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Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio, Setting Up the Dolby Headphone - driver

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5. Plug one end of the S/PDIF digital audio cable in to the S/PDIF audio connector on the TV/digital audio adapter cable. 6. Plug the other end of the digital audio cable in to the S/PDIF input connector on your TV or other audio device. 7. Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the computer. 8. See "Enabling the Display Settings for a TV in Microsoft® Windows® XP" to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV. Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio If your computer has a DVD drive, you can enable Dolby Digital 5.1 audio for DVD playback. 1. Double-click the Cyberlink PowerDVD icon on the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. 2. Insert a DVD into the DVD drive. If the DVD begins playing, click the stop button. 3. Click the Properties (wrench) icon. 4. Click the Audio tab. 5. Click Enable S/PDIF output. 6. Click Apply. 7. Click OK. Enabling S/PDIF in the Windows Audio Driver NOTE: Enabling S/PDIF in Windows disables the sound from the headphone connector. 1. Double-click the speaker icon in the Windows notification area. 2. Click the Options menu and then click Advanced Controls. 3. Click Advanced. 4. Click Enable S/PDIF. 5. Click Close. 6. Click OK. Setting Up the Dolby Headphone NOTE: The Dolby headphone feature is available only if your computer has a DVD drive. 1. Double-click the Intervideo Win DVD icon on the Windows desktop.

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5.
Plug one end of the S/PDIF digital audio cable in to the S/PDIF audio connector on the TV/digital audio adapter cable.
6.
Plug the other end of the digital audio cable in to the S/PDIF input connector on your TV or other audio device.
7.
Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the computer.
8.
See "
Enabling the Display Settings for a TV in Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
" to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV.
Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio
If your computer has a DVD drive, you can enable Dolby Digital 5.1 audio for DVD playback.
1.
Double-click the
Cyberlink PowerDVD
icon on the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop.
2.
Insert a DVD into the DVD drive.
If the DVD begins playing, click the stop button.
3.
Click the Properties (wrench) icon.
4.
Click the
Audio
tab.
5.
Click
Enable S/PDIF output
.
6.
Click
Apply
.
7.
Click
OK
.
Enabling S/PDIF in the Windows Audio Driver
1.
Double-click the speaker icon in the Windows notification area.
2.
Click the
Options
menu and then click
Advanced Controls
.
3.
Click
Advanced
.
4.
Click
Enable S/PDIF
.
5.
Click
Close
.
6.
Click
OK
.
Setting Up the Dolby Headphone
1.
Double-click the
Intervideo Win DVD
icon on the Windows desktop.
NOTE:
Enabling S/PDIF in Windows disables the sound from the headphone connector.
NOTE:
The Dolby headphone feature is available only if your computer has a DVD drive.