Asus P5W User Manual - Page 143

Using Dolby® Digital Live™ The Dolby® Digital Live™ technology encodes your computer's digital audio contents to real-time Dolby® Digital streams. Using the CODEC and the Sony/ Philips Digital Interface (S/­PDIF) ports on the motherboard, you can send the encoded Dolby® Digital streams to an AC-3 decoder for playback on a multichannel speaker system. Refer to the following illustrations when converting sounds to Dolby® Digital streams. Direct or non-encoded audio in your computer passes through the AC-3 encoder. The AC-3 encoder converts the sound into Dolby® Digital streams. The audio CODEC processes the streams then passes it to an AC‑3 decoder through the S/PDIF out port. Realtek® 1 ALC882M CODEC 2 3 To enable the Dolby® Digital Live™: 1. Connect an AC-3 decoder to the coaxial/optical S/PDIF out port. 2. Connect the AC-3 decoder to the multi-channel speaker system. 3. Launch the Realtek HD Audio Manager by double clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the Windows® taskbar. 4. Click the Dolby Digital Live button. You can now convert your computer's audio content to Dolby® Digital streams. ASUS P5W 4 The AC-3 decoder processes the streams then plays them back on a multi-channel speaker system. 5-19