888 Digital 565 manual Movie DSP presets, Dolby Digital THX, DTS THX

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5.1 Movie DSP presets

The discrete digital formats can encode up to eight separate channels, which can be decoded to provide separate signals to the eight speakers in a surround configuration.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital is a totally digital format capable of encoding five full frequency-range channels, together with one restricted frequency-range channel used for extreme bass.

The digital surround processor’s Dolby Digital preset is capable of decoding the range of different options provided by Dolby Digital. In addition, it provides bass power management to protect systems from the potentially high bass levels that Dolby Digital can produce.

MPEG

MPEG surround is the preferred audio format for DVD in PAL

territories.

Dolby Digital THX, DTS THX, and

MPEG THX

As with the standard THX Cinema DSP preset, Dolby Digital THX, DTS THX, and MPEG THX re-equalise the signals to suit domestic listening conditions, and apply frequency-response correction and decorrelation to the surround channels to make the surround sound more realistic, and can be used whether or not your other equipment is THX approved.

DSP presets

DTS

DTS is unusual among the compressed surround formats in that it can deliver high quality music at high bit rates.

CDs and LaserDiscs are currently available which provide a DTS signal in place of the normal digital audio. DVD may also feature DTS soundtracks.

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Contents Meridian 565 Digital Surround Processor Preface Contents DSP presets Service and guaranteeIntroduction Meridian 500 Series Professional featuresSeries communications Three-channel stereo system Sample configurationsFive-channel surround system THX system Meridian Analogue Theatre DSP6000C Complete multimedia surround system An AC-3 LaserDisc systemSpecification and accessories SpecificationAvailable accessories PCM, 7.1, and MLP versionsDSP presets Multi-channel digital sourcesMulti-channel sources encoded onto two channels Mpeg SurroundConventional stereo sources TV LogicSpecial DSP presets TrifieldUsing the digital surround processor Front panel To switch to standby Switching on and offTo switch on from standby Selecting a source To select a sourceTo change the volume Adjusting the volumeTo restore the sound To mute the soundChanging the DSP preset To change the DSP presetChanging the display To change the displayUsing the digital surround processor Customising the digital surround processor To lock the menus Locking and unlocking the menusTo unlock the menus To change a DSP parameter Using a Meridian DSP LoudspeakerChanging the DSP parameters Standard parametersStandard parameters OSDTo change the treble Changing treble, bass, or phaseTo change the absolute phase To change the bassChanging the listening position To move the listening position to the left or rightChanging the integration of the centre To change the relative delay of the centre speakerTo change the relative level of the centre speaker To change the relative delay of the rear or side speakers Changing the spaciousness of the soundChanging the lip sync and on-screen display To adjust the lip syncTo change the position of the on-screen display Changing the DSP preset for a source To change the DSP preset for a sourceDefining your own presets To save the preset settingsTo clear a user-defined preset DSP presets Logic DSP presets Pro LogicTHX Cinema Pro Logic and THX Cinema DSP preset parametersTV Logic Mono and Academy DSP preset parameters TV Logic DSP preset parametersMono and Academy Music Music DSP presetsTrifield Music and Trifield DSP preset parameters Ambisonic Super StereoMusic Logic Ambisonic and Super Stereo DSP preset parametersMusic Logic DSP preset parameters DTS MusicStereo and Direct Mpeg MusicMLP MLP version only Dolby Digital Movie DSP presetsDolby Digital THX, DTS THX, Movie DSP preset parameters Using dynamic range controlUsing peak-level limiting Service and guarantee Service GuaranteeGlossary Max SPL Mono surrounds LayoutLimit Mono sub LFE subSource Surround PresetSteered surrounds Type Index DSP parametersListening position, moving to Meridian Digital Theatre Selecting a source Sides DSP parameter Sources Processor
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