Dolby Lake Processor System Manual

Dolby Lake Processor System Manual
Issue 5 For users of firmware v.5.1 Part Number 911001
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

Corporate Headquarters DolbyLaboratories,Inc. 100PotreroAvenue SanFrancisco,CA 941034813 USA Telephone4155580200 Fax4158631373 www.dolby.com European Headquarters DolbyLaboratories,Inc. WoottonBassett Wiltshire SN48QJ England Telephone441793842100 Fax441793842101
DISCLAIMEROFWARRANTIES:
EQUIPMENTMANUFACTUREDBYDOLBYLABORATORIESISWARRANTEDAGAINSTDEFECTS INMATERIALSANDWORKMANSHIPFORAPERIODOFONEYEARFROMTHEDATEOF PURCHASE.THEREARENOOTHEREXPRESSORIMPLIEDWARRANTIESANDNOWARRANTY OFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,OROFNONINFRINGEMENT OFTHIRDPARTYRIGHTS(INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,COPYRIGHTANDPATENT RIGHTS).
LIMITATIONOFLIABILITY:
ITISUNDERSTOODANDAGREEDTHATDOLBYLABORATORIESLIABILITY,WHETHERIN CONTRACT,INTORT,UNDERANYWARRANTY,INNEGLIGENCE,OROTHERWISE,SHALLNOT EXCEEDTHECOSTOFREPAIRORREPLACEMENTOFTHEDEFECTIVECOMPONENTSOR ACCUSEDINFRINGINGDEVICES,ANDUNDERNOCIRCUMSTANCESSHALLDOLBY LABORATORIESBELIABLEFORINCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,DIRECT,INDIRECT,OR CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES(INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,DAMAGETOSOFTWAREOR RECORDEDAUDIOORVISUALMATERIAL),COSTOFDEFENSE,ORLOSSOFUSE,REVENUE,OR PROFIT,EVENIFDOLBYLABORATORIESORITSAGENTSHAVEBEENADVISED,ORALLYORIN WRITING,OFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGES.
Dolby,Lake,andthedoubleDsymbolareregisteredtrademarksofDolbyLaboratories. Contour,IdealGraphicEQ,IsoFloat,LimiterMax,MesaEQ,MesaQuadEQ,and RaisedCosineEqualizationaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories. Allothertrademarksremainthepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners. 2008DolbyLaboratories.Allrightsreserved.
PartNumber911001 Issue5 S08/19119/20435
ii
Regulatory Notices
Regulatory Notices
FCC
NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassA digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedina commercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththisinstructionmanual,maycause harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidential areaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrect theinterferenceathisownexpense.
Canada
ThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES003.
EU/EMC
ThisequipmentcomplieswiththeEMCrequirementsofEN551031andEN551032when operatedinanE2environmentinaccordancewiththismanual.
WEEE
PRODUCTENDOFLIFEINFORMATION
ThisproducthasbeendesignedandbuiltbyDolbyLaboratoriestogivemany yearsofservice,andisbackedbyourcommitmenttoprovidehighquality support.Wheniteventuallyreachestheendofitsserviceablelife,itshouldbe disposedofinaccordancewithlocalornationallegislation. Forcurrentinformationpleasevisitourwebsite: http://www.dolby.com/environment
Important Safety Instructions

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Readtheseinstructions. Keeptheseinstructions. Heedallwarnings. Followallinstructions. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater. WARNING:Toreducetheriskoffireorelectricshock,donotexposethisapparatusto rainormoisture. Cleanonlywithdrycloth. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orother apparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.
iii
9. Nonakedflamesources,suchaslightedcandles,shouldbeplacedontheapparatus. 10. Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinched,particularlyatplugs, conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus. 11. Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer. 12. Unplugthisapparatuswhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime. 13. Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhenthe apparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,suchasthepowersupplycordorplugis damaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatus hasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped. 14. Donotexposetheapparatustodrippingorsplashingandnoobjectsfilledwithliquids, suchasvases,shallbeplacedontheapparatus. 15. CAUTION:Troubleshootingmustbeperformedbyatrainedtechnician.Toreducethe riskofelectricshock,donotattempttoservicethisequipmentunlessyouarequalifiedto doso. 16. Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgroundingtypeplug.Apolarized plughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwo bladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongisprovidedfor yoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianfor replacementoftheobsoleteoutlet. 17. Thisapparatusmustbeearthed(grounded)byconnectingtoacorrectlywiredand earthedpoweroutlet. 18. Ensurethatyourmainssupplyisinthecorrectrangefortheinputpowerrequirementof theunit. 19. Inordertoreducetheriskofelectricalshock,thepowercordmustbedisconnectedwhen thepowersupplyassemblyisremoved. 20. Thisequipmentisdesignedtomountinasuitablyventilated19rack.Ensurethatany ventilationslotsintheunitarenotblockedorcovered. 21. Toavoidexposuretodangerousvoltagesandtoavoiddamagetotheunit,donot connectanyEthernetportstotelephonecircuits. 22. ThepowercordwithCEE7/7plugwhichmaybesuppliedwiththisunitforusein ContinentalEuropemustbeconnectedtoapolarisedmainssocket,orthesocketmustbe suppliedviaaresidualcurrentbreaker(RCD).Thispowercordisnotsuitableforusein theUK.TousethecordintheUKcutofftheCEE7/7plugandreplacewithanapproved BS136313Aplug: Thegreenandyellowcoremustbeconnectedtotheterminalintheplugidentified bytheletterE,orbytheearthsymbol ,orcolouredgreen,orgreenandyellow. ThebluecoremustbeconnectedtotheterminalmarkedwiththeletterNor colouredblack. ThebrowncoremustbeconnectedtotheterminalmarkedwiththeletterLor colouredred.
Fuses
WARNING:Checkthatthecorrectfuseshavebeeninstalled.Forcontinuedprotection againstriskoffire,replaceonlywithfusesofthesametypeandrating: T1.5AL(timelag,1.5A,20mm,lowbreakingcapacity,250V)
iv
Table of Contents
Regulatory Notices.................................................................................................................... iii List of Figures........................................................................................................................... vii List of Tables ........................................................................................................................... viii Introduction................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 1.2 Manual Overview ......................................................................................................................... 1 Product Specifications ................................................................................................................. 3
Configurations ............................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Basic Configurations .................................................................................................................... 5 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.1.5 2.1.6 Configuration Naming Conventions ................................................................................ 5 Dolby Lake Processor LPD............................................................................................. 5 Dolby Lake Processor LP4D4......................................................................................... 6 Dolby Lake Processor LP8D8......................................................................................... 6 Dolby Lake Processor LP4D8......................................................................................... 6 Dolby Lake Processor LP4D12....................................................................................... 7
Signal Processing Configurations............................................................................................ 9

3.1 3.2 3.3 Loudspeaker Processor Configuration (CONTOUR)................................................................. 10 System Equalizer Configuration (Mesa EQ) .............................................................................. 11 Loudspeaker and Equalizer Configuration (Contour/MesaEQ) ................................................. 12
Front-Panel Interface................................................................................................................ 13
4.1 Front-Panel Connectivity and Power ......................................................................................... 13 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 4.1.5 4.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.3 4.4 4.5 Ambient Light Sensor.................................................................................................... 13 Ethernet Port ................................................................................................................. 13 Ethernet Activity Indicators ........................................................................................... 14 Infrared Transceivers .................................................................................................... 14 Standby Power Button .................................................................................................. 14 Mute Enable .................................................................................................................. 15 Meter View .................................................................................................................... 15 Menu Mode ................................................................................................................... 15
Global Function Buttons............................................................................................................. 15
Portal Meter Display................................................................................................................... 16 Meter Modes .............................................................................................................................. 18 Menu Mode ................................................................................................................................ 19 4.5.1 4.5.2 4.5.3 4.5.4 4.5.5 4.5.6 4.5.7 Main Menu .................................................................................................................... 20 Main Menu Edit Menu .............................................................................................. 20 Main Menu Edit Menu Parametric EQ Edit .......................................................... 21 Main Menu Edit Menu GEQ Edit.......................................................................... 23 Main Menu Edit Menu Levels .............................................................................. 24 Main Menu Presets Menu ........................................................................................ 25 Main Menu Utility Menu ............................................................................................ 26
v
Contents
4.5.8 4.5.9
Main Menu Utility Menu Reset Processor Menu ................................................. 26 Main Menu Utility Menu Reset Processor Menu Reset Confirmation Menus . 27
4.5.10 Processor Reset Confirmation Display ......................................................................... 27 4.5.11 Main Menu Utility Menu Technical Information Menu.......................................... 28 4.5.12 Main Menu Utility Menu Reset Networking.......................................................... 28 4.5.13 Main Menu Front-Panel Configuration Menu ........................................................... 29 4.5.14 Main Menu Front-Panel Configuration Menu Access Control Menu ................... 29 4.5.15 Main Menu Front-Panel Configuration Menu Access Control Menu Password Entry Keyboard ............................................................................................................. 30 4.6 Lake Contour and Mesa Quad EQ Front-Panel Reference ....................................................... 31 4.6.1 4.6.2 Lake Contour Front-Panel Functions............................................................................ 31 Mesa Quad EQ Front-Panel Functions......................................................................... 32
Back-Panel Interface ................................................................................................................ 33

5.1 5.2 Back-Panel Overview................................................................................................................. 33 Base Platform............................................................................................................................. 34 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 5.2.4 5.2.5 5.2.6 5.2.7 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.4 5.5 Power Inlet .................................................................................................................... 34 AES/EBU I/O................................................................................................................. 34 MP I/O ........................................................................................................................... 35 Word Clock.................................................................................................................... 35 Memory Slot .................................................................................................................. 35 EthernetCommunication and Dante Audio................................................................ 36 S/PDIF I/O..................................................................................................................... 36 Analog Input Card ......................................................................................................... 36 Analog Output Card ...................................................................................................... 36 Iso-Float Ground Isolation System................................................................................ 37
Analog Cards ............................................................................................................................. 36
CobraNet Card ........................................................................................................................... 38 System Interconnection Example .............................................................................................. 38
Networking ................................................................................................................................ 41
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Dolby Lake Processor Networking Features ............................................................................. 41 Cable Specification .................................................................................................................... 41 Connecting Multiple Processors on Wired Ethernet Networks .................................................. 42 Wireless Network Operation ...................................................................................................... 44 Networking with Lake Contour and Mesa Quad EQ Processors............................................... 44
Connecting Digital Audio Devices .......................................................................................... 47

