarranty,innegligenceor
otherwiseshallnotexceedthecostofrepairorreplacementofthedefective
componentsandundernocircumstancesshallLinearAcoustic®beliablefor
incidental,special,direct,indirectorconsequentialdamages,orlossofuse,revenue
orprofitevenifLinearAcoustic®oritsagentshavebeenadvised,orallyorin
writing,ofthepossibilityofsuchdamages.
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ThisproductmaycontaintechnologiesfromAudyneInc.,andismanufactured
underlicense.
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ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.DolbyandthedoubleD
symbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.
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LinearAcoustic,the"LA"symbol,UPMAX,AEROMAX,AERO.10,AER0.100,
AERO.1000,AERO.2000,MT2000,andCrowdControl,aretrademarksorregistered
trademarksofLinearAcousticInc.Allothertrademarksremainthepropertyoftheir
respectiveowners.
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2RegulatoryNoticesandFusing
Information
RegulatoryNoticesandFusingInformation
2.1FCC
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassA
digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis
operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththis
instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmful
interferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathis
orherownexpense.
2.2Canada
ThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES003.
2.3UL
WARNING:Troubleshootingmustbeperformedbyatrainedtechnician.Do
notattempttoservicethisequipmentunlessyouarequalifiedtodoso.
Checkthatthecorrectfuseshavebeeninstalled.Toreducetheriskoffire,replace
onlywithfusesofthesametypeandrating.
Exposedportionsofthepowersupplyassemblyareelectrically“hot”.Inorderto
reducetheriskofelectricalshock,thepowercordMUSTbedisconnectedwhenthe
powersupplyassemblyisremoved.
Thegroundterminalofthepowerplugisconnecteddirectlytothechassisofthe
unit.Forcontinuedprotectionagainstelectricshock,acorrectlywiredand
grounded(earthed)threepinpoweroutletmustbeused.Donotuseaground
liftingadapterandnevercutthegroundpinonthethreeprongplug.

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2.4UK
Asthecoloursofthecoresinthemainsleadmaynotcorrespondwiththecoloured
markingsidentifyingtheterminalsinyourplug,proceedasfollows:
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•Thecorethatiscolouredgreenandyellowmustbeconnectedtotheterminal
intheplugidentifiedbytheletterEorbytheearthsymbolorcolouredgreen
orgreenandyellow.
•Thecorethatiscolouredbluemustbeconnectedtotheterminalthatis
markedwiththeletterNorcolouredblack.
•Thecorethatiscolouredbrownmustbeconnectedtotheterminalthatis
markedwiththeletterLorcolouredred.
•Thisapparatusmustbeearthed.
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2.5EU
ThisequipmentcomplieswiththeEMCrequirementsofEN551031andEN551032
whenoperatedinanE2environmentinaccordancewiththismanual.
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IMPORTANTSAFETYNOTICE
ThisunitcomplieswiththesafetystandardEN60065.Theunitshallnotbeexposed
todrippingorsplashingandnoobjectsfilledwithliquids,suchascoffeecups,shall
beplacedontheequipment.Toensuresafeoperationandtoguardagainstpotential
shockhazardorriskoffire,thefollowingmustbeobserved:
•Ensurethatyourmainssupplyisinthecorrectrangefortheinputpower
requirementoftheunit.
•Ensurefusesfittedarethecorrectratingandtypeasmarkedontheunit.
•Theunitmustbeearthedbyconnectingtoacorrectlywiredandearthed
poweroutlet.
•Thepowercordsuppliedwiththisunitmustbewiredasfollows:
Live—BrownNeutral—BlueEarth—Green/Yellow
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IMPORTANT–NOTEDESECURITE
CematerielestconformeàlanormeEN60065.Nepasexposercetappareilaux
claboussuresouauxgouttesdeliquide.Nepasposerd'objetsremplisdeliquide,tels
quedestassesdecafé,surl'appareil.Pourvousassurerd'unfonctionnementsans
dangeretdeprévenirtoutchocélectriqueoutoutrisqued'incendie,veillezà
observerlesrecommandationssuivantes.
