Operating Basics

Audio power management

The audio controller can be powered down when the audio function is not used. To enable audio power management, follow the steps below.

1.Click the Advanced tab.2.Check the Enable Power Management check box.3.Input a time in Time to Power Saving State.

If the Enable Power Management check box is not checked, the audio controller will always be in operation.

Graphic equalizerAdjust the equalizer settings to enhance sound quality.Digital output

Digital output is always enabled. The sample rate of the sound from S/PDIF jack is fixed at 48 kHz.

Dolby® Home Theater

On the Dolby tab, you can adjust the Dolby Home Theater settings to enhance sound quality.

Dolby® Virtual Speaker is enabled as the default setting. It is recommended that you use this option when listening to audio from your computer’s internal speaker. To listen to audio through your headphones or earphones, select Headphones in the Speaker Configuration drop-down menu. The

Dolby® Headphone will then be enabled.

Dolby® Digital Live is disabled as the default setting. However, it is recommended that you enable this option when you listen to audio from external equipment like multi-channel speaker systems, or home theater systems, that are connected to the S/PDIF jack of your computer through a digital optical cable. To enable Dolby Digital Live, select the Enable Dolby Digital Live Support check box.

For more details on using the Dolby Home Theater, open the Dolby dialog box and then click the F1 key. This will display the Dolby Home Theater Help information.

Speaker configuration

On the Speakers tab, you can verify whether the sound is heard from a speaker on either side by clicking on the picture of a speaker.

Modem

This section describes how to connect and disconnect the internal modem to and from a telephone jack.

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