HP Z558 HP Digital Entertainment Center - User's Guide - Page 51

Home Theater Audio, Some AV receivers can generate upmix

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7.1 Home Theater Audio The following diagram shows a typical advanced home theater audio eight-channel (7.1) speaker installation that requires multichannel inputs on an AV receiver. This is only a suggested configuration. Your system may be different. If your AV receiver supports 7.1 and has only 5.1 inputs, see "5.1 Home Theater Audio" on page 44. n Some AV receivers can generate (upmix) the 7.1 audio with 5.1 channels. Refer to your AV receiver product documentation. AV receiver audio input connectors may be labeled Surround, 7.1 or 8 Channel inputs, DVD, Ext. In, or Multichannel Inputs. n Both Media Center speaker settings and DVD audio settings must be changed for proper audio setup. Go to "Configuring Audio Output" on page 138 and note your speaker configuration choice for later software setup steps. AUDIO IN Center Surr. Back Surround Sub Front 7.1 Channel AV Receiver Connecting Audio AUDIO OUT AUDIO 7.1 PRE-OUT SURROUND SURROUND CENTER FRONT Y BACK L L L L Pb 100-240V- 4/A 50/60Hz R AC IN COAXIAL Pr R R SUB R WOOFER 10/ 100/ 1000 OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT HI SPEED USB 2.0 1394 ETHERNET 7.1 multichannel audio system connection WIRELESS LAN 802.11 a/b/g REMOVABLE ANTENNA ACTIVITY LINK TV SOURCE 1 IN R L CABLE/ANT. IN FM ANTENNA IN AUDIO VIDEO TV SOURCE 2 IN S-VIDEO DUAL TUNER 75Ω COAXIAL HDTV / SDTV ANT. IN R AUDIO L S-VIDEO INFRARED TRANSMITTER OUT ATSC TUNER 2 1 Connecting Audio 45

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Connecting Audio
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Connecting Audio
7.1 Home Theater Audio
The following diagram shows a typical advanced home
theater audio eight-channel (7.1) speaker installation that
requires multichannel inputs on an AV receiver.
This is only a suggested configuration. Your system may
be different. If your AV receiver supports 7.1 and has
only 5.1 inputs, see “5.1 Home Theater Audio” on
page 44.
AV receiver audio input connectors may be labeled
Surround, 7.1 or 8 Channel inputs, DVD, Ext. In, or
Multichannel Inputs.
7.1 multichannel audio system connection
n
Some AV receivers can generate (upmix) the
7.1 audio with 5.1 channels. Refer to your AV
receiver product documentation.
n
Both Media Center speaker settings and DVD
audio settings must be changed for proper
audio setup. Go to “Configuring Audio
Output” on page 138 and note your speaker
configuration choice for later software setup
steps.
DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
10/ 100/ 1000
HI SPEED USB 2.0
ETHERNET
1394
AUDIO OUT
R
L
AUDIO 7.1 PRE-OUT
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
CENTER
SUB
WOOFER
FRONT
R
R
R
L
L
L
Pb
Pr
INFRARED TRANSMITTER OUT
1
2
TV SOURCE
1
IN
VIDEO
AUDIO
S-VIDEO
R
L
WIRELESS LAN
802.11 a/b/g
REMOVABLE ANTENNA
ACTIVITY
LINK
CABLE/ANT. IN
FM ANTENNA IN
AC IN
100-240V- 4/A
50/60Hz
TV SOURCE
2
IN
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
R
L
HDTV / SDTV ANT. IN
ATSC TUNER
75
COAXIAL
DUAL
TUNER
Y
Surr. Back
Surround
Center
Sub
Front
AUDIO IN
7.1 Channel AV Receiver