Owner`s manual

Dolby Volume and

Late Night

DolbyVolumeandLateNightaretworelatedbutdierentmodesthat

are mutually exclusive. Dolby Volume is available to address some of the

most common problems associated with real-world theater use. Modern

lm soundtracks have a wide dynamic range, meaning the softest sounds

are quite a bit softer than the loudest sounds. With the volume turned up

loud enough to hear quiet whispers of dialogue, a thundering explosion

might be too loud to comfortably tolerate. ere are also times when

watchingaTVshowwhereahighlycompressedcommercialcomeson

and nearly blasts you from the room. ese abrupt changes in level can

have you diving for your remote control, constantly turning the volume

up and down as the source signals vary.

e Dolby Volume Leveler uses advanced algorithms to detect these

changes and make adjustments so you can set the volume at a comfortable

level and leave it. e algorithm preserves dynamic range in a way that

simple compression techniques cannot. It may be set for Low or High,

depending on how aggressive you want the algorithm to be in keeping the

level within a reasonable range.

e Dolby Volume Modeler may be enabled to provide dynamic

compensation for the way in which human hearing changes at dierent

volume levels. With the Modeler enabled, an increasing amount of low-

and high-frequency compensation is applied as the playback volume is

reduced. e result is full and natural sound at any playback level.

Dolby Volume may be enabled on a per source basis choosing the Volume

buttonfromtheSetupSourcepage.Youmayelecttouseitwithyourset

top box but not your Blu-ray player, for example. When accessed from the

Controls page, the Dolby Volume Leveler and Modeler functions may be

selected manually. When changing sources to one without Dolby Volume

enabled or, Dolby Volume will be switched o.

DolbyLateNightmode,notavailablewhenDolbyVolumeisactive,

provides a means of compressing the signal to reduce the dierence

between the loudest and softest passages. As the name implies, it can be

useful late at night when you want to watch a movie without worrying

that the loudest passages will wake the kids (or mom and dad!). Some

recordingsoertheauthortheoptionofengagingtheLateNightmode

automatically.IfthisagisdetectedinthebitstreamandAutoNightis

enabled, the feature will engage automatically.