7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Internal and External Clocks ...................................................................................................... 47 Clock Source Priorities............................................................................................................... 49 Cascading AES and Word Clock Input Signals ......................................................................... 50 Signal Processing Latency......................................................................................................... 51
Index .......................................................................................................................................... 55
vi Dolby Lake Processor System Manual

List of Figures
List of Figures
Figure 2-1 Dolby Lake Processor LPD Configuration................................................................................... 5 Figure 2-2 Dolby Lake Processor LP4D4 Configuration............................................................................... 6 Figure 2-3 Dolby Lake Processor LP8D8 Configuration............................................................................... 6 Figure 2-4 Dolby Lake Processor LP4D8 Configuration............................................................................... 6 Figure 2-5 Dolby Lake Processor LP4D12 Configuration............................................................................. 7 Figure 3-1 412 Loudspeaker Processor Configuration ............................................................................. 10 Figure 3-2 88 System Equalizer Configuration ......................................................................................... 11 Figure 3-3 Loudspeaker Processor/System Equalizer Configuration......................................................... 12 Figure 4-1 Front-Panel Connector and Power Button ................................................................................ 13 Figure 4-2 Front-Panel Global Function Buttons ........................................................................................ 15 Figure 4-3 Dolby Lake Processor Front Panel............................................................................................ 16 Figure 4-4 Portal Display and Functionality ................................................................................................ 16 Figure 4-5 Level Metering in Action ............................................................................................................ 17 Figure 4-6 Output Metering Mode (Default)................................................................................................ 18 Figure 4-7 Physical Input Meters ................................................................................................................ 19 Figure 4-8 Module Input Meters.................................................................................................................. 19 Figure 4-9 Portal Reference Numbers........................................................................................................ 20 Figure 4-10 Main Menu............................................................................................................................... 20 Figure 4-11 Edit Menu ................................................................................................................................ 20 Figure 4-12 Parametric EQ Edit Menu........................................................................................................ 21 Figure 4-13 Parametric EQ Edit Portal 2 .................................................................................................... 22 Figure 4-14 Parametric EQ Edit Portals 3 and 4 ........................................................................................ 22 Figure 4-15 Parametric EQ Edit Menu for Mesa Filter................................................................................ 23 Figure 4-16 Graphic EQ Edit Menu............................................................................................................. 23 Figure 4-17 Graphic EQ Edit Overlay Insert/Bypass .................................................................................. 23 Figure 4-18 Overlay Insert/Bypass Portal 2................................................................................................ 24 Figure 4-19 EQ GEQ Gain Edit Portal 3 ..................................................................................................... 24 Figure 4-20 Levels Edit ............................................................................................................................... 24 Figure 4-21 Presets Menu .......................................................................................................................... 25 Figure 4-22 Utility Menu.............................................................................................................................. 26 Figure 4-23 Reset Processor Menu ............................................................................................................ 26 Figure 4-24 Partial Reset Confirmation Menu ............................................................................................ 27 Figure 4-25 Factory Reset Confirmation Menu........................................................................................... 27 Figure 4-26 Processor Reset Confirmation Display.................................................................................... 27 Figure 4-27 Technical Information Menu .................................................................................................... 28 Figure 4-28 Front-Panel Configuration Menu ............................................................................................. 29 Figure 4-29 Access Control Menu .............................................................................................................. 29 Figure 4-30 EQ Limits Portal....................................................................................................................... 30 Figure 4-31 Front-Panel Password Entry Keyboard ................................................................................... 30 Figure 5-1 Dolby Lake Processor Back Panel ............................................................................................ 33 Figure 5-2 Base Platform ............................................................................................................................ 34 Figure 5-3 AES/EBU Pinout........................................................................................................................ 35 Figure 5-4 Input Card.................................................................................................................................. 36 Figure 5-5 Output Card ............................................................................................................................... 36 Figure 5-6 Iso-Float Control on Analog Converter Cards ........................................................................... 37

vii
Contents
Figure 5-7 CobraNet Card .......................................................................................................................... 38 Figure 5-8 Typical Sound System Application ............................................................................................ 39 Figure 5-9 Wireless Connectivity with Tablet PC........................................................................................ 39 Figure 6-1 Simple Wired Network Connection............................................................................................ 42 Figure 6-2 Complex Wired Network Connection ........................................................................................ 43 Figure 6-3 Example Wireless Network Configuration ................................................................................. 44 Figure 6-4 Mixed-Mode Network Connection ............................................................................................. 45 Figure 7-1 Dolby Lake Processor Clock System ........................................................................................ 48 Figure 7-2 Primary Clock [Auto] Clock Logic .............................................................................................. 50 Figure 7-3 Connectors and Termination Lift Switch.................................................................................... 51 Figure 7-4 Termination Lift Switch .............................................................................................................. 51 Figure 7-5 Cascading Word Clock Connection........................................................................................... 51 Figure 7-6 Dolby Lake Processor Latencies............................................................................................... 52
List of Tables
Table 4-1 Lake Contour Front-Panel Functions.......................................................................................... 31 Table 4-2 Mesa Quad EQ Front-Panel Functions ...................................................................................... 32 Table 5-1 AES/EBU Pin List ....................................................................................................................... 35 Table 5-2 Iso-Float Status LED................................................................................................................... 38 Table 6-1 Common Ethernet Cable Categories.......................................................................................... 42 Table 7-1 Common Input-Output Latencies................................................................................................ 52
viii
Chapter 1
Introduction
TheDolbyLakeProcessormarksthenextgenerationindigitalloudspeakerand equalizationtechnology.Withunsurpassedaudioqualityandthemostadvanced loudspeakerprocessingavailable,itwillimprovethesoundofanysystem.Effortlesscontrol isprovidedthroughtheDolbyLakeControllersoftware,ortheexclusivefrontpanelPortal meteringandcontrolinterface. TheProcessorplatformofferscomplete,nativedigitalsignalprocessingfunctionality,with supportforupto4in,12outloudspeakerapplicationsand8in,8outEQapplications.The signalprocessingcanalsobechangedtoprovideanEQ44configurationtogetherwitha loudspeaker26configuration. TheProcessorincludesseveraladvancedtechnologiesforimprovingsoundquality.These includeRaisedCosineEqualizationTM(thefoundationunderlyingtheIdealGraphicEQTMand LakeMesaEQTMinterfaces),pluslinearphasecrossovers,LimiterMaxTMloudspeaker protection,andIsoFloatTMgroundisolation.
1.1
Manual Overview
ThismanualprovidesdetailedreferenceinformationfortheDolbyLakeProcessorsystem hardware.Themanualisorganizedasfollows: Chapter1,Introduction(thischapter). Chapter2,Configurations,describesthevarioushardwareconfigurationsthatare supportedbytheProcessor. Chapter3,SignalProcessingConfigurations,presentsthethreedifferentsignal processingconfigurationsthatprovideloudspeakerprocessingandsystemequalizer processing. Chapter4,FrontPanelInterface,presentsthefrontpanelPortalmeteringandcontrol interface. Chapter5,BackPanelInterface,describesalloftheconnectionsandcontrols providedonthebackpaneloftheProcessor. Chapter6,Networking,explainsthenetworkingcapabilitiesoftheProcessor,and illustratescommonnetworkingconnections.
Introduction
Chapter7,ConnectingDigitalAudioDevices,explainshowtointerfacetheProcessor withotherdigitalaudiodevices,aswellasthevariouslatenciesincurredwhen connectinganalog,synchronousdigital,andasynchronousdigitaldevices.
TheProcessoriscomplementedbytheDolbyLakeControllersoftwareinterface.Formore informationontheControllersoftware,pleaserefertotheDolbyLakeControllerManual.
Product Specifications
1.2
Product Specifications
AnalogtoDigitalInputs
Audio Performance
Conversion Resolution 24-bit Internal Sample Rate 96 kHz Internal Data Path 32-bit floating point System Propagation Delay <2 ms from any input to any output (analog or digital) Maximum Available Delay 2 s from any input to any output
Sample-Rate Converters
Operating Sample Rates 44.1, 48, 88.1, 96 kHz Resolution 24-bit THD + Noise 0.00003% typical, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, unweighted Dynamic Range 140 dB typical, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, unweighted
Back-Panel Interface
Frequency Response +0/0.2 dB, 2 Hz to 20 kHz THD + Noise 0.00022% typical at 1 kHz, 0.00033% typical, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, unweighted at +21 dBu headroom setting Dynamic Range 116 dB typical, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, unweighted at +21 dBu headroom setting Input Impedance 20 k balanced, 10 k unbalanced Maximum Input Level +26 dBu Input Sensitivity Settings for Digital Full-Scale +10, +16, +21, +26 dBu Common Mode Rejection 65 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 75 dB typical at 1 kHz, 70 dB typical at 20 kHz Crosstalk 100 dB, 2 Hz to 40 kHz
CombinedA/DandD/A
Analog I/O Connectors XLR AES/EBU I/O Connectors 25-pin D-connector, with selectable termination on pairs 1 and 2 S/PDIF I/O Connectors Toslink optical Word Clock Input BNC with selectable termination Ethernet Auto 10/100, Auto Uplink: (2) RJ-45, (1) EtherCon Power 3-pin IEC, 2 fuses T 1.5A L, 5 20 mm
Digital-to-Analog Outputs
THD + Noise 0.0005% typical at 1 kHz, 0.00063% typical, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, unweighted Dynamic Range 113 dB typical, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, unweighted
AES/EBUI/OandS/PDIFI/O
Supported Resolutions Up to 24 bits Supported Sample Rates 44.1, 48, 88.1, 96 kHz
Dante
Frequency Response +0/0.1 dB, 3 Hz to 20 kHz THD + Noise 0.0004% typical at 1 kHz 0.00056% typical, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, unweighted Dynamic Range 113 dB typical, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, unweighted Output Impedance 50 Maximum Output Level +21 dBu Crosstalk 100 dB, 2 Hz to 40 kHz
Supported Resolution 24 bits Supported Sample Rate 96 kHz Number of I/O channels 8 input and 16 output channels
PowerRequirements
100240 VAC 10%, 120 W maximum

