Chapter 3: Connecting Speakers And Peripherals; Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) - Asus Essence STX II User Manual

Chapter 3
Connecting speakers and peripherals

Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater)

Essence STX II supports DTS Interactive technologies, which transcode any audio, including games
and music, into industry-standard DTS surround bit-streams. This makes playback through your
home theater system possible, creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound
experience. A single digital cable connection can carry high-quality DTS digital audio from any of
your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers with DTS 5.1 decoding capabilities.
Optical adapter. Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S/PDIF-Out combo
connector.
Optical cable. Connect your decoder's S/PDIF-In port to the optical adapter with the
TOSLINK optical cable.
You can also use a coaxial cable for a S/PDIF connection. Just plug the coaxial RCA male
connector to the S/PDIF-Out combo jack and connect the other end into the coaxial S/PDIF
input on your decoder.
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