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Why can't I hear sound when using the SP/DIF option for digital output?, Play Control, Options - specs

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Why can't I hear sound when using the SP/DIF option for digital output? If your computer has a preinstalled Sound Blaster Audigy ES sound card1, the Play Control settings must be changed to support digital sound. Follow these steps to change the settings: 1. From the Windows taskbar notification area, double-click on . The Play Control dialog box appears. 2. Click Options, and then click Advanced Controls. 3. Click the Advanced button. The Advanced Controls for Play Control dialog box appears. 4. In the Other Controls box, click to select the option, 1 Digital Output Only. 5. Click Close, and then close the Play Control dialog box. If you plan to use your own speaker system, you may experience some difficulty using the mute feature during DVD playback. Use the mute function of your speaker system instead of the keyboard or software program functions. 1 T he Sound Blas ter A udigy E S s ound c ard is available with c ertain V A I O ® c omputers . See your online Spec ific ations s heet for information about your c omputer's hardware c onfiguration. Page 121

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Why can't I hear sound when using the SP/DIF option for digital output?
If your computer has a preinstalled Sound Blaster Audigy ES sound card
1
, the Play Control settings must be changed to
support digital sound. Follow these steps to change the settings:
1.
From the Windows taskbar notification area, double-click on
.
The
Play Control
dialog box appears.
2.
Click
Options
, and then click
Advanced Controls
.
3.
Click the
Advanced
button.
The
Advanced Controls for Play Control
dialog box appears.
4.
In the
Other Controls
box, click to select the option,
1 Digital Output Only
.
5.
Click
Close
, and then close the
Play Control
dialog box.
If you plan to use your own speaker system, you may experience some difficulty using the mute feature during DVD
playback. Use the mute function of your speaker system instead of the keyboard or software program functions.
1
The Sound Blaster A udigy ES sound card is available with certain V A IO
®
computers. See your online Specifications sheet for information about your
computer's hardware configuration.
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