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DIALOG + 4DB
DIALOG NORM
Mode Selection & Dolby Digital Mode Descriptions
The Cinema Rhapsody provides 22 modes for film, television, and
music playback. This section will detail these modes and their func-
tions. Because the Cinema Rhapsody
can also automatically detect the en-
coding method of the selected source,
it will automatically engage the best
possible decoding mode for the se-
lected components output. While the
Cinema Rhapsody can automatically
switch between Dolby Digital, DTS, and
Dolby Pro Logic, enhancement fea-
tures such as THX, Re-EQ, and other
Dolby Digital options will need to be en-
gaged using the Mode Selector.
1.
Dial In New Mode
Turn the Mode Selector knob
until the second line of the
LCD display reads the mode
you wish to select. As you
turn the knob, you will notice
that the top line of the display
indicates the current source in
play and the second line
indicates the modes available.
The Cinema Rhapsody will not
engage the new mode until
Step 2 is accessed.
2.
Engage New Mode
Once the second line of the
display indicates the next
mode you wish to access,
press the Mode Selector knob
to engage this mode.
AC3 ULTRA Mode
This is the most dynamic of
all Dolby Digital AC-3 modes.
In the AC-3 Ultra mode, the
dialogue normalization takes
place in the Cinema
Rhapsody’s analog domain
and not in the digital domain.
Other AC-3 modes provide
dialogue normalization in the
digital domain by discarding
bits of data.
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Front View
Side View
Press Knob
To Activate
The New
Mode
Selection
Chassis Side
Front Plate
LASER/DVD 1
AC3 ULTRA
Dolby Digital Modes (AC-3)
Ultra Maximum Dynamic Range
- This is the most dynamic of all
the AC-3 modes in that dialogue
normalization takes place in the
Cinema Rhapsody’s analog do-
main rather than the digital domain. AC-3 Ultra mode reads infor-
mation flags contained in the DVD or laser disc and uses these soft-
ware specific parameters to set the dialogue normalization after digital
processing takes place. The HDR and LDR scales are preset at “0”
(Full Off) but can be scaled individually.
Dialogue Normalization - As you change Dolby Digital (AC-3) in-
puts, the display will flash a Dialogue Normalization value on the top
line (4 DB) and the bottom line will display DIALOG NORM.
This information is directly read off of the bit stream from the Dolby
Digital software. The Cinema Rhapsody uses this information to
automatically adjust various levels internal to the Cinema Rhapsody
for consistent sound levels. This display will appear when you ei-
ther change inputs on the Cinema Rhapsody or the software you
are listening to. This display only appears if the software’s level
require manual adjustment. If you wish to use this number as a
volume reference level, you can use the Master Volume Control to
raise or lower the systems volume level accordingly.
As an example, if one DVD plays
and no Dialogue Normalization level
appears and then a second DVD is
played with a Dialogue Normaliza-
tion level of +4 dB, reducing the
Master Volume Level by 4 dB, will make the second DVD play as
loud as the first.