Outlaw Audio 970 owner manual Stereo Listening Modes, Connecting Your Model

Owner’s Manual

Stereo Listening Modes

Dolby Virtual Speaker

Strictly speaking, this isn’t a surround format at all. Using advanced algorithms (mathematical manipulations), it duplicates the sound field generated by a full 5.1-channel speaker array with just two speakers placed as you would for conventional stereo listening. Dolby Virtual Speaker delivers precise localization, accurate spatial clues, and high sound quality and is ideal for anyone who wants a surround experience without a center channel and surround speakers.

Dolby Headphone

You could call this “Dolby Virtual Speaker for Headphones” because that’s a pretty accurate description of what it does. This circuitry creates a convinc- ing surround effect that’s ideal for private listening with conventional stereo headphones. The math behind it is complicated. The enjoyment isn’t.

DTS

Similar to Dolby Digital but employing a higher sampling rate, standard DTS provides 5.1-channel surround sound. It is available on CD, DVD, laserdiscs, PlayStation 2 video games, and D-VHS tapes. Audio-only DTS discs may be used with any CD, DVD, or laserdisc player with a digital audio output, but DVD discs with DTS audio must be used on players with the “DTS Digital Out” logo.

DTS-ES

DTS-ES extends the original DTS format by adding an additional back surround channel to a soundtrack. DTS-ES-Matrix titles provide the sixth channel by a matrix process, while DTS-ES-Discrete media deliver a true, discrete back surround channel. Both DTS-ES formats are backward compatible with the original DTS process, and will deliver a 5.1-channel output if your system has no back surround speakers. The Model 970 automatically senses the presence of either DTS-ES format and switches the processing mode when required.

DTS Neo:6

This processing mode creates up to six full-bandwidth channels from any matrix-encoded 2-channel source. It offers two modes, Cinema and Music. Use the Cinema mode for movie soundtracks, the Music mode for stereo music.

More info about the Model 970’s various surround-sound technologies can be found at the www.dtsonline.com and www.dolby.com.

Stereo Listening Modes

The Model 970 offers advanced technology for stereo listening, too.

Stereo

This mode routes sound only to your front left and right speakers–and to your subwoofer, if one is connected.

7-Channel Stereo/5-Channel Stereo

This mode routes the signal from a stereo recording to all of the speakers in your system. There’s minimal processing so you’ll enjoy very even sound quality as you move around the room–that’s why this is often called “party mode.”

Bypass

Like Stereo mode, Bypass also routes sound only to your front left and right speakers. The difference between the two is that Bypass has no DSP (digital signal processing), so there’s no surround modes, etc. As you might expect, Bypass delivers a somewhat cleaner sound than Stereo mode.

Connecting Your Model 970

Before connecting your Model 970 to other system components, please observe the following simple precautions:

nDon’t plug the power cord into your Model 970 until you’ve made all other con- nections.

nAlways pay attention to the warnings, options, and specific procedures contained in the instructions that came with the component you’re connecting.

nFor analog connections, remember that:

red input jacks = right channel audio white input jacks = left channel audio yellow input jacks = composite video

nInsert all plugs and connectors securely. If you don’t, you may experience noise, poor performance, or equipment damage.

nDon’t bundle audio/video connection cables with power cords and speaker cables. To get the performance you expect, run all the power cords down one side of the cabinet, all the signal connections down the other side, and the speaker cables down the center.

nYou may want to use digital and analog connections to and from the same component. This will give you additional flexibility as you configure your system, particularly when you use an analog audio recorder.

nWhen using an optical input or output jack, always use a high-quality optical fiber cable.

Given the wide variety of components and many ways you can connect them, you might find initial set-up a bit intimidating. Don’t worry. The following diagrams will guide you through the maze. They graph some of the more com- mon situations you might encounter. Rest assured, however, that there would most likely be several ways to connect a component so these diagrams are not hard and fast blueprints. (Please remember to consult the owner's manual that came with the component you are connecting for more information.)

In order to alleviate potential confusion, use the chart on page 15 to record each connection (which output to which input, etc.) as you connect your system’s components. These connections might change as you get further into your system configuration and we suggest that you make a few photocopies of that page (or print a few copies of the page from the PDF version of this manual, which is available from our website) to use as worksheets before you start. When you’re done and your system is functioning properly, you can enter the final connections into the manual itself for a more permanent record.

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