Dolby Processing - Turtle Beach Ear Force PX5 User Manual

Dolby Processing

The PX5 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 7.1 channel surround sound using the PX5 headset so you
can hear the sound all around you, as if you were listening to a 7.1 speaker system.
Stereo Sound Field
The PX5 Transmitter supports three types of digital source material and analog stereo. When the
Dolby Bypass button is ON, Dolby processing 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 5.1/7.1 signal, the front
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
Dolby and Dolby Headphone 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
analog stereo signal is processed by Dolby Pro Logic IIx and Dolby Headphone to create an expanded
stereo sound in the headset.
Sound field with Dolby
Surround Sound Processing
LED turns ON and the signal is processed by
Headphone 7.1
®
LED turns on and Dolby
LED turns ON and the
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