DimensionsandWeight
2-RU rackmount: 8.74 48.26 35 cm (3.44 19 13.78 inches); net: 9 kg (20 lb)
Chapter 2
Configurations
TheDolbyLakeProcessorprovidesnativedigitalprocessingwithAES/EBU,S/PDIF,and Danteinputsandoutputs.AnalogandCobraNetTMI/Oispossiblethroughinterchangeable cards.Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofeachhardwareconfigurationsupportedbythe Processor.
2.1
Basic Configurations
TherearefivebasicDolbyLakeProcessorconfigurations;eachhasauniquemodelnumberto distinguishit.
2.1.1
Configuration Naming Conventions

AtthebeginningofthenameistheacronymLPforLakeProcessor.Thelettersandnumbers followingLPdefinetheinputandoutputconfiguration.LPDstandsforLakeProcessorDigital, whereDigitalrepresentsbothinputsandoutputs.BecausetheProcessorhasAES/EBU, S/PDIF,andDantedigitalI/Onativetotheplatform,thebaseacronymisLPD.Asan example,themodelnumberLP4D8representstheconfiguration:LakeProcessor,fouranalog inputs,digitalI/O,andeightanalogoutputs.TheletterDseparatesinputsfromoutputs.
2.1.2
Dolby Lake Processor LPD
Figure 2-1 Dolby Lake Processor LPD Configuration
TheLPDprovidesthefoundationoftheDolbyLakeprocessingsystem.Withnativedigital I/OinAES/EBU,S/PDIF,andDanteformats,theLPDprovidesanidealsolutionforalldigital livesoundsystems,digitalconsolechannelinserts,anddigitalstudioprocessing.Fourcard slotsareprovidedforupgradingtoincorporateanalogconvertercardsoraCobraNetcard.
Configurations
2.1.3
Dolby Lake Processor LP4D4
Figure 2-2 Dolby Lake Processor LP4D4 Configuration
Twoanalogconvertercardsaddedtoprovidefouranaloginputsandfouranalogoutputsfor EQpurposedsignalprocessing.
2.1.4
TheLP8D8provideseightchannelseachofanaloginputsandoutputs.
2.1.5
TheLP4D8deliversloudspeakerprocessinginafouranaloginput,eightanalogoutput configuration.
Basic Configurations
2.1.6
TheLP4D12provides4analoginputsand12analogoutputs.
Chapter 3
Signal Processing Configurations
TheDolbyLakeProcessorprovidesthreedifferentsignalprocessingconfigurationsthat allowforloudspeakerprocessing,systemequalization,oracombinationofboth.Thischapter presentsthedetailsofthesethreeconfigurations. Thesignalprocessingconfigurationscomplementthepossiblehardwareconfigurationsbut arenottiedtothem.Youcanchoosetorunaloudspeakerprocessorsignalprocessing configurationorasystemequalizersignalprocessingconfigurationregardlessofthe hardwareconfiguration. ThesignalprocessingconfigurationcanbechangedthroughtheProcessorfrontpanel,or throughtheDolbyLakeControllersoftwareuserinterface.PleaserefertoChapter4ofthis manualfordetailsonhowtochangethesignalprocessingconfigurationfromthefrontpanel. PleaserefertotheDolbyLakeControllerManualforfurtherdetailsonchangingthesignal processingconfigurationfromtheController.
3.1
Loudspeaker Processor Configuration (CONTOUR)

TheDolbyLakeProcessorprovidesa412loudspeakerprocessorconfiguration,asshownin thesimplifiedblockdiagraminFigure31.
Output EQ Levels
Output EQ
Levels
Output EQ
Levels
Output EQ
Levels
Input 1
Gain
EQ
Delay
Output EQ
Levels
Input 2
Gain
EQ
Delay
Output EQ
Levels
Input 3
Gain
EQ
Delay
Output EQ
Levels
Input 4
Gain
EQ
Delay
Output EQ
Levels
Output EQ
Levels
Output EQ
Levels
Output EQ
Levels
Output EQ
Levels
Output Routing
Input Mixers
Crossovers
Figure 3-1 412 Loudspeaker Processor Configuration
Thediagrampresentstheunderlyingsignalprocessingarchitectureoftheloudspeaker processorconfiguration.Fourchannelsofinputprocessingareroutedthroughcrossoversto furtherEQandlevelsprocessingbeforebeingsentthroughanoutputrouterthatallowsfor anyprocessedchanneltobedeliveredtoanyphysicaloutput. Theinputmixer,crossover,andoutputrouterblocksareallconfiguredthroughtheDolby LakeControllersoftware.Outputchannelsaregroupedwithinthesoftwareuserinterfaceto providepartitionedviewsofoutputchannelprocessing.Forexample,thefactoryreset loudspeakerprocessorconfigurationprovidesfourthreewaycrossovers. IftheProcessorhardwareisconfiguredwithanalogoutputs,anidenticalsignalisdelivered tobothanaloganddigitaloutputsofthesamechannelnumber.Forexample,inthefactory resetDolbyLakeProcessorLP4D8,thesamesignalispresentonanalogoutput1asondigital output1.
10
Loudspeaker and Equalizer Configuration (Contour/MesaEQ)
3.2
System Equalizer Configuration (Mesa EQ)

TheDolbyLakeProcessorprovidesan88systemequalizerconfiguration,asshowninthe simplifiedblockdiagraminFigure32.
Input 1
Gain
EQ
Delay
HPF/ LPF HPF/ LPF HPF/ LPF HPF/ LPF HPF/ LPF HPF/ LPF HPF/ LPF HPF/ LPF
Output Levels Output Levels Output Levels Output Levels Output Levels Output Levels Output Levels Output Levels
Input 2
Gain
EQ
Delay
Input 3
Gain
EQ
Delay
Input 4
Gain
EQ
Delay
Input 5
Gain
EQ
Delay
Input 6
Gain
EQ
Delay
Input 7
Gain
EQ
Delay
Input 8
Gain
EQ
Delay
Output Routing
Input Mixers
Figure 3-2 88 System Equalizer Configuration
Thesystemequalizerconfigurationprovideseightindependentchannelsofprocessing.Each channelofprocessingcanderiveitsinputsignalfromanycombinationoftheeightinput signals,andeachoutputcanbedeliveredtoanyphysicaloutput.Aswiththeloudspeaker processorconfiguration,anidenticalsignalisdeliveredtobothanaloganddigitaloutputsof thesamechannelnumber.
11
3.3
Loudspeaker and Equalizer Configuration (Contour/MesaEQ)

TheDolbyLakeProcessorprovidesathirdconfiguration,whichisacombinationof loudspeakerprocessorandsystemequalizerconfigurations.Thissplitmodeconfiguration providesa26loudspeakerprocessoranda44systemequalizerconfiguration,asshownin thesimplifiedblockdiagraminFigure33.
Figure 3-3 Loudspeaker Processor/System Equalizer Configuration
Inthisconfiguration,aswithboththeloudspeakerprocessorandsystemequalizer configurations,anychannelofprocessingcanbesenttoanyphysicaloutput,assignifiedby thesingleoutputroutercomponentoftheblockdiagram.
12
Chapter 4
Front-Panel Interface
TheDolbyLakeProcessorprovidesexclusivefrontpanelmeteringandcontrolthrough ourPortalinterface.EachofthefourfrontpanelPortalscanrepresentmultiplechannelsof levelandlimitermetering.Portalsalsoprovideuserconfigurabletextlabelsandmute controls.ThefrontpanelalsoincludesEthernetconnectivity,andglobalfunctionbuttonsthat provideinputmuting,metering,andmenunavigationcontrol. ThischapterdetailsthefunctionalityprovidedbytheProcessorfrontpanel.
4.1
Front-Panel Connectivity and Power

TherightsideoftheDolbyLakeProcessorfrontpanelprovidesavarietyofconnectivity options.Figure41identifieseachfeature.
Ambient Light Sensor Ethernet Port Ethernet Activity Indicators Infrared Transceivers
Standby Power
Figure 4-1 Front-Panel Connector and Power Button
4.1.1
Ambient Light Sensor

Notcurrentlyinuse.
4.1.2
Ethernet Port
AstandardRJ45Ethernetconnectorisprovidedonthefrontpanelforeaseofaccesstothe network.Theconnectionfeaturesauto10/100andautouplinkfunctionstomakenetworking fastandeasy.Auto10/100allowsyoutoconnecttheDolbyLakeProcessortoeither10BaseT or100BaseTEthernetnetworkswithouthavingtoconsiderthisissue.Autouplinkallows
13
youtoconnectanyEthernetcable,whetheritiswiredinternallyasacrossoverorstraight throughcable. ThefrontpanelEthernetconnectionisintendedfortemporaryconnectionsofDolbyLake Controllercomputers.PleaseusetheEthernetconnectionslocatedonthebackpanelfor permanentwiringinracksorintoexistingnetworkinfrastructureininstallations.
4.1.3
Ethernet Activity Indicators

ActivityindicatorslocatednexttotheEthernetportprovidebothlinkandactivitystatus.
4.1.4
Infrared Transceivers
Notcurrentlyinuse.
4.1.5
Standby Power Button

Thestandbypowerbuttonwillturnaudioprocessingoff,andengageaLowPowermode. Thestandbypowerbuttonmustbehelddownforaminimumofonesecondtoturnthe Processoronoroff. Theprimarypowerswitchislocatedonthebackpanel,aspartofthepowerinletconnection.
14
Global Function Buttons
4.2
Global Function Buttons

TheleftsideoftheDolbyLakeProcessorfrontpanelprovidesthreeglobalfunctionbuttons. Figure42identifieseachfunction.
Mute Enable Meter View Menu Mode
Figure 4-2 Front-Panel Global Function Buttons
4.2.1
Mute Enable
UsedintandemwiththePortaldisplays,theMute Enablebuttonenablestheabilitytomute inputchannels,moduleinputs,andoutputchannels.TheMute Enablebuttonmustbe depressedtoengagemuting,andthebuttonflashestoindicatethatmutinghasbeenenabled. IfMuteEnablemodeisnotdisengagedmanually,itwillautomaticallydisableaftertwo minutes. HoldingtheMute EnablebuttonfortwosecondswilllockMuteEnablemodeuntilthe buttonismanuallypressedagain.
4.2.2
Meter View
TheMeterbuttontogglesthroughmultiplemeterviewsonthePortaldisplays.Bydefault, eachPortalshowsoutputchannelmetering.BypressingtheMeterbutton,youcantoggleto viewphysicalinputmetersandmoduleinputmeters.
4.2.3
Menu Mode
TheMenubuttonprovidesaccesstofrontpanelcontroloftheDolbyLakeProcessor, utilizingamenudriveninterfacethatallowsyoutonavigatethroughavailablefunctionality viathePortaldisplays.Menumodeprovidesafamiliarinterface,asitfollowsthesamelogic asthebuttonbarmenuinterfacefoundintheDolbyLakeControllersoftware.Portal meteringandcontrolaredetailedlaterinthischapter.
15
4.3
Portal Meter Display

