The three buttons at the left side of the Main deck allows you to switch between three different 

views:

  In the 

EAX

 view, you can select and create your audio presets and position audio sources 

within the speaker configuration space.

  In the 

Speaker

 view, you can select your speaker setup and perform a speaker output test.

  In the 

Spectrum

 view, you can select and display the spectrum analyzer during playback 

or recording.

Mixer deck

The 

Mixer deck

 allows you to:

  Mix sounds from various audio input sources when playing or recording;

  Adjust the volume level for the audio input sources;

  Adjust the treble and bass level, front/rear or left/right balance.

Tip

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If you are not sure what the icons on the Surround Mixer represent, place the pointer over any 

icon or area to display the tooltip.

Switching between analog 

By default, the Analog/Digital Out jack of the audio card outputs analog centre and subwoofer 

and digital output modes

channels. To allow it to give digital 6 channel or compressed AC 3 SPDIF output (digital output 

mode), do the following:

1. In the Main deck of the Surround Mixer, click the 

Speaker

 button.

2. In the Speaker view, click the 

Digital Output only

 check box to select it.

(This is available for all speaker modes except for the Headphones mode).

Alternatively, you can do the following:

1. In the Mixer deck of Surround Mixer, click the red plus sign above the 

VOL

 control.

2. In the dialog box that appears, click the 

Digital Output only

 check box to select it.

To switch back to analog output mode, clear this check box.

Changes made will be reflected in the Speaker view.

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