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Connecting a Multi-Channel Speaker System, to Your PC

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Connecting a Multi-Channel Speaker System to Your PC Multi-channel audio speakers plug into the Audio In, Audio Out, and Mic connectors on the back or front of the PC. Refer to the quick setup poster for the location of the connectors. 1 Turn off the PC and the speakers. 2 Connect the three audio cable plugs from the speaker system to the connectors on the back of the PC. (See the following table.) 3 Turn on the PC. 4 Turn on the speaker system. Connect speaker plugs for: 2 Speaker Mode 4/4.1 Speaker Mode Front speakers Front speakers 6/5.1 Speaker Mode Front speakers To PC connector Audio Out (lime-green) Connector icon OUT Not used for Rear speakers Rear speakers Audio In (blue) speakers IN Not used for speakers Not used for speakers Center/ subwoofer speakers Mic-1 (pink) Configure the audio output for the multi-channel speaker system by performing the following procedure. Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs. 3 Choose Music. 4 Click Multi-channel Sound Manager. The Multi-channel Audio Configuration window opens. NOTE: If you do not see the Speaker Configuration tab, your PC does not have the multi-channel capability. However, it still has two-channel (stereo) output. 5 Click the Speaker Configuration tab. 6 Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system, for example, 6/5.1 speaker mode. You can click the Speaker Test tab and then click a speaker icon to test it. 7 Click OK. 22 Getting Started Guide

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Getting Started Guide
Connecting a Multi-Channel Speaker System
to Your PC
Multi-channel audio speakers plug into the Audio In, Audio Out, and Mic
connectors on the back or front of the PC. Refer to the quick setup poster for the
location of the connectors.
1
Turn off the PC and the speakers.
2
Connect the three audio cable plugs from the speaker system to the connectors
on the back of the PC. (See the following table.)
3
Turn on the PC.
4
Turn on the speaker system.
Connect speaker plugs for:
2 Speaker
Mode
4/4.1
Speaker
Mode
6/5.1
Speaker
Mode
To PC
connector
Connector
icon
Front speakers
Front speakers
Front speakers
Audio Out
(lime-green)
OUT
Not used for
speakers
Rear speakers
Rear speakers
Audio In (blue)
IN
Not used for
speakers
Not used for
speakers
Center/
subwoofer
speakers
Mic-1 (pink)
Configure the audio output for the multi-channel speaker system by performing the
following procedure.
Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Choose
All Programs
.
3
Choose
Music
.
4
Click
Multi-channel Sound Manager
. The Multi-channel Audio
Configuration window opens.
NOTE:
If you do not see the Speaker Configuration tab, your PC does not have
the multi-channel capability. However, it still has two-channel (stereo) output.
5
Click the
Speaker Configuration
tab.
6
Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system, for
example,
6/5.1 speaker mode
. You can click the
Speaker Test
tab and
then click a speaker icon to test it.
7
Click
OK
.