Application Setup; General Information - ESI Prodigy 7.1 HiFi User Manual

ESI Prodigy 7.1 HiFi

10. Application Setup

Prodigy 7.1 HiFi is a premium multimedia audio device for (semi-)professional audio. It is simple
to configure Prodigy 7.1 HiFi for use in games, (semi-)professional audio applications and media
applications (e.g. for DVD surround sound). However, every application has its own individual
settings so it is important to check the individual software manual for the audio applications you are
using.
Windows Multimedia Setup
To configure Prodigy 7.1 HiFi for all normal Windows multimedia applications go to Control Panel
→ Sounds and Audio Device Properties → Audio and select "Prodigy 7.1 HiFi" as the preferred
playback device. As long as you are not changing any setting inside your audio applications, they
will playback all audio signals via Prodigy 7.1 HiFi now. Most applications have individual setup
options as well however.
5.1 and 7.1 Surround Sound for DVD Player Applications
To configure Prodigy 7.1 HiFi for 5.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound DVD player applications, go
to Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Device Properties → Audio and select "Prodigy 7.1 HiFi" as
the preferred playback device.
Note: You must check double check that the DMA modus is enabled on your DVD-ROM drive in order to
have audio playback without clicks and crackles when playing DVD or CD content.
Set speaker configurations in your software DVD player to "6 Speaker", "5.1 speakers" or "8
Speaker" or "7.1 speakers", depending on the software you are using. The following table shows a
typical 5.1 speaker setup:
Please note that this order may be different depending on the Windows version you are using and
depending on the DVD playback software that is used.
Please also keep in mind that many DVD titles only have content for 6 audio channels (5.1) rather
than 8 (7.1) – because of that, it might be better or required to setup your playback software for 6
speakers only.

11. General Information

Trademarks
ESI, Prodigy and Prodigy 7.1 HiFi are trademarks of EGOSYS, Inc. and ESI Audiotechnik GmbH.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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