Acer Aspire iDEA 500 Aspire iDea 500/510 User Guide EN - Page 58

To con Media Center for multi-channel audio, output, Settings, Audio, Use SPDIF, SPDIF, Problems

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50 7 FAQs English Problems No sound comes out of the analog audio output. No sound comes out when you play DVD. Possible solutions Check the following: • Make sure the speaker cables are properly connected to the amplifier. • Check the connection of the speakers to your system. See "Selecting an A/V input source" on page 17. • Disable Dolby Digital Live or DTS Interactive. if either one is enabled. • Make sure the speaker cables are properly connected to the amplifier. • Check the connection of the speakers to your system. See "Selecting an A/V input source" on page 17. • Make sure audio settings in Media Center are properly configured. To configure Media Center for multi-channel audio output: 1 Open Media Center. 2 Click Settings >DVD > then Audio. 3 Under Speaker Environment, select the speaker number that matches your system. For example, select 2 speakers if you have 2 speakers, 8 speakers if you have 7.1 audio system and 6 speakers if you have 5.1 audio system. 4 If you have a digital audio system, select Use SPDIF. 5 Press the OK button on the remote control or exit Media Center Settings menu. I cannot find the previously recorded programs after system recovery. • Check the sound track format of the DVD. • If you are playing DVD with Dolby sound track, you can select Use SPDIF or multi-channel speakers • If you are playing DVD with DTS sound track, select Use SPDIF only. • If you use SPDIF as your audio output, make sure that the amplifier, A/V receiver or digital audio device supports the proper decoder such as Dolby or DTS decoder and are correctly set. Note: If the DVD sound track only supports stereo format, only the front speakerbs (stereo) will output sound. Do the following: • Regularly backup your media contents using Create CD/ DVD utility in More Programs. • Set the TV recording to drive D:

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7 FAQs
50
English
No sound comes out of
the analog audio
output.
Check the following:
Make sure the speaker cables are properly connected to the
amplifier.
Check the connection of the speakers to your system. See
“Selecting an A/V input source” on page 17.
Disable Dolby Digital Live or DTS Interactive. if either one is
enabled.
No sound comes out
when you play DVD.
Make sure the speaker cables are properly connected to the
amplifier.
Check the connection of the speakers to your system. See
“Selecting an A/V input source” on page 17.
Make sure audio settings in Media Center are properly
configured.
To configure Media Center for multi-channel audio
output:
1
Open Media Center.
2 Click
Settings
>
DVD
> then
Audio
.
3
Under Speaker Environment, select the speaker number
that matches your system. For example, select 2 speakers
if you have 2 speakers, 8 speakers if you have 7.1 audio
system and 6 speakers if you have 5.1 audio system.
4
If you have a digital audio system, select
Use SPDIF
.
5
Press the
OK
button on the remote control or exit Media
Center Settings menu.
Check the sound track format of the DVD.
If you are playing DVD with Dolby sound track, you can
select
Use SPDIF
or multi-channel speakers
If you are playing DVD with DTS sound track, select
Use
SPDIF
only.
If you use SPDIF as your audio output, make sure that the
amplifier, A/V receiver or digital audio device supports
the proper decoder such as Dolby or DTS decoder and are
correctly set.
Note
: If the DVD sound track only supports stereo format,
only the front speakerbs (stereo) will output sound.
I cannot find the
previously recorded
programs after system
recovery.
Do the following:
Regularly backup your media contents using Create CD/
DVD utility in More Programs.
Set the TV recording to drive D:
Problems
Possible solutions