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Setting up Analog/Digital Audio Output, Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows 2000

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D Setting up Analog/Digital Audio Output Some computers or workstations 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 your operating system. ✎ If you set digital as your 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 your Output Mode, external digital speakers will not function until you change the output mode back to an auto-sense or digital mode. Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows 2000 1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel and double-click the System icon to open the System Properties panel. 2. Select Device Manager from the System Properties panel. 3. Click the "+" next to the Sound, Video and Game Controllers to expand it. 4. For Windows 98, go to step 5. For Windows 2000, go to step 6. 5. In Windows 98 highlight the appropriate audio device, then click Properties to open its Properties panel. Continue with step 7. 6. In Windows 2000, double-click the appropriate audio device to open its Properties panel. Troubleshooting Guide D-1

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Troubleshooting Guide
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Setting up Analog/Digital Audio Output
Some computers or workstations 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 your operating system.
āœŽ
If you set digital as your
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 your
Output Mode,
external digital speakers will not function until you
change the output mode back to an auto-sense or digital mode.
Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows 2000
1. Click
Start > Settings > Control Panel
and double-click the
System
icon to open the
System Properties
panel.
2. Select
Device Manager
from the
System Properties
panel.
3.
Click the ā€œ
+
ā€ next to the
Sound, Video and Game Controllers
to expand it.
4.
For Windows 98, go to step 5.
For Windows 2000, go to step 6.
5.
In Windows 98 highlight the appropriate audio device, then click
Properties
to open its
Properties
panel.
Continue with step 7.
6.
In Windows 2000, double-click the appropriate audio device to
open its
Properties
panel.