The Dolby SR analog allows the comparison of the recorded Dolby noise on a tape to that generated by the decoder, with four continuous seconds of noise to identify the generator, and two 2-second sections of noise indicating that the monitoring is off-tape. This allows for confirmation of correct EQ settings as well as playback verification. The broadband reference signal used to correctly calibrate the different Dolby codecs is called Dolby noise. See Dolby tone.