Using 2-, 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function
A-7
S/PDIF
Click on the
S/PDIF
tab and the following screen appears.
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Playing Audio (48 kHz Output):
Playing Digital Audio to Digital S/
PDIF Output. Choosing this option allows the output digital playing
audio from your computer like DVD, VCD, digital CD, MP3, Wave... etc
through S/PDIF in 48KHz sample rate.
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Analog Input to S/PDIF-Out:
Convert Analog Input to Digital S/PDIF
Out. This function is to convert analog input audio like Line-in, CD-
in, Microphone-in signal to S/PDIF digital output in real time. This is
useful to transfer the analog audio from one device to the S/PDIF
interface of another such as the external decoder or the amplifier of
Home Theater.
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No Output:
C-Media AC’97 CODECs supports S/PDIF output with ana-
log output at the same time. When choosing this option, S/PDIF output
signal will be terminated. Otherwise, it would be transmitted all the time.
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Serial Copy Protection Option:
When this option is enabled, the copy-
right of S/PDIF output audio data will be asserted. Therefore it can be
only recoreded once but can’t be copied again according to SCMS
(Serial Copy Management System) mandated by Audio Home Record-
ing Act of U.S. in 1992.
