HP Media Center m1200 Getting Started Guide - Page 51

Connecting Digital Audio (Select models only) To connect digital audio, your PC must include a digital out connector on the sound card or on the back panel. You do not need to connect multichannel speaker outputs if you connect the digital output. To connect digital audio speakers: 1 Turn off the PC. 2 Connect the digital out connector on the back panel of your PC to the digital input (SPDIF) on digital speakers or a digital audio system. 3 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 6 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT S 3 Turn on the PC. 4 Plug in the speaker system power. 5 Turn on the speaker system. 6 After the speakers are connected to the PC, configure the audio software for sound output for your PC model: ■ Audio card with digital output and 3 Connector: See "Configuring Audio Output with Multi-channel Sound Manager" on page 48. Follow the instructions to enable digital audio output. ■ Audio card with digital output and 6 Connector: See "Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager" on page 51. Digital audio output is already enabled as the default. ■ Sound Card: See "Configuring Audio Output with a Sound Card" on page 53. Follow the instructions to enable digital audio output. n 3 is Three Connector 6 is Six Connector S is Sound Card Configuring Audio Output You can configure your speaker's audio output with the following software. Use the software that applies to your PC model: ■ Multi-channel Sound Manager (3 Connector) ■ Sound Effect Manager (6 Connector) ■ Creative Speaker Settings (Sound Card) ■ Media Center (all systems) ■ WinDVD Player (all systems) Configuring Speaker and Sound Options 47