HP Pavilion a1000 Getting Started Guide - Page 22

Configuring sound for recording with the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector), Back Line in/Mic

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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 13. To use a microphone or set up the PC for recording, see "Configuring sound for recording with the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)" on page 16. To use the other features of the Sound Effect Manager, see "Using the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)" on page 17. Configuring sound for recording with the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector) The microphone connector on the front of the 6-connector audio PC is ready to use for recording sound. If you want to use another connector for recording, such as the digital audio in connector, use these steps to select it. NOTE: The pink and green connectors on the front of a PC with 6-connector sound can be retasked to perform other audio functions; refer to "Using the Audio Wizard in the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)" on page 18. 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Choose Control Panel. 3 If it is present, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices. 4 Click Sounds and Audio Devices. 5 Click the Audio tab. 6 In Sound recording select the default device from the drop-down list. Choose: • RealTek HD Front Pink Jack to use the microphone connector on the front of the PC. • RealTek HD Digital Input to use the digital audio in connector on the back of the PC. • RealTek HD Front Green Jack to use the green connector on the front of the PC. • Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in to use the audio line in (in) or the microphone (mic) connectors on the back of the PC, or to use the audio line in connector on the front of the PC. NOTE: For this selection, the audio line in connector is ready to use. To use the back mic connector, follow the steps in "Selecting the Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in connectors for recording (6-connector)" that follows this procedure. 7 Click Apply, and then click OK to close the window. 16 Getting Started Guide

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Getting Started Guide
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 13.
To use a microphone or set up the PC for recording, see “Configuring sound for
recording with the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)” on page 16.
To use the other features of the Sound Effect Manager, see “Using the Sound Effect
Manager (6-connector)” on page 17.
Configuring sound for recording with the
Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)
The microphone connector on the front of the 6-connector audio PC is ready to use
for recording sound. If you want to use another connector for recording, such as the
digital audio in connector, use these steps to select it.
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Choose
Control Panel
.
3
If it is present, click
Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
.
4
Click
Sounds and Audio Devices
.
5
Click the
Audio
tab.
6
In
Sound recording
select the default device from the drop-down list. Choose:
•
RealTek HD Front Pink Jack
to use the microphone connector on the
front of the PC.
•
RealTek HD Digital Input
to use the digital audio in connector on the
back of the PC.
•
RealTek HD Front Green Jack
to use the green connector on the front
of the PC.
•
Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in
to use the audio line in (in) or the
microphone (mic) connectors on the back of the PC, or to use the audio line
in connector on the front of the PC.
7
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
to close the window.
NOTE:
The pink and green connectors on the front of a PC with 6-connector
sound can be retasked to perform other audio functions; refer to “Using the Audio
Wizard in the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)” on page 18.
NOTE:
For this selection, the audio line in connector is ready to use. To use
the back mic connector, follow the steps in “Selecting the Back Line in/Mic,
Front Line in connectors for recording (6-connector)” that follows this
procedure.