ThePortalprovidesarevolutionarymeteringdisplaythatallowsformultiplechannelsof meteringonasinglecirculardisplay.TheDolbyLakeProcessorprovidesfourPortalsonthe frontpanel,asshowninFigure43.
Figure 4-3 Dolby Lake Processor Front Panel
Figure43showsavarietyofPortaloutputchannelmeterviews,includingfourway,two way,andthreewaycrossovermodules,andathreeauxiliaryoutputmodule.Asthisfigure illustrates,eachPortalrepresentsallaudiochannelsthatarepartofagivenprocessing module.EachcustomLCDPortaldisplayprovidesthreetencharacteruserconfigurabletext displays,two104segmentrings,16muteandsoftfunctionbuttons,arrowkeys,andoneME buttonforPortalcontrolandparameteradjustment. Figure44highlightsPortaldisplayandfunctionalityinthedefaultmeterviewofoutput meteringforaLakeContourTMmodule.

Channel Name
Channel Identification and Muting Parameter Adjustment Level Metering Multifunction Selection and Communication
Limiter Metering Module Name
Figure 4-4 Portal Display and Functionality
16
Portal Meter Display
Channel Labels
EachchannelrepresentedbythePortalhasauserdefinedchannellabel,displayedoneither theupperorlowertextdisplaydependingonthephysicallocationofthemeterdisplay. ChannellabelscanbeconfiguredusingtheDolbyLakeControllersoftware.
Channel Identification and Muting

ThePortalissurroundedbyacircleofbuttonsthatprovidemultiplesoftfunctions.Inthe defaultoutputchannelmeterview,thesebuttonsidentifythephysicallocationandmute statusofeachoutputchannel.WhentheMute Enablebuttonisengaged,thesebuttonsare alsousedtomute/unmuteoutputchannels.
Level Metering
Theinnerringofmeteringsegmentsisdividedintomultiplelevelmeters.Intheexample showninFigure44,threeoutputlevelmetersareshownonthePortal. ThePortaldisplayslevelmeteringasanenvelopefunctionemanatingfromthecenterpoint ofthechannelmeter.Aslevelincreasesanddecreases,themeterexpandsinbothdirections andthencontractsasshowninFigure45.
Figure 4-5 Level Metering in Action
ThesameenvelopefunctionisusedintheotherPortalviewstodisplayphysicalinputand moduleinputmetering.
Limiter Metering
Theouterringofmeteringsegmentsisdividedintomultiplelimitermeters.Similartolevel metering,thePortaldisplayslimitermeteringasanenvelopefunctionemanatingfromthe centerpointofthechannellimiter.Aslimitingincreases,themeterexpandsinboth directions.
Module Label
Forloudspeakerprocessormodules,themodulelabelisshowninthePortalsmiddletext display.InMesaEQTMmode,eachPortalshowstwomodulelabelsonthetopandbottomtext displays.ThemodulelabelcanbeconfiguredusingtheControllersoftware.
17
Multifunction Selection and Communication

TheMEbuttonontheleftsideofeachPortalprovidesmoduleselectionandmuting,menu navigation,andcommunicationindication. MEbuttonfunctionalityincludes: TemporarydisplayoftheframelabelonthecenterlineoftheselectedPortal IdentificationofmodulesonthemainworkareaandmodulescrollbarintheDolby LakeController SelectionoffunctionsinMenumode Mutingofthemoduleinput(inOutputMeteringmode)whenmuteenableis engagedforloudspeakerprocessingmodules FlashingwhitetoindicatecommunicationbetweenthemodulesandtheController
Parameter Adjustment
PrimarilyusedinMenumode,theupanddownarrowbuttonsprovideparameter adjustmentalongwiththeabilitytoscrollthroughfunctionlists.Thesearrowbuttonsare illuminatedtoindicatewhentheyareactive.
4.4
Meter Modes
ThedefaultMeteringmodeprovidesoutputchannelmetering,witheachPortalrepresenting alloutputsofeachprocessingmodule.Figure46illustratesthedefaultMeteringmode,and providesanindicationofthechannelidentification/mutesoftbuttonsthatareilluminatedto signifythecenterpointofthechannelmeter.
Figure 4-6 Output Metering Mode (Default)
Inoutputchannelview,pressingtheMute Enablebuttonallowsyoutomuteanyoutput channelbypressingthecorrespondingchannelidentificationbutton.
18
Menu Mode
BypressingtheMeterbutton,highlightedontheleftsideofthefrontpanelinFigure46,the meterviewchangestodisplayphysicalinputmeters.ThisMeteringmodeisshowninFigure 47.
Figure 4-7 Physical Input Meters
EachphysicalinputchannelisrepresentedacrossthePortaldisplays.Dependinguponthe inputchannelconfiguration,thesemetersindicatetherelevantdigitaloranalogtypebeing usedviathePortaltextdisplays. Inphysicalinputchannelview,pressingtheMute Enablebuttonallowsyoutomuteany physicalinputchannelbypressingthecorrespondingchannelidentificationbutton. PressingtheMeterbuttonagaintogglestothedisplaymoduleinputmeters,asshownin Figure48.
Figure 4-8 Module Input Meters
Inmoduleinputview,themetersshowthepostinputmixeraudiolevelfortheinputofeach processingmodule. Inmoduleinputview,pressingtheMute Enablebuttonallowsyoutomuteanymodule inputbypressingthecorrespondingchannelidentificationbutton.Thishasthesameeffectas pressingtheMEbuttonwheninoutputmeteringview. Inanyofthemeterviews,theMenubuttonenterstheMainmenuofMenumode.Menu modeisdetailedinthefollowingsection.
4.5
Menu Mode
WhentheMenubuttonispressed,thePortalsdisplaytheMainmenu,asshowninFigure 410.PressingtheMEbuttonnavigatestothenextmenudowninthesystem.Pressingthe Menubuttonnavigatestothenextmenuupinthesystem.PressingtheMenubuttonfrom thetoplevelMainmenuexitsMenumode,andthePortalsreturntodisplayingmetering information.
19
Withinthissection,Portalsarereferencedbynumber,asshowninFigure49.
Figure 4-9 Portal Reference Numbers
ThenumberswillbeusedtohelpclarifyPortalfunctionalityinMenumode,asdetailedin thefollowingsections.
4.5.1
Main Menu
Figure 4-10 Main Menu
FromtheMainmenu,accessEdit,Presets,Utility,orFrontPanelConfigmenusbypressing thecorrespondingMEbutton. PressingtheMenubuttonwillexitMenumodeandreturntoMetermode.
4.5.2
Main Menu Edit Menu
Figure 4-11 Edit Menu
Portal1displaysmodulemeteringandmutestatusaspernormaloperation:MuteEnable andModuleInput/OutputMeteringmodesareavailableduringEditmode. Throughoutalleditmenus,Portal1displaysthemoduleselectedforediting.Theupand downarrowsonthisPortalprovidetheabilitytoscrollthroughthemodulesonthe processor. TheilluminatedbuttonsaboveandbelowthetextlabelsonPortals2and3provideaccessto PEQ,GEQ,andLevelsEditsubmenus.
20
Menu Mode
Note: Thefirsttwodefaultmoduleoverlaysareusedforfrontpanelediting.Ifadditional overlaysarepresentintheController,theyarenotdisplayedhere.GroupEQ overlaysarenoteditableviathefrontpanel. TheseoverlayscanbeanycombinationofPEQorGEQtherelevantuserlabelis displayedandtheassociatedPEQorGEQeditmenuisdisplayedasdescribedinthe nextsections. IfanoverlayissetashiddenintheController,thentheoptiontovieworeditthe overlayisdisabled.Ifanoverlayissettoviewonly,thenaccessisallowed,although alleditcontrolsaredisabled. Portal4isintentionallyblank.
4.5.3
Main Menu Edit Menu Parametric EQ Edit
Figure 4-12 Parametric EQ Edit Menu
Portal1showsthemodulecurrentlyselectedforediting:usetheupanddownarrowsto changetheselectedmodule.UseMetertochangemeteringmodesandMuteEnablein conjunctionwithchannelselectororMEbuttontomuteandunmutechannelsaspernormal operation.
21
Portal2displaystheselectedfilterfrequency,filtertype,andthefilterinsert/bypassstatus. Usethecontrolstoselectandchangetheseparameters.Toinsert/bypassthisoverlay,press theupordownarrowsuntilyoureachtheendofthefilterlist.Overlaybypassisdescribed inadditionaldetailinSection4.5.4.
Use Up/Down Arrows to Select Next Filter Change Filter Type (ME to Confirm) Insert/Bypass Filter
Select Filter to Edit by Its Frequency (Sorted by Freq) Select Filter Type Select the Bypass/Insert Status
Figure 4-13 Parametric EQ Edit Portal 2
Portal3(andPortal4forMesafiltersonly)displaysthebandwidth,frequency,andgainof theselectedfilter.Theouterringprovidesavisualreferenceofthefrequencyrangethatis beingaffectedbythisfilter,withbottomleftbeingthelowestfrequencyandbottomrightthe highestfrequency.

