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Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager

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Enabling digital audio output with Multi-channel Sound Manager (optional) Your PC must include a digital audio out connector on the back panel. To enable digital audio output: 1 Follow steps 1 through 5 of the previous procedure, "Configuring Audio Output with Multi-channel Sound Manager." 2 Place a check next to Enable digital audio output. The Output digital and analog option is automatically selected. 3 Connect the digital audio output connector on the back of your PC to your home audio system's digital audio input. 4 Select your stereo system's digital audio input. 5 Click OK. 6 Test the speakers. (If you test using a DVD, you need to configure WinDVD first. See "Configuring Audio for InterVideo WinDVD Player" on page 54.) 7 Configure audio output for the Media Center. See "Configuring Audio for Media Center" on page 53. 8 Configure audio output for the WinDVD Player. See "Configuring Audio for InterVideo WinDVD Player" on page 54. If you select Enable digital audio output, the microphone volume setting becomes not muted, and the recording source is fixed in Stereo Mix. If you place the microphone too close to the speakers, feedback can occur. n If you do not see the device for your configuration, change the speaker selection in the Speaker Configuration window. Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager Follow these steps after you have installed and connected your speakers, if your PC model has type 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. 6 Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system in a range from 2.1 Speaker to 7.1 Speaker. 7 Click the Speaker Test button to test the speakers. 8 Click OK. 9 Configure audio output for the Media Center. See "Configuring Audio for Media Center" on page 53. 10 Configure audio output for the WinDVD Player. See "Configuring Audio for InterVideo WinDVD Player" on page 54. 44 HP Media Center PC Getting Started Guide

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HP Media Center PC Getting Started Guide
Enabling digital audio output with Multi-channel Sound Manager (optional)
Your PC must include a digital audio out connector
on the back panel.
To enable digital audio output:
1
Follow steps 1 through 5 of the previous
procedure, “Configuring Audio Output with
Multi-channel Sound Manager.”
2
Place a check next to
Enable digital audio
output
. The
Output digital and analog
option is automatically selected.
3
Connect the digital audio output connector on
the back of your PC to your home audio
system’s digital audio input.
4
Select your stereo system’s digital audio input.
5
Click
OK
.
6
Test the speakers. (If you test using a DVD, you
need to configure WinDVD first. See
“Configuring Audio for InterVideo WinDVD
Player” on page 54.)
7
Configure audio output for the Media Center.
See “Configuring Audio for Media Center” on
page 53.
8
Configure audio output for the WinDVD
Player. See “Configuring Audio for InterVideo
WinDVD Player” on page 54.
If you select
Enable digital audio output
, the
microphone volume setting becomes not muted, and
the recording source is fixed in Stereo Mix. If you
place the microphone too close to the speakers,
feedback can occur.
Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager
Follow these steps after you have installed and
connected your speakers, if your PC model has type
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.
6
Select the option describing the number of
speakers in your system in a range from
2.1 Speaker
to
7.1 Speaker
.
7
Click the
Speaker Test
button to test the
speakers.
8
Click
OK
.
9
Configure audio output for the Media Center.
See “Configuring Audio for Media Center” on
page 53.
10
Configure audio output for the WinDVD
Player. See “Configuring Audio for InterVideo
WinDVD Player” on page 54.
n
If you do not see the
device for your
configuration, change
the speaker selection
in the Speaker
Configuration
window.