HP Dv6871us Multimedia - Windows Vista - Page 8

Important audio settings, Start, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, Sound, Playback, S/PDIF Interface

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Component (5) Volume mute button (6) Volume scroll zone Description Mutes and restores computer sound. Adjusts speaker volume. Slide your finger to the left to decrease volume and to the right to increase volume. You can also tap the minus sign on the scroll zone to decrease volume, or you can tap the plus sign on the scroll zone to increase volume. Important audio settings For best results, when you connect an audio or video device, such as a high-definition TV, to the HDMI port on your computer, follow these guidelines: ● Use QuickPlay as your software application. ● Set S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) as your default audio playback device. Otherwise, you may hear audio only through your computer speakers, not through the audio or video device. To set S/PDIF as your default audio playback device, follow these steps: 1. Select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound icon. 2. Select the Playback tab. 3. Select S/PDIF Interface > Set Default, and then click OK. 4. Start QuickPlay (or restart it if it is already running), and you should hear audio on your device. 2 Chapter 1 Using multimedia hardware

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Component
Description
(5)
Volume mute button
Mutes and restores computer sound.
(6)
Volume scroll zone
Adjusts speaker volume. Slide your finger to the left to decrease
volume and to the right to increase volume. You can also tap the
minus sign on the scroll zone to decrease volume, or you can tap
the plus sign on the scroll zone to increase volume.
Important audio settings
For best results, when you connect an audio or video device, such as a high-definition TV, to the HDMI
port on your computer, follow these guidelines:
●
Use QuickPlay as your software application.
●
Set S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) as your default audio playback device.
Otherwise, you may hear audio only through your computer speakers, not through the audio or video
device.
To set S/PDIF as your default audio playback device, follow these steps:
1.
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
Sound
icon.
2.
Select the
Playback
tab.
3.
Select
S/PDIF Interface
>
Set Default
, and then click
OK
.
4.
Start QuickPlay (or restart it if it is already running), and you should hear audio on your device.
2
Chapter 1
Using multimedia hardware