Use These Buttons to Set Selected Parameter: Button Number and Value is Relevant to Parameter Type Select Filter Bandwidth For Example, This Button Provides +10 dB Increment for Gain, or +1 kHz Adjustment for Frequency (Disabled when Bandwidth is Selected) Use Up/Down Arrows to Adjust Any of These Values Select Filter Frequency Select Filter Gain Visual Indicator of the Frequency Range Affected by This Filter, Based on Bandwidth and Center Frequency
Figure 4-14 Parametric EQ Edit Portals 3 and 4
22
Menu Mode
Portal4isusedforMesafiltersonly,toshowthedetailsforthesecondrelatedfilter component.ForMesafiltersthevisualscaleandgainvaluesareidenticalonbothPortals;the bandwidthandfrequencyareindependentlyadjustable.AnexampleoftheParametricEQ EditmenuforaMesafilterisshowninFigure415.
Figure 4-15 Parametric EQ Edit Menu for Mesa Filter
4.5.4
Main Menu Edit Menu GEQ Edit

TheGraphicEQeditmenuprovidesasimplifiedinterfacetochangethegainofanEQfilter, andtoinsertorbypasseachfilter,alongwithanoverlayinsert/bypassfeature.
Figure 4-16 Graphic EQ Edit Menu
Portal1showsthemodulecurrentlyselectedforediting.Usetheupanddownarrowsto changetheselectedmodule.UseMetertochangemeteringmodesandMute Enablein conjunctionwithchannelselectororMEbuttontomuteandunmutechannelsaspernormal operation. Portal2displaystheselectedfrequency,andtheinsert/bypassstatusofthefilterasdescribed inSection4.5.3.Toinsert/bypasstheentireoverlay,presstheup/downarrowkeysuntilthe frontpanellookssimilartothatshowninFigure417.
Figure 4-17 Graphic EQ Edit Overlay Insert/Bypass
23
Figure418showsthecontrolsforPortal2whentheoverlayisselected.
Use Up and Down Arrows to Select Next Filter or Change the Insert/Bypass Status (Depending on Parameter Selected)
Select Filter
Select Insert/Bypass Status
Figure 4-18 Overlay Insert/Bypass Portal 2
Portal3isusedforchangingthegainoftheselectedfilter.(Thisportalisblankwhenthe overlaystatusisselectedinPortal2.) +00.01 dB +00.10 dB +01.00 dB +10.00 dB Up/Down Arrow Keys Adjust Gain by 1 dB 10.00 dB 01.00 dB 00.10 dB 00.01 dB
Figure 4-19 EQ GEQ Gain Edit Portal 3
Portal4isintentionallyblank.
4.5.5
Main Menu Edit Menu Levels
Figure 4-20 Levels Edit
Portal1showsthemodulecurrentlyselectedforediting.Usetheupanddownarrowsto changetheselectedmodule.UseMetertochangemeteringmodesandMuteEnablein conjunctionwithchannelselectororMEbuttontomuteandunmutechannelsaspernormal operation.
24
Menu Mode
Portal2displaysthechannelofthemodulethatisselectedforediting.Usetheupordown arrowstochange,whichisconfirmedbytheflashingoftherelevantselector/mutebuttonon Portal1.(TheMEbuttonflashesiftheModuleInputisselected.) Portal3displaystheparameteroftheselectedchannelthatisbeingedited.Thefollowing Levelparametersareavailableforeditingviathefrontpanelinterface: Gain Polarity Delay LimiterMaxRMSLevel LimiterMaxRMSCorner LimiterMaxRMSAttack LimiterMaxRMSRelease LimiterMaxPeakLevel
Usetheup/downarrowstoselecttheparameterforediting. Portal4displaysthecurrentvaluefortheselectedparameterandallowsadjustmentofthat valueusingtheup/downarrowsorthefineadjustmentkeyswhererelevant. Ifacombinationofmodule/channel/parameterselectionisnotrelevant,thevalueis displayedasN/Aandallbuttonsareinactive.Wherelevelcontrolshavebeenlockedbya systemdesigner,theydisplaythewordLocked.
4.5.6
Main Menu Presets Menu
Figure 4-21 Presets Menu
ThePresetsmenuprovidestheabilitytoselectandrecallanyoneofthe30presetsavailable intheDolbyLakeProcessorsmemory.PresetsmustbestoredtotheProcessorusingthe Controllersoftware,ortheDolbyLakePresetManagerUtility. TheupanddownarrowkeysinPortal2areusedtoscrollthroughavailablepresets.Pressing theMEbuttononPortal1recallstheselectedpreset. PressingtheMenubuttonreturnsyoutotheMainmenu.
25
4.5.7
Main Menu Utility Menu
Figure 4-22 Utility Menu
TheUtilitymenuprovidesaccesstothreesubmenus:ResetProcessor,TechnicalInfo,and ResetNetworking.PressthecorrespondingMEbuttontoaccesseithersubmenu. PressingtheMenubuttonreturnsyoutotheMainmenu.
4.5.8
Main Menu Utility Menu Reset Processor Menu
Figure 4-23 Reset Processor Menu
TheResetProcessormenuallowsyoutoreconfigurethesignalprocessingoftheProcessor. PressingoneofthefourMEbuttonswillcommencethereconfigurationprocess. SelectingContourResetperformsapartialfactoryreset,configuringtheprocessorasfour Classic3WayContourloudspeakerprocessormodules. SelectingCntr/MesaResetperformsapartialfactoryreset,configuringtheprocessorastwo Classic3WayContourloudspeakerprocessormodulesandfourMesaEQmodules. SelectingMesaEQResetperformsapartialfactoryreset,configuringtheprocessoraseight MesaEQmodules. SelectingFactoryResetperformsafullfactoryreset,removingallPresets,allNetwork configurationsettings,anddeletingalluserdata.Theprocessorwillbeconfiguredaseithera ContourorMesaEQ,dependingontheanalogcardconfiguration. Alloftheseoptionsinvokeaconfirmationmenuprovidingrelevantwarningsasshownin Figure424andFigure425. PressingtheMenubuttonreturnsyoutotheUtilitymenu.
26
Menu Mode
4.5.9
Main Menu Utility Menu Reset Processor Menu Reset Confirmation Menus
Theresetconfirmationmenusprompttheusertoconfirmaconfigurationchangeorfactory reset.ThemenusaresimilartothoseshowninFigure424butprovidedifferentwarningsfor Portal2and3dependingonthetypeofresetbeingperformed.
Figure 4-24 Partial Reset Confirmation Menu
Figure 4-25 Factory Reset Confirmation Menu
Forafullfactoryreset,themoduleconfigurationafterresetisbasedontheanalogI/O configuration.Forexample,ifyouhaveanLP4D12,theContourloudspeakerprocessor configurationisrecalled.IfyouhaveanLP8D8,theMesaEQprocessorconfigurationis recalled. PresstheMEbuttonontheleftPortaltoconfirmperformingafactoryreset,orpresstheME buttonontherightPortaltocanceltheresetprocedure.
4.5.10
Processor Reset Confirmation Display
Figure 4-26 Processor Reset Confirmation Display
TheProcessorresetconfirmationdisplayisshownwhenperformingafullorpartialfactory reset,asoutlinedintheprevioussections. ThefrontpanelwillberestoredtotheoutputchannelMetermode,displayingtheassociated signalprocessingconfigurationuponcompletionoftheresetprocedure.
27
4.5.11
Main Menu Utility Menu Technical Information Menu

TheTechnicalInformationmenudisplaysdetailspertinenttotheconfigurationofthe Processor.Portal1showshelptexttoindicatethattheupanddownarrowkeysontheother Portalswilltogglethroughinformationrelevanttoeachcategory.
Figure 4-27 Technical Information Menu
Portal2displaysvaluesrelatingtothecurrentfirmwareloadedontheProcessor. Portal3displaysidentificationandaddressinformation.Usetheupanddownarrowkeysto displaytheIPaddress,thesubnetmask,theMACaddress,theframeID(whichuniquely identifiestheProcessor),andvariousnetworkstatisticsthatmayberequiredforsupport purposesifaproblemoccurs.UsetheMEbuttontoactivate/deactivatetextscrollingfor valuesthataremorethantencharacters. Portal4displaystemperature(degreesCelsius)andfaninformation.Usetheupanddown arrowkeystodisplaythecurrentinternaltemperatureandstatus,thefanspeed,andthefan threshold.Thethresholdvaluedeterminestheinternaltemperatureatwhichthefanspeed willincrease.ThesevaluesareadjustablefromtheDolbyLakeController.
4.5.12
Main Menu Utility Menu Reset Networking

TheResetNetworkingfunctionallowsyoutoresetthenetwork.Theresetisdone immediately,noresetconfirmationisdisplayed.Shouldacommunicationproblemoccur withaparticularprocessor,thisfunctioncanbeusedtorestartEthernetonthisprocessor withoutinterruptingaudio. Shouldtheproblempersistandbeisolatedtoasingleprocessor,trypowercyclingthe processorataconvenienttime.Genericcommunicationproblemsaremorelikelytobe relatedtoMicrosoftWindowsnetworksettings,oraproblemwithyourDolbyLake Controller/Processornetworkconfiguration.
28
Menu Mode
4.5.13
Main Menu Front-Panel Configuration Menu

TheFrontPanelConfigurationmenuprovidesaccesstocontrolsforLCDandLED brightness,LCDviewingangle,delayunits,andfrontpanelsecurityoptions(Access Control).
Figure 4-28 Front-Panel Configuration Menu
Portal1providesindependentcontrolsforfrontpanelLCDandLEDbrightness.Toselecta valueforthearrowstoadjust,usethePortal1buttonsthatareilluminatedinFigure428. Portal2providesviewinganglecontrol.AdjustthisvaluetoprovideoptimalPortaldisplay performancedependinguponthemountinglocationoftheProcessor.Bydefault,thePortals displaybestdirectlyonaxistothefrontoftheProcessor.Adjustingtheviewingangle improvesdisplayperformancewhenmountingtheProcessorlowtothegroundorhighina rack. Portal3providestheabilitytochangehowthedelayunitsaredisplayedforfrontpaneledit controlpurposes.ChoosefromMilliseconds,Feet,orMetersbyusingtheilluminatedarrows. TappingMEonPortal4navigatestotheAccessControlsubmenuwherevariousfrontpanel securityfeaturescanbeenabledasdescribedinthefollowingsections.
4.5.14
Main Menu Front-Panel Configuration Menu Access Control Menu
Figure 4-29 Access Control Menu
TheAccessControlmenuprovidesoptionstosetEQlimitsandtolockoutvariousfront panelcontrols. UsethearrowsonPortal1toselectthemenuorfunction,andusetheMEbuttontochange thestatusbetweenlockedandunlocked.Thesemenusandfunctionscanbelocked: EditRemovesaccesstotheEditMenu PresetsRemovesaccesstothePresetsMenu UtilityRemovesaccesstotheUtilityMenu
29
MuteDisablestheMuteEnableandallmutebuttonsonthefrontpanel BrightnessSetthefrontpanelbrightnessandviewangleasviewonly NetworkDisablesnetworkcommunicationontheprocessor(thatis,theprocessor cannotbeseenontheDolbyLakeControllernetwork)
Portal2providesconfigurationfortheminimumandmaximumEQlimitsforfrontpanel editingpurposes.Forexample,asystemdesignercouldrestrictthefrontpaneleditabilityfor EQfilterstoamaximumof+6andaminimumof12.Usetheupanddownarrowsorthe accuratevalueentrybuttonsasshowninFigure430.

