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AR=W / H

AspectRatioFormula
ARisaspectratioWiswidthH
isheight.

A^2 + B^2 = C^2

ScreenDiagonalFormulaor
PythagoreanTheory
A=height,B=width,and
C=diagonallength

Distance=Screen Width *
Throw Ratio

EstimatingThrowDistance
Formula
Distancefromthefrontofthe
lenstotheclosestpointonthe
screen.ScreenWidthisthewidth
oftheprojectedimage.Throw
Ratioistheratioofthethrow
distancetotheimagewidth.

S(H) = D / S(L)

DeterminingImageHeight
FormulaS(H)istheheightofthe
imageonthescreen.Disthe
distancetothefarthestviewer
fromthescreen.S(L)isthelevel
ofscreendetail.S(L)=4for
inspectiondetail,6fordetailed
use,and8forgeneralviewing.

D=S(L) * S(H)

DeterminingtheFarthestViewer
byTaskFormula
D=Distancetothefarthest
viewerfromthescreen.
S(H)=heightofthescreen.
S(L)=levelofscreendetail.S(L)=
4forinspectiondetail,6for
detaileduse,and8forgeneral
viewing.Note:S(H)andDarein
samemeasurements.

D=T(H) * 150

DeterminingViewerDistanceby
TextHeightFormula
D=distancetothefarthestviewer
fromthescreen.T(H)=heightof
thetextontheprojectionscreen.
Allunitsmustbeidentical.

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dB=20*log(D(1)/D(2))

DecibelFormulaforDistance
dB=changeindecibels.D(1)=the
originalorreferencedistance.
D(2)isthenewormeasured
distance.Ifchangeispositive,the
resultisanincreaseorgain.If
negative,theresultisadecrease
orloss.

dB=20*log(V(1) /V(R))

DecibelFormulaforVoltage
dB=changeindecibels.V(1)is
newormeasuredvoltage.V(R)is
theoriginalorreferencevoltage.
Ifchangeispositive=gainor
negative=loss.

dB=10 * log(P(1) / P(2))

DecibelFormulaforPower
dB=changeindecibels.P(1)=
newormeasuredpower
measurement.P(2)=originalor
referencepowermeasurement.
Ifchangeispositive=gainor
negative=loss.

I=V/R

CurrentFormula(Ohm'sLaw)
I=current,V=voltage,and
R=resistance.

P=I*V

PowerFormula
P=power,I=current,and
V=voltage

Z(T)=Z(1)+Z(2)+Z(3)...Z(N)

SeriesCircuitImpedance
Formula
Z(T)=totalimpedanceofthe
loudspeakercircuit.
Z(X)=impedanceofeach
loudspeaker.

Z(T)=Z(1)/N

ParallelCircuitImpedance
Formula
LoudspeakerswiththeSame
Impedance
Z(T)=totalimpedanceofthe
loudspeakersystem
Z(1)=impedanceofeach

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loudspeaker
N=numberofloudspeakersin
thecircuit
Parallel Circuit Impedance
Formula
Loudspeakers with
Difference Impedance

Z(X)=impedanceofeach
individualloudspeaker
Z(T)=totalimpedanceofthe
loudspeakercircuit

Series/Parallel Circuit
Impedance Formulas

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Heat Load Formula

TotalBtu=W(E)*3.4
W(E)=totalwattsofall
equipmentusedintheroom
3.4istheconversionfactor,
where1wattofpowergenerates
3.4Btuofheatperhour.This
formuladoesnotaccountforthe
heatloadgeneratedbythe
amplifiers.

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