Classe Audio SSP-600 owner manual Dolby/DTS setup, Dolby Pro Logic

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Dolby/DTS setup

Dolby Pro Logic II

The absolute system refers to the notion that most people thinking of the number 0 as meaning nothing, e.g., no sound at all. In this system, 0 means “sound off” and larger numbers indicate high volumes. While this is intuitive, the only way you have any idea how loud a particular setting is would be through experience.

In the relative (THX) system, there is a calibrated, reference volume at which movies are played in theaters, which is duplicated in your environment and referred to as “0 dB.” Regardless of how large or how small the theater, a setting of “0 dB” is always the same, known volume. Changes from that volume level are shown as either positive (louder) or negative (quieter). People who have spent any time making recordings will recognize that this is similar to the notion of “0 dB” on a record level meter.

In any event, you may choose either system depending on which one makes the most sense to you personally.

The SSP-600 incorporates both Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS Neo:6 technologies for converting a two-channel signal into an enjoyable multichannel listening experience.

While they differ in the details of their implementation and in the subjective result, on a conceptual level they do the same thing: they analyze the information embedded in two-channel recordings, looking for clues that can indicate how the sound in those recordings might best be redistributed to the various speakers in a multichannel system, so as to simulate a discrete multichannel recording. Each has one or more adjustments available to let you customize the performance of the processing to best suit your personal preferences.

Dolby Pro Logic II has three user-adjustable parameters.

Panorama is a simple on/off toggle (highlighted means “on”) that will present a wider and deeper front soundstage. This effect is somewhat signal-dependant, meaning that it is more pronounced with some recordings and less so with others. With a good recording, however, the effect an be quite dramatic.

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Contents SSP-600 Surround Processor Page Important Safety Instructions Contents OSD Welcome to the Classé family Placement Ventilation Custom installations Serial number Unpacking and PlacementWarm up/break-in period Please read this manual… Operating Voltage Word About Installation THX Ultra Special Design FeaturesTranscoding Page THX Ultra 2 Music Mode THX Ultra 2 Cinema Mode flexible GUI Boundary Gain CompensationExtraordinary longevity Connect your source components to the SSP-600 Initial SetupConnect your SSP-600 to your power amplifiers Special Note for Subwoofer Please take a moment to read the rest of this manual Flashing on power-up Initialization Standby button & LED indicatorFront Panel StandbyLCD touchscreen Menu buttonMute button IR windowVolume Knob Rear Panel Balanced Analog Audio Input Composite Video InputsVideo Inputs Composite Video OutputsOptical Digital Audio Output Balanced Main Analog Audio OutputsVideo Outputs Optical Digital Inputs Coaxial Digital Inputs10 AES/EBU Digital Input Classé can Bus Control Ports12 RS-232 Control Port This port has two purposes IR Input Main and ZoneMicrophone Input DC Trigger OutputsAnalog Audio Inputs Analog Audio Outputs stereoComponent Video Inputs and Output 18 7.1 Channel Analog Audio InputSingle-ended Main Analog Audio Outputs AC Mains Input AC Mains Power SwitchVolume Keys Remote ControlBasic Functions Audio Processing KeysF1/F2/F3/F4 keys Navigation and Control Menu KeysHow many channels? Matrix or discrete? Understanding Surround SoundPost-processing possibilities Multichannel formatsName Description Source selection Mode selection Using the SSP-600Video preview Controls System trims Zone control Position select Menu System System setupRotary Volume setupPage Max volume Startup volume Mute setup Input setup Page Page Speaker setup Page Profiles Teach IR Triggers setupBrightness Timeout Display setupImportant Note Temp. display VolumeLanguage Dolby Pro Logic Dolby/DTS setupRemote Fkeys DTS Neo6Version info Sensors StatusThere is no sound and the Standby LED is not lit TroubleshootingEverything appears to be on, but there is no sound Only one speaker seems to be playing IR remote control seems not to functionThere is a hum coming out of the speakers There is a hum coming from the unitCare & Maintenance Distortion THD + noise SpecificationsCrosstalk any input to any output Classé AudioDimensions Page Asia 852 2790 Email classe@bwgroup.hk