Why does the calibration process continue beyond “OK” into “High” or “Over”?
During the first calibration, Jade tries each volume setting on the sound card in turn. For each level, it records various pieces of information, including the distortion level and worst case resolution. Once it has tried all possible levels, it then chooses the best level using the previously recorded information. The status information in the gauge is provided primarily for feedback purposes and to alert the user in case all the levels are “Under” or “Over”. “Low”, “OK” and “High” are all acceptable. It is perfectly normal to see the gauge showing all levels. In addition, this first calibration may take several minutes, especially if you have a high quality sound card that has a large number of possible volume settings. On subsequent calibrations, Jade tries the previously recorded sound card setting first. Only if this is unsuitable does it then try all the other settings, as with the first calibration. Subsequent calibrations are therefore much faster.
