Using Surround/Multi-Channel Sound; Dolby Digital Live - Acer 9800 User Manual

Using surround/multi-channel sound

Your Acer notebook comes with the following two features to give you
high-quality digital surround sound for enjoying movies, games and music in a
realistic, multi-channel audio environment:

Dolby Digital Live

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DTS Connect
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To set up surround sound, run the Realtek HD Audio Manager by
double-clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon
your Windows system. The Realtek HD Audio Manager dialog box will pop up.
Click the Digital Output tab, and then click the Default Format tab. Click the dts
Interactive or Dolby Digital Live icon to set the digital output format.
Dolby Digital Live
Dolby Digital Live encodes audio signals into a Dolby Digital 5.1 bitstream for
multi-channel playback through a surround sound system.
To take advantage of Dolby Digital Live, you need a Dolby Digital-equipped
audio/video receiver or digital speaker system.
1 Connect your computer to your audio system using a S/PDIF cable via the
S/PDIF-out port
in the system tray of
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