AudioControl Maestro M8, User Experience Manual

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For more detailed
information on the
various Dolby and DTS
surround formats you
can visit www.dolby.com
or www.dts.com.
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Surround Modes
This screen allows the user to select the specific decode and downmix
options that will be available to the listener in Stereo and Multi-channel
applications. The options for each format are “Yes” or “No” and are acces-
sible by touching the “Mode” button on the front panel of your M8.
Formats Available For Stereo Sources: The following formats are avail-
able when using media that contains either digital or analog stereo signals
(Dolby 2.0, digital PCM stereo, DTS 2.0 etc.)
Dolby Pro Logic - Original Dolby surround format that produces
five-channels of output from two-channel stereo material. Best used
when material is encoded in Dolby Pro Logic, otherwise it is recom-
mended that you use Dolby Pro Logic II.
Dolby Pro Logic IIx - Advanced Dolby decoding process that pro-
duces five-channels of output when using two-channel stereo mate-
rial. This format offers three different modes; Movie, Music, and
Game which provide various enhancements depending upon the
source materials.
DTS Neo: 6 - This DTS based format outputs six channels of audio
when using two-channel stereo material. This format also offers two
different modes, Cinema and Music which provide various enhance-
ments depending upon the source materials.
7 Ch Stereo - This setting allows for two channel sources to be
played out to 5.1 or 7.1 speakers depending on the Speaker Type
configuration. In this mode, all left channel information will be sent
to the left speakers and the right channel information will be sent ot
the right channel speakers - the center channel speaker will receive a
mix of both the left and the right.
Stereo Downmix - this setting mixes down a Dolby Digital 5.1 or
DTS audio stream to Left and Right Speakers.