Question How to enable 5.1 channel audio and Dolby Digital on a PC with a Soundbar ?

[rtxWARDADDY]

I have bought Soundbar with 5.1ch audio & Dolby Digital.
I have connected it to my desktop PC using Optical cable, is there anything more need to to get most out of it?
here are few queries I have:

1. iam not getting the 5.1 option in spatial sound(output is selected to the sound bar) it just shows headphones there.(images attached)
2. how to know that 5.1ch & Dolby Digital is working correctly?

Here is my PC specification:
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Processor
ASUS TUF GAMING B660M-PLUS D4
Adata XPG Spectrix D50 RGB 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4 3200MHz
ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Trinity OCCrucial
MX500 500GB 6.35 cm (2.5-inch) SSD
Antec HCG-1000-EXTREME SMPS
Antec DF600 Flux
DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX 400 V2 Blue LED air CPU Cooler
OS: Windows 10

Soundbar: MOTOROLA AmphisoundX Vibe Dolby Digital 500 W Bluetooth Soundbar (Black, 5.1 Channel)
Optical Cable: https://zebronics.com/products/zeb-oc150

 

[dwd999]

1. i am not getting the 5.1 option in spatial sound(output is selected to the sound bar) it just shows headphones there.
2. how to know that 5.1ch & Dolby digital working correctly?

Spatial sound's full name is Windows Sonic for Headphones and is designed to only work with headphones.

If you open the Windows Control Panel Sound app and select the Supported Formats tab you should be able to select the Dolby Digital format and when you press the Test button, you should here sound from each speaker.

 

[gptechman]

in sound settings via control panel find the optical output and click it once then click on configure from there you can set it to 5.1 surround.

 

[rtxWARDADDY]

Spatial sound's full name is Windows Sonic for Headphones and is designed to only work with headphones.

If you open the Windows Control Panel Sound app and select the Supported Formats tab you should be able to select the Dolby Digital format and when you press the Test button, you should here sound from each speaker.

thanks i have selected Dolby here
but here I am seeing only 2 channels here , but my soundbar is 5.1 ch.
also is there anything I need to do?

 

[rtxWARDADDY]

in sound settings via control panel find the optical output and click it once then click on configure from there you can set it to 5.1 surround.

thanks for the reply iam not getting 5.1 ch option, & "Configure" option Is grayed out.

 

[dwd999]

thanks i have selected Dolby here
but here I am seeing only 2 channels here , but my soundbar is 5.1 ch.
also is there anything I need to do?

The correct picture for the Supported Formats tab on the left did not come through. Please try again. The Advanced tab on the right only applies to non-encoded normal Non-Dolby sound and is for bit rate purposes only, e.g. if you're recording sound on your computer.

You can try downloading the Dolby Access app from the Microsoft store. Set it for Speakers not Headphones and try running the test sound tracks. See if it recognizes your sound bar as a Dolby device.

 

[rtxWARDADDY]

The correct picture for the Supported Formats tab on the left did not come through. Please try again. The Advanced tab on the right only applies to non-encoded normal Non-Dolby sound and is for bit rate purposes only, e.g. if you're recording sound on your computer.

You can try downloading the Dolby Access app from the Microsoft store. Set it for Speakers not Headphones and try running the test sound tracks. See if it recognizes your sound bar as a Dolby device.

here is a picture of Supported Formats
and when I set up Dolby Atmos I get this popup
when go to spatial sounds I am getting this option only.