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Dolby DP570
Multichannel Audio Tool
User’s Manual
Issue 4 Part Number 91753
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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Corporate Headquarters Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 100 Potrero Avenue San Francisco, CA 94103‐4813 USA Telephone 415‐558‐0200 Fax 415‐863‐1373 www.dolby.com European Headquarters Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Wootton Bassett Wiltshire SN4 8QJ England Telephone 44‐1793‐842100 Fax 44‐1793‐842101 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY DOLBY LABORATORIES IS WARRANTED AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE
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Regulatory Notices FCC NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with this instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to r
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15. CAUTION: Troubleshooting must be performed by a trained technician. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not attempt to service this equipment unless you are qualified to do so. 16. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding‐type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit int
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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE This unit complies with safety standard EN60065 as appropriate. The unit shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as coffee cups, shall be placed on the equipment. To ensure safe operation and to guard against potential shock hazard or risk of fire, the following must be GB observed: oEnsure that your mains supply is in the correct range for the input power requirement of the unit. oEnsure fuses fitted are the correct
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Table of Contents List of Figures......................................................................................................................................xiii List of Tables........................................................................................................................................ xv Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Analog Monitoring Capabilities ...........................................................................................1 1.2 Remote Control Capabi
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Table of Contents 3.4.1 Reading the Default Status Display .......................................................................14 3.4.2 Viewing Status Screens.........................................................................................14 3.4.3 Reading the LED Indicators...................................................................................14 3.5 Using the Setup Menu ......................................................................................................1
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Table of Contents 5.2.1 Setting the Dialogue Level.....................................................................................42 5.2.2 Monitoring the Dialogue Level ...............................................................................42 5.2.3 Monitoring Downmixes...........................................................................................43 5.3 Using the DP570 with Other Dolby Equipment.................................................................43 5.4 Most
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Table of Contents A.3.2 Setting the Master Trim..........................................................................................65 A.3.3 Setting the Master Volume.....................................................................................65 A.3.4 Picking a Target SPL .............................................................................................65 A.3.5 Generating Test Noise..........................................................................................
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Table of Contents D.7 Extended Bitstream Information Parameters....................................................................99 D.7.1 Preferred Stereo Downmix Mode ........................................................................100 D.7.2 Lt/Rt Center Downmix Level ...............................................................................100 D.7.3 Lt/Rt Surround Downmix Level ............................................................................101 D.7.4 Lo/Ro Center Dow
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List of Figures Figure 1-1 DP570 Functional Block Diagram.......................................................................................... 3 Figure 2-1 Monitor Configuration Tab..................................................................................................... 9 Figure 2-2 Program Configuration Selector .......................................................................................... 10 Figure 3-1 DP570 Control Options........................................
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List of Figures Figure C-6 User Presets Submenu ....................................................................................................... 77 Figure C-7 I/O Control Submenu........................................................................................................... 77 Figure C-8 Router Config Submenu...................................................................................................... 78 Figure C-9 GPI/O Setup Submenu...................................
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List of Tables Table 3-1 Front-Panel Navigation Buttons............................................................................................12 Table 3-2 Shifted Key Functions...........................................................................................................12 Table 3-3 Basic Status Indications .......................................................................................................15 Table 3-4 Channel Activity LED Indications........................
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List of Tables Table D-25 Lo/Ro Surround Downmix Level Settings...........................................................................101 Table D-26 Surround EX Mode Settings...............................................................................................102 Table D-27 A/D Converter Type Settings..............................................................................................102 Table D-28 Metadata Combinations......................................................
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Chapter 1 Overview ® The Dolby DP570 provides unprecedented control and reference monitoring for the creation and delivery of Dolby Digital and Dolby E surround sound as well as metadata for DTV and DVD production. The DP570 Multichannel Audio Tool simplifies the preparation of content for Dolby E and Dolby Digital encoding. Its ability to control and configure the monitoring environment and its ability to set and edit metadata parameters makes it a key tool for postproduction, DVD, and
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Overview level, Pro Logic decoding, and the other functions controlled by metadata and experienced by consumers. The DP570’s convenient and user‐friendly interface simplifies multichannel audio production and mastering. Figure1‐1 shows the audio path of the DP570 broken into major functional blocks. Features that control the operation of a block are connected to it by a dotted line. Digital audio input on the DP570 is via four female BNC connectors, allowing a total of eight channels. The e
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Principles of Operation Figure 1‐1 Output Meter Input Meter Measurement Measurement Point Point L R 1/2 L/R C Emulator SW C/ 3/4 AES Bass AES SW (DRC, Rcvr Router manage- Xmit dialnorm, Ls x4 ment x4 downmix, P/L decode) Rs Ls/ 5/6 Rs Bsl Bsl Bsr 7/8 / Bsr 1/2 L R AES 3/4 From C Xmit router Output SW D/A Trims x4 outputs Volume Bal. 5/6 x8 x8 Ls x8 Rs 7/8 Bsl Bsr AES Lt/ Rt Rcvr Lo Output Solo Mode Spkr Select Router Bal. (2) Ro L R Output Mono Bal. Cat.No.548AnalogOptionCard Figure 1-1 DP570
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Overview The Cat. No. 548 Analog Output Card provides an analog monitor section and some additional features to ease interfacing to existing mixing and monitoring environments. This optional analog monitor section provides features including multiple speaker‐configuration outputs, a master volume control, speaker trim controls, and an input for a console solo bus. 1.4 Main Applications The DP570 can be successfully deployed wherever there is a need to monitor the quality of digital audio,
