Center Speaker, Typical 7.1 powered speaker installation

7.1 Powered Speakers

You can install a 7.1 audio system to your HP Digital Entertainment Center.

To connect two front speakers, two surround speakers, two surround back speakers, a center speaker, and a subwoofer for eight-channel (7.1 speaker) output:

1Connect the RCA connector end of the Y adapter cables to the Audio Out connectors Front Right, Front Left, Center, Surround Right, Surround Left, Surround Back on the back of your HP Digital Entertainment Center.

2Connect the female 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) mini-jack end of the Y adapters to the audio line in cables of the speaker amplifier.

3Plug in the speaker system power. Refer to the speaker documentation.

4Turn on the speaker system.

Some powered speakers can generate (upmix) the 7.1 audio with 5.1 input channels. Refer to your product documentation.

Subwoofer

Center Speaker

AUDIO IN

AUDIO 7.1 PRE-OUT

VIDEO

OUT

WIRELESS LAN

802.11 b/g

SURROUND SURROUND

CENTER

FRONT

REMOVABLE ANTENNA

ACTIVITY

BACK

VIDEO

LINK

TV SOURCE

CABLE/ANT. IN

FM ANTENNA IN

DVI

100-240V- 4/A 50/60Hz

SUB

VGA

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

AC IN

S-VIDEO

COMPONENT

WOOFER

TV SOURCE

CABLE/ANT. IN

COAXIAL

10/ 100/ 1000

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

INFRARED TRANSMITTER OUT

			2	1
DIGITAL AUDIOOUT	HI SPEED USB 2.0	1394 ETHERNET	DIGITAL VIDEO OUT

Typical 7.1 powered speaker installation

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