•Leselecteurdetensiondoitêtreplacésurlavaleurcorrespondanteàvotre
alimentationréseau.
•Lesfusiblesdoiventcorrespondreàlavaleurindiquéesurlemateriel.
•Lematerieldoitêtrecorrectementreliéàlaterre.
•Lecordonsecteurlivréaveclematerieldoitêtrecablédelamanière
suivante:
Phase—BrunNeutre—BleuTerre—Vert/Jaune
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WICHTIGERSICHERHEITSHINWEIS
DiesesGerätentsprichtderSicherheitsnormEN60065.DasGerätdarfnichtmit
Flüssigkeiten(Spritzwasserusw.)inBerührungkommen;stellenSiekeineGefäße,
z.B.Kaffeetassen,aufdasGerät.FürdassichereFunktionierendesGerätesundzur
Unfallverhütung(elektrischerSchlag,Feuer)sinddiefolgendenRegelnunbedingt
einzuhalten:
•DerSpannungswählermußaufIhreNetzspannungeingestelltsein.
•DieSicherungenmüsseninTypundStromwertmitdenAngabenaufdem
Gerätübereinstimmen.
•DieErdungdesGerätesmußübereinegeerdeteSteckdosegewährleistet
sein.
•DasmitgelieferteNetzkabelmußwiefolgtverdrahtetwerden:
Phase—braunNulleiter—blauErde—grün/gelb
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NORMEDISICUREZZA–IMPORTANTE
Questaapparecchiaturaèstatacostruitainaccordoallenormedisicurezza
EN60065.Ilprodottonondeveesseresottopostoaschizzi,spruzziegocciolamenti,
enessuntipodioggettoriempitoconliquidi,comeadesempiotazzedicaffè,deve
essereappoggiatosuldispositivo.Perunaperfettasicurezzaedalfinedievitare
eventualirischidiscossaêlettricaod'incendiovannoosservateleseguentimisure
disicurezza:
•Assicurarsicheilselettoredicambiotensionesiaposizionatosulvalore
corretto.
•Assicurarsichelaportataediltipodifusibilisianoquelliprescrittidallacasa
costruttrice.
•L'apparecchiaturadeveavereuncollegamentodimessaaterrabeneseguito;
anchelaconnessioneretedeve
•avereuncollegamentoaterra.
•Ilcavodialimentazioneacorredodell'apparecchiaturadeveessere
collegatocomesegue:
Filotensione—MarroneNeutro—BluMassa—Verde/Giallo
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AVISOIMPORTANTEDESEGURIDAD
EstaunidadcumpleconlanormadeseguridadEN60065.Launidadnodebeser
expuestaagoteososalpicadurasynodebencolocarsesobreelequiporecipientes
conliquidos,comotazasdecafe.Paraasegurarseunfuncionamientoseguroy
prevenircualquierposiblepeligrodedescargaoriesgodeincendio,sehandeob
servarlassiguientesprecauciones:
•Asegúresequeelselectordetensiónestéajustadoalatensióncorrectapara
sualimentación.
•Asegúresequelosfusiblescolocadossondeltipoyvalorcorrectos,talcomo
semarcaenlaunidad.
•Launidaddebeserpuestaatierra,conectándolaaunconectordered
correctamentecableadoypuestoatierra.

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•Elcablederedsuministradoconestaunidad,debesercableadocomosigue:
Vivo—MarrónNeutro—AzulTierra—Verde/Amarillo
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VIKTIGASÄKERHETSÅTGÄRDER!
DennaenhetuppfyllersäkerhetsstandardEN60065.Enhetenfårejutsättasföryttre
åverkansamtföremålinnehållandevätska,såsomkaffemuggar,fårejplaceraspå
utrustningen."Förattgaranterasäkerhetenochgarderamoteventuellelchockeller
brandrisk,måsteföljandeobserveras:
•Kontrolleraattspänningsväljarenärinställdpåkorrektnätspänning.
•Konrolleraattsäkringarnaäravrätttypochförrättströmstyrkasåsom
anvisningarnapåenhetenföreskriver.
