Dolby Laboratories 950 7.1 owner manual Recording a Source, Night Mode, Channel Trim

Recording a Source

You can record from any input source available to the Model 950 when you have an audio or video recorder properly connected to the appropriate output jacks on the rear panel of the unit as outlined in the section titled “Connecting the Model 950” starting on page 13. You can not monitor the output from the recorder while the recording is in progress.

To record from the currently selected input source:

1.Prepare your recording device.

Follow the recommended procedures from the recorder manufacturer regarding settings in order to properly make a recording.

2.Set the device to the record mode and begin recording.

The source audio signals appear at the TAPE OUT and VCR-OUT audio jacks of the 950. If the source contains a video signal, the output appears at both the S-Video and Composite VCR-OUT video jacks.

Any digital source selected automatically appears at the DIGITAL OUTPUT jacks.

Note: If you change the input source during recording, you will record the signals from the newly selected input source from that point on.

Night Mode

Night Mode is a special feature of Dolby Digital that compensates for difficult listening situations by compressing the dynamic range of the speaker output. An example would be when you are watching a movie with a soundtrack that contains very loud passages and you don’t want to disturb others in the house.

Information on the various compression options can be found on page 23-24. Night Mode compensation is only available when the surround mode of the selected input source is set to Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital EX.

To enable/disable Night Mode compensation:

1. Press the NIGHT button on the remote control.

The Night Mode selected during Input Configuration appears on the Front Panel Display and OSD under the currently selected input source.

DVD	DOLBY D
NIGHT	:DR COMP1

2.Use the < and > buttons to change the Night Mode setting.

The unit cycles through the options in the following sequence:

NO COMPDR COMP1DR COMP2DR COMP 3DR COMP4

The Night Mode menu will disappear automatically approximately 10 seconds after you make your selection.

Owner’s Manual

Operation

Channel Trim

Channel Trim allows you to fine tune the channel levels to compensate for various soundtrack anomalies. For example, you may play a movie and find that the center (dialogue) channel is weak, making the movie hard to follow. Simply trimming the Center channel up a dB or two can fix the problem. Or another film may have substantially more bass than normal and trimming the Subwoofer channel down a dB or two may help balance the sound correctly.

This function can be accessed in two ways. You can press the TRIM button on the front panel or the remote control, or you can access this feature through the Main Menu. The Channel Trim menu is shown below.

Figure 7

CHANNEL TRIM

>LEFT FRONT : 0dB

CENTER FRONT : 0dB

RIGHT FRONT : 0dB

RIGHT SURR	:	0dB
RIGHT BACK	:	0dB
LEFT BACK	:	0dB
LEFT SURR	:	0dB
SUBWOOFER	:	0dB

RETURN TO MAIN MENU

To adjust channel trim from the Main Menu:

1.While playing the program material with output that you wish to fine tune, press the MENU button to enter the Main Menu.

The Main Menu appears on the Front Panel Display and the OSD. The

cursor on the OSD should be pointing to the Input Configuration menu and INPUT CONFIG appears on the Front Panel Display.

2.Press the button until the Channel Trim menu is selected.

The cursor on the OSD should be pointing to the Channel Trim menu and CHANNEL TRIM appears on the Front Panel Display.

3.Press SELECT to enter the Channel Trim menu.

The Channel Trim menu appears on the Front Panel Display and the OSD (see figure 7). The selected menu item should be LEFT FRONT.

4.Use the < and > buttons to adjust the channel trim.

You can adjust the selected channel trim level in 1dB steps across a range of -15dB to +10dB.

5.Press the button when you have finished making the channel trim adjustment.

If necessary, repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have completed setting the level for each speaker in your system. The sequence is as follows:

LEFT FRONTCENTER FRONTRIGHT FRONT RIGHT SURR(OUND)RIGHT BACK (SURROUND)LEFT BACK (SURROUND)LEFT SURR(OUND)SUBWOOFER

6.Press the button when you have finished making the channel trim adjustment to all the speakers in your system to select the Return to Main Menu option.

7.Press the SELECT or MENU button to return to the Main Menu, or press the MENU button twice to exit.

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