Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2HP Manual - Page 85

Enabling the DTS Digital Theater Systems Function - ga s2h audio driver

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5-2-3 Enabling the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) Function Before DTS is enabled, you would get only 2-channel output signals (from the front speakers) when playing 2-channel music. You must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel music sources to produce 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects. With DTS enabled, the system will transform two-channel stereo source material into multi-channel audio output, creating a virtual surround sound environment(Note). After installing the audio driver, at the center bottom of the Audio Control Panel, you should find the DTS control button as shown below: DTS control button 1. : This button provides you more controls over "dts NEO:PC". Music Mode ; Cinema Mode 2. "dts NEO : PC" : Press this button to enable or disable the dts NEO : PC function. Enabling dts NEO : PC allows the system to transform ordinary 2-channel stereo content into 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel surround sound, depending on your speaker configurations. 3. "dts INTERACTIVE" : If your surround sound system is connected via an external decoder, click the Audio I/O tab in the Audio Control Panel. Either click DTS Interactive in the upper left list or click the dts INTERACTIVE button at the center bottom of the Audio Control Panel. And click the dts NEO : PC button. The system will then simulate 5. 1 channel surround sound playback from two-channel content. 4. Digital PCM Output Setup: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click Digital PCM Output. Enable this function to allow digital audio sources that are not digitally processed by DTS encoding to be output from the S/PDIF OUT.  Only for GA-MA78GM-S2H(P). (Note) When DTS Interactive is enabled, only digital auio output (S/PDIF) is working, and you will not hear sound from analog speaker or headphone. - 85 - Appendix

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Appendix
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5-2-3
Enabling the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) Function
Before DTS is enabled, you would get only 2-channel output signals (from the
front speakers) when playing 2-channel music. You must play 4-, 5.1-, or
7.1- channel music sources to produce 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects.
DTS control button
With DTS enabled, the system will transform two-channel stereo source material into multi-channel
audio output, creating a virtual surround sound environment
(Note)
.
After installing the audio driver, at the center bottom of the Audio Control
Panel, you should find the DTS control button as shown below:
1.
: This button provides you more controls over "dts NEO:PC".
Music Mode ;
Cinema Mode
2.
"dts NEO : PC" :
Press this button to enable or disable the dts NEO : PC function.
Enabling dts NEO : PC allows the system to transform ordinary 2-channel stereo content into 4-,
5.1-, or 7.1- channel surround sound, depending on your speaker configurations.
3.
"dts INTERACTIVE" :
If your surround sound system is connected via an
external decoder, click the Audio I/O tab in the Audio
Control Panel. Either click
DTS Interactive
in the upper
left list or click the
dts INTERACTIVE
button at the
center bottom of the Audio Control Panel. And click the
dts
NEO : PC
button. The system will then simulate 5.
1 channel surround sound playback from two-channel
content.
(Note)
When DTS Interactive is enabled, only digital auio output (S/PDIF) is working, and you will
not hear sound from analog speaker or headphone.
Only for GA-MA78GM-S2H(P).
4.
Digital PCM Output Setup:
In the Audio Control Panel, click the
Audio I/O
tab. In
the upper left list, click
Digital PCM Output
.
Enable this function to allow digital audio sources that
are not digitally processed by DTS encoding to be
output from the S/PDIF OUT.