•Enhetenmåstevarajordadgenomanslutningtillettkorrektkopplatoch
jordateluttag.
•Elsladdensommedföljerdennaenhetmåstekopplasenligtfoljande:
Fas—BrunNeutral—BlåJord—Grön/Gul
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BELANGRIJKVEILIGHEIDSVOORSCHRIFT:
DezeunitvoldoetaandeEN60065veiligheidsstandaards.Ditapparaatmagniet
ordenblootgesteldaanvocht.Vanwegehetrisicodaterdruppelsinhetapparaat
vallen,dientuergeenvloeistoffeninbekersopteplaatsen.Vooreenveiliggebruik
enomhetgevaarvanelectrischeschokkenenhetrisicovanbrandtevermijden,
dienendevolgenderegelsinachttewordengenomen:
•ControleerofdespanningscarousselophetjuisteVoltagestaat.
•Gebruikalleenzekeringenvandeaangegeventypenenwaarden.
•Aansluitingvandeunitalleenaaneengeaardewandcontactdoos.
•Denetkabeldiemetdeunitwordtgeleverd,moetalsvolgtwordenaan
gesloten:
Fase—BruinNul—BlauwAarde—Groen/Geel
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2.6FusingInformation
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WARNING:Toreducetheriskoffire,replacefusesonlywiththesametype
andrating.
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Thisproductusesauniversalswitchingpowersupplythathandlesthefullrangeof
nominalmainsvoltagesbetween90and264VACandanyfrequencybetween50Hz
and60Hz.
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TheMainfuseratingisT1AL(1Amp,250V,20mm,timelag,lowbreaking
capacity)foralloperatingvoltages.Tocheckthemainexternalfuse:

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WARNING:Powertotheunitmustbeoffwhenthefollowingstepsare
performed.Ensurethatthemainpowercabletotheunitisnotconnectedto
apowersource.
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1.OpenthefusecompartmentdoorintheACpowerinputhousingwitha
smallflatbladescrewdriver.Carefullypulloutthefusecarrier.
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2.Checkthatthereplacementfusehasthecorrectrating.Thefusecarrier
mustbeinsertedintothecompartmentcarefully.Donotforcethecarrier
intothecompartmentorbothcouldbedamaged.
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3.Snapthefusecompartmentdoorclosed.
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Theswitchingpowersupplycontainsaseparateinternalfuse.Mostfaultconditions
shouldbeprotectedbythemainfuse.
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Ifyoufinditnecessarytoreplacetheinternalfuse,becertaintoreplaceitwitha
fuseofthesametypeandratingasprintedontheswitchingpowersupplyboard.
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2.7Notice
Allversions,claimsofcompatibility,trademarks,etc.,ofhardwareandsoftware
productsnotmadebyLinearAcousticwhicharementionedinthismanualor
accompanyingmaterialareinformationalonly.LinearAcousticmakesno
endorsementofanyparticularproductforanypurpose,norclaimsany
responsibilityforoperationoraccuracy.Wereservetherighttomake
improvementsorchangesintheproductsdescribedinthismanualwhichmayaffect
theproductspecifications,ortorevisethemanualwithoutnotice.

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2.8Updates
Theoperationofthisproductisdeterminedlargelybysoftware.Fromtimetotime
wemayreleasenewversionstoaddfeaturesandfixbugs.ChecktheLinearAcoustic
websiteforthelatestinformation.
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2.9Feedback
Wewelcomefeedbackonanyaspectofthisproductorthismanual.Inthepast,
manygoodideasfromusershavemadetheirwayintosoftwarerevisionsornew
products.Pleasecontactuswithyourcomments.
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2.10Service
YoumustcontactLinearAcousticbeforereturninganyequipmentforfactory
service.Wewillneedyourunit’sserialnumber,locatedonthebackoftheunit.
LinearAcousticwillissueareturnauthorizationnumberwhichmustbewrittenon
theexteriorofyourshippingcontainer.Pleasedonotincludecablesoraccessories
unlessspecificallyrequestedbytheTechnicalSupportEngineer.Besureto
adequatelyinsureyourshipmentforitsreplacementvalue.Packageswithout
properauthorizationmayberefused.UScustomers,pleasecontactLinearAcoustic
TechnicalSupportat+1(717)7353611.Allothercustomersshouldcontactlocal
representativetomakearrangementsforservice.
