Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 616 del fabbricante Meyer Sound
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USER GUIDE INTEGRATION T OOLS Keep these important operating instructions. Check www .meyersound.com for updates. Galileo ™ 616.
ii DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014) Manufacturer’ s Name: Meyer Sound Laboratories Inc. Manufacturer’ s Addr ess: 2832 San Pablo A venue Berkeley , CA 9 4702-.
iii SYMBOLS USED Dangerous voltag es: risk of electric s hock Important operati ng instructions Frame or chass is Protec tive earth ground Pour indiquer les risques résultant de tensions dangereuses .
iv IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all inst ructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings.
v CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction 7 How to Use This Manual 7 Galileo™ Product Overview 8 Chapter 2: Galileo 616 Features and Functions 11 Galileo 616 Projects 11 Galileo 616 Front Panel 12 Galileo .
CONTENTS vi Galileo EQ Graph Zoom Modes 60 Input and Output Masters 62 Display Options 63.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 7 CHAPTER 1: INTR ODUCTION HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Make sure to r ead these operating instructions in their entirety befor e using the Galileo™ loud- speaker management system. In particular , pay close attention to material related to safety issues.
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 8 GALILEO™ PR ODUCT OVERVIEW The Galileo loudspeaker management system is a complete har dware and softwar e solution with all the necessary tools for driving and aligning sound reinforcement systems with multiple zones.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 9 ■ Compass™ control softwar e: Provides comprehensive con trol of the Galileo 616 through a graphical user interface running on a remo te computer . Compass is the primary method of operat ing the Galileo loudspeaker management sys- tem.
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GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 11 CHAPTER 2: GALILEO 616 FEATUR ES AND FUNCTIONS GALILEO 616 PR OJECTS A Galileo 616 project is the organizational structur e in which one or more snapshots — full configurations for all parameters and system settings — ar e kept.
CHAPTER 2: GALILEO 616 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 12 GALILEO 616 FR ONT PANEL The front panel of the Galileo 616 pr ovides access to all of the powerful features of the loud- speaker management system. Input level metering is shown for all inputs, as well as status and control of all outputs.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 13 Front Panel Input Section ■ Input Level Meters: Multi-segment LED ladders for each input, with the gr een LED range beginning at appr oximately –80 dB below clipping, yellow LED range lighting a few dB below clipping, and top r ed LED indicating clipping of the A/D converter at +26 dBu (15.
CHAPTER 2: GALILEO 616 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 14 Front Panel Output Section ■ Signal / Clip LEDs: One for each output channel. For levels between ar ound –85 dB below clipping to appr oximately –5 dB below , the LEDs light green with intensit y corre- sponding to signal level.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 15 Front Panel Navigation Section ■ Navigation Buttons: This set of buttons navigates the menus on the LCD screen. ■ Enter Button: This button is used to enter submenus, and in some cases toggle values or settings after they have been highlighted on the LCD scr een with the Navigation buttons.
CHAPTER 2: GALILEO 616 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 16 ■ Settings Knobs: Three r otary encoders (with push switches) are used to change parame- ter values for the various settings available on the Galileo, based on what is currently selected on the LCD screen.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 17 GALILEO 616 REAR PANEL The rear panel p rovides connections for six inputs and 16 outputs, plus connections to the SIM 3 analyzer or additional Galileo units. An Et her net connector allows connection to a remote comput er running the Compass software.
CHAPTER 2: GALILEO 616 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 18 NOTE: Select whet her each of these connectors will operate in the analog or the AES two-channel digital mode on the System Settings page from the Galileo 616 front pa nel or the Compass software. This selection may be made individually for each of these three co nnectors.
19 CHAPTER 3: CONNECTING THE GALILEO 616 POWER CONNECTOR The Galileo 616 uses a locking Pow erCon ® connector to provide AC voltage to the unit. It s internal switching power supply accepts voltages from 90 to 264 V AC, 50/60 Hz.
CHAPTER 3: CONNECTING THE GALILEO 616 20 REMOTE COMPUTER CONNECTION The Galileo 616’ s RJ-45 port connects to a standard comp uter Ether net port with shielded Cat-5e cables. The Ethernet connection allows the unit to be controlled r emotely from a Mac or Windows computer running the Co mpass control softwar e.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 21 INPUT CONNECTORS (FR OM CONSOLE) Analog Inputs Connections from analog sour ces, including analog mixing consoles, will be made via the six XLR-3F connectors labeled A thr ough F on the left side of the r ear panel.
CHAPTER 3: CONNECTING THE GALILEO 616 22 AES/EBU Inputs Digital inputs following the AES/EBU standar d may be directly connected to the Galileo 616, using the top three XLR-3F connectors outlined in blue and labeled A, C, and E on the left side of the rear p anel.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 23 OUTPUT CONNECTORS (T O LOUDSPEAKERS/ARRAYS) The Galileo 616 provides 16 outputs on XLR-3M connectors, featuring high-resolution 96 kHz, 24-bit D/A converters. These outputs have t he same line-driving capabilities as Meyer Sound’ s analog line drivers, providing signal levels up to +26 dBu.