+00.01 +00.10 +01.00 +10.00 EQ Gain Maximum
Select Max Limit for Editing
Select Min Limit for Editing
Figure 4-30 EQ Limits Portal
EQ Gain Minimum
Portal3isintentionallyblank. PressMEonPortal4tolocktheadjustmentsmadeusingPortals1and2.Thefollowingfront panelkeyboardisdisplayedforpasswordentry.
4.5.15
Main Menu Front-Panel Configuration Menu Access Control Menu Password Entry Keyboard
Figure 4-31 Front-Panel Password Entry Keyboard
Pressabuttonassociatedwitheachcharactertoenterthepassword.Thetextwillappearon thecenterlineofPortal1. UsetheuparrowonanyPortaltochangebetweenuppercase,lowercase,and numeric/punctuationkeyboards. UsethedownarrowonanyPortaltodeletethelastcharacterentered. PressMEtoenterthepassword.Aconfirmationmenuwillbedisplayed.PressMEonPortal 1toconfirmpassword,orpressMEonPortal4tocancelpasswordentry.
30
Lake Contour and Mesa Quad EQ Front-Panel Reference
4.6
Lake Contour and Mesa Quad EQ Front-Panel Reference

TheLakeContourandMesaQuadEQTMhaveaminimalfrontpanelinterfacethatallowsyou torecallpresets,muteinputandoutputchannels,andperformothersimplesystem functions.Thefollowingtablesprovideareferenceforthesefunctionsthatmaybeuseful whenintegratingContourandMesaprocessorswithanetworkofDolbyLakeProcessors.
4.6.1
Lake Contour Front-Panel Functions

Table 4-1 Lake Contour Front-Panel Functions
Function
SelectProcessor
Action [Button]
Press[SEL].
Effect in Processor
Noeffect.
Effect in Controller
Thetextonthemoduleiconis highlightedyellowintheworkarea, andthemodulescrollbarinthe Modulesmenulocatestheselected processor. Thetextonthemoduleiconis highlightedyellowintheworkarea, andthemodulescrollbarinthe Modulesmenulocatestheselected processor. Thetextonthemoduleiconis highlightedyellowintheworkarea, andthemodulescrollbarinthe Modulesmenulocatestheselected processor. Thetextonthemoduleiconis highlightedyellowintheworkarea, andthemodulescrollbarinthe Modulesmenulocatestheselected processor. Iftheframeisintheworkarea,a resyncwilloccurandthemoduleswill showasoutofsync.
DisplayModule Names
Press+hold [SEL].
Themodulenameandbase configurationscrollacross thefrontpanelofthe processor. Theselectedinput/output channelnameasdefinedin theControllerwillscroll acrossthefrontpanelofthe processor. Firmwareversionswillscroll acrossthefrontpanelofthe processor.
DisplayChannel Name
Press+hold [SEL]then press+holdInput orOutputMute button. Press+hold[SEL] thenpress+hold [A]+[B]together.
DisplayCurrent FirmwareVersion
FactoryReset (Partial)
Press+hold[1]+[4] whileturningon processor.
Alldatawiththeexception offrame/systempresetsand IPaddressareresettothe factorydefaultstate. Alldataisresettoafactory defaultstate.
FactoryReset (Full)
Press+hold[1]+[5] whileturningon processor.
Iftheframeisintheworkarea,a resyncwilloccurandthemoduleswill showasoutofsync.
EnterandExit PresetMode
Press+hold[SEL] thenpress+hold [1]+[6]together.
ThecharactersPRSTappear onthefrontpanel.Whilein thismode,allbuttons functiondifferently.
Ifadifferentpresetisrecalled,the Controllerwillresync,resultinginout ofsyncmodulesiftheselectedframeis intheworkarea.
31
4.6.2
Mesa Quad EQ Front-Panel Functions

Table 4-2 Mesa Quad EQ Front-Panel Functions
Function
SelectProcessor
Action [Button]
Press [SEL].
Effect in Processor
Noeffect.
Effect in Controller
Thetextonthemoduleiconis highlightedyellowintheworkarea, andthemodulescrollbarinthe Modulesmenulocatestheselected processor. Thetextonthemoduleiconis highlightedyellowintheworkarea, andthemodulescrollbarinthe Modulesmenulocatestheselected processor. Thetextonthemoduleiconis highlightedyellowintheworkarea, andthemodulescrollbarinthe Modulesmenulocatestheselected processor. Thetextonthemoduleiconis highlightedyellowintheworkarea, andthemodulescrollbarinthe Modulesmenulocatestheselected processor. Iftheframeisintheworkarea,a resyncwilloccurandthemoduleswill showasoutofsync.
DisplayModule Names
Press+hold [SEL].
Themodulenameandbase configurationscrollacross thefrontpanelofthe processor. Theselectedinput/output channelnameasdefinedin theControllerwillscroll acrossthefrontpanelof theprocessor. TheARMandDSP firmwareversionswill scrollacrossthefrontpanel oftheprocessor. Alldatawiththeexception offrame/systempresets andIPaddressareresetto thefactorydefaultstate. Alldataisresettoafactory defaultstate.
DisplayChannel Name
Press+hold [SEL]then press+holdInputor OutputMute button. Press+hold[SEL] thenpress+hold input1andoutput 1mutebuttons together. Press+holdinput2 andoutput3mute buttonswhile turningthe processoron. Press+holdinput2 andinput4mute buttonswhile turningthe processoron. Press+hold[SEL] thenpress+hold input4andoutput 4mutebuttons together.
DisplayCurrent FirmwareVersion
FactoryReset (Partial)
FactoryReset (Full)
Iftheframeisintheworkarea,a resyncwilloccurandthemoduleswill showasoutofsync.
EnterandExit PresetMode
ThecharactersPRST appearonthefrontpanel. Whileinthismode,all buttonsfunction differently.
Ifadifferentpresetisrecalled,the Controllerwillresync,resultinginout ofsyncmodulesiftheselectedframeis intheworkarea.
32
Chapter 5
TheDolbyLakeProcessorbackpanelprovidesconnectionsforanaloganddigitalaudio, networking,andmore.Thischapterprovidesadetaileddescriptionofeachconnectiononthe backpaneloftheProcessor.
5.1
Back-Panel Overview
Base Platform
Card Slots
Figure 5-1 Dolby Lake Processor Back Panel
Thebaseplatformprovidesvariousconnectionsforinterfacingwithdigitalaudioequipment andEthernetnetwork.ThecardslotscanhandleanalogandCobraNetTMinputsandoutputs byusingtherelevantI/Ocards.
33
5.2
Base Platform
ThebaseplatformisdetailedinFigure52.
Power Inlet
AES/EBU I/O S/PDIF I/O MP I/O
Word Clock
Communication and Dante Audio
Ethernet Ports Providing Data

Figure 5-2 Base Platform
Memory Slot
5.2.1
Power Inlet
TheDolbyLakeProcessorhasanautorangingpowersupply,operatingfrom 100240VAC,5060Hz.ThemaximumpowerconsumptionoftheProcessoris120watts. TwofusesT1.5AL,ina520mmpackage,arealsocontained,alongwiththepowerswitch fortheunit.
5.2.2
AES/EBU I/O
AES/EBUinputsandoutputsareprovidedontwo25pinDconnectors. Theseconnectorsusethefollowingpinoutforinterfacingeightchannelsofprofessional digitalinputandoutputinacompactconnectorpackage.
34
Base Platform
Table 5-1 AES/EBU Pin List
Pin
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Signal Description
Channel1&2in(+) Channel3&4in(+) Channel5&6in(+) Channel7&8in(+) Channel1&2out(+) Channel3&4out(+) Channel5&6out(+) Channel7&8out(+) Noconnection Ground Noconnection Ground Ground
Pin
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Signal Description
Channel1&2in() Channel3&4in() Channel5&6in() Channel7&8in() Channel1&2out() Channel3&4out() Channel5&6out() Channel7&8out() Ground Ground Ground Ground
Figure 5-3 AES/EBU Pinout
Thefirsttwopairs(fourchannels)ofAES/EBUinputshavealiftswitchsothatyoucan removetheterminationforcascadingthesameAESsignaltootherunits.Whencascading AESsignals,ensurethatthelastdeviceonthechainremainsterminated.
5.2.3
MP I/O
Notcurrentlyinuse.
5.2.4
Word Clock
AfemaleBNCconnectorisusedforinterfacingwithstandardprofessionalexternalword clocksignalsforsynchronizingtheDolbyLakeProcessortootheraudiodevices,suchas professionaldigitalaudioconsoles.Aterminationswitchisprovidedtoliftthetermination forallowingacascadeofthewordclocktomultipledevicesusingaTnodeconnector.
5.2.5
Memory Slot
Notcurrentlyinuse.
35
5.2.6
EthernetCommunication and Dante Audio

ThreeEthernetconnectionsareprovidedontwoRJ45connectorsandoneEtherCon connectorthatprovidesarobustlockingconnection. FordetailsaboutDante,pleaserefertotheDolbyLakeControllerManual.
5.2.7
S/PDIF I/O
OpticalToslinkTMconnectorsprovideinputandoutputinterfacetotwochannelaudio devicessuchasCDplayersandportablerecorders.
5.3
5.3.1
Analog Cards
Analog Input Card
Figure 5-4 Input Card
EachinputcardprovidesbalancedanalogaudioinputconnectionsusingfemaleXLR connectors.
5.3.2
Analog Output Card
Figure 5-5 Output Card
EachoutputcardprovidesbalancedanalogaudioinputconnectionsusingmaleXLR connectors.
36
Analog Cards
5.3.3
Iso-Float Ground Isolation System