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2.11Support
Foranybillingornonemergencytechnicalquestionspleasecallourmainofficeat
+1(717)7353611betweenthehoursof9:00am–5:00pmEasterntime,Monday
throughFriday.
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24/7afterhourssupportisprovidedforoffairemergenciesbycalling+1(717)
7353611andlisteningtotheentiremessageforinstructionsandprompts.
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OurFaxnumberis+17177353612.
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Technicalsupportviaemailisavailableat[email protected]
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Allproductquestionsorinquiries,pleaseemail[email protected]
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TheLinearAcousticwebsitehasawealthofinformationwhichmaybeusefulfor
productselectionandsupport.TheURLiswww.linearacoustic.com.Registered
usersofthewebsitecandownloadusermanualsandsoftwareupdatesatanytime.
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1 WarrantyInformation...................................................................................................................1
2 RegulatoryNoticesandFusingInformation........................................................................3
2.6 FusingInformation..................................................................................................................6
2.7 Notice............................................................................................................................................7
2.8 Updates.........................................................................................................................................8
2.9 Feedback......................................................................................................................................8
2.10 Service......................................................................................................................................8
2.11 Support....................................................................................................................................8
4 Overview...........................................................................................................................................12
4.1 NewFeatures..........................................................................................................................12
4.2 UsingThisGuide....................................................................................................................12
4.3 Definitions................................................................................................................................13
5 QuickStart........................................................................................................................................14
5.1 GettingStarted.......................................................................................................................14
5.1.1 Power................................................................................................................................14
5.1.2 IPConnection.................................................................................................................14
5.1.3 LQ1000IPaddress.....................................................................................................14
5.1.4 Configuration.................................................................................................................15
6 FrontPanelNavigation...............................................................................................................16
6.1 Navigation................................................................................................................................16
6.2 FrontPanelMenus...............................................................................................................17
6.3 UnlocktheFrontPanel.......................................................................................................18
6.4 AdjustMenuSize...................................................................................................................19
6.5 EthernetSetup.......................................................................................................................20
6.6 HTTPSetup..............................................................................................................................22
6.7 FrontPanelDisplays............................................................................................................23
6.8 OtherImportantSetupParameters..............................................................................24
6.8.1 Password.........................................................................................................................24
6.8.2 Reference.........................................................................................................................25
6.8.3 AudioInputSelect.......................................................................................................26
6.9 FrontPanelNavigationConclusion.............................................................................27
7 NfRemote..........................................................................................................................................28

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7.1 GettingConnected................................................................................................................28
7.1.1 DownloadingNfRemoteFromtheLQ1000HTTPserver.........................29
7.1.2 StartNfRemoteFromaCopyonyourPC..........................................................29
7.1.3 StartingNfRemote.......................................................................................................29
7.1.4 IfNfRemoteFailstoConnect..................................................................................31
7.2 UsingNfRemote.....................................................................................................................31
7.2.1 MenuButton...................................................................................................................32
7.2.2 DisplayPresets..............................................................................................................32
7.3 TreeandTabbedNavigation............................................................................................33
7.4 ConfigureTime/Datesettings.........................................................................................34
7.5 ClockSync................................................................................................................................35
7.6 ConfiguringMeterDisplays..............................................................................................35
7.7 ConfiguringLoudnessMeters..........................................................................................37
7.8 ConfiguringLQ1000I/O...................................................................................................39
