Asus MA3850 Series - Manual (Page 20)

ASUS Splendid HD1 14
S/PDIF output sample rate setting in your
playback source.
Audio sample rate setting in the Splendid
HD utility
Audio setting
Click to configure the audio format and sample rate.
• Click the Sample Rate list down arrow to select the sample rate that
corresponds to (or exceeds) your playback sources for optimal audio fidelity.
The Splendid HD1 card supports sample rates up to 192 KHz.
• Click the Format dropdown list to select the audio format from PCM and
Non-PCM.
Set the audio format in the Splendid HD1 utility to PCM when using 2 speakers
only (such as TV speakers), or to Non-PCM when watching contents with Dolby
Digital or DTS Surround audio on multi-channel Dolby/DTS decoder amplifiers.
Make sure to match Splendid HD1’s audio sample rate to your soundcard’s
output sample rate, such as 44.1K, 48K, 96K, or 192K. Otherwise, the HDMI
audio from Splendid HD1 will not function properly.