CHAPTER 3: CONNECTING THE GALILEO 616 24 CONNECTING THE SIM-3022 ANALYZER The rear panel of the Galileo 616 includes a connector f or direct connection to the SIM-3022 Audio Analyzer . Once connected, the Galileo 616 can act as a line switcher for the analyzer .
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 25 Looping SIM Connector A second SIM-type connector is included on the rear panel of the Galileo 616. It may be used to connect an additional Galileo uni t or a SIM-3088 line-level switcher .
CHAPTER 3: CONNECTING THE GALILEO 616 26 Combination 2 ■ Console = Front Panel Signal Generator (ex. Ad FP Ch 0 Generator). The SIM signal gener- ator is used as the signal that feeds the Console bus. ■ Processor = Galileo Output Post Pr ocessing (ex.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 27 CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FR ONT PANEL All of the functions and system settings in the Galileo 616 are available via the fr ont panel interface, navigating with the fr ont panel buttons and knobs and viewed on the display .
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 28 ■ Output Proc essing ■ Output Masters ■ Display Options Navigate the Galileo Map page using the Arr ow buttons to highlight a menu selection, and press the Enter button to select a page.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 29 SYSTEM SETTINGS The System Settings page gives access to a variety of global and setup parameters. Navigate the selections identically to the Galileo Map page using the Arr ow buttons or knobs, and press the Enter button or the Blue or Gr een knobs to select.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 30 Input T ypes Press the Enter button or the Blue or Gr een knob from System Settings to select this function. Input types scroll in pairs, using the Left and Right arrows to highlight the desir ed input pair .
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 31 ■ SIM 3 Bus Address: Select fr om 10 through 14 by rotating the Blue knob clockwise to go up in value, and counterc l ockwise to go down in value. ■ SIM 3 T rim: Select from Disabled or Enabled by clicking or r otating the Blue knob.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 32 ■ Humidity: Highlight and use Blue knob to scroll thr ough the values, clockwise for higher humidity and counterc lockwise for lower . ■ Altitude: Highlig ht and use Blue knob to select among the three ranges.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 33 CAUTION: Be certain to remember the access code that has been used to lock the Galileo front panel param eters from any changes. It must be entered cor- rectly or changes will not be able to be made — and it will be nec es sary to contact Meyer Sound T echnical Services to obtain help with unlocking the unit.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 34 Input Range and Output Range Select Input Range or Output Range fr om the System Settings page to set the voltage range at either +20 dBu or +26 dBu. Apply the setting s globally by highlig hting “Set All V oltage Ranges to +20 dBu” (or +26 dBu) and pr ess ing the Enter button.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 35 SUMMING MATRIX Press the Enter butt on or the Blue knob from the Galileo Map page to enter the Summing Matrix. A selected (active) audio r oute is designated by a circle at any cr osspoint within the matrix; a blank signifies no audio routing b etween an input and an output.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 36 Change the gain at the cr osspoint where the cursor is presently located by turning the Red knob — clockwise for gain and counter clockwise for attenuation.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 37 CREATING LABELS WITH GALILEO Labels can be cr eated for the individual channels in Input Pro cessing and Output Processing, for grou ps in Link Groups, for arrays in Array Corr ection, and for snapshots in the Snapshot Library .
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 38 ■ Cancel Button: Pr essing the Cancel button will discard th e naming changes and return to the previous scr een. TIP: The fastest way to enter names is to use a c ombination of the rotary knobs and the Up and Down arr ows.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 39 ■ Ty p e : Press the Enter Button or turn the Blue knob to scroll among the availa ble M Series loudspeaker types (M1D, M2D, MILO, M3D, MICA, M’elodie); the Enter button continually scr olls through the selections, while the Blue knob goes fr om M1D at counter- clockwise to M’elodie at clockwise.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 40 The Link Gr oup fields are: ■ Group: Use the Up and Do wn arrows to highlight, and the Left and Right arr ows or the Blue knob to scroll thr ough and select group #1 thr ough #8; both methods do a continu- ous scroll.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 41 dow will also happen in the other linked channels. T o view the other channels in the group, pr ess the Select button corresponding to that channel and it will appear in the display , and will show that channel number in the upper right cor ner .
