Select one of the following options depending on your individual listening environment.
The following output options are available when the speaker environment is headphone. Note : the selections that are available in the Output mode drop down menu are dependent on the selection made in Speaker Environment and the configuration of your computer. To enjoy true 6 speaker output quality, you must have an external Dolby Digital or DTS decoder along with a S/PDIF-compliant sound card to make this selection available. The Use S/PDIF option is an advanced technological Digital InterFace, as opposed to transferring signals via conventional analog interfaces, designed by the Sony and Philips corporations.7.1 channel) option is available for users who have multiple speakers and wish to output audio to each of them.
5.1 channel) is for computers equipped with sound cards that support 6-ch output and is optimal for DVD Video titles that feature multichannels encoding such as Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1. The 4 Speaker selection is for computers equipped with sound cards that support 4-ch output.2 Speaker is the selection for most users playing discs on their desktop/laptop who only have 2 speakers or a sound card that only outputs two channels.Headphone is mainly for notebook users who listen to their audio output on headphones.Note : these settings are disabled in versions of CyberLink PowerDVD that use Dolby PCEE to optimize sound for media playback.ĭepending on your sound card and/or number of speakers, select the speaker environment that matches how you are listening to content in CyberLink PowerDVD: