Dolby Laboratories DP570 A.2 Setting Delay Values

Configuring a Monitor System Setting Delay Values
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Figure A-5 Pro Logic II Controls
3. ClickEnabledtoturnPanoramaon.Itisdisabledbydefault.
A.2 Setting Delay Values
Foroptimalperformance,signalsfromallthespeakersshouldarriveatthereference
listeningpositionsimultaneously.Thisisaccomplishedbyassigningdelaystoeach
speaker.
Measureandrecordthedistancefromthereferencelisteningpositiontoeachofthe
followingspeakers.NomeasurementisnecessaryforBackSurroundspeakers,asthis
valueisautomaticallycalculatedasafunctionofDolbySurroundEX™.
•Leftspeaker(L)andRightspeaker(R)
•Centerspeaker(C)
•LeftSurroundspeaker(Ls)
•RightSurroundspeaker(Rs)
Inthecalculationsthatfollow:
•LequalsthedistancefromtheLeftspeakertothereferencelisteningposition
•RequalsthedistancefromtheRightspeakertothereferencelisteningposition
•CequalsthedistancefromtheCenterspeakertothereferencelisteningposition
•SequalstheshorterofthedistancesfromLsorRstothereferencelisteningposition
Note:TheLandRspeakersshouldbeequidistantfromthereferencelisteningposition.
Repositionthemifnecessary.
Note:Thecalculationsbelowassumeyouaremeasuringinfeetandinches.Ifyouare
measuringinmetricunits,multiplythedistancemeasuredbythreetogetthe
approximatedistanceinfeet.