7.8.1 Inputs................................................................................................................................39
7.8.2 Outputs.............................................................................................................................40
7.9 ConfigureGPI..........................................................................................................................40
7.10 NfRemoteConclusion.....................................................................................................41
8 LQ1000ReferenceGuide.........................................................................................................42
8.1 System........................................................................................................................................42
8.1.1 H/WI/O...........................................................................................................................42
8.1.2 GPI......................................................................................................................................43
8.1.3 Password.........................................................................................................................44
8.1.4 IPOptions........................................................................................................................45
8.1.5 Time/Date.......................................................................................................................46
8.1.6 Backup..............................................................................................................................46
8.1.7 Maintenance...................................................................................................................47
8.1.8 Upgrades..........................................................................................................................48
8.1.9 SystemOptions.............................................................................................................48
8.1.10 TCPLinkStatus.........................................................................................................48
8.2 LQ1000....................................................................................................................................48
8.2.1 LoadPreset.....................................................................................................................48
8.2.2 SavePreset......................................................................................................................49
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8.2.4 LoudnessMeterProgram1.....................................................................................50
8.2.5 LoudnessMeterProgram2.....................................................................................51
LoudnessMeterProgram2worksidenticallytoLoudnessMeterProgram1
withoneexception.Thereisnodownmixmeter.........................................................51
8.3 TCPLinkStatus......................................................................................................................51
8.4 DisplaySettings.....................................................................................................................51
8.5 HeadphoneOutput...............................................................................................................53
8.6 ClientAudioOutput.............................................................................................................54
8.7 ClientMicrophoneInput....................................................................................................56
8.8 ClientFileRecorder.............................................................................................................57
8.9 ClientIPOptions....................................................................................................................58
9 Specifications..................................................................................................................................59
9.1 I/OSignalSpecifications....................................................................................................59
9.2 Electrical...................................................................................................................................60
9.3 Physical.....................................................................................................................................60
9.4 MetadataI/OPort.................................................................................................................60
9.4.1 MetadataI/OPortPinout.........................................................................................60
9.5 GeneralPurposeI/O............................................................................................................61
9.5.1 GPI/OParallelControlPort.....................................................................................61
9.5.2 GPI/OConnector..........................................................................................................61
9.6 LQ1000RearPanel.............................................................................................................62
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4Overview
4.1NewFeatures
Startingwithsoftwareversion3.14.82andfirmwareversion0x10001119many
newfeatureshavebeenbroughttotheLQ1000®makingtheindustry’sfinest
loudnessqualitymonitorevenbetter.
Newfeaturesinclude:
•Easiernavigationandconfigurationfromthefrontpanel.
•MenuselectionofITUorEBUmetering.
•Loggingofprimary5.1programplusdownmixplusstereoprogram2.
•Loggingofstereoprogram1andprogram2forstereoonlyapplications.
•FrontpanelconfigurationofIP,NTP,andHTTP.
•Multiplemeterscanbedisplayedonfrontpanelsimultaneously.
•FourcustomizablefrontpanelbuttonsandeightGPIs.
•NfRemote,ourIPbasedremotecontrol,providesconfigurationofallI/Oand
otherparametersincludingmeteringconfigurations
•RemoteaudiomonitoringoverIP
•MultiplesimultaneousIPconnections
•13differentmetersareavailable
Note!
ThelatestsoftwareandfirmwareupgradeforLQ1000Loudness
QualityMonitorsisapplicableONLYtounitswithserialnumber
341000andhigher.
ThisnewLQ1000usermanualisdividedinto9sections.Thisintroductionis
Section4.Section5isaquickstartguide.Section6willfamiliarizetheuserwith
thenewfrontpanelmenuanddisplays.Section7willexplainhowtoinstallanduse
NfRemotefortheLQ1000.Section8isareferenceguidetoallofthemenus,
submenus,andcontrolsintheLQ1000.Section9containsspecificationsand
informationaboutthephysicalI/O.
4.2UsingThisGuide
ThisuserguideisintendedtobereadwhileinfrontofarunningLQ1000unit.Itis
mosthelpfulifthesourcethatwillbemeasuredisactuallyconnectedtothe
LQ1000.DoingthisprovidesfeedbacktotheuserviathemetersandIPaudio
monitoringwhileconfigurationchangesarebeingmade.

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TomakelearningyourwayaroundthenewLQ1000interfaceasusefuland
rewardingaspossiblethereissomeinformationthatyoushouldhaveathand:
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•TheIPaddressandsubnetmaskassignedtotheLQ1000.
•AnygatewayandDNSinformationforthenetworktowhichitwillbe
connected.
