Dolby Laboratories DP569 user manual

Model DP569

Dolby Digital

Multichannel Audio Encoder

User’s Manual

Issue 3 Part Number 91572

Contents

Main Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Table of Contents Page Page Page List of Figures List of Tables Regulatory Notices and Fuse Information FCC Canada UL UK EU Fuse Information Page Chapter 1 Introduction Page Chapter 2 Setting Up 2.1 Unpacking 2.2 System Considerations 2.2.1 Jumpers 2.2.2 Digital Input and Output 2.3 Front Panel 2.3.1 Front-Panel Interface 2.3.2 Contrast Adjust 2.3.3 Preset Buttons 2.4 Status Menu 2.5 Setup Menu 2.5.1 Selecting Parameters 2.5.2 Entering Text 2.6 Front-Panel Indicators 2.6.1 Digital Input Status LEDs 2.6.2 Fault, Error, Test, Ref In, Remote, and Timecode LEDs 2.6.3 Channel Activity LEDs 2.6.4 Remote Connector Chapter 3 Applications 3.1 Digital Television Broadcasting 3.1.1 Basic Integration with an MPEG Encoder or Multiplexer MUXDP569 3.1.2 Integration within a Dolby E System MUXDP569 DP572 3.1.3 Metadata Reversion 3.1.4 Coding Delay and Audio/Video Synchronization 3.1.5 Alarms and Monitoring 3.1.6 Quick Start for Digital Television Broadcasting 3.2 DVD Authoring 3.2.1 Overview 3.2.2 Quick Start for DVD Authoring Page Page Chapter 4 Front-Panel Menus 4.1 Status Menu 4.2 Setup Menu 4.2.1 Operating Mode 4.2.2 Metadata Control 4.2.3 Metadata Params 4.2.4 User Presets 4.2.5 I/O Control Page Page 4.2.6 System Settings Page Chapter 5 DolbyRemote 5.1 DolbyRemote Overview 5.2 Installation 5.2.1 PC System Requirements 5.2.2 Software Installation 5.2.3 Serial Cable Installation 5.2.4 DP569 Setup 5.3 Starting DolbyRemote 5.3.1 Device Type 5.3.2 Communications Page 5.3.3 Adding or Removing Additional Devices 5.4 General Operation 5.4.1 Saving and Restoring Configurations 5.4.2 Exporting Configurations 5.5 Common Setup Problems 5.6 Display Overview 5.6.1 Audio Service Parameters Page Page 5.6.6 Presets 5.6.7 Timecode Parameters Page Model DP569 Users Manual 6-1 Chapter 6 Specifications Figure 6-2 DP569 Rear Panel 6.1 System Block Diagram Figure 6-1 System Block Diagram 6.2 Connections Page 6.2.5 Metadata Serial Port 9-pin female D-connector, electrical specifications per SMPTE 207M 6.2.6 Rear Panel Remote Control Serial Port (Remote) 9-pin female D-connector per SMPTE 207M 6.2.7 Front Panel Remote Control Serial Port (Remote) 8-pin female mini-DIN connector, electrical specifications per EIA RS-232 6.2.8 General Purpose Control Input Port (GPI/O In) 9-pin female D-connector, 5 V CMOS input levels (active low) 6.3 Mechanical Specifications 6.4 Environmental Specifications Page Appendix A Metadata A.1 Metadata Overview Page Page A.2 Dialogue Level Page A.3 Dynamic Range Control A.3.1 Line Mode A.3.2 RF Mode A.3.3 Dynamic Range Control Profiles Input Level Boost Null Band Cut Early A.4 Downmixing Page A.5 Parameter Definitions A.5.1 Universal Parameters Page Page Page Page Page Page A.5.2 Extended Bitstream Information Parameters Page Page A.6 Metadata Combinations Page Page Appendix B SMPTE Time Stamp Page Model DP569 Users Manual C1 Appendix C Factory Default Presets Model DP569 Users Manual Factory Default Presets C2 Appendix D Error Messages