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Author Topic: CP650 Doesn't "Wake Up" With Correct Sound Level John McConnel Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Okmulgee, OK USA Registered: Nov 2003 posted 10-16-2005 09:59 PM                        When our CP650 is turned on, it wakes up with the format we have chosen, which is non-sync. But doesn't wake up with the proper sound level for non-sync, which for us is 4.2 . It wakes up with the sound level for the format it was on at the time it was shut down. If it happened to have been on non-sync at the time it was shut down, then it wakes up with the correct sound level But if it were on User 1 when it was shut down, which for us is Format 13, with a level of 6.1, it wakes up with non-sync, as we have it set to do, but the wake-up sound level is 6.1 rather than 4.2. I've repeated the set-up procedure in an attempt to fix it, but nothing changed. What do I need to do to make it wake up at the correct level?  |  IP: Logged Rick Long Jr Expert Film Handler Posts: 211 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Jul 2000 posted 10-16-2005 10:02 PM                     Shut it down in Non Sync. This is the only way. - Other than adjusting the non-sync gain to match the other format's fader setting.  |  IP: Logged John McConnel Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Okmulgee, OK USA Registered: Nov 2003 posted 10-18-2005 03:07 PM                        Thanks, Rick. We have a CP500 that wakes up properly without any special attention, however, and I'm thinking the 650 should also.  |  IP: Logged Rick Long Jr Expert Film Handler Posts: 211 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Jul 2000 posted 10-18-2005 11:16 PM                     There's a lot about the 500 that I prefer over the 650, but the opposite is also true. This fader issue may be something that Dolby can address with a firmware upgrade. (The latest version still has this issue, but it really hasn't been a problem for any of the theatres we deal with.}  |  IP: Logged John McConnel Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Okmulgee, OK USA Registered: Nov 2003 posted 10-19-2005 02:17 PM                        Rick, One benefit our 650 has over the 500 is that it processes marginal sound tracks better, and doesn't revert. John  |  IP: Logged Ken Jacquart Film Handler Posts: 82 From: San Francisco, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 10-19-2005 02:32 PM                        It is possible to assign specific fader values to the individual format buttons. This may accomplish what you wish here...  |  IP: Logged John McConnel Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Okmulgee, OK USA Registered: Nov 2003 posted 10-19-2005 06:04 PM                        Ken, I have assigned the specific fader values as you suggested. And on the 500, it picks them up on wake-up. But on the 650, it doesn't. John P. S. Anyone from Dolby out there who can help?  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 10-19-2005 06:29 PM                        The solution's easy. Wait for the show to end before turning off your sound rack.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-19-2005 07:04 PM                     P.S. Ken IS from Dolby.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 10-19-2005 07:08 PM                        Ha, Ken needs a picture. I nearly always miss his one line posts since they only take up about 3/4" on my display.  |  IP: Logged Ken Jacquart Film Handler Posts: 82 From: San Francisco, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 10-19-2005 09:25 PM                        John, okay, now I fully understand your notation... as has been mentioned, just shut down in NS and you're fine. Having said that, you're correct it would be nice if the CP650 would "read" the fader preset on boot-up. I'll have a peek at that issue and see if it may or may not be an easy thing to implement somewhere down the line. thanks, -ken  |  IP: Logged John McConnel Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Okmulgee, OK USA Registered: Nov 2003 posted 10-19-2005 10:11 PM                        Steve, thanks for the P. S. about Ken's occupational status. Ken, if a solution comes around, let me know. For now, we'll set it on Non-Sync before turning it off. Were you acquainted with Lonny Jennings? He advised us as we were installing the systems, and with his guidance, everything worked perfectly. Thanks to everyone who joined in the discussion.  |  IP: Logged Ken Jacquart Film Handler Posts: 82 From: San Francisco, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 10-19-2005 10:39 PM                        John, okay, I'll let you know if we get this changed. In fact, we're soon to release our next version of firmware for the CP650 which may include some useful new functionality for you and others. I'll post when it's released and summarize the new features. You asked, "Were you acquainted with Lonny Jennings?", yes indeed. We're both from New England and had worked the same NCS slot back in Connecticut years ago. I've learned alot from his experiences over the years. -ken  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 10-19-2005 10:56 PM                        Why isn't the processor on non-sync when you turn it off anyway? Don't you have the automation switch to non-sync at the end of the show?  |  IP: Logged Sam D. Chavez Film God Posts: 2153 From: Martinez, CA USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 10-20-2005 12:06 AM                       Ken is much too modest. Ioan Allen hired Clyde Mckinney, he hired me, I hired Lonny, and Lonny hired Ken. Last generation of film based technology is in his hands. Kind of an unbroken string. Ain't life strange?  |  IP: Logged

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