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Dolby Installation Guidelines
Dolby Installation
Guidelines
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Corporate Headquarters Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 100 Potrero Avenue San Francisco, CA 94103-4813 Telephone 415-558-0200 Fax 415-863-1373 www.dolby.com European Headquarters Dolby Laboratories Wootton Bassett Wiltshire SN4 8QJ, England Telephone (44) 1793-842100 Fax (44) 1793-842101 Far East Dolby Laboratories International Services, Inc. Japan Branch Fuji Chuo Building 6F 2-1-7, Shintomi, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0041 Japan Te
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Table of Contents List of Figures........................................................................................................................vi List of Tables ........................................................................................................................vii Chapter 1 Overview ........................................................................................................1-1 1.1 DP562.................................
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Dolby Installation Guidelines 2.6 DP571................................................................................................2-11 2.6.1 Dimensions...........................................................................2-11 2.6.2 Audio Connections ..............................................................2-11 2.6.3 Video Reference ..................................................................2-11 2.6.4 LTC Input............................................................
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Chapter 5 Common Applications.....................................................................................5-1 5.1 DVD Authoring....................................................................................5-1 5.2 Monitoring Dolby E/Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround Production5-1 5.2.1 Using a DP570.......................................................................5-2 5.2.2 Monitoring with a DP569 and DP562...................................5-3
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Dolby Installation Guidelines List of Figures 2-1 Front and Back Panels of the DP562 .........................................................................................2-1 2-2 Test Box Schematic....................................................................................................................2-3 2-3 Front and Back Panels of the DP563 .........................................................................................2-3 2-4 Front and Back Panels of DP569 .....
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Dolby Installation Guidelines List of Tables 2-1 Pin Connections for Status/Remote Port....................................................................................2-2 2-2 Pin Connections of GPI/O In Port...............................................................................................2-6 2-3 Pin Connections of GPI/O Out Port ............................................................................................2-7 2-4 Pin Connections for the Cat. No. 548 Analog
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Dolby DMU AD/DA Converter 3-1
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Chapter 1 Overview This document will help users correctly install Dolby pro audio products into broadcast, postproduction, and other environments. (Operation of each unit is not covered in this document; for this information, refer to the dedicated user manual supplied with each unit. Additional copies of user manuals can be also obtained from Dolby Laboratories.) Upon purchasing a new Dolby product, please register it on www.dolby.com. Doing so will enabl
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Overview 1.4 DP570 The DP570 Multichannel Audio Tool allows users to generate metadata for input into either a Dolby E or Dolby Digital encoder, and to monitor the effects of metadata on an audio source in real time. It also includes features such as multiple speaker selection, audio channel routing (which eliminates the need for an external router), and separate inputs for Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoding and 5.1-channel monitor configuration. 1.5 DP571 T
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Chapter 2 Unit Connections and Dimensions 2.1 DP562 Figure 2-1 Front and Back Panels of the DP562 Dimensions The DP562 occupies one rack unit and measures 45 × 483 × 305 mm (1.75 × 19 × 12 inches). Its net weight is 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). 2.2 Audio Connections The digital audio input is a 3-pin female XLR connector. The input will accept either PCM in AES/EBU format or Dolby Digital (AC-3) in IEC 1937 format (formerly IEC 958 Annex B) as specified in ATSC
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Unit Connections and Dimensions the User button for three seconds. The LED on the User button will illuminate when the user option is selected. This option is only available in version 2.5 or later of the unit software. See Section 6.4 for further information. The DP562 communicates at 9.6 kbps and has a fixed unit address of 8282. 2.2.2 Status Activity and Remote Level Control The Status/Remote connector on the rear panel allows remote monitoring of the statu
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Unit Connections and Dimensions Figure 2-2 Test Box Schematic 2.3 DP563 Figure 2-3 Front and Back Panels of the DP563 2.3.1 Dimensions The DP563 occupies one rack unit and measures 44 × 483 × 324 mm (1.75 × 19 × 12.75 inches). Its net weight is 4.6 kg (10.1 lb). 2-3
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Unit Connections and Dimensions 2.3.2 Audio Connections The digital audio inputs and reference input are provided on female BNC connectors. Input signals should be compliant with AES3-id-1995 (unbalanced, 75Ω , 1V peak-to- peak standard output). AES3-id signals are very similar to analog composite video, although dedicated AES3 distribution equipment should be used. If the loop-through BNC connectors are not being used to feed additional equipment, terminate th
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Unit Connections and Dimensions 2.4.2 Audio Connections The digital audio inputs and reference input are provided on female BNC connectors. Input signals should be compliant with AES3-id-1995 (unbalanced, 75Ω , 1V peak-to- peak standard output). AES3-id signals are very similar to analog composite video, although dedicated AES3 distribution equipment should be used. If the loop-through BNC connectors are not being used to feed additional equipment, terminate th
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Unit Connections and Dimensions The DP569 can communicate at rates of 9.6, 19.2, or 38.4 kbps. The unit address can be any discrete tributary address as specified in SMPTE RP 113-1996. See Section 6.4 for further information. 2.4.7 General Purpose I/O The GP I/O ports on the DP569 have female 9-pin D-connectors, and operate at 5 V CMOS output levels. General Purpose Status Input Port (GP I/O In) Table 2-2 Pin Connections of GPI/O In Port Pin Connection Co
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Unit Connections and Dimensions General Purpose Status Output Port (GPI/O Out) Table 2-3 Pin Connections of GPI/O Out Port Pin Connection Comments 1 Fault Power supply or processor/memory fault Lock Valid input and clock sources present and stable 2 3 Pass-through Valid AC-3 input signal being passed through Encoding AC-3 encoding of input signal active 4 5 User Preset 1 User Preset 1 selected 6 User Preset 2 User Preset 2 selected 7 User Preset 3 User P
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Unit Connections and Dimensions 2.4.8 Auxiliary Data The Aux Data port is an RS-485 port. See Section 5.2 for pin assignments. In later versions of the unit software (v. 1.17 or later), this port can be used as an input for external metadata. This could be from the metadata output on a DP572 or from another metadata source. 2.5 DP570 Figure 25 Front and Back Panels of the DP570 2.5.1 Dimensions The DP570 occupies 2U of rack space and measures 88 × 483
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Unit Connections and Dimensions Table 2-4 Pin Connections for the Cat. No. 548 Analog Option Card Multichannel Output Pin Connection Pin Connection Bsr + Out Bsr - Out 1 14 2 Bsr Ground 15 Bsl + Out 3 Bsl Out 16 Bsl Ground 4 Rs + Out 17 Rs - Out 5 Rs Ground 18 Ls + Out 6 Ls Out 19 Ls Ground 7 Subwoofer + Out 20 Subwoofer - Out 8 SW Ground 21 Center + Out Center Out C Ground 9 22 10 Right + Out 23 Right - Out R Ground Left
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Dolby Installation Guidelines Unit Connections and Dimensions 2.5.4 Serial I/O (Remote) The DP570 will allow remote control via the front-panel (RS-232) or rear-panel (RS- 485) ports. See Section 6.4 for further information. The serial I/O connections can also used for software upgrades. 2.5.5 General Purpose I/O The DP570 has a 37-pin female D-connector for the GPI/O connections. Most of these connections are user definable, but there are a few standard connections. Table 2-6 Pin Connect
