English Operation

Lip Sync Delay (EXOTIK+DA)

You may find with certain DVD-Videos that the movement of the actors’ lips and the sound are not synchronized. You can correct this on the EXOTIK+DA using the Lip Sync Delay feature.

To adjust Lip Sync Delay:

Press LIP SYNC on the handset.

Press / to increase/decrease the delay of the audio signal until the picture and audio are synchronized.

Lip Sync Delay range is from 0 to 250 milliseconds.

Note:

Lip Sync Delay can only be applied to digital sources and is not available for DTS audio signals.

Surround sound formats

The EXOTIK+DA is equipped with a wide range of surround sound formats to enhance your audio/home cinema experience. The only surround sound format available on the standard EXOTIK is Stereo Sub.

To change the surround sound format:

Repeatedly press SURR on the handset until the desired format is shown on the front panel display.

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The available surround sound formats, and a brief description of each, is as follows:

Surround sound format

Description

 

 

Dolby Digital

A standard for storing 5.1 channels of audio signal

 

on to discs such as DVD-Videos

 

 

Dolby Digital EX

Spreads the surround speaker portion of a Dolby

 

Digital 5.1 audio signal to two back speakers -

 

converting 5.1 audio to 7.1 audio

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II

Converts any non-surround sound audio signal into a

 

surround sound 5.0 signal

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic II Music

Same as Dolby Pro Logic II but is particularly suited

 

to music. Features three user-adjustable parameters

 

that are accessed via the setup menus

 

 

DTS Digital Surround

A standard for storing 5.1 channels of audio signal on

 

to discs such as DVD-Videos

 

 

DTS 96/24

Same as DTS Digital Surround but offers better audio

 

quality

 

 

DTS ES Matrix

Spreads the surround speaker portion of a DTS 5.1

 

audio signal to two back speakers - converting 5.1

 

audio to 7.1 audio

 

 

DTS ES Discrete

A standard for storing 6.1 channels of audio signal

 

on to discs such as DVD-Videos. On the EXOTIK the

 

extra channel can be spread over two back speakers -

 

converting 6.1 audio to 7.1 audio

 

 

DTS 96/24 ES Matrix

Higher quality of DTS Digital Surround with the

 

addition of the surround sound speaker portion of

 

the signal being spread to two back speakers -

 

converting 5.1 audio to 7.1 audio

 

 

Phantom

Passes the centre channel portion of a 5.1 or 7.1

 

audio signal to the front left and right speakers

 

 

3 Stereo

Downmixes a 5.1 or 7.1 audio signal and passes it to

 

the front left and right, and centre speakers only

cont.

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EXOTIK PRE-AMPLIFIER specifications

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