HQCT Module (new thread following HU RDS/RDBS)

**tonysch** · 10-20-2006, 02:19 PM

Diogenes

Thanks for your fast response. I found the problem which was the cable for the USB header was backwards? I switched the normal motherboard side to the card side and now the app works nicely. I will finish the integration this evening.

Tonysch

**Diogenes** · 10-20-2006, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by tonysch

Diogenes

Thanks for your fast response. I found the problem which was the cable for the USB header was backwards? I switched the normal motherboard side to the card side and now the app works nicely. I will finish the integration this evening.

Tonysch

well done,

Diogenes:

**Evolution VIII** · 10-23-2006, 09:36 AM

I have VIA EPIA SP13000 board with 6 channels audio. MP3s and Videos playing on all four speakers. However, HQCT playing only on two front speakers. I do know that is not a HQCT problem and I'm aware that HQCT module uses “CD audio” connector on motherboard for audio input. Which is a stereo (LEFT, GRND, GRND, RIGHT).

What do I have to do to make HQCT play on all four speakers? Do I really have to use optional rear speakers’ connectors on HQCT module to have four speakers working? And if I do where would I connect those connectors to the motherboard?

Thanks.

**Diogenes** · 10-23-2006, 05:57 PM

We released a new version software for the HQCT, it is available for download on www.Datalex.be and www.xtronic.be. (Roadrunner wil also update his download site, maybe has done already)
This version is compatible with roadrunner (hence the name RRHQCT.exe) and can be used stand-alone as well.
A bug in the AM tuning is solved, it will now fine tune down to the kHz rather than 10 kHz as it was in the previous release.

Coming up soon is a version that does no longer require the mcHid.dll.

Any suggestion on what should be on the form and what not is welcome.

Diogenes

**Diogenes** · 10-23-2006, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Evolution VIII

I have VIA EPIA SP13000 board with 6 channels audio. MP3s and Videos playing on all four speakers. However, HQCT playing only on two front speakers. I do know that is not a HQCT problem and I'm aware that HQCT module uses “CD audio” connector on motherboard for audio input. Which is a stereo (LEFT, GRND, GRND, RIGHT).

What do I have to do to make HQCT play on all four speakers? Do I really have to use optional rear speakers’ connectors on HQCT module to have four speakers working? And if I do where would I connect those connectors to the motherboard?

Thanks.

I think it is a matter of what is connected where, normaly sound sources only have a left and right signal, it is the amplifier that drives left, right/front, rear.
You should try to find out which audio input you must use to drive both front and rear. There might be a fader control for the input you are using now. It should be explained in the technical documentation of the board.

Diogenes.

**Evolution VIII** · 10-24-2006, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by Diogenes

I think it is a matter of what is connected where, normaly sound sources only have a left and right signal, it is the amplifier that drives left, right/front, rear.
You should try to find out which audio input you must use to drive both front and rear. There might be a fader control for the input you are using now. It should be explained in the technical documentation of the board.

Diogenes.

Well, there are not a lot of options. I have only one analog CD Audio connector on the motherboard. And according to the HQCT documentations HQCT module designed to be connected to that connection.

I know this is not an HQCT problem, and if I connect my CDROM to that connector it would play on 2 front speakers also.

I can’t believe that is no one else except me using HQCT and EPIA SP13000 motherboard.

Please help.

**maartenclaes** · 10-24-2006, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by Evolution VIII

Well, there are not a lot of options. I have only one analog CD Audio connector on the motherboard. And according to the HQCT documentations HQCT module designed to be connected to that connection.

I know this is not an HQCT problem, and if I connect my CDROM to that connector it would play on 2 front speakers also.

I can’t believe that is no one else except me using HQCT and EPIA SP13000 motherboard.

Please help.

I'm sure it's not a problem of the HQCT. It a problem of your soundcard which doesn't support upmixing your line-in stereo sound to surround.

I've had a similar problem when using a TV-card in my PC. The built-in soundcard of my MB didn't upmix the line-in, so I had sound only through the left and right speaker. I've replaced it with an audigy2. Now it's upmixing stereo to surround and I can hear a 'simulated' surround sound (processed in hardware by the audigy sound processor)...

So, it's an option of your soundcard. Maybe there's an option in the driver to do software upmixing if hardware upmixing isn't supported.

**JC-S60** · 10-24-2006, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by Evolution VIII

Well, there are not a lot of options. I have only one analog CD Audio connector on the motherboard. And according to the HQCT documentations HQCT module designed to be connected to that connection.

I know this is not an HQCT problem, and if I connect my CDROM to that connector it would play on 2 front speakers also.

I can’t believe that is no one else except me using HQCT and EPIA SP13000 motherboard.

Please help.

What software are you using?

If you're using RR or any WinAMP-based front-end, you can use the line-in plugin, which re-routes the line in to the wave, so the sound is considered wave and upmixed to 4 or more channels, as if it were an mp3.

Several users had success with this.

Good luck,
Joachim

**Evolution VIII** · 10-24-2006, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by JC-S60

What software are you using?

If you're using RR or any WinAMP-based front-end, you can use the line-in plugin, which re-routes the line in to the wave, so the sound is considered wave and upmixed to 4 or more channels, as if it were an mp3.

Several users had success with this.

Good luck,
Joachim

I'm using the software provided with HQCT unit.

**Diogenes** · 10-24-2006, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Evolution VIII

... according to the HQCT documentations HQCT module designed to be connected to that connection...

The sound connector on the HQCT module is the same type as used in CD rom players, this does NOT mean you can ONLY use the CD rom connector of the motherboard to play the radio, you can use any sound input of your system to play the radio.

Diogenes.