Getting started

• With the monitor’s power off, connect the left & right audio outputs of your interface to the left & right XLR inputs of the monitors.
• Position the Input switch to Analog (up position in photo) & position the other room switches to the zero (center) position.
• IMPORTANT: Make sure the output volume level on your audio interface is turned down.
• Power on your Image 2 monitors & check that you have audio when connected.
• The Image 2 DSP internal audio output sample rate is 192kHz / 24 bit, so you can set your audio interface to any sample rate up to 192kHz.
• You are now ready to begin the measure, export and upload process.
• A measuring microphone is needed to perform the measurments

Prepare Image 2 for measurement

STEP 1

Download our DCT tool here:
WINDOWS HERE
OSX v12 and newer HERE
OSX V10 and V11 HERE

Install the DCT tool

You may have an early version of the controller firmware. If you get a msg that you need to update your units click ok and choose update firmware.

Download FW file HERE

Follow the instructions.

Connect the included USB cable from your mac or PC to the Left Image 2 monitor USB input. Turn the power switch On.

Launch the Fluid Audio DCT tool.

Prepare Image 2 for measurement

STEP 2

Under Loudspeaker and Device choose the COM port that has registered the Image 2.

Prepare Image 2 for measurement

STEP 3

Now press Measurment Mode to prepare the Image 2 for measurement.

Prepare Image 2 for measurement

STEP 4

After pressing Measurement Mode, DCT will take a moment and show progress of entering this mode.

Prepare Image 2 for measurement

STEP 5

DCT will prompt you when entering this mode is completed successfully. 

Prepare Image 2 for measurement

STEP 6

You can now see that you are in Measurement Mode as the button turns Blue.
Now go back to Step 2 and do the same with the second monitor.

When done with both units open the SoundID Reference measurement app to begin setup and calibration.

Welcome

STEP 7

Download & install SoundID Reference for Speakers & Headphones to your computer

SoundID Reference version 5.6 or newer supports Image 2 export.

https://www.sonarworks.com/soundid-reference/download

When installed launch the SoundID Reference Measure app.
The 6-stage measurement process will take around 20-30 min to complete, depending on the complexity of your system/setup configuration:

Select your speaker configuration

STEP 8

Checklist

STEP 9

Ensure that you follow the checklist so all is ready for your measurements.

Selecting input and checking mic

STEP 10

Select the microphone input where you have connected your measuring microphone, and follow the instructions on the screen.

Measurement

STEP 11

You’re now set to start the measurement of your room.
Follow the on-screen guide as you are prompted to make a series of speaker measurements at different microphone locations around your room (37 in total).

Measurements done

STEP 12

Congratulations! Your measurements are completed.

Saving your room response

STEP 13

You must save your room response as a measurement profile.
Once it is saved you can close the measure application, and open SoundID Reference.

Select your calibration profile

STEP 14

After you have selected the Outputs you are using to your speakers, you will need to Select the calibration profile you just created in the Measure application (found at the top of the SoundID Reference panel).

Target mode feature

STEP 15

SoundID Reference has introduced a Target Mode feature that allows the users to interact and switch between the following modes.
Click each to get more info.

• Flat Target (SoundID SR)
• Dolby Atmos Music
• Custom Target
• Translation Check

Limit Controls

STEP 15

The Limit Controls at the bottom of the window are used to control the amount of correction SoundID Reference software will apply to your speakers. The Limit settings may be adjusted in the Limit Controls menu at the bottom of the window. The Correction field lets you set a ceiling for the maximum amount of boost, in dBs, that the calibration will apply.

The highpass and lowpass fields are used to set the cutoff frequencies of the calibration. Instead of SoundID affecting the frequency range of the entire mix, this will set the range within which the correction will take place.

Export Part 1

STEP 16

Now you are ready to export the calibration profile.
Click on the 3 dots to the right of your calibration profile and a dropdown menu will appear. Select the forth option down, which is “export”.

Export Part 2

STEP 17

Choose Fluid Audio Studio Monitors in the list.

Export Part 3

STEP 18

Now choose where you want to store the file export. Make a note of where your place your file export as you will need it when using the Fluid Audio DCT app to upload to your Image 2 monitors. 

Export Part 4

STEP 19

Congratulations, you have now exported your SoundID Reference calibration profile for the Image 2 Reference Monitors. Now you are set to install the Fluid Audio DCT.

Image 2 import Part 1

STEP 20

Go back to the Fluid Audio DCT.
Choose profile 1 or the the profile you want to upload to. Remember to choose the same profile on both left and right monitor.
Click upload profile button and find the calibration file you have exported and choose it.

Image 2 import Part 2

STEP 21

When the calibration file is loaded, DCT will automatically populate the Profile field to 192kHz and Channel field to Left (the 192kHz cannot be changed, but the Left can be changed to Right, depending on which speaker you start with). Choose which Profile you want to install to (it will turn blue when selected) and press Upload to begin uploading the calibration file to your Image 2 monitor.

Image 2 import Part 3

STEP 22

Once you have pressed Upload, DCT shows the progress. This should only take a few seconds.

Image 2 import Part 4

STEP 23

Congratulations, you have now imported SoundID Reference calibration profile to your Image 2 Reference Monitors. Now do the same with the right monitor.

Start with moving the USB cable from the LEFT unit to the RIGHT, then power on and continue from step 1 again.

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