highest quality clipping options are turned on. You can reduce latency down to 10.3 ms
by turning off various options, using the Web remote control interface. See the Remote
Control chapter for details.
If you’re running VOLT’s AM DSP|Core:
7. Navigate to In/Out > Input > Mono Mode and select the desired routing. Mono L feeds
the left input’s audio to both of VOLT’s internal channels and its outputs; Mono R does
the same thing using the right channel input. Mono L+R sums both channels. Select an
appropriate Invert if your input signal has a polarity error.
8. Send VOLT typical program material at your normal operating level. Navigate to In/Out >
Input and adjust the appropriate Level and Right Trim until the Input meters are peaking
up to about -18 to -12 regularly.
9. Navigate to In/Out > Output > Out Options. Set appropriate LPF frequency5 and Tilt6 for
your installation.
¸ Set Asym Mod, in this menu, if you want to use asymmetrical modulation. Use a modula-
tion monitor or scope to verify that only positive peaks are increasing when you turn the
control up (it may be easier to see those peaks if you temporarily set the Processing >
QuickTweak > Clip Drive to a high level). If the Asym Mod control is increasing the
negative peaks when you turn it up, flip the appropriate output’s Polarity to the other
setting.
10. Navigate to In/Out > Output and set the appropriate Level for the equipment VOLT is
feeding. If it’s a transmitter, make sure negative peaks never hit full cutoff (100%). If
you’re using asymmetrical modulation, make sure positive peaks don’t go beyond 120% or
so. If necessary, touch-up the Asym Mod control.
If you’re running VOLT’s HD Pro DSP|Core:
7. If you are using your Volt as a processor for HD Radio, DAB, streaming, or syndicated
program production, you’re ready for powerful processing right from the front panel. In
addition, VOLT’s Web-based remote control lets you adjust these options from a connected
computer:
¸ You can set the bandwidth and Sensus processing to get the best results from any data
reduction codecs in your digital broadcast, streaming, or distribution channel;
For details, see the chapter on Remote Control.
¸ You can reduce latency by turning off various options, using the Web remote control
interface. See the Remote Control chapter for details.
If you’re running VOLT’s Stereo Generator [SG] DSP|Core:
VOLT: SG is a powerful stand-alone stereo generator. It’s designed to be used in split processing
situations where the main FM audio processor is at the studio, and audio is sent to the transmit-
ter location via STL. VOLT: SG leverages DSP power, to give you SSBSC for additional multiplex
5 Narrow LPF frequency will be active only when a narrow- mode preset is selected. Similarly, Wide LPF
frequency will be active only when a wide-mode preset is selected.
6 Tilt is normally used only with older plate-modulated transmitters.
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