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1. SoundScape user manual v1 contents 1 WHAT IS THE SOUNDSCADE 1 2 SUPPORTED MEDIA FORMATS 0 ccccccsscccsssccccsseccceseeees 1 3S IN THE 1 SERIPINSIRUCTIONS esae vanivdein 1 5 PROGRAMMING 2 6 DELAY AND MASTER VOLUME 3 B STATUS LED S 4 4 Zone SoundScape November 2014 IH audio video m interactive WELCOME Thank you for purchasing the SoundScape The SoundScape is one of a range of products we offer specific to the heritage marketplace We are confident that we have other products you will find useful and look forward to hearing from you again soon T 44 0 1639 767007 W www blackboxav co uk 1 WHAT IS THE SOUNDSCAPE The SoundScape allows you to easily create immersive 4 speaker surround sound experience utilising 5 tracks of audio 1 track operates as background audio and plays through all 4 speakers whilst each of the remaining 4 tracks play through an individual speaker Audio tracks are stored on 5 individual MicroSD cards supplied with individual volume control available for each via 5 dials on the rear 2 SUPPORTED MEDIA FORMATS The SoundScape supports audio in two formats mp3 wav We recommend all files used be in mp3 format if you have issues playing any audio content we recommend you convert your au2. ct the supplied 12V DC Adapter to the 12V DC in to give power to the device 2 Connecting Speakers Wire speakers to the Speaker 1 4 terminal blocks follow the and directions if appropriate insert wires and screw in place with provided screwdriver 3 Adjusting Volume Each zone of audio including the background track has its own volume control as shown Turn clockwise to increase volume and counter clockwise to decrease See section 6 for more information 4 Connect Triggers To utilise button or PIR activation of the SoundScape you must connect your 3 5mm device to the appropriate input As standard the SoundScape can power a 5v PIR Adjusting a jumper on the board can change this to 12v Page 2 To access the jumper you must unscrew the rear of the soundscape and pull out the board it will slide out The jumper is located near the trigger input Move the jumper from this position To this position 9 ge a The SoundScape will now power a 12v PIR 5 Adjust Trigger Delay This is used in conjunction with either button or PIR activation It determines how long between a full play of the programmed content the SoundScape will wait until it can be activated again See section 6 for more information 6 Add content to your SoundScape To add content to your SoundScape you must program the supplied MicroSD cards and insert these into the appropriate MicroSD slots see the Program ming Content sec
3. dio using Format Factory this can be downloaded for free here http www pcfreetime com 3 IN THE BOX 1 Power Supply SoundScape 4 x Speaker Terminal Blocks Screwdriver 5x Micro SD Cards USB MicroSD images for illustrative purposes only 4 SETUP INSTRUCTIONS Setting up your SoundScape is simple You will need the following The SoundScape Power Supply Buttons or PIR if using button or PIR activated content not included Speakers not included 5x MicroSD Cards with content on see programming section Terminal blocks for speakers Screwdriver for wiring terminal blocks blackbox av audio video m interactive FRONT VIEW Background Track Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 MicroSD Card MicroSD Card MicroSD Card MicroSD Card MicroSD Card nie E w 3 he a J oo A ait MICRO SD MICRO SD MICRO SD MICRO SD MICRO SD SOUND SCAPE 4 ZONE E nd Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 STATUS STATUS STATUS STATUS www interpretitionshop co uk rc rl Status LED s for each track REAR VIEW Volume Speaker 1 2 Volume Speaker 3 4 Trigger Delay Saas m m VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME TRIGER ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE4 BACKGROUND DELAY ON OFF 1240 SPEAKER SPGAKER cep ZONE 3 ZONE 4 isscioeB sr sel Speaker 3 4 12V DC Speaker 1 2 Optional trigger input 3 5mm Volume Background Track 1 Powering Your SoundScape Conne
4. e3 20 4 Step2 Insert the MicroSD Cards into the MicroSD USB convertor and connect to your PC Step3 Transfer each file to the appropriate MicroSD card Note Use a single track per audio zone 1 track on each MicroSD card JA Computer Removable Disk 0 Organize Play Burn New folder Ww Favorites Name EE Desktop Background m Downloads 2 Dropbox Tr ij Recent Plac Libraries Documents a Music i Pictures B Videos Com puter Background Contributing artists Various Format Sound Step4 Insert each MicroSD Card into the assigned slots make sure you use the correct slot for each track E blackbox av audio video m interactive 6 DELAY AND MASTER VOLUME CONTROL Six controls on the rear of the SoundScape allow you to alter the volume of each track as well as the delay between plays should the SoundScape be activated via a trigger PIR or button Volume Volume ETT Volume Volume ET 1 ons cone 3 Zone 4 P ES i Volume Controls The SoundScape allows individual control of the volume levels for each track this includes the background track as well as each zone of audio This provides the ability to fine tune the SoundScape experience and create an immersive audio experience in rooms of differing size and with speakers installed in various locations Note The background track can never be elevated louder in an individual
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6. tion below for more details 5 PROGRAMMING CONTENT Content for your SoundScape is stored on the supplied MicroSD cards To add content you will need 1 Audio Content in mp3 format 2 A PCorlaptop with Windows OS 3 5 x MicroSD Cards supplied 4 MicroSD to USB convertor supplied Li blackbox av audio m m interactive How works The SoundScape uses 5 audio tracks played through 4 speakers MICRO SD MICRO MicRO SD MICROSD p sD SOUND SCAPE 4 ZONE 4 2 Background Zone 1 Zone 2 T Zoned STATUS STATUS STATUS L STATUS www interpretationshap co uk The first track is played through all 4 speakers as a background track the remaining 4 tracks are played through an individual speaker each allowing you to create 4 zones of audio Each MicroSD Card can play a single track for each zone how you place these speakers is purely up to you they need not be in the configuration displayed above this graphic is for representative purposes With the above configuration Zone 1 audio green is played bottom right Zone 2 Red top right Zone 3 yellow bottom left Zone 4 orange top left and the background audio bue through all speakers Page 3 Programming Content Step1 Prepare your audio files for transfer we recommend you use mp3 files however wav files are also supported The name of your files doesn t matter however for simplicity we recommend you name them Background Zone Zone2 Zon
7. zone than the speaker level is set for that zone Delay The delay control allows you to specify how long after the SoundScape has been triggered it must wait before it can be triggered again As standard the SoundScape is non interruptible which means once it begins playing all content it will continue until content is finished Without a trigger connected the SoundScape will play content on an endless loop When combined with a button or PIR trigger the SoundScape will play through content once and then stop The delay setting determines how long after content has finished the SoundScape can be triggered again This is mainly used in conjunction with a input The control ranges from 0 seconds to 250 seconds clockwise higher anti clockwise lower 4 8 STATUS LED S On the front of the SoundScape beneath each Micro SD slot is a green LED These LED s indicate the current SoundScape mode Off SoundScape is powered down also indicated via a red LED on the rear On Flashing 1 SoundScape is in delay mode LED s will flash if the SoundScape has completed playing content and is currently in delay mode waiting to be triggered again 2 If no content or incompatible content is discovered on the MicroSD card the adjacent LED will flash On Sequential Each LED will light on off sequentially when SoundScape has completed delay mode and is ready to be triggered again On Solid When content is playing from t
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