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6

Connecting and Selecting Input Devices

Set-Top Devices

DVD, VCD, CD and MiniDisc

®

 Players

Using an optical connection

 

Signal:

 

DTS, DTS-ES, Dolby 

Digital, Dolby Digital EX or 

Digital (PCM) stereo

Using a coaxial connection

 

Using an analog connection

 

Signal:

 

Analog stereo

Press the 

DIGITAL

 button on your decoder, 

or the 

OPTICAL

 button on your remote 

control to select an 

OPTICAL

 input 

(

OPTICAL

 1, 

OPTICAL

 2 or 

OPTICAL

 3).

Optical cable

Press the 

DIGITAL

 button on your decoder, 

or the 

COAXIAL

 button on your remote 

control to select 

COAXIAL

.

Coaxial cable

Miniplug-to-Dual-RCA cable
(available separately)

Press the 

ANALOG

 button on your 

decoder, or the 

ANALOG

 button on your 

remote control to select an 

ANALOG

 input 

(

ANALOG

 1, 

ANALOG

 2 or 

ANALOG

 3).

Red

White

Gimo1.book  Page 6  Thursday, October 9, 2003  11:18 AM

Summary of Contents for DDTS-100

Page 1: ...unting the product VENTILATION To ensure reliable operation and to prevent overheating do not block or cover ventilation openings and slots with fabrics or impermeable material Do not place in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless there is proper ventilation or Creative s instructions have been adhered to HEAT Do not place this product anywhere near heat sources such as radiato...

Page 2: ...y and PlayStation are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation Nintendo and Gamecube are trademarks or registered trademarks for Nintendo Microsoft and Xbox are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works Copy...

Page 3: ...ess to select one of the following output channels for volume adjustment CENTER REAR SUBWOOFER or REAR CENTER For more information see Adjusting Output Channels on page 12 6 Headphone jacks Connect to headphones available separately Output to speakers is muted when you connect headphones 7 Infrared receiver Receives infrared signals from the remote control For reliable remote control functionality...

Page 4: ... ANALOG button Press to select and switch between the following analog inputs ANALOG 1 ANALOG 2 or ANALOG 3 27 DYNAMIC MODE button The Creative Decoder DDTS 100 is set by default to compressed Dynamic Mode To enable the full dynamic range to be heard at lower volumes you may uncompress the dynamic range to its full splendor by pressing the DYNAMIC MODE button on the remote control The uncompressed...

Page 5: ...ams below show the recommended switch settings and connections to Creative 5 1 6 1 and 7 1 speaker systems Speaker Type Speaker Inputs Cable DDTS 100 Outputs and Speaker Configuration Setting Recommended UpmixforSpeaker System 5 1 NA 6 1 No upmix required 7 1 For a 7 1 channel soundfield select the 6 1 7 1 upmix function on your speaker system For more information refer to the User s Guide of your...

Page 6: ...r decoder or the OPTICAL button on your remote control to select an OPTICAL input OPTICAL 1 OPTICAL 2 or OPTICAL 3 Optical cable Press the DIGITAL button on your decoder or the COAXIAL button on your remote control to select COAXIAL Coaxial cable Miniplug to Dual RCA cable available separately Press the ANALOG button on your decoder or the ANALOG button on your remote control to select an ANALOG i...

Page 7: ...G button on your decoder or the ANALOG button on your remote control to select an ANALOG input ANALOG 1 ANALOG 2 or ANALOG 3 Red White Press the DIGITAL button on your decoder or the OPTICAL button on your remote control to select an OPTICAL input OPTICAL 1 OPTICAL 2 or OPTICAL 3 Optical cable Press the ANALOG button on your decoder or the ANALOG button on your remote control to select an ANALOG i...

Page 8: ... Audio cards with analog output connectors Signal Analog stereo Press the DIGITAL button on your decoder or the OPTICAL button on your remote control to select an OPTICAL input OPTICAL 1 OPTICAL 2 or OPTICAL 3 Optical cable Press the DIGITAL button on your decoder or the COAXIAL button on your remote control to select COAXIAL Coaxial cable Miniplug to RCA cable available separately Miniplug to dua...

Page 9: ...MOVIE for stereo television or video programs and MUSIC for stereo music recordings Program Material Mode Select Output to Speakers Any Press the MODE button on your decoder or the STEREO button on your remote control to select STEREO Program Material Mode Select Output to Speakers Analog Stereo Digital PCM Stereo DTS 2 0 and Dolby Digital 2 0 Press the MODE button on your decoder or the DOLBY PLI...

Page 10: ...nnel soundfield for improved surround imaging This mode is automatically selected for Dolby Digital EX program material Program Material Mode Select Output to Speakers Analog stereo Digital PCM stereo Dolby Digital 2 0 DTS 2 0 and DTS 5 1 Press the MODE button on your decoder or the NEO 6 button on your remote control to select NEO 6 CINEMA or NEO 6 MUSIC Program Material Mode Select Output to Spe...

Page 11: ...ts S PDIF bitstream with Dolby Digital EX flag inactive Dolby Surround encoded material transported as a S PDIF bitstream Dolby Digital DVD movies encoded with Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital EX with Dolby Digital EX flag active Dolby Digital EX DVD movies or games encoded with DTS DTS DVD movies encoded with DTS ES discrete DTS ES Discrete DVD movies encoded with DTS ES Matrix DTS ES Matrix Gimo1 ...

Page 12: ...T button 1 Press the TEST button on the remote control to generate a test noise 2 The test noise starts playing from the reference channel Front Left and then alternates clockwise to Center Front Right Rear Right Rear Center Rear Left and Subwoofer This test sound cycle will repeat three times but you can stop it at any point by pressing the TEST button again Note When the SPEAKER CONFIGURATION sw...

Page 13: ...te full range channels Left Center Right Left Surround and Right Surround plus a separate LFE channel Dolby Digital EX Dolby Digital EX creates six full bandwidth output channels from 5 1 channel sources This is done using a matrix decoder that derives three surround channels from the two in the original recording For best results Dolby Digital EX should be used with movie soundtracks recorded wit...

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