Installation Guide

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General Dolby Atmos Home Setup Guidelines

The following components are needed to set up a Dolby Atmos home theater system.

A source device to play Dolby Atmos content. Many existing devices will work.

A Dolby Atmos capable A/V receiver (AVR) or processor unit.

Speakers to reproduce overhead or height audio.

Speakers to reproduce listener-level audio. Note: In many use cases, the

customer’s existing speakers may be employed in a Dolby Atmos home

theater.

Dolby Atmos Home Playback

Source device options to play or stream content

To experience this sound revolution, you’ll need a way to play or stream Dolby

Atmos content. There are two initial pathways into the home theater:

1. You can play Dolby Atmos content encoded on a Blu-ray Disc™ through an

existing Blu-ray Disc player. Be sure you have a recent player that’s fully compliant

with Blu-ray™ specifications.

2. You can stream Dolby Atmos content from a compatible game console, Blu-ray, or

streaming media player.

In both cases, be sure to set your player to bitstream output and ensure secondary

audio functionality is disabled. Connect to your AVR using an HDMI

connection.

Dolby Atmos capable AVR or processor

You’ll be able to assemble a system from a wide range of available A/V components,

starting with an AVR or pre-processor that supports Dolby Atmos decoding and

rendering. Leading AVR manufacturers are introducing products that support Dolby

Atmos playback for the home.

With the exception of the center and center surround speakers, all speakers in a Dolby Atmos playback

system (listener level, overhead, Dolby Atmos enabled) must be added in pairs.

You will not need to replace your Blu-ray player as long as it fully conforms to the Blu-ray specification.

Current-generation Blu-ray players, and most recent players, are compatible. You should check with the

Blu-ray player manufacturer if you encounter problems.

Decoding and rendering of Dolby Atmos content is managed entirely by the AVR. To properly pass the

Dolby Atmos audio to the AVR, source devices must be connected to the AVR via HDMI 1.4 or later and

set to audio bitstream out. For Blu-ray players, the secondary audio mixing option must be disabled.