Instruction manual

GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
DAP-1781 | 3
Table of Contents
1 DAP-1781 8 Channel Digital Audio Processor ..................................................................... 5
1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Features .............................................................................................................................................. 6
1.3 Applications ......................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Functional Block Diagram ................................................................................................................... 7
1.5 Simplified Block Diagram .................................................................................................................... 8
1.6 Card front-edge layout ........................................................................................................................ 8
2 Installation ............................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Unpacking ........................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Installation in the Densité frame .......................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1 Rear Panel Options .............................................................................................................. 10
3 Local control using the Densité frame control panel .......................................................... 12
3.1 Status LED and Report ..................................................................................................................... 12
3.2 Menu for local control ........................................................................................................................ 16
4 Remote control using Miranda’s iControl system ............................................................... 24
4.1 Audio Processing .............................................................................................................................. 26
4.1.1 Audio Processing - CH 1-4 to CH 13-16 tabs ...................................................................... 26
4.1.2 Audio Processing - CONFIG tab .......................................................................................... 28
4.1.3 Dolby-E Alignment sub-tab .................................................................................................. 28
4.2 Audio Output ..................................................................................................................................... 29
4.2.1 Audio Output - CH 1-2 to CH 7-8 tabs ................................................................................. 29
4.2.2 Audio Output – Auto-Mix ...................................................................................................... 31
4.3 Dolby ................................................................................................................................................. 32
4.3.1 Dolby Decoder tab ............................................................................................................... 32
4.3.2 Dolby-E Encoder tab ............................................................................................................ 35
4.3.3 Dolby Digital (AC-3) Encoder tab ......................................................................................... 36
4.4 Metadata ........................................................................................................................................... 38
4.4.1 Input Status .......................................................................................................................... 38
4.4.2 Source .................................................................................................................................. 38
4.4.3 Control tab ............................................................................................................................ 38
4.4.4 Input tab ............................................................................................................................... 40
4.4.5 Generator tab ....................................................................................................................... 40
4.4.6 Loudness tab ........................................................................................................................ 41
4.5 Dynamic Processing ......................................................................................................................... 43
4.5.1 CH 1 to CH 8 tabs ................................................................................................................ 43
4.5.2 CH 9 to CH 16 tabs .............................................................................................................. 44
4.6 UPMIX/DOWNMIX ............................................................................................................................ 45
4.6.1 UPMIX/DOWNMIX – Config tab .......................................................................................... 45
4.6.2 UPMIX/DOWNMIX – UPMIX tab ......................................................................................... 45
4.6.3 UPMIX/DOWNMIX – DOWNMIX tab ................................................................................... 46
4.7 upMAX
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Linear Acoustics Upmixer Option ..................................................................................... 49
4.8 Channel Status .................................................................................................................................. 51
4.8.1 Channel Status - Status AES1-4 & Status AES5-8 tabs ..................................................... 51
4.8.2 Channel Status – Src/Dest ID tab ........................................................................................ 51