Outlaw Audio 970 owner manual Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic, Surround Formats

Owner’s Manual

Surround Formats

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	DOLBY DIG	Dolby Digital
	DOLBY DIG EX	Dolby Digital EX

•DOLBY PLll-C Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema

•DOLBY PLII-M Dolby Pro Logic II Movie

•DOLBY PLII-X Dolby Pro Logic II Game

•DOLBY PLllx-C Dolby Pro Logic IIx Cinema

•DOLBY PLIIx-M Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie

•DOLBY PLIIx-X Dolby Pro Logic IIx Game

•	VS	Dolby Virtual Speaker
•	PRO LOGIC	Dolby Pro Logic
	DTS	DTS 5.1
	DTS-ES	DTS-ES Discrete
	DTS-ES	DTS-ES Matrix
•	NEO:6 CINEMA	DTS Neo:6 Cinema
•	NEO: 6 MUSIC	DTS Neo: 6 Music
•	STEREO	Two-Channel Stereo
•	5 STEREO	Five-Channel Stereo
•	7 STEREO	Seven-Channel Stereo
•	BYPASS	Bypass

Description/Suggested Use

Decodes Dolby Digital data for discrete (2.0 to 5.1 depending on the playback source) multi-channel playback Decodes Dolby Digital soundtracks to a 7.1 soundfield

Creates a 5.1 soundfield from stereo or matrix encoded sources. Optimized for movie soundtracks. Creates a 5.1 soundfield from stereo or matrix encoded sources. Optimized for music playback. Creates a 5.1 soundfield from stereo or matrix encoded sources. Optimized for use with games. Creates a 7.1 soundfield from stereo or matrix encoded sources. Optimized for movie soundtracks. Creates a 7.1 soundfield from stereo or matrix encoded sources. Optimized for music playback. Creates a 7.1 soundfield from stereo or matrix encoded sources. Optimized for movie soundtracks. Creates a multi-channel soundfield from stereo sources

Dolby Labs’ original Pro Logic matrix decoding mode

Delivers 5.1 sound from DTS encoded material

Delivers a discrete 6.1 soundfield from DTS-ES discrete encoded material

Delivers a 6.1 soundfield from DTS-ES matrix encoded material

Creates a multi-channel soundfield from stereo sources

Creates a multi-channel soundfield from stereo sources

Two channel stereo with digital bass management

Creates a 5-channel program from a stereo source

Creates a 7-channel program from a stereo source

“Pure” two channel playback with no digital processing for bass management

Dolby Digital

This format provides 5.1-channel surround sound. Dolby Digital source mate- rial includes DVDs, digital TV broadcasts, many PlayStation 2® video games, all Xbox® video games, laserdiscs, some cable and satellite programs, digital cable programming, and D-VHS tapes.

Dolby Digital EX

Dolby Digital Surround EX-encoded soundtracks contain an extra back surround channel that’s been added to the soundtrack during mixing. This additional channel places audio directly behind the listener to provide more detailed imaging, enhanced depth, better ambience, and more precise sound localization. You can play this “back” channel through one or two additional surround speakers. There’s a list of Dolby Digital EX-encoded movies on the Dolby web site, www.dolby.com.

You can use Dolby Digital EX to play back non-EX encoded material but the results probably won’t be precisely what you might expect. Instead, we recom- mend that you use Dolby Digital + Pro Logic IIx-C(movie mode) for more predictable results.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

Dolby Pro Logic Ilx is the most recent version of Dolby Pro Logic decoding. Pro Logic II was a substantial improvement over original Pro Logic and Pro Logic IIx is the 7.1-channel version of Pro Logic II. You can use it only when you’ve got back surround speakers connected to the Model 970. Otherwise, the Model 970 provides standard Pro Logic II processing.

Pro Logic IIx’s Movie mode is excellent for decoding Dolby Surround-encoded movie and TV soundtracks. It also works well with video games, especially those encoded in Pro Logic II. Use this mode for VHS tapes, standard TV broadcasts, and DVDs encoded in Dolby Digital 2.0.

The Pro Logic IIx Music mode converts stereo music into surround sound. Use it with any stereo music source, including CDs, FM radio, and MP3 play- ers. The Music mode includes three controls, which are adjustable through the Model 970's Surround Configuration sub-menu: They are:

Panorama: Extends the front stereo image to the surround speakers for a “wraparound” effect.

Dimension: Lets you correct for “dry” recordings by extending the soundfield towards the back of the listening/viewing area and to decrease apparent rever- beration by “collapsing” the image towards the front.

Center Width: This blends sound from the center channel into the left and right channels to create a more seamless front soundstage. You can vary the effect from one extreme (where the center channel speaker is shut off and only a “phantom” signal derived from the left and right speakers remains) to the other (where only the center channel speaker reproduces center channel information.)

The Pro Logic IIx Game mode sends surround channel bass signals to the subwoofer to preserve visceral impact.

Pro Logic IIx processing also works with 5.1-channel material, either Dolby Digital or DTS, to create 7.1-channel sound. This mode is shown in the front panel and on-screen displays as “ProLogicIIx-X

Model 970 7.1 Channel Preamplifier Processor

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