HP Media Center m400 HP Media Center PC - User's Guide 5990-6456 - Page 37

5.1 Speaker System Your PC may have a sound card with connectors on the back of the PC for analog and digital audio outputs (Line out - 1; Line out - 2; and Line out - 3); a microphone; and an audio input (Line in). If your PC has a sound card with these connectors, perform the procedures in the next section. Some PCs have the multi-channel audio capability that uses the microphone; Audio (Line) In; and Audio (Line) Out connectors on the back of the PC. If your PC has these connectors, you can connect and install a multi-channel audio speaker system. To do this, follow the procedures in the next section. Because your 5.1 speaker system may vary, to set up your speakers, please refer to the instruction package included with the 5.1 speaker system box. To connect the 5.1 speaker system, refer to the table listing connector information. Connecting 5.1 Speakers If your PC model came with the Altec Lansing Speakers System Model 251, use the following procedure to connect the speakers to a Sound Blaster Audigy Audio Card on the back of the PC. Also, refer to the setup information that came with your PC and your speaker system. Your speaker system has a yellow plug that does not match the color of the corresponding connector on the back of the PC. 1 Plug this yellow tip of the subwoofer cable into the orange audio card connector on the back of your PC. 2 Plug the other two tips of the audio cable into their matching color-coded connectors on the back of the PC. 3 Follow the speaker system documentation to connect the other speakers to the subwoofer. Connecting the Speakers 31