HP m7160n, m7248n, m7246n, m7183c, m7177c, m7163w, m7167c, m7170n, m7099a Connecting 5.1 Audio Speakers

Connect the cables to the audio system.

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5 Connect the front and rear speakers to the subwoofer. Refer to the speaker documentation.

6 Turn on the PC.

7 Plug in the speaker system power.

8 Turn on the speaker system.

9 After the speakers are connected to the PC, configure the audio software for sound output for your PC model:

■3 connectors: See “Configuring Audio Output with Multi-channel Sound Manager” on page 44.

■6 connectors: See “Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager” on page 47.

■Sound card: See “Configuring Audio Output with a Sound Card” on page 49.

The following diagram shows a typical 4.1 audio installation:

OUTIN

Connecting 5.1 Audio Speakers

To connect two front speakers, two rear speakers, a center speaker, and a subwoofer for six-channel

(5.1 speaker) output:

n		1	Turn off the PC.
	.	2	Connect the front speaker cable to the lime-
			green Audio Line Out connector that matches
			the back of your PC.
3 is three connectors
6 is six connectors		3	OUT	6	S
S is sound card

3 Connect the rear speaker cable to the black connector that matches the back of your PC.

3 IN 6 S

■For 3-connector systems, the blue audio line in connector functions as a rear line out when a multichannel audio configuration is activated.

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