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Fig. 24
5.1 Edit Zone Properties (Fig. 25)
Double-clicking on a zone number opens the Edit Zone
Properties window. Specific properties defining that zone
are set here.
Max Volume: This allows the volume in a zone to be limited.
This can be done either to avoid damage to low-power
speakers or simply to prevent a certain room from being
turned up too high (e.g., a teenager’s bedroom).
Party Volume: This controls the reset volume level for each
zone when the All On/Party Mode is initiated from any of the
Control Pads. The range is 78dB to 30dB.
Page Volume: If you are using the paging feature of the
Essentia System, you can also set the specific volume level
of the page zone by zone, by using this volume control. The
range is 78dB to 30dB, with a default at 40dB.
Balance: The level of output to the left and right speakers is
adjusted here. The default is center, but depending on the
location of the speakers and the optimal listening area of
the room, it may be advantageous to adjust the balance to
either the left or the right. Keep in mind that this setting
can be made and adjusted from within the Zone Setup menu
at the Control Pads.
Bass and Treble: Both bass and treble can be adjusted
individually on a zone by zone basis. The EQ sweep is -18dB
to +18dB. Keep in mind that these levels can also be set at
the zone Setup menu at the Control Pads with music playing.
This will be covered later in the Control Pad menus.
Volume Reset at Zone ON: A zone-specific feature is the
ability to have a zone automatically reset to a low volume
level when the zone is turned on. This check box initiates
that feature and is tied to the Zone Reset Volume level set
above it. If this box is not checked, the zone will turn on at
the last volume level.
Loudness Compensation ON: This box defaults to checked and
enables an automatic bass and treble boost when the zone is
at a low listening level. This EQ gradually flattens out as the
zone volume is increased. Deselecting the box turns this
function off.
Exclusive Source Control: Checking this box gives this zone
exclusive do not disturb control of any chosen source.
Other zones will have the ability to listen to that source, but
they will not have any specific function control.
IR Pass-through: Each zone Control Pad has an IR receiver
for wireless remote control. By its nature, IR is susceptible
to external interference. To account for this, there is specific
IR pass-through settings for each Control Pad. IR Disabled
turns off the IR receiver completely and eliminates any
possibility of a competing light source. This is useful in an
environment in which the Control Pad receiver is competing
with overwhelming sunlight. This will prevent IR
communication throughout the system and therefore, it is
better to eliminate that light source. IR No Pass-through
prevents third-party remote control commands from being
accepted, but still allows the NuVo NV-GRC1 remote control
to operate the system. In some zones this is necessary when
a third-party remote is often used to control a non NuVo
System source such as a TV. This would eliminate that remote
control’s commands from being received by the Control Pad
and passed through to the source equipment.