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Model DP569 User’s Manual 
Metadata 
A–11 
stereo hi-fi or on headphones, and from which a mono signal is derived for use on an 
RF/Antenna output. The difference between the downmixes is how the surround 
channels are handled. The Lt/Rt downmix sums the surround channels and adds them, 
in-phase to the left channel and out-of-phase to the right channel. This allows a Dolby 
Surround Pro Logic decoder to reconstruct the L/C/R/S channels for a Pro Logic 
home theater. The Lo/Ro downmix adds the right and left surround channels 
discretely to the left and right speaker channels. This preserves the stereo separation 
for stereo-only monitoring and produces a mono-compatible signal. In all downmixes, 
the LFE channel is not included. 
On most home equipment, the consumer can use the product’s user interface to 
choose the appropriate stereo output for their playback system. The mono signal 
feeding the RF/Antenna output is always derived from the Lo/Ro downmix.  
There are separate metadata parameters for the adjustment of the Lo/Ro and Lt/Rt 
downmix conditions. Certain metadata parameters allow the engineer to select how 
the stereo downmix is constructed and which stereo analog signal is preferred, but 
Lt/Rt is the default selection in all consumer decoders. See Section A.5 for more 
information on individual parameters. 
During downmixing, as we have seen, the adjustment of dynamic range control 
parameters is limited. Broadly speaking, the stereo outputs use the Line Mode 
compression profile and the mono signal uses RF Mode compression. As with 
dynamic range control, downmixing is ultimately dependent upon each consumer’s 
unique listening environment. 
While the engineer must optimize the multichannel mix for reproduction in an ideal 
listening environment, it is also important to preview the mix in downmixing 
conditions to ensure compatibility with different playback systems when selecting the 
downmixing metadata parameters. These previews can be achieved in real time using 
the DP570 Multichannel Audio Tool.  
A.5 Parameter 
Definitions 
Metadata parameters include: 
•  Universal parameters  
•  Extended Bitstream Information (Extended BSI) parameters 
Extended BSI parameters are active only when the consumer’s decoder is capable of 
reading them and when the producer chooses to use them. All decoders can 
successfully decode a metadata stream without Extended BSI parameters, and 
Extended BSI parameters translate seamlessly to decoders that read only universal 
parameters.