Manual

ASUS Xonar Phoebus

Q6: Will PCM sound output through S/PDIF be just 2 channels even

with different analog output channels?

Answer:

TheS/PDIFprotocolspecication(IEC-60958)canonlycarry2-channelPCM

data or non-PCM AC3/DTS data. So, when a user selects PCM output for S/

PDIF, the Xonar Phoebus audio card will always deliver 2 channel PCM data

through the S/PDIF output port. To attain the 5.1 channel surround sound,

you can select DDO, which allows the Xonar Phoebus to deliver 5.1 surround

sound for DVD movies, and even stereo music.