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Posted by David Emery (Member # 382) on 01-20-2001, 10:14 AM:

Has anybody else recieved this upgrade disc. We just got it this week and it upgrades the DTS 6AD system to 1.04 and the DSP to 1.10. It was very quick and easy to install on the system. I hope DTS keeps this up and upgrades there mechines more often.

P.S. I want a new upgrade that tells the system not to scan all drives and drop out of digital when you open the C drive to change out the trailer disk.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 01-20-2001, 02:26 PM:

Very interesting. Perhaps the next time Karen swings by she can fill us in on any other details about it.

On the P.S. idea, if that is implemented, hopefully it won't matter which drive is ejected. I always run the trailer discs in drive B for two reasons. #1 it is easier to move movie discs around when they are in drives A and C since they are side by side. #2 when the drives do go out, drive C is the easiest to change, drive A is the next easiest to change and drive B is the most time consuming drive to change. For this reason, I always run single disc movies in drive C, double disc in drives A and B and always put the least amount of hours on drive B. After all, the system doesn't care which disc is in which drive.

Posted by Karen Hultgren (Member # 395) on 01-22-2001, 02:44 PM:

Yes, upgrading the DTS-6AD is very easy. If you need to use the OBE, be sure to add in IC1 on the DSP board.

In regards to changing the software to allow you to change a disc in the "C" drive and not interrupt play, unfortunately that is too complicated to make work. When the DTS unit is playing and any drive is interrupted or opened, the drive software (provided by the manufacturer) sends a message to the player's EXE software that a fault has occurred.

The other concerm (still on "C" drive) is that the new files on the trailer disc would not be recognized until the player is rebooted. That is one safety feature we must retain.

Karen at DTS

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 01-22-2001, 02:57 PM:

Karen,

Could you please elaborate on what the upgrade disc is intended to correct? Which units does it affect? What are the symptoms?

Thanks!

Posted by Karen Hultgren (Member # 395) on 01-25-2001, 03:22 PM:

The DTS-6AD upgrade disc (V1.04 is the latest) adds in optical bass extention, sub bass parametric equalization, and the ability to use a remote voltage source to control the fader (while in the remote mode). IC1 on D741, DSP board, must also be changed for complete the OBE upgrade.

V1.04 upgrade also fixes a few software bugs such as a R14 problem where we found the unit would not play a DTS feature after playing DTS trailers. (R14 is used exclusively for trailers).

A notice for this update is posted in our techcenter under 'cinema products' 'DTS-6AD'. Tnere have been additonal updates lately having to do with the DTS-6AD such as adding isolation transformers to the NONSYNC input lines. More information is given on the web site. The address is www.dtsonline.com click on 'cinema' and then 'techcenter' The use of the techcenter is free to all internet users.

If detailed information is needed, feel free to send me an email.

Karen at DTS
khultgren@dtsonline.com