Dolby Laboratories DP570 Stereo System User Manual


 
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DP570 Multichannel Audio Tool User’s Manual
Configuring a Monitor System Assigning a Dim Setting
Figure A-9 Real-time Analyzer (RTA) Display
IfanRTAisnotavailable,settingtheLFEchannelhigher(e.g.,89dBcfortheSubwoofer
channelwhentheCenterchannelmeasures85dBc),cangiveanapproximatelevelwithan
SPLmeter.Thislevelvarieswiththequalityofthemeterbeingused.
Forfuturereference,ifcalibratingthe
subwooferwithanRTA,measurethelevelwithan
SPLmeterandnotethemeterreadingforthepropercalibration.Usethismeasuredvalue
forquickchecksofthesystemcalibrationinthefuture.
A.3.10Calibrating Emulator Output
IfyourDP570doesnotincludetheCat.No.548AnalogOptionCard,calibrateyour
speakersystemusingtheemulatoroutputsandexternalequipment.Theseoutputsare
digitalanddonothaveanyinternaladjustments.
A.4 Assigning a Dim Setting
TheDimGainslidersetsanalternatelevelforallspeakeroutputs. Thislevelisactivated
whenyouclicktheDimbuttonshowninFigure A10.Thissettingenablesyoutochange
yourmonitorlevelinoneclick(forinstance,ifaclientwalksinoryouhavetotakea
phone
call),thenreturntoyourmasterlevelsettingbyclickingDimagain.IftheDimGainsetting
isOff,clickingDimmutesthespeakers.
Figure A-10 Dim Button
Note:YoucanalsoactivatetheDimlevelviatheGPI/Ointerfacebutnotviathe
frontpanelbuttons.
+10 dB
LFE Channel
Center channel
0 dB datum
+10 dB datum