Article ID: 906660 - Last Review: December 5, 2011 - Revision: 12.0

How to configure audio settings on your Xbox 360 console

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SUMMARY

This article describes the following:
  • The audio formats supported by the Xbox 360 console
  • The type of cable you need to set up digital audio
  • How to configure audio settings on the Xbox 360 console

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Supported audio formats

The Xbox 360 console supports the following analog and digital audio formats:
  • Analog Stereo
  • Digital Stereo PCM, 16-bit, 48 kilohertz (kHz)
  • Dolby Digital® 5.1 channel digital audio, 48kHz
  • WMA Pro
  • Playback of DTS (Digital Theatre Surround) 5.1 media (such as movies) by passing the encoded DTS digital bitstream to an external DTS decoder

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Connecting your console for digital audio

You can use one of the following cables for digital output.

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Xbox 360 HDMI Cable (with Xbox 360
HDMI Audio Adapter)

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Xbox 360 HDMI Cable
Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable

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Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable
Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable

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Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable
Xbox 360 S-Video/AV Cable 

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Xbox 360 S-Video/AV Cable
SCART adapter (United Kingdom, Europe,
Australia, and New Zealand only		Japanese HDAV D-connector AV cable


You can connect an optical audio cable with the S/PDIF (TOSLINK) port on the cable or adapter.

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A TOSLINK cable connecting to an Xbox cable S/PDIF port


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Xbox 360 S console

If you have an Xbox 360 S console, connect the audio cable to the S/PDIF (optical audio/TOSLINK) port on the back.

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An Xbox 360 S connected to a sound system with an optical audio cable


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Configure the console audio settings

Note The steps below might differ depending on the type of cable that you use on your console and the audio receiver or the output device that you use.
  1. Start the Xbox 360 console without a disc in the disc tray.
  2. Go to the Settings hub, and choose System.
  3. Select Console Settings, and thenselect Audio.
  4. Select Digital Output and then select the digital output used by your audio system:
    • Digital Stereo
    • Dolby Digital 5.1
    • Dolby Digital with WMA Pro: This setting enables WMA Pro pass-through if your receiver supports the WMA Pro format.

For more information on setting up your sound system with the Xbox 360 console, see:
Connect your Xbox 360 console to a sound system (http://support.xbox.com/en-us/pages/xbox-360/how-to/audio-video-devices/connect-sound-system.aspx)

Improve audio quality of the Xbox 360 console (http://support.xbox.com/en-us/Pages/xbox-360/how-to/audio-video-devices/improve-audio-quality.aspx)


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Xbox Support

Please visit the following website for information about how to contact Xbox Support:
support.xbox.com/pages/contact-us.aspx (http://support.xbox.com/pages/contact-us.aspx)
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