•NTPserveraddress(s).
•TheIPaddressofthePCthatwillbeusedtoconnecttotheLQ1000.
•WhatsourceswillbeconnectedtotheLQ1000.
•Wheretheaudioprogram(s)areembeddedwithintheSDIsource.
•WhatoutputsoftheLQ1000(ifany)willbeconnected.
Havingthisinformationwillallowyoutoconfiguretheunitforuseasyoulearnto
navigatetheLQ1000usingboththefrontpanelandNfRemote.
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Note!
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ThenewsoftwareversionsREQUIREAPASSWORDtooperate.
Savinganemptypasswordfield(orrestoringaconfigurationthat
doesnothaveapassword)willpreventanyfurtheraccesstotheunit
andwillrequireareturntriptothefactory.
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IfyouhavenotalreadydonesopleaseregisterontheLinearAcousticwebsite:
www.linearacoustic.com.Thereisaloginbutton,ontherightsideofthepage,
belowthesplashscreen.ClicktheLogInbuttonandfollowtheinstructionsthere.
Onebenefitofregisteringisthattherearesoftwareandmanualupdatesaswellas
ApplicationNotes,WhitePapers,videosandotherinformationavailableonline.
4.3Definitions
“AES”issometimesusedinthemanualasanabbreviationforAESdigitalaudio
bitstreamandsometimesforanunbalancedAES3interface.
“Client”issometimesusedtomeanthePCorlaptopthatisrunningtheNfRemote
application.Itisthesameas“host”.
“DARS”isadigitalaudioreferencesignal.ThisisanAESdigitalaudiosignalandcan
besilentorcancontainaudiobits.AtimingreferenceisderivedfromtheAES
signal’stiming.Thisisnotwordclock.
“Host”isthePCorlaptopthatisrunningNfRemote.Itisthesameas“client”.

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5QuickStart
Weknowthatmanyofourclientsalreadyknowtheirwayaroundthefrontpanel
interfaceandNfRemote.IfallyouneedisaquickguidetostartmeasuringanSDI
sourceimmediatelythenthisistheplacetostart.
5.1GettingStarted
5.1.1Power
ApplyACpowertotheLQ1000®.ThereisnoOn/Offswitch.Applypowertoturnit
onandremovepowertoturnitoff.Simplyremovingpowerwillnotharmtheunit.
5.1.2IPConnection
ConnectyourPCtotheLQ1000usinganEthernetcable.Acrossovercableisnot
required.BesuretoconnecttotheEthernetportandnottheReservedport.
5.1.3LQ1000IPaddress
TheIPaddressoftheLQ1000willappearinthefrontpaneldisplaybelowthe
passwordentry.AssignanaddresstoyourPCthatisinthesamesubnet.
AlternatelyyoucanplugbothyourPCandtheLQ1000intoaDHCProuter.DHCPis
enabledfromthefactory.
Note!
IftheLQ1000showsanIPaddressof127.0.0.1itisnotconnected
toavalidEthernetport.ChecktheEthernetcablingandportsonthe
PCorswitch.
IftheLQ1000showsanIPaddressof169.x.x.xitisconnectedtoa
validEthernetportbutitcannotafetchaDHCPaddress.Checkthe
configurationoftheDHCProuterandtheporttheLQ1000is
connectedto
AfixedIPaddressofyourchoicecanbesetfromthefrontpanel.Instructionsfor
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5.1.4Configuration
Section8containsadescriptionofthemenusandsettingsintheLQ1000.The
configurationofeachsettingisgivenfromthehighestlevelmenudowntothe
lowestmenuandtheselection.Theyalltaketheformof:
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System>HardwareI/O>InputSource1/2:SDI1/2
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Ifyouneedmoredetailedassistancetonavigatethemenusthenlookat:
1.Section2forawalkthroughofthefrontpanelcontrols.
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2.Section3forawalkthroughofNfRemote.
