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Installing and Optimizing

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

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

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

How to install? Uninstall existing Conexant or Realtek drivers

Go to x86 or x64 folder, open DTPC.msi

How to install? Click Next

How to install? Check

- Install content assets

- Install driver: DHT (Release)

How to install? Click Install

How to install? Please Wait

It should take less than a minute to complete

How to install? Click Install this driver

software anyway

How to install? Installation Complete

Click Finish

Optimize your sound Open Dolby Tuning

and Profile Creator

Under All Tuning + Profiles, click Import

Optimize your sound Go to the folder

where you store ThinkMix2.inx

Click on ThinkMix2.inx and click Open

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

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

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

Optimize your microphone Set the microphone level

to 70 and the boost to 12%

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

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

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

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