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    IDT problem.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by MrValle, Oct 25, 2012.

  1. MrValle

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    Anybody know why im having such a hard time with plugging in my 5.1 headphones to the idt?

    I have plugged in the colored 3.5mm´s in the right ports but it will automaticaly configure it right maybe 3% of the time and i have to sit there pulling plugging the plugs for maybe an hour to maybe get it to work correctly. And when i reboot computer it has gone back to being a retard again and im back to square one.
     
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    An hour? How time flies.. when you're sitting there pulling and plugging the plugs.. :rolleyes:

    In any case is there any software that came with the headphones that you could use to save the computer the trouble of auto-configuring? Drivers up to date?
     
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    Have you gone into the IDT Audio Control Panel to configure it for 5.1? After the headphones or external 5.1 speakers are connected, go to the "Speakers/Headphones" section and select from the drop-down. As you connect the leads one at a time, it is not likely your system will be good at auto-configuring itself for this, as you have discovered.
     
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    Yeah i have tried those tips thanks, but cannot get it to work.

    I just need to double check . In what color order are those jacks in the M18x since they are all black? Is it this order (from back to front) = Orange, pink, black, green ?

    I plug in the contacts and when i try out each channel the left and right doesnt make any sound but center does and it sounds out on left speaker if im not mistaken. And the LFE/Sub sounds out on the right speaker (veird i know :)). Rear left and right does sound right though.

    I think the IDT has problems auto calibrating for 5.1 and everything goes wrong, also there is no way to calibrate this manually.
     
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    MrValle, Oct 26, 2012
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