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Dirac Live: Volume Calibration makes a Ticking Noise

In the Volume Calibration stage of Dirac, each channel should output a pink noise test tone, and the sub will output a short tone sweep. In some cases, you will hear the channels output a mysterious ticking noise. Trying to proceed through the ...

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In the Volume Calibration stage of Dirac, each channel should output a pink noise test tone, and the sub will output a short tone sweep.
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In some cases, you will hear the channels output a mysterious ticking noise. Trying to proceed through the measurement phase when this happens will cause an error later in the process.
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In the event you hear the ticking, close Dirac and go to the front panel of your Maestro X-series or Concert XR-series. Factory reset the unit by pressing and holding on the info & zone buttons for 5 seconds.
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The unit will turn itself off, press the Menu button on the front panel to wake it back up.
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Once the unit is back online, go to the speaker types menu and reconfigure your speaker settings.
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IMPORTANT: Do not adjust the Speaker Levels or Speaker Distances settings. Dirac will make its own adjustments at the end of the calibration.
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Open the Dirac software and run through the volume calibration and measurement phases as usual.
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For more information about running the Dirac Live calibration tool, check out our Dirac Live: Setup for X / XR series processors and receivers.

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