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Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager, The Sound Effect Manager control screens

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Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager Follow these steps after you have installed and connected your speakers, if your PC model has 6 connectors. To configure multichannel audio output for PCs with Sound Effect Manager: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices (or Sounds and Audio Devices). 4 Click Sound Effect Manager. The window opens. 5 Click a button near the top of the window to see that control screen. The Sound Effect Manager control screens ■ Sound Effect - selects the Environment and the Equalizer settings. You can select an Environment such as Under Water or Auditorium. To use the Equalizer, click the Power button in the center of the circular equalizer control to turn on the Equalizer. You can click a preset button, such as Pop or Live, or manually adjust the settings and then save them for easy selection later. ■ Speaker Configuration - selects the number of speakers, shows the Connection Guide, and had the Speaker Test button to test the speakers. A connector with no descriptive text in the Connector Guide indicates that the connector is not used for the selected speaker configuration. ■ Digital Audio - selects the digital audio output and digital audio frequency for the digital audio connectors on the PC. ■ Audio Wizard - opens a window that shows the connector panel on the front of the PC. To close the window without enabling the wizard, click OK. To enable the Audio Wizard: Make sure the Enable auto detection check box is selected to enable the wizard. Click OK to close the window. n If you do not see the device for your configuration, change the speaker selection in the Speaker Configuration window. Using the Audio Wizard in the Sound Effect Manager (6 connector) The Sound Effect Manager Audio Wizard can help you connect front-panel audio. To use the Audio Wizard: 1 Turn on the PC. 2 Click Start on the taskbar. 3 Choose Control Panel. 4 Click Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices (or Sounds and Audio Devices). Configuring Speaker and Sound Options 45

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Configuring Speaker and Sound Options
45
Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager
Follow these steps after you have installed and
connected your speakers, if your PC model has
6 connectors.
To configure multichannel audio output for PCs with
Sound Effect Manager:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Click
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Sounds, Speech and Audio
Devices
(or
Sounds and Audio Devices
).
4
Click
Sound Effect Manager
. The window
opens.
5
Click a button near the top of the window to
see that control screen.
The Sound Effect Manager control screens
■
Sound Effect —
selects the Environment and
the Equalizer settings. You can select an
Environment such as
Under Water
or
Auditorium
. To use the Equalizer, click the
Power button in the center of the circular
equalizer control to turn on the Equalizer. You
can click a preset button, such as Pop or Live,
or manually adjust the settings and then save
them for easy selection later.
■
Speaker Configuration
—
selects the
number of speakers, shows the Connection
Guide, and had the Speaker Test button to test
the speakers. A connector with no descriptive
text in the Connector Guide indicates that the
connector is not used for the selected speaker
configuration.
■
Digital Audio —
selects the digital audio
output and digital audio frequency for the
digital audio connectors on the PC.
■
Audio Wizard —
opens a window that
shows the connector panel on the front of the
PC. To close the window without enabling the
wizard, click
OK
.
To enable the Audio Wizard:
Make sure the Enable auto detection check box is
selected to enable the wizard. Click
OK
to close the
window.
Using the Audio Wizard in the Sound Effect Manager (6 connector)
The Sound Effect Manager Audio Wizard can help
you connect front-panel audio.
To use the Audio Wizard:
1
Turn on the PC.
2
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
3
Choose
Control Panel
.
4
Click
Sounds, Speech and Audio
Devices
(or
Sounds and Audio Devices
).
n
If you do not see the
device for your
configuration, change
the speaker selection
in the Speaker
Configuration
window.