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Setting up Analog/Digital Audio Output - sound driver

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D Setting up Analog/Digital Audio Output Some computers may have an integrated audio solution that supports analog or digital external stereo speakers. These systems are capable of auto-sensing the speaker type and outputting the correct signal. To manually change between analog, digital, and auto-sense, complete the following set of procedures based on the operating system. ✎ If you set digital as the Output Mode, the internal speaker and external analog speakers will no longer output audio until you switch back to an auto-sense or analog mode. If you set analog as the Output Mode, external digital speakers will not function until you change the output mode back to an auto-sense or digital mode. In Microsoft Windows XP: 1. Click Start > Control Panel and then double-click the Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices icon. 2. Select the Hardware tab. 3. Highlight the appropriate audio device. 4. Click Properties to open up the Device Properties panel. 5. Click the Properties tab. 6. Click the "+" next to Audio Devices to expand it. 7. Highlight the appropriate driver by clicking it. 8. Click Properties. 9. Click Settings. 10. Change the Output Mode to the desired setting. 11. Click OK to close the Properties panel. 12. Close the Control Panel. Troubleshooting Guide www.hp.com D-1

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Setting up Analog/Digital Audio Output
Some computers may have an integrated audio solution that supports
analog or digital external stereo speakers. These systems are capable
of auto-sensing the speaker type and outputting the correct signal. To
manually change between analog, digital, and auto-sense, complete
the following set of procedures based on the operating system.
If you set digital as the
Output Mode
,
the internal speaker and
external analog speakers will no longer output audio until you switch
back to an auto-sense or analog mode. If you set analog as the
Output
Mode
, external digital speakers will not function until you change the
output mode back to an auto-sense or digital mode.
In Microsoft Windows XP:
1. Click
Start > Control Panel
and then double-click the
Sounds,
Speech, and Audio Devices
icon.
2. Select the
Hardware
tab.
3. Highlight the appropriate audio device.
4. Click
Properties
to open up the
Device Properties
panel.
5. Click the
Properties
tab.
6. Click the ā€œ
+
ā€ next to
Audio Devices
to expand it.
7. Highlight the appropriate driver by clicking it.
8. Click
Properties
.
9. Click
Settings
.
10. Change the
Output Mode
to the desired setting.
11. Click
OK
to close the
Properties
panel.
12. Close the
Control Panel
.