HP Pavilion a1300 Getting Started Guide - Page 49

Retasking front panel audio connectors, Configuring Multi-streaming Audio, Audio output overview

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Retasking front panel audio connectors The pink and green connectors on the front of the PC connectors can be retasked as needed. 1 Click Start on the taskbar; then Control Panel, Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager. 2 Click the Audio I/O tab. 3 Click the tool icon in the Front Panel section. The connector settings window displays. 4 Select Enable Jack detection when device is plugged in, and click OK. The front pink and green connectors can now be used as input or output devices. Configuring Multi-streaming Audio The Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager software allows you to listen to two different audio sources on two different speaker sets. For example, you hear one audio source through a rear-panel speaker connection and a second source through a front-panel headphone or speaker connection. You must configure Multi-streaming Audio for your system if you want to hear two audio sources on separate speakers. Audio output overview The front-panel audio output is the stereo headphone (green) connector only. The rear-panel outputs are the speaker connectors that can be set up as multichannel out from stereo (2.1) to 7.1 (select models only) configurations. Refer to your user documentation for powered speakers or AV receiver setup information. Configuring Speaker and Sound Options 43

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Configuring Speaker and Sound Options
43
Retasking front panel audio connectors
The pink and green connectors on the front of the PC connectors can be retasked as
needed.
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar; then
Control Panel
,
Sounds, Speech, and
Audio Devices
, and then
Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager
.
2
Click the
Audio I/O
tab.
3
Click the
tool
icon in the Front Panel section. The connector settings
window displays.
4
Select Enable Jack detection when device is plugged in, and click
OK
.
The front pink and green connectors can now be used as input or output devices.
Configuring Multi-streaming Audio
The Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager software allows you to listen to two different
audio sources on two different speaker sets.
For example, you hear one audio source through a rear-panel speaker connection
and a second source through a front-panel headphone or speaker connection. You
must configure Multi-streaming Audio for your system if you want to hear two audio
sources on separate speakers.
Audio output overview
The front-panel audio output is the stereo headphone (green) connector only.
The rear-panel outputs are the speaker connectors that can be set up as multi-
channel out from stereo (2.1) to 7.1 (select models only) configurations. Refer to
your user documentation for powered speakers or AV receiver setup information.