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The XP500 uses Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital, and Dolby Headphone surround processing technologies – the industry-standard
formats for encoding multi-channel game audio. Dolby Headphone processing recreates multi-channel surround sound using the XP500
headset, as if you were listening with multiple speakers all around you.
The XP500 Transmitter supports three types of digital source material and analog stereo. When the
Dolby Bypass
button is
ON
, Dolby pro-
cessing is deactivated, so you can hear the unprocessed input signal in stereo. Here’s how the signal processing modes operate
When the digital input signal is active, the front panel
Digital Input LED
turns on and the analog inputs are turned off.
If the Dolby Bypass LED is ON, Dolby processing is deactivated and the signal will be heard as stereo.
If the digital input source is a Dolby Digital signal, the front
LED turns on and Dolby Headphone processes the channels to create
surround sound in the headset.
If the digital input source is a Dolby Pro Logic IIx signal, both Dolby LEDs will turn on and Dolby Headphone processes creates
Pro Logic IIx surround sound in the headset.
If the digital input source is stereo, the
LED turns ON and the signal is processed by Dolby and Dolby Head-
phone to create and expanded stereo sound in the headset.
If the digital input source is not active or disconnected) the analog stereo signal will be active.
If there is an analog stereo input and the Dolby Bypass LED is ON, there will be no Dolby processing and the signal will be heard as stereo.
If the is an analog stereo input and the Dolby Bypass LED is OFF, the
LED turns ON and the analog stereo signal is processed
by Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Dolby Headphone to create an expanded stereo sound in the headset.
Setting up the transmitter as illustrated below lets you listen to your console or TV with the XP500 headset. You can also hear your console
on your home theater speakers without disconnecting the optical cable from the transmitter.
The XP500 transmitter’s analog inputs connected to the TV will automatically shut off whenever your console is active, as indicated by the
digital input LED on the transmitter front panel. When your console is turned off, the transmitter analog inputs will automatically turn on so
you can listen to the TV with the XP500 headset without having to disconnect cables.
Connecting the XP500 transmitter digital output to your home theater system will pass your console’s game audio from the transmitter’s
digital input to the home theater A/V receiver digital input, so you can hear the game audio on your XP500 headset and your surround
sound speakers at the same time. To hear the game audio only on the XP500 headset, turn down or mute your speakers.
Home Theater
Digital In
Transmitter
Digital Out
TV
Analog Output
Transmitter
Analog Input
Digital Optical Cable
included)
USB Power Cable
included)
Stereo RCA Cable
sold separately)
Additional Digital Optical Cable
sold separately)
Stereo Sound Field
Sound eld with Dolby
Headphone
Surround Sound Processing
Home Theater Setup
Dolby
®
Processing
