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March 1999

The enclosed disc contains Dolby Cinema Products Technical Resources. The index and documentation are provided in PDF file format. PDF files may be viewed using an Adobe Acrobat Reader. Acrobat Reader Version 3.0 is included on this disc. Instructions for installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader are located in the readme files located in the Acroread folder on this disc.

Note to Macintosh Users: All files on this CD were prepared on a PC. Links and auto-open features require the PC Exchange Control Panel to be configured correctly.

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******* DTS XD10 e-Manual Readme.txt *******

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This CD contains an electronic version of the DTS XD10 Installation and Operations Manual.
The manual is provided as a set of PDF files, which can be viewed on a Windows or Macintosh platform by running the Adobe Reader application. If you do not already have the Acrobat Reader application, you can obtain it free-of-charge by downloading from:
http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

Note: The current version (June, 2003) is version 6.0. You should obtain the Reader in the language and format (Windows, Mac, etc.; English, French, Spanish, etc.) that you desire.

******* USING THIS CD *******

Open the file named Welcome.pdf. This file introduces the XD10 e-Manual structure. Note the link to "Using Acrobat Search," which explains how to perform a full-text search of the manual. (The e-Manual has been indexed to enable this search capability.)
Next open the file named contents.pdf. This is the main point of entry or gateway to the e-Manual. Contents.pdf describes and links to all parts of the e-Manual. You may want to create a shortcut (on your desktop) to contents.pdf for ease of future use.
Each pdf file has a complete Bookmarks listing of all the headings in the chapter, as well as a link back to Contents.

For best results when printing files, set the resolution to 600 dpi or lower.

Note to Macintosh users: All files on this CD were prepared on a PC. Links and auto-open features require the PC Exchange Control Panel to be configured correctly.

Please send your comments/suggestions to documentation@dtsonline.com.

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At least DTS was thoughtful enough to update the file to reflect Microsoft moving the word wrap option in Notepad.
 

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Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 12-02-2003, 08:15 AM:
 
How interesting, considering the Mac has been able to handle pdf through the operating system for 2 years. I havent even heard anyone make reference to the PC Exchange control pannel since Mac OS 8!
 

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Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 12-02-2003, 07:53 PM:
 
I'm confused. What did DTS pirate or plagerize? A phraze on how to use Acrobat Reader? Bah. What gets me is why Dolby and DTS didn't fill out the tiny bit of paperwork to actually license and include Acrobat Reader on their resource discs. Pretty easy to do. Our sign company's promotional disc includes Adobe Reader 6, along with a couple other free apps that way the customers don't have to bother downloading them. Not everyone has broadband. It is better for the customer to see the content on the disc rather than use it for a frisbee.
 

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Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 12-02-2003, 10:47 PM:
 
I just thought it was odd that one of the companies, it could have been Dolby (but I don't believe so), has seemingly just copied the other's documentation and edited it to suit their needs. Really, would it be that hard to come up with your own readme file?

Dolby did include Acrobat Reader 3.0 on their disc back in 1999.

DTS didn't include the reader since you have to download the already bulky (17MB) zip file anyway.
 

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Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 12-03-2003, 11:42 AM:
 
Probably indicative of nothing more than a lazy technician or tech writer.
 

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Posted by Chris Trainor (Member # 9) on 12-04-2003, 04:11 AM:
 
I would tend to think that they didn't actually swipe them from each other but from a 3rd party. I've seen lots of different readme's that were worded nearly identical to those.... so they probably both stole the paragraph, but most likely from something like a piece of software they both own.

--Chris
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 12-04-2003, 09:10 AM:
 
Looks like Daryl has been PWND!

Daryl, you need to think twice before posting on this forum again. I don't care what those two thoughts are, just as long as you have two of them. They could be "I'm hungry" and "Trees that dance don't do push ups" for all I care.
 

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