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Welcome.
We are delighted that you have decided to purchase a
product. With the addition of the digital surround decoder to
your
Hi-Fi system you are expanding it to embrace a completely new dimension:
Audio-Vision
.
With the digital surround decoder you can play Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital
1)
and dts
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encoded television pro-
grammes, video films and DVDs and experience a genuine “live” atmosphere, complete with exciting sound effects. The
digital surround decoder is also capable of generating artificial sound fields, which enhance the apparent reality of non-
encoded programme material. For example, if you are watching a sports programme, you can allow yourself to be
transported into the stadium, or listen to a jazz concert in an authentic simulation of the atmosphere of a typical jazz
club.
Of course, it is essential that all these new facilities should have no detrimental effect on the excellent sound qualities of
your Hi-Fi system, and the design of your new machine has been carefully thought-through from start to finish to ensure
that this is the case.
As you would expect, the digital surround decoder features three high-quality output stages of discrete construction,
offering outstanding sound characteristics and generous reserves of power, and they can cope with impedance-critical
loudspeakers and complex surround effects covering a very wide dynamic range without turning a hair. The unit in-
cludes a high-precision digital signal processor which is responsible for precise decoding of the surround material as
well as generating the sound fields.
Naturally, we have remained faithful to our basic design and manufacturing principles in developing the digital surround
decoder. This design philosophy includes an insistence on durability and reliability, the avoidance of materials which are
environmentally harmful, the use of metals instead of plastics, and the exclusive exploitation of high-quality, thoroughly
tested materials. To ensure consistently high product quality we subject everything we make to a comprehensive moni-
toring process, terminating in a fully automatic computer-controlled final quality check and acceptance procedure.
Optional accessories for this unit include high-quality cables and connectors, together with a range of specialised furni-
ture designed to match the design of our equipment.
We are grateful to you for placing your faith in us, and hope that you will enjoy many hours of pleasure with your
digital surround decoder.
elektroakustik GmbH & Co KG
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Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic“ and the double-D symbol are trade-
marks of Dolby Laboratories.
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“dts” is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
All components used in this device meet the current German and European safety norms and standards. For
your own safety please be sure to read right through these operating instructions. It is especially important to
observe the instructions regarding setting up and operating the equipment, and the safety notes.
