5.Connecting speakers and peripherals

Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater)

The Xonar HDAV Slim supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive technologies, which transcode any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 surround bit-streams. This makes playback through your home theater system possible, creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers with Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 decoding capabilities.

(Xonar HDAV Slim card)

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S/PDIF Out

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Item

Description

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Optical adapter

Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out

 

 

combo connector.

2

Optical cable

Connect your decoder’s S/PDIF-In port to the optical adapter

 

 

with the TOSLINK optical cable.

You can also use a coaxial cable for a S/PDIF connection. Just plug the coaxial RCA male connector to the S/PDIF-Out combo port and connect the other end into the coaxial S/PDIF input on your decoder.

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