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Can I use my Lynx card to play back 5.1 surround audio?
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Windows 2000/XP
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& ?& s- F! o; @3 I7 X# |The Lynx Version 2 (WDM) driver supports multi-channel playback using the Play 1 device. To effectively monitor 5.1 audio 6 discreet outputs are necessary, so the LynxTWO-B, with 6 analog outputs, is the ideal choice.: W* H% I" c, W# G. \8 s
% V5 S h# H( S. Y0 ], ]To utilize this feature:8 r) }% U! G# ~, a! \$ v* Z9 u
To play back Dolby or DTS encoded sources, Dolby or DTS decoding software must be utilized. 7 u/ F. W% t8 t. [) M
The most current Lynx firmware is required. Visit http://www.lynxstudio.com/download.html for the latest firmware updater.
: }+ A4 T/ {* B, @( Y& H The Windows speaker configuration needs to be on “5.1 surround sound speakers”. To set this, go to Control Panel> Sounds and Audio Devices> Audio> Default Device/Advanced> Speaker Setup = 5.1 surround sound speakers
j) K8 J( {8 k4 }& {' `8 W When playing back 5.1 surround encoded audio, the channel distribution is: Left/Right = Outputs 1&2; Center = 3; Sub= 4; Left/Right Rear = 5&6. |
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