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    True5.1-channel surround sound output

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by rockyou, Jul 3, 2010.

  1. rockyou

    rockyou Notebook Enthusiast

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    Acer products specs for 5739g I have (and other notebooks) show "True5.1-channel surround sound output". But I can find no documentation for hooking up 5.1 surround sound cables.

    I looked at some stuff buried in a few threads but usually leads to a dead end or not true 5.1. I saw converter cables that split the individual ports in one thread but noted it was not true 5.1.

    What about spidf? Is that where I can get true 5.1 and just need to find some sort of adapter for the 5 pairs of speaker cables?
     
    rockyou, Jul 3, 2010
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'm not sure if it's true for all notebooks, but when I set up my laptop for 5.1 output, the microphone and line-in ports are converted to speaker outputs; thus, I have three jacks for three speaker pairs, FR/FL, RR/RL, and C/SUB.

    As for the S/PDIF, my laptop's headphones port doubles as an optical port; I just use a mini-TOSLINK connector to go from my system to my receiver.
     
    TehSuigi, Jul 3, 2010
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    rockyou Notebook Enthusiast

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    3 ports and 3 cables works fine. I feel stupid since I was counting the mic cable as off limits. I connected them and reassigned it to 5.1 in realtek manager. So far it tested fine. thx
     
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Glad to be of help!
     
    TehSuigi, Jul 3, 2010
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    Vera Leal Newbie

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    Hi!!

    I Have ana ACER 6930G, that was bought with vista. I've installed windows 7, and i son't have no more the virtual surroundsound...

    when i press the button on the keyboard, it does nothing...

    can anyone give me a free link download to solve this?

    Many thanks!! :)
     
    Vera Leal, Sep 24, 2010
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  6. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hello Vera_Leal, and welcome to the forums!
    Since your situation is different from the original poster (different model and problem), this would have been better suited to being in a new topic.

    This sounds like something that Launch Manager would have controlled; have you re-installed that? What about your sound drivers, are you using the Realtek ones?
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 24, 2010
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  7. SillyHoney

    SillyHoney Headphone Enthusiast

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    Nvm. Sorry! Wrong forum.
     
    SillyHoney, Sep 24, 2010
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