AnaloginputandoutputcardsbothfeaturetheIsoFloatTMgroundisolationsystem.TheIso Floattechnologycombinesthebenefitsoftransformercoupledisolationwiththeadvantages ofclean,directcoupledinputsandoutputs.IsoFloatprovidesaunique,costeffective,and audiblysuperioralternativetoisolationtransformersforavoidinggroundloopsinaudio systems.Whileisolationtransformersaretypicallyanexpensiveoptionformanyprocessors, IsoFloatisstandardonallconvertercardsfortheDolbyLakeProcessor. Theaudioconvertersaregalvanicallyisolated,andnotconnectedtothemainground.High speedtransformersandoptoisolatorscreateabarrierbetweentheProcessorandpossible groundingaberrationsfromtheoutsideelectricalenvironment. Additionally,youcanchangethegroundingofanyinputoroutputcardremotelythrough theDolbyLakeControllersoftwareinterface. AsshowninFigure56,IsoFloatcontrolisprovidedbyaswitchonthebackpanelofA/D andD/Aconvertercards.
Figure 5-6 Iso-Float Control on Analog Converter Cards
Iso-Float Operation
Asshowninthefigureabove,theIsoFloattwopositionswitchislabeledGNDandLift/SC. AnLEDabovetheswitchindicatesIsoFloatstatus.WhentheswitchisintheGNDposition, allfourchannelsontheconvertercardwillbegrounded.WhentheswitchisintheLift/SC position,allfourchannelsontheconvertercardwillbelifted. WhentheIsoFloatswitchisinthesoftwarecontrolposition,Lift/SC,theDolbyLake Controllercanremotelycontrolthegroundstate.TheLEDindicatesIsoFloatoperationsas describedinTable52.
37
Table 5-2 Iso-Float Status LED
Iso-Float Status
Switchingrounded(GND)position Switchinlifted(Lift/SC)position Switchinliftedpositionandsoftwarecontrol changesbacktogroundedstate
LED Illumination
Green Red Flashinggreen
IfsoftwarecontrolchangesIsoFloatbacktothegroundedstate,theLEDwillflashgreen, indicatingthattheconvertercardisgrounded.TheflashinggreenLEDwillreturntofull greenilluminationwhenthehardwareswitchisrestoredtothegrounded(GND)position.
5.4
CobraNet Card
Figure 5-7 CobraNet Card
TheCobraNetcardenablesCobraNetaudionetworkingbetweenDolbyLakeProcessorsand otherCobraNetdevices. TheDolbyLakeProcessorsoftwaresupportsthefollowingCobraNetfunctionality: Eightchannelsof20bit/48kHzaudioperCobraNetbundle OneinputbundleperDolbyLakeProcessor(uptoeightchannels) TwooutputbundlesperDolbyLakeProcessor(upto16channels)
Aredundantaudionetworkprovidesabackupfromtheprimarytosecondarynetworksin theeventofacommunicationproblemusingtheprimaryCobraNetnetwork.
5.5
System Interconnection Example

Inatypicalsoundsystemapplication,theDolbyLakeProcessorwillbeconnectedbetween themixingconsoleandthepoweramplifiers.Bothdigitalandanalogaudioconnectionswill bemade,andamasterwordclockinputmaybeprovidedifadigitalconsoleisbeingusedin thesystem.
38
System Interconnection Example
CD PLAYER
S/PDIF
ANALOG ANALOG MIXING CONSOLE ANALOG ANALOG DIGITAL DIGITAL DOLBY LAKE PROCESSOR ANALOG AMPLIFIER II ANALOG AMPLIFIER I
WORD CLOCK
Figure 5-8 Typical Sound System Application
Additionally,EthernetconnectionswillbemadebetweeneachProcessor.Theseconnections willbeperformedusingphysicalwireconnections,andinmanyapplications,awireless EthernetaccesspointwillbeusedtoprovideaconnectiontoatabletPCoperatingtheDolby LakeControllersoftware.
Figure 5-9 Wireless Connectivity with Tablet PC
Note: TheProcessorsmustberackmountedtocomplywithsafetyagencyrequirements.
39
Chapter 6
Networking
TheDolbyLakeProcessormustbeconnectedtoanetworkinordertocommunicatewith theDolbyLakeControllersoftware.Bothwiredandwirelessnetworkconfigurationsare presentedinthischapter.Additionally,networkingconfigurationscontainingProcessorsand LakeContourTMandMesaQuadEQTMprocessorsarepresented.
6.1
Dolby Lake Processor Networking Features

TheDolbyLakeProcessorhasfourEthernetportsforcreatingfreetopologyEthernetbased networkingsystems.Oneofthefourportsisprovidedonthefrontpanelforeasyaccessto processorsystemsinstalledinarack.Theotherthreeportsarelocatedonthebackpanel.All fourportsuseastandardRJ45connectorthatallowsforconnectionofstandardRJ45 Ethernetcables. OneofthebackpanelEthernetconnectionsisanEtherConconnectorthatprovidesanRJ45 housedwithinanXLRconnectorassemblyforarobustlockingconnection.Ifasystem configurationrequiresalongpointtopointEthernetcableruninanexposedlocation,we recommendusingtheEtherConportforstrongconnectionduringaccidentalcable movement. AllfourEthernetportsare10/100autosensingandautouplink.The10/100autosensing functionautomaticallyconfigurestheEthernetporttooperateateither10MHz(10BaseT)or 100MHz(100BaseT)speed.Theautocrossoverfeatureautomaticallysensesthecabletype, allowingforeitherastraightthroughorcrossoverEthernetcabletobeused. TheProcessorimplementsafullEthernetstack,providingallthestandardfeaturesand benefitsofanEthernetdevice.AswithallEthernetbaseddevices,therearesomecable requirementsandinherentlimitationstotheextentofnetworknodesandcablelengths supported.AnoverviewofbasicEthernetsystemrequirementsispresentedinthenext section.
6.2
Cable Specification
TheEthernetstandardsrequirethatcablingmeetsorexceedsacablingspecificationcategory. Table61listsEthernetcablecategories.
41
Networking
Table 6-1 Common Ethernet Cable Categories
Category
Cat3 Cat4 Cat5e Cat6
Spectral B/W
16MHz 20MHz 100MHz 250MHz
Length
100m 100m 100m 100m
LAN
10BaseT 16Mbps 100BaseT Emerging
Cat5ecablingmeetstherequirementsfortheDolbyLakeProcessorEthernetnetwork,and Cat6cablingexceedstherequirements.Useeithercable. Note: ExistinginfrastructurecablingininstallationsmaybeCat3orCat4.Neitherofthose satisfiesthebandwidthrequirementsof100BaseTnetworking.
6.3
Connecting Multiple Processors on Wired Ethernet Networks

DuetotheautosenseandautocrossoverfeaturesoftheEthernetports,connectingmultiple unitsisasimpletask.Afreetopologynetworkcanbeimplemented,includingexternal switches. ThesimplestnetworkistoconnectmultipleDolbyLakeProcessorstogether,andthen connectaPCtoanyavailableportononeoftheprocessorsonthenetwork,asshownin Figure61. Note: Thesetupshownbelowisnotrecommendedforlargenumbersofprocessors,andis notsuitableformorethattwoprocessorswhenusingDantedigitalaudio networking.
Figure 6-1 Simple Wired Network Connection
42
Wireless Network Operation
Morecomplexnetworksarepossible,whichmayberequiredduetophysicalplacementof theprocessors.StandardEthernetrepeatersandswitchesmaybeapartofthenetwork,as illustratedinFigure62.
Figure 6-2 Complex Wired Network Connection
GatewaystootherEthernettransportlayers,suchasfiberoptics,canalsobeincorporated intothesystem.
43
Networking
6.4
Wireless Network Operation

Addingwirelessnetworkingtothesystemprovidesportablecentralizedcontroltoa distributednetworkofprocessors.Awirelessaccesspointsimplyworksasagateway betweenthewirednetworkandwirelessdevices.Figure63showsacomplexwirednetwork connectedtoawirelesstabletPCviaawirelessaccesspoint.
Figure 6-3 Example Wireless Network Configuration
6.5
Networking with Lake Contour and Mesa Quad EQ Processors

LakeContourandMesaQuadEQprocessorsbothutilizea10BaseTEthernetnetwork. Becausetheseprocessorshavealowerbandwidthnetworkconnection,careshouldbetaken whenconnectingtheseprocessorstoanetworkcontainingDolbyLakeProcessorsthatutilize 100BaseT,a100MHzEthernetnetwork. Anetworkcontainingboth10BaseTand100BaseTnetworknodesisknownasamixed modenetwork.Toensurethatanetworkbandwidthbottleneckdoesnotoccur,anexternal Ethernetswitchshouldbecorrectlysetuptofilterthedifferentdevicesonthenodestowhich theyareconnected. InthecomplexscenarioshowninFigure64,theredsegmentontheswitchhashadvarious filteringconfigurationappliedtoensurethat100Mbpstrafficdoesnotclogthese10Mbps devices. .
44
Networking with Lake Contour and Mesa Quad EQ Processors
Figure 6-4 Mixed-Mode Network Connection
ForfurtherdetailedinformationregardingfilteringandtheuseofDantedigitalaudioin conjunctionwithamixedcontrolandmeasurementnetworksuchasthatshownabove, pleaserefertotheAudinatedocumentAUD-ANO-ACL_Filtering_SRW224G4-V2.4.pdf,locatedin theLiteraturesectionoftheDolbyLakeControllersoftwareinstaller,orfromoursoftware downloadrequestpageat http://www.dolby.com/professional/live_sound/support_download/lsdr_form.aspx. FurtherDantesupportinformationcanbefoundonthesupportforumat http://livesoundforum.dolby.com/.
45
Chapter 7
Connecting Digital Audio Devices
TheDolbyLakeProcessorintroducesanewsamplerateconversiontechniquethat significantlyreducesthelatency,regardlessofthesamplerate.Inadditiontolowlatency conversion,theProcessorprioritizesandsynchronizesincomingandoutgoingsignalsat differentsampleratesoneveryindividualdigitalinputandoutput. ThischapterdescribeshowtoconnecttheProcessortootherdigitalaudiodevices.
7.1
Internal and External Clocks