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 42 ■ Input / Output Masters: Cursor goes to the fader for that channel, allowing gain changes with the Red knob or Arr ow buttons.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 43 SNAPSHOT LIBRARY The Snapshot Library lists all existing Snapshots (full system configurations for Galileo) within a Project and available in the memory of the Galileo 616 or in the library of a connected com- puter running the Compass control software.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 44 NOTE: Only one Snapshot at a time may be selected as the boot configuratio n for Galileo, and it may be selected either in the Compass contr ol software or via the “Is Boot” field above. That Snapshot will have “(boot)” in front of its name in the Snapshot Library list.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 45 Create New Snapshot At the top of the Snapshot Library list is “Cr eate New Snapshot”. After creating the desir ed configuration within the Summin g Matrix, Input and Output Processing, Link Gr oups, and so on, highlight and pr ess the Enter button to open the naming window and create a name for the new Snapshot.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 46 On the Overview page, pressing the Gr een knob will mute and unmute the highlighted chan- nel; the word “mute” is highlighted when t hat input channel is muted.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 47 ■ Label: Pressing the Enter button will open the nam ing utility; cr eate the desired label and press the Menu but ton to accept. ■ Mute: Highlight this field and pr es s the Enter button or pr ess/tur n the Blue knob to toggle between mute and unmute for the channel; when muted, the wor d “mute” is highlighted.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 48 In the Overview page, pressing the Blue knob will r everse the polarity of the highlighted chan- nel; the word “pol” will b e highlighted when the polarity is reversed for that output channel.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 49 while turning will scroll more quickly thr ough the frequencies. T urning the Green knob will zoom the location of the cursor both horizontally and vertically; pr ess the knob while tur n- ing to zoom mor e quickly .
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 50 ■ Array Grou p: Can be used to assign an output channel to an Array Group. The default is “none”; turning the Blue knob clockwise will scroll through “Array 1” thr ough “Array 8”, and assign the output to the array .
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 51 Equalization Mode Menu Use the Up and Down arr ows, and press the Enter button to select fr om the following sub- menu items: ■ Cursor: Provides a vertical cursor on the EQ point, and has fields t hat show frequency , gain setting, and phase.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 52 Equalization Settings Menu Use the Up and Down arr ows, and press the Enter button to select fr om the following sub- menu items: ■ Bypass All EQ: T emporarily removes all equalization fr om the input or output channel sig- nal; select the item again to enable.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 53 Equalization Edit Menu Use the Up and Down arr ows, and press the Enter button to select fr om the following sub- menu items: ■ Copy Parametric/T ruShaping/High/Low Pass: H.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 54 ■ Reset Parametric: Resets the values of all of the parametric EQ points to zer o on the present channel’ s page, and can be used in any of the EQ pages.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 55 NOTE: When View > Numeric is selected, all views of the EQ settings for any selected channel are shown in the form of numeric tables until Numeric is dese- lected. Scro ll through the available EQ points with the Left and Right arr ows, and use the Blue, Green, and Red knobs to change values at the selected points.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 56 USING GRAPHIC EQ When Graphic EQ is selected on the Input Pr ocessing page, up to 31 bands of equalization can be applied to the input. On the Graphic EQ page, press the Left and Right arrows or turn the Blue knob to select among the 31 bands.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 57 USING T RUSHAPING EQ When T ruShaping EQ is selected in the Input or Output Processing pages, o ne EQ point is presented at a t i me on the page.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 58 ■ Low Bandpass, lower f requency: Left-most dot and s ection of fr equency line just above it are flashing; allows the lower fr equency of this filter to be changed with the Blue knob, and the Red knob changes gain.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 59 USING PARAMETRIC EQ When Parametric EQ is selected in the Input or Output Pr ocessing pages, all available EQ points ar e presented on the page — five for inputs and 10 for outputs. Cho ose the particular parametric EQ point to change using the Left and Right arrows; the selected one will blink.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 60 ■ Red Knob: Adjusts the boost and cut o f the parametric EQ point; clockwise for gain and counterclockwise for attenuatio n; the value is shown in the “g=X.XdB” field on the top right. NOTE: Press and hold the knobs to make coarser adjustments (wider frequency intervals, bandwidth by 0.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 61 Standard Zoom In any of the EQ graph views, clicking the Down arrow will highlight the horizontal and vertical scales. Pressing and turning the Red knob clockwise will expand the vertical scale, up to 1 dB per division from the beginning 6 dB per division.
CHAPTER 4: USING THE GALILEO FRONT PANEL 62 INPUT AND OUTPUT MASTERS The Input Masters and Output Masters pages pr ovide a convenient location to adjust the gains of all the inputs and outputs, in a virtual fader view . From the Galileo Map page, highlight the desired masters section and p ress the Enter button or the Blue knob.
GALILEO 616 USER GUIDE 63 DISPLAY OPTIONS The display options available in Galileo are: ■ Panel Brightness: Highlight and use the Blue knob to scr oll through the options of Dark Show , Dim, Default, and Outdoor . ■ LCD Contrast: Highlight and use the Blue knob to change values fr om 0 to 63.
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