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6FrontPanelNavigation
6.1Navigation
TheLQ1000nowhasafullfunctionIPremotecontrolinadditiontothefrontpanel
controls.WethinkthattheIPremoteisbothfasterandeasiertousebutfamiliarity
withthefrontpanelcontrolwillallowuserstounlocktheunitandmakechanges
withoutanetworkconnectionorPC.Followingareafewlessonsonhowtousethe
newfrontpanelmenustructure.
Thelessonsfollowthestepsneededtoputtheunitintooperationwhenitis
receivedorupgradedfromapreviousversionandwillgetyoustarted!
Theright,left,up,anddownarrowkeysandtherotaryencodernavigateLQ.1000’s
menusystem:
Figure61Menunavigationkeys
•►Next Takesyouintotheselectedmenu;sameas“Enter”(“Right”in
thetext)
•◄Prev. Takesyoubackthesamepath;sameas“Back”or“Esc”(“Left”
inthetext)
•▲▼Scrollsthroughscreenparameters(“Up”and“Down”inthetext)
•Therotaryencoderadjuststheselectedparameter(“Rotary”inthetext).
Indescribingtheuseofthefrontpanelcontrols,phraseslike“UsetheUp/Down
arrowstohighlightSystem”willbeused.Forinstance:“UsetheUp/Downarrow
keystohighlight(puttheyellowborderaround)themenuselection‘System’,then
presstherightarrow.”
Afterthefirstfewexamplesthestepbystepinstructionswillbeshortenedto“Select
“System”andclickright”.
Furtherintothemanualthesestepbystepinstructionswillbeshortenedto:
System>IPOptions>IPConfiguration>UseDHCP>Clicktoenable.

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ThismeansselectSystem,pressRight,thenselectIPOptionsandPressRight,then
selectIPConfigurationandpressRight,etc.Itisassumedthatthestartingpointis
alwaysthetoplevel,i.e.themainmenu.
6.2FrontPanelMenus
LQ1000’smenusarehierarchicalandfollowlogicalsignalprocessingflows.When
aparameterischangedfromitsstoredvalueitisdisplayedinyellowuntilthe
changeissaved.Whenitissaved,itreturnstowhite.
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LQ1000employs“breadcrumbs”inthemenussoyouwillalwaysknowwhereyou
areinthemenuhierarchy.Thetopofeachmenudisplaysthebreadcrumbstothe
currentmenuposition.Forexample,Figure62showsthemenupositionas:
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Figure62Menubreadcrumbs
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Themenualsodisplayspopuptipsandhintstoexplainafunctionorwhyitis
inactive.Forexample,Figure63belowshowswhythe“UpdateTime”fieldis
grayedoutandinactive.Youwillseethisifyounavigatetoanygrayedoutselection
andpresstheRightarrowkey.Youcanalsoseethesetipsbypointingtothedrop
downsymbolonamenuitem.

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6.3UnlocktheFrontPanel
Whentheunitispoweredupyouwillseetwometersontheleftandthepassword
lockscreenontheright.Thereisablankpasswordentryfieldatthetop.
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1.IfitisnothighlightedwithayellowborderusetheUp/Downarrowsto
highlighttheemptypasswordfieldandthenpresstheRightarrow.AnASCII
entryscreenwillappear.Figure64,below.
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2.UsetheRotarytohighlightthenumerickeyboardselection[123]andpress
theRightarrow
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3.UsetheRotarytohighlighteachcharacterinthepasswordandpressthe
Rightarrowaftereachselection.Thefactorypasswordis1234.The
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4.TheLQ1000MUSThaveapassword.Erasingthepasswordandsavingthe
configuration,rebootingtheunit,orlosingpowerwillrequiretheunittobe
sentbacktothefactorytobeunlocked!Ifyouchangethepasswordkeep
yourpasswordinasafeplace.Seesection6.9.1toenteranewpassword.
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5.UsetheRotarytohighlightOKandpresstheRightarrow.
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6.Thescreenisnowbackonthepasswordscreen.UsetheDownarrowto
highlightUnlockandpressRightarrow.Themainmenuscreenisnow
visible.SeeFigure66,below.
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6.4AdjustMenuSize
1.UseUp/Downarrowstohighlight“DisplayOptions”atthebottomofthe
mainmenuandpressRightarrow.
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