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Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager, connector

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Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager (3-connector) 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs. 3 Click Multi-channel Sound Manager. The Multi-channel Audio Configuration window opens. NOTE: If you do not see the Speaker Configuration tab, your PC does not have the multi-channel capability. However, it still has two-channel (stereo) output. 4 Click the Speaker Configuration tab. 5 Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system, for example, 6/5.1 speaker mode. You can click the Speaker Test tab and then click a speaker icon to test it. 6 Click OK. To use a microphone for recording, see "Using the microphone with the MultiChannel Sound Manager (3-connector)" on page 13. To hear DVD movies recorded with multi-channel audio from all speakers, change the audio properties for WinDVD to match your speaker configuration (if your InterVideo WinDVD program supports more than two channels). Refer to "Configuring multi-channel audio output for the DVD player" on page 14. Using the microphone with the Multi-Channel Sound Manager (3-connector) The 3-connector multi-channel speaker system (select models only) connects to the PC using the Microphone, Audio (Line) In, and Audio (Line) Out connectors on the back of the PC. Your PC may have a second microphone connector on the front of the PC. If present, this microphone connector is ready to use and does not affect the use of the multi-channel audio speaker system. To use the microphone connector on the back of the PC with a 3-connector multichannel audio speaker system, you must disconnect the cables for the multi-channel speakers and change the audio configuration to a two-channel audio system. Refer to "Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager (3-connector)" on page 13 to set the audio configuration. Setting Up Sound 13

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Setting Up Sound
13
Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager
(3-connector)
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Choose
All Programs
.
3
Click
Multi-channel Sound Manager
. The Multi-channel Audio
Configuration window opens.
4
Click the
Speaker Configuration
tab.
5
Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system, for
example,
6/5.1 speaker mode
. You can click the
Speaker Test
tab and
then click a speaker icon to test it.
6
Click
OK
.
To use a microphone for recording, see “Using the microphone with the Multi-
Channel Sound Manager (3-connector)” on page 13.
To hear DVD movies recorded with multi-channel audio from all speakers, change
the audio properties for WinDVD to match your speaker configuration (if your
InterVideo WinDVD program supports more than two channels). Refer to
“Configuring multi-channel audio output for the DVD player” on page 14.
Using the microphone with the Multi-Channel Sound
Manager (3-connector)
The 3-connector multi-channel speaker system (select models only) connects to the
PC using the Microphone, Audio (Line) In, and Audio (Line) Out connectors on the
back of the PC. Your PC may have a second microphone connector on the front of
the PC. If present, this microphone connector is ready to use and does not affect the
use of the multi-channel audio speaker system.
To use the microphone connector on the back of the PC with a 3-connector multi-
channel audio speaker system, you must disconnect the cables for the multi-channel
speakers and change the audio configuration to a two-channel audio system. Refer
to “Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager (3-connector)” on page 13 to set
the audio configuration.
NOTE:
If you do not see the Speaker Configuration tab, your PC does not have
the multi-channel capability. However, it still has two-channel (stereo) output.