PiNPOiNT
04-10-2004, 10:28 PM
Hello
I'm interested in connecting my digital out opitcal port from my computer to my home theater reciever.
I have both a built in digital output on the motherboard (abit ic7) and also a game theater xp 5.1 surround sound, (has a optical out port on the breakout box)
when i use the digital out, the reciever, doesnt pick up the signal as a dolby digital or dts connection, and therefore doesnt output to the speakers the proper way.
I'm testing the output by using the little sound card program and getting it to output to one speaker at a time. The closest i can get is to put the reciever into prologic mode, and then the front and center channels and subwoofer all seem to fire at the same time.
I'd like to have it setup the proper way where i can have each speaker fire only by itself when im testing them, so that i know they will be working in my games properly. eg: so i can have proper surround sound, not just prologic sound.
the only other solution i've managed to figure out so far, is to use the 6 channel direct input on my receiver with rca to minijack connections from the 6 minijack outputs on the back of my motherboard, the problem with this meathod is its not digital.
anyone know how to hook this up and get it working properly?
thanks for your help
I'm interested in connecting my digital out opitcal port from my computer to my home theater reciever.
I have both a built in digital output on the motherboard (abit ic7) and also a game theater xp 5.1 surround sound, (has a optical out port on the breakout box)
when i use the digital out, the reciever, doesnt pick up the signal as a dolby digital or dts connection, and therefore doesnt output to the speakers the proper way.
I'm testing the output by using the little sound card program and getting it to output to one speaker at a time. The closest i can get is to put the reciever into prologic mode, and then the front and center channels and subwoofer all seem to fire at the same time.
I'd like to have it setup the proper way where i can have each speaker fire only by itself when im testing them, so that i know they will be working in my games properly. eg: so i can have proper surround sound, not just prologic sound.
the only other solution i've managed to figure out so far, is to use the 6 channel direct input on my receiver with rca to minijack connections from the 6 minijack outputs on the back of my motherboard, the problem with this meathod is its not digital.
anyone know how to hook this up and get it working properly?
thanks for your help