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Installing and Optimizing
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Why Dolby? Fix tiny sound, weak volume, buzzing and rattling
Lets you play your audio much louder over the built-in speakers, with less distortion
Provides you with total control over your PC’s audio settings
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What do you need? Laptops with either Conexant or Realtek sound card
Dolby Installation Files:
x86 (part 1, 2 and 3) for systems with 32bit OS
x64 (part 1, 2 and 3) for systems with 64bit OS
ThinkMix v2.inx files (works best with ThinkPad any#20 series) # represents the screen size
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Where can you get it? https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=documents&cid=5cc331e7bbc4cd97#!/?cid=5cc331e7bbc4cd97&sc=documents&uc=8&id=5CC331E7BBC4CD97%21207
Make sure you download part 1, 2 and 3 of either x86 or x64 to the same folder before extracting
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How to install? Uninstall existing Conexant or Realtek drivers
Go to x86 or x64 folder, open DTPC.msi
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How to install? Click Next
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How to install? Check
- Install content assets
- Install driver: DHT (Release)
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How to install? Click Install
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How to install? Please Wait
It should take less than a minute to complete
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How to install? Click Install this driver
software anyway
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How to install? Installation Complete
Click Finish
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Optimize your sound Open Dolby Tuning
and Profile Creator
Under All Tuning + Profiles, click Import
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Optimize your sound Go to the folder
where you store ThinkMix2.inx
Click on ThinkMix2.inx and click Open
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Optimize your sound For Windows Vista and 7
Go to Control Panel
View by Category: Hardware and Sound click Sound or Manage audio devices
View by Small / Large Icons: Sound
Right-click, check Show Disabled and Disconnected Device
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Optimize your sound Under Playback tab,
double-click Speakers
Go to Advanced tab
Under Default Format section, change the sample rate and bit depth to 24 bit, 192000 Hz (Studio Quality) and click OK
Repeat steps for headphones
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Optimize your microphone Under Recording tab,
double-click Microphone
Go to Advanced tab
Under Default Format section, change the sample rate and bit depth to 2 channel, 24 bit, 96000 Hz (Studio Quality) and click OK
Repeat steps for other Microphone
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Optimize your microphone Set the microphone level
to 70 and the boost to 12%
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Sound Tuning Guideline 1. Default (ThinkMix v2 Settings, in case you want to
revert manually)
Regulator
Band Coupling: 0.5
Profiles: Balance2 / Loudness2
Intelligent Equalizer: Disabled (Balance2) / Enabled, Focused (Loudness2)
Dialogue Enhancer: Disabled
Surround Virtualizer: Disabled
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Sound Tuning Guideline 2. MAX BASS! (Lower Volume, a bit muddy)
Regulator
Band Coupling: 1.0
Profiles: Balance2
Intelligent Equalizer: Enabled, Warm
Dialogue Enhancer (Enable to Compensate Clarity *Optional*, Disable for Optimum Bass)
Surround Virtualizer Disabled
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Sound Tuning Guideline 3. MAX VOLUME! (Sharp, Crisp, Deafening sound, lack of
bass)
Regulator
Band Coupling: 0.0
Profiles: Loudness2
Intelligent Equalizer: Enabled, Focused
Dialogue Enhancer (Disable for better Vocal, Enable for better Clarity)
Surround Virtualizer Disabled
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Thank You By PeterTWJ
If you need any help or have any feedbacks / suggestions on improving it, feel free to post it at http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/General-Discussion/Dolby-Home-Theater-v4-for-most-Lenovo-Laptops/td-p/620229