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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 59. 10 Configure audio output for the WinDVD Player. See "Configuring Audio for InterVideo WinDVD Player" on page 60. The Sound Effect Manager control screens ■ Sound Effect - selects the Environment and the Equalizer settings. You can select an Environment such as Under Water or Auditorium. To use the Equalizer, click the Power button in the center of the circular equalizer control to turn on the Equalizer. You can click a preset button, such as Pop or Live, or manually adjust the settings and then save them for easy selection later. ■ Speaker Configuration - selects the number of speakers, shows the Connection Guide, and has the Speaker Test button to test the speakers. A connector with no descriptive text in the Connection Guide indicates that the connector is not used for the selected speaker configuration. ■ Digital Audio - selects the digital audio output and digital audio frequency for the digital audio connectors on the PC. ■ Audio Wizard - opens a window that shows the connector panel on the front of the PC. To close the window without enabling the wizard, click OK. 50 HP Media Center PC Getting Started Guide

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HP Media Center PC Getting Started Guide
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 59.
10
Configure audio output for the WinDVD
Player. See “Configuring Audio for InterVideo
WinDVD Player” on page 60.
The Sound Effect Manager control screens
■
Sound Effect —
selects the Environment and
the Equalizer settings. You can select an
Environment such as
Under Water
or
Auditorium
. To use the Equalizer, click the
Power button in the center of the circular
equalizer control to turn on the Equalizer. You
can click a preset button, such as
Pop
or
Live
, or manually adjust the settings and then
save them for easy selection later.
■
Speaker Configuration
—
selects the
number of speakers, shows the
Connection
Guide
, and has the
Speaker Test
button to
test the speakers. A connector with no
descriptive text in the Connection Guide
indicates that the connector is not used for the
selected speaker configuration.
■
Digital Audio —
selects the digital audio
output and digital audio frequency for the
digital audio connectors on the PC.
■
Audio Wizard —
opens a window that
shows the connector panel on the front of the
PC. To close the window without enabling the
wizard, click
OK
.
n
If you do not see the
device for your
configuration, change
the speaker selection
in the Speaker
Configuration
window.