HP Z558 HP Digital Entertainment Center - User's Guide - Page 145

Configuring audio for Media Center, Setup your Speakers

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Initial Configuration Configuring audio for Media Center To configure multichannel audio output for Media Center audio: 1 Press Media Center on the remote control. You can also click Start on the taskbar, and select Media Center. 2 Click Settings, General, Media Center Setup, and then Setup your Speakers. The Speaker Setup screen displays. 3 Click Next. 4 Under Specify how many speakers you have, select the speaker number that matches your system. For example, select 5.1. Click Next. 5 Select the type of cable that connects your Media Center audio receiver. For example, select Mini plug (analog). Click Next. 6 Select Test. If you hear tones from all your speakers, click Next. If you do not hear tones from all your speakers, follow the onscreen instructions. 7 Click Finish. n Reduce the volume level before changing channels. Exercise particular caution when changing from ATSC to NTSC channels. Your analog NTSC channel audio levels may be noticeably higher than your SD/HDTV channel audio levels. The channel sound volume is controlled by the content provider. n If your speaker configuration is not displayed, click the Sound Effect (speaker) icon in the desktop system tray. Configuring audio for the DVD player To configure multichannel audio output for the Media Center DVD playback: 1 Press Media Center on the remote control. You can also click Start on the taskbar, and select Media Center. 2 Click Settings, DVD, and then Audio. 3 Select how many speakers you have under Speaker Environment. Select your Output Mode, and Audio Channel Expander, if needed. Set sound output to match your speaker system. For example, select 5.1 for analog audio connections. If you have a digital audio connection, select S/PDIF. Initial Configuration 139

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Initial Configuration
139
Initial Configuration
Configuring audio for Media Center
To configure multichannel audio output for Media Center
audio:
1
Press Media Center on the remote control.
You can also click
Start
on the taskbar, and
select
Media Center
.
2
Click
Settings
,
General
,
Media Center Setup
,
and then
Setup your Speakers
. The Speaker
Setup screen displays.
3
Click
Next
.
4
Under
Specify how many speakers you have
, select
the speaker number that matches your system. For
example, select
5.1
. Click
Next
.
5
Select the type of cable that connects your Media
Center audio receiver. For example, select
Mini
plug (analog)
. Click
Next
.
6
Select
Test
. If you hear tones from all your speakers,
click
Next
. If you do not hear tones from all your
speakers, follow the onscreen instructions.
7
Click
Finish
.
Configuring audio for the DVD player
To configure multichannel audio output for the Media
Center DVD playback:
1
Press Media Center on the remote control.
You can also click
Start
on the taskbar, and
select
Media Center
.
2
Click
Settings
,
DVD
, and then
Audio
.
3
Select how many speakers you have under
Speaker
Environment
. Select your Output Mode, and Audio
Channel Expander, if needed. Set sound output to
match your speaker system. For example, select
5.1
for analog audio connections. If you have a digital
audio connection, select S/PDIF.
n
Reduce the volume level before changing
channels. Exercise particular caution when
changing from ATSC to NTSC channels. Your
analog NTSC channel audio levels may be
noticeably higher than your SD/HDTV
channel audio levels. The channel sound
volume is controlled by the content provider.
n
If your speaker configuration is not
displayed, click the Sound Effect (speaker)
icon in the desktop system tray.