TheDolbyLakeProcessorprovidestwoindependentdigitalclocks. ThePrimaryClockSourceandSampleRateConverterClockSourceworktogetherto provideadigitalaudiosystemcapableofreceivingandtransmitting44.1,48,88.2,96,176.4, and192kHzsamplerates.TheusercanconfiguretheProcessortoprovideadifferentsample rateforeachdigitalchannel. Figure71showsasimplifiedblockdiagramoftheProcessorclocksystem.
47
INPUTS
INTERNAL
OUTPUTS
48 kHz
BNC AES1 AES2
48 kHz
c
AES3 AES4
PRIMARY CLOCK
c AES1 c AES2 c AES3
96 kHz 192 kHz
SPDIF
INTERNAL
c AES4 c AES5
48 kHz
BNC AES1 AES2
AUTO/ MANUAL 48
48 kHz 96 kHz 192 kHz 44.1 kHz 88.2 kHz 176.4 kHz
c AES6 c AES7 c AES8 c SPDIF
c
AES3 AES4 SPDIF
c SAMPLE RATE CONVERTER CLOCK c

AUTO/ MANUAL 44
INTERNAL
44.1 kHz
Figure 7-1 Dolby Lake Processor Clock System
InFigure71,eachcircledCrepresentsachoicepoint.Achoicepointisauserinterface controlthatcanbeconfiguredusingtheDolbyLakeControllersoftware.Forfurther informationonthesoftwareuserinterface,pleaserefertotheDolbyLakeControllerManual. BoththePrimaryandSampleRateConverterclockscaneitherderivetheirowninternalclock signal,orsynchronizetoanexternalinputclocksource.Theavailableinputclocksources, showninFigure71,areBNCwordclockinput,AESpair1,AESpair2,AESpair3,AESpair 4,andS/PDIF.Theendusercanchoosewhichinputclocksourceisdesired. BothPrimaryandSampleRateConverterclocksproducemultipleaudioclocksderivedfrom abasesamplerate.ThePrimaryClocksbaserateis48kHz,whichalsoderivesthe96and 192kHzclocks. TheSampleRateConverterClocksbaseratecaneitherbe44.1or48kHz.IftheSampleRate ConverterClocksbaserateischosentobe44.1kHz,88.2and176.4kHzclocksarealso derived.IftheSampleRateConverterClocksbaserateischosentobe48kHz,96and 192kHzclocksarealsoderived.
48
Clock Source Priorities
Inmosttypicalapplications,theSampleRateConverterClockwillbesetatabaserateof 44.1kHz.Abaserateof48kHzisprovidedasanenhancementtoallowforbothsynchronous (fromPrimaryClock)andasynchronous(fromSampleRateConverterClock)digitalaudio outputs. AllclocksderivedfromthePrimaryandSampleRateConverterclocksareavailabletodrive digitalaudiooutputs.Theendusercanindependentlychoosethedesiredsampleratefor eachdigitalaudiooutput,asshownontherightsideofFigure71. Forexample,youcanconfigureAES1,AES2,AES3,andAES4toprovide96kHzAES/EBU outputstodrivedigitalamplifiersinthesoundsystem,andconfigureAES5toprovidea 44.1kHzoutputtoanonsitevideofacilityforpressorbroadcastuse.
7.2
Clock Source Priorities

Bydefault,themostappropriatedigitalclocksareautomaticallydetected.Thefirstvalid clockintheorderofthefollowinglistischosentoconfigurethePrimaryClockas 48/96/192kHz,andtheSampleRateConverterClockas44.1/88.2/176.4kHz. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. BNCWordClock AES1(In1+2) AES2(In3+4) AES3(In5+6) AES4(In7+8) S/PDIF InternalClock(88.2or96kHz;alsoincludesconductor/performernegotiationfor CobraNetTMat48kHz)
Ifaclocksignalisunavailable,ortemporarilylost,theautomaticdetectionprocessrevertsto theinternalclockusingthesamesampleratemultiplesasthatselectedforeachclock(either 44.1or48kHz).ThiswillensurethatdigitalI/Ocontinuesattheexpectedclocksamplerate. Note: IfDante,digitalaudionetworkingoverEthernet,isbeingused,thePrimaryClockon eachprocessorthathasDanteenabledwillbecomeeithertheDanteMaster(using anyexternalorinternalclockasalockingsource);oraDanteSlave(lockingto Dantesnetworkclock,whichisdrivenbytheDantemaster).
49
Figure 7-2 Primary Clock [Auto] Clock Logic
7.3
Cascading AES and Word Clock Input Signals

CascadingAESandwordclockinputsignalsareadditionalfeaturesoftheDolbyLake Processor.Aterminationliftswitchisprovidednexttothecorrespondinginputconnectors.
50
Signal Processing Latency
Figure 7-3 Connectors and Termination Lift Switch
Figure 7-4 Termination Lift Switch
ForAESconnections,theterminationliftswitchaffectstheterminationstateofAESpairs1 and2only(audiochannels1,2,3,and4).Whenusingthisfeature,ensurethatthelast processorintheAESchainprovides110termination. WordclockcanbecascadedbyliftingterminationandusingaBNCTconnector,asshownin Figure75.
Figure 7-5 Cascading Word Clock Connection
Whenusingthisfeature,ensurethatthelastprocessorinthewordclockchainprovides75 termination.
7.4

ThelatencythroughtheDolbyLakeprocessorisalwayslessthan1.5ms,regardlessofthe audioinputandoutputconfiguration(withtheexceptionofuserdefinablelatencyrequired
51
forcertainCobraNet/Danteconfigurations).Figure76showsthelatenciesforeach processingcomponentoftheProcessorsystem. Note: Dantesuserselectablelatencyisbetween0.8ms(shownbelow)and4ms.CobraNet audionetworkingaddsanadditional,userselectablelatencyofbetween1.333and 5.333ms.
Figure 7-6 Dolby Lake Processor Latencies
InFigure76,digitalsynchronousconnectionsusethePrimaryClocksource,andDigital AsynchronousconnectionsusetheSampleRateConverterClocksource. Table71providesalistoflatenciesforcommoninputoutputrelationships.

Table 7-1 Common Input-Output Latencies
52
Common Input-Output Latencies Input Configuration Analog 48 kHz sync 96 kHz sync 192 kHz sync 44.1 kHz async 88.2 kHz async 176.4 kHz async Analog 96 kHz sync Dante 96 kHz Dante 96 kHz
Note: ThedefaultDantelatencyis0.8ms.Thiscanbechangedto1.3msor4ms, dependingonnetworkcomplexity,toimprovenetworkrobustness.
Input Latency 0.072 ms 0.26 ms 0 ms 0.159 ms 0.267 ms 0.233 ms 0.227 ms 0.072 ms 0 ms 0.8 ms 0.8 ms
Processing Latency 0.781 ms 0.781 ms 0.781 ms 0.781 ms 0.781 ms 0.781 ms 0.781 ms 0.781 ms 0.781 ms 0.781 ms 0.781 ms
Output Configuration Analog 48 kHz sync 96 kHz sync 192 kHz sync 44.1 kHz async 88.2 kHz async 176.4 kHz async Dante 96 kHz Dante 96 kHz Dante 96 kHz Analog
Output Latency 0.252 ms 0.24 ms 0 ms 0.164 ms 0.241 ms 0.241 ms 0.241 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms 0.252 ms
Total Latency 1.105 ms 1.281 ms 0.781 ms 1.104 ms 1.289 ms 1.255 ms 1.249 ms 0.853 ms 0.781 ms 1.581 ms 1.833 ms
53
Index
Index
accesscontrolmenu AES AES/EBUI/O ambientlightsensor analogI/O analoginputcard analogoutputcard backpanelinterface button menu meterview muteenable CableSpecification cards analog CobraNet cascadinginputsignals clocksourcepriorities clocks internalandexternal CobraNetCard configuration loudspeakerprocessor systemequalizer Configuration loudspeakerprocessororsystemequalizer configurationnamingconventions configurations factory supported connectingmultipleprocessors conventions configurationnaming Dante editmenu Ethernetactivityindicators Ethernetconnections Ethernetconnector
29 51 36 13 3839 38 39 3542 15 15 15 43 3840 41 51 49 47 41 10 11 12 5 5 7 44 5 38 2025 14 38 14
frontpanel ambientlightsensor 13 connectivityandpower 13 Ethernetactivityindicators 14 Ethernetport 14 infraredtransceivers 14 interface 1333 reference 31 frontpanelconfigurationmenu 29 frontpanelfunctions LakeContour 32 MesaQuadEQ 33 GEQeditmenu 23 39 groundisolationsystem I/O AES/EBU 36 analog 3839 MP 37 S/PDIF 38 interface backpanel 3542 frontpanel 1333 IsoFloat 39 latency 52 Levelsmenu 24 loudspeakerprocessor configuration 10 LoudspeakerProcessororSystemEqualizer configuration 12 LP4D12 7 LP4D4 6 LP4D8 6 LP8D8 6 LPD 5 mainmenu 2031,2031 memoryslot 38
55
Index
menu accesscontrol edit frontpanelconfiguration GEQedit leveledits PEQedit presets resetprocessor technicalinformation menumode meterdisplay meterview meteringmode MPI/O muteenable networking features LakeContourandMesaQuadEQ multipleprocessors wireless passwordentrykeyboard PEQeditmenu
29 2025 29 23 24 21 25 2628 28 15,19 16 15 18 37 15 4346 43 45 44 45 30 21
Portal displayandfunctionality presetsmenu productspecifications resetprocessormenu S/PDIFI/O signalprocessing latency specifications A/Dinputs audioperformance\t backpanelinterface cable combinedA/DandD/A D/Aoutputs samplerateconverters\t standbypowerbutton SystemEqualizer systeminterconnectionexample technicalinformationmenu wirelessnetworkoperation wordclock wordclockconnector
16 1618 25 3 2628 38 52 3 3 3 43 3 3 3 14 11 41 28 45 51 37
56

Dolby Lake Processor System Manual

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Dolby Lake Processor System Manual

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Dolby Lake Processor System Manual

Issue 5 For users of firmware v.5.1 Part Number 911001

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

Dolby,Lake,andthedoubleDsymbolareregisteredtrademarksofDolbyLaboratories. Contour,IdealGraphicEQ,IsoFloat,LimiterMax,MesaEQ,MesaQuadEQ,and RaisedCosineEqualizationaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories. Allothertrademarksremainthepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners. 2008DolbyLaboratories.Allrightsreserved.

PartNumber911001 Issue5 S08/19119/20435