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Configuring Software for Your Speaker System, Sounds and Audio Devices Properties

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Configuring Software for Your Speaker System When using 5.1 channel (digital or analog) speaker systems, certain software programs require setting changes to enable proper audio performance. To configure your sound output: For 6 channel-analog speakers 1. Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 2. Click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then click Sound and Audio Devices. The Sound and Audio Devices Properties window appears. 3. Under the Speaker Settings section, click the Advanced button. 4. From the drop-down menu on the left, select 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers. 5. Click OK to accept the change. 6. Click OK to close the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window. For S/PDIF 6 channel speaker output The S/PDIF audio output is always ON by default. Follow these instructions if you are having trouble. 1. Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 2. Click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then click Reality Audio. The Sound Reality Control Panel window appears. 3. Click the Advanced tab. 4. Select the Enable Digital Output box. 5. Close the Sound Reality Control Panel window. To configure Media Center software Your computer's factory default settings for audio can be changed using the Media Center Settings feature. You can switch between 2-channel, 6-channel, or S/PDIF output modes. 1. Use the Media Center remote control, your keyboard, or mouse, to start the Media Center software program. 2. Select Settings and press OK. The Settings window appears. 3. From the Settings window, select DVD, and then press OK. The DVD Settings window appears. 4. Select Audio and press OK. InterVideo® software's audio settings window appears. 5. Select Configuration and press OK. 6. From the section, Set sound output to match your system, use +/- to locate the appropriate speaker system setup. To enable S/PDIF output, select SPDIF. 7. Select Save, and press OK. Page 38

Section	Page
Welcome	1
Getting Started	2
Unpacking Your Computer	3
Planning an Ergonomic Work Space	6
Locating Controls And Ports	7
About the Front Panel	8
About the Back Panel	11
About the Keyboard	14
About the wireless keyboard	15
About the Keyboard (wired)	18
About the Wireless Mouse	20
To set up the wireless mouse	22
About the Remote Control	24
About the i.LINK Port	28
Setting Up Your Computer	29
Connecting a Display (Monitor)	30
Connecting the Radio Frequency Receiver	31
To connect the Radio frequency receiver	32
Connecting a Wireless Keyboard	33
To connect the wireless keyboard	34
Connecting the Wireless Optical Mouse	35
Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse	36
Connecting 5.1 (6-Channel) Speaker Systems	37
Configuring Software for Your Speaker System	38
Connecting the Telephone and Modem	40
Connecting the Power Cords	41
Turning On Your Computer	42
Setting Up Media Center	43
Setting Up TV Connections	44
Connecting to standard cable access (CATV)	45
Connecting to a standard antenna (air) system	46
Connecting a Cable or Satellite Set-top Box	47
Connecting the Remote Sensor and Remote Sensor Controls	49
To connect the remote sensor	50
To connect the remote sensor control	51
Connecting Other Devices	52
Connecting a TV monitor (display)	53
Turning Off Your Computer	54
Registering Your Computer	55
Using Memory Cards and Memory Card Readers	56
About Your Memory Card Readers	57
Inserting a Memory Card	58
Removing a Memory Card	59
About Memory Stick Media	60
Sharing Memory Cards	61
Upgrading and Maintaining your VAIO Computer	62
Overview	63
About Opening the Computer	64
About Add-on Card Installation	66
About Installing Memory	68
About the Lithium Battery	70
About Hard Disk Drive Installation	71
Troubleshooting	74
About VAIO Computer Functions	75
My computer does not start.	76
What can I do if my computer or software stop responding?	77
Why does the Windows operating system stop responding during shutdown?	78
Why is my computer running slowly?	79
How do I change the video resolution of my display?	80
Why doesn't my computer resume normal operation from Stand by mode?	81
About System Security	82
How can I protect my computer against security threats, such as viruses?	83
How do I keep my preinstalled antivirus software updated?	84
About Media Center	85
Why doesn't the REW button on the remote control work when I use My Music?	86
Why aren't my song information edits visible in My Music?	87
Why do my song information edits revert to the original content when I use My Music?	88
Why do my optimized music files take so long to appear in My Music?	89
Why do I get the error message, The input media is invalid when I try to play an MP3 file in My Music?	90
Why won't My Music show the albums (playlists) I recorded with SonicStage software?	91
Why did my Click to DVD software recording session capture television instead of video?	92
Why can't I view or record a movie when my computer is connected to an external device, such as a VCR or DVD player, or when I am using an analog input connection?	93
Why can't I fast forward or rewind a video?	94
How do I use the Media Center software or remote control to adjust my monitor when viewing TV programs?	95
What can I do if my computer freezes and restarts while I'm watching a DVD or live TV?	96
About the Mouse and Keyboard	97
Why doesn't my mouse work properly?	99
How do I set up my mouse for left-hand use?	101
Why doesn't my keyboard work properly?	102
About the Modem	103
Why is my modem connection slow?	104
Why doesn't my modem work properly?	105
How do I change my modem to rotary or touch-tone dialing?	106
How do I set up a dial-up connection?	107
About the Speakers	108
Why is there no sound in any software program?	109
Why is the S/PDIF option disabled in the Microsoft<sup	110
Why can't I hear dialogue during DVD movie playback, using my 5.1 channel speaker system?	111
About Using a Microphone	112
Why doesn't my microphone work properly?	113
Why is my microphone so sensitive to background noise?	114
About Using Peripheral Equipment	115
How do I install a printer?	116
The connected printer does not function properly when the computer resumes from a power saving mode.	117
Notes On Use	118
About the Power Source	119
About Handling the Computer	120
About Using a Monitor (Display)	122
About Disposing of the Lithium Battery	123
About Recording and Data Storage Media	124
Support Options	125
Immediate Help and Support	126
Software Help and Support	127

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Configuring Software for Your Speaker System

When using 5.1 channel (digital or analog) speaker systems, certain software programs require setting changes to enable

proper audio performance.

To configure your sound output:

For 6 channel-analog speakers

Click

Start

in the Windows

taskbar, and then click

Control Panel

Click

Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices

, and then click

Sound and Audio Devices

The

Sound and Audio Devices Properties

window appears.

Under the Speaker Settings section, click the

Advanced

button.

From the drop-down menu on the left, select

5.1 Surround Sound Speakers

Click

to accept the change.

Click

to close the

Sounds and Audio Devices Properties

window.

For S/PDIF 6 channel speaker output

The S/PDIF audio output is always ON by default. Follow these instructions if you are having trouble.

Click

Start

in the Windows

taskbar, and then click

Control Panel

Click

Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices

, and then click

Reality Audio

The

Sound Reality Control Panel

window appears.

Click the

Advanced

tab.

Select the

Enable Digital Output

box.

Close the

Sound Reality Control Panel

window.

To configure Media Center software

Your computer's factory default settings for audio can be changed using the Media Center Settings feature. You can switch

between 2-channel, 6-channel, or S/PDIF output modes.

Use the Media Center remote control, your keyboard, or mouse, to start the Media Center software program.

Select

Settings

and press

The

Settings

window appears.

From the

Settings

window, select

DVD

, and then press

The

DVD Settings

window appears.

Select

Audio

and press

InterVideo

software's audio settings window appears.

Select

Configuration

and press

From the section,

Set sound output to match your system

, use +/- to locate the appropriate speaker system

setup.

To enable S/PDIF output, select

SPDIF

Select

Save

, and press

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