HP Presario SR1900 Getting Started Guide - Page 46

Configuring the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager, Configuring sound for recording with the Realtek HD

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Configuring the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager 1 Click the Audio I/O tab. 2 Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system - for example, 7.1 speakers. 3 Only connectors being used are shown; if the connector is not shown it means that it is not used for the selected speaker configuration. 4 Click OK. To hear DVD movies recorded with multichannel audio from all speakers, change the audio properties for the DVD player software program to match your speaker configuration (if your DVD program supports more than two channels). To use a microphone or set up the PC for recording, see "Configuring sound for recording with the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager" on page 40. To use Multistreaming Audio, see "Configuring multistreaming audio" on page 41. Configuring sound for recording with the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager The microphone connector is ready to use for recording sound. If you want to use another connector for recording, such as the Digital Audio In connector, use these steps to select it. NOTE: The front pink and green connectors can be retasked to perform other audio functions; refer to "Retasking front panel audio connectors with the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager" on page 41. 1 Click Start on the taskbar, click Control Panel, Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then select Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager. 2 Click the Mixer tab. 3 In Record click the drop-down list. Choose: • RealTek HD Digital Input to use the digital audio in connector (select models only). • Line in/Mic in to use the Audio Line In (In) or the Microphone (Mic) connectors. 4 Click OK to close the window. 40 Getting Started Guide

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Getting Started Guide
Configuring the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager
1
Click the
Audio I/O
tab.
2
Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system — for
example,
7.1 speakers
.
3
Only connectors being used are shown; if the connector is not shown it means
that it is not used for the selected speaker configuration.
4
Click
OK
.
To hear DVD movies recorded with multichannel audio from all speakers, change
the audio properties for the DVD player software program to match your speaker
configuration (if your DVD program supports more than two channels).
To use a microphone or set up the PC for recording, see “Configuring sound for
recording with the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager” on page 40.
To use Multistreaming Audio, see “Configuring multistreaming audio” on page 41.
Configuring sound for recording with the Realtek HD
Sound Effect Manager
The microphone connector is ready to use for recording sound. If you want to use
another connector for recording, such as the Digital Audio In connector, use these
steps to select it.
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar, click
Control Panel
,
Sounds, Speech, and
Audio Devices
, and then select
Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager
.
2
Click the
Mixer
tab.
3
In
Record
click the drop-down list. Choose:
RealTek HD Digital Input
to use the digital audio in connector (select
models only).
Line in/Mic in
to use the Audio Line In (In) or the Microphone (Mic)
connectors.
4
Click
OK
to close the window.
NOTE:
The front pink and green connectors can be retasked to perform other audio
functions; refer to “Retasking front panel audio connectors with the Realtek HD
Sound Effect Manager” on page 41.