HP m7260in, m7248hk, m7181.uk, m7280in Following diagram shows a typical 5.1 audio installation

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4 Connect the center/subwoofer speaker cable to the gold (or pink Mic) connector that matches the back of your PC.

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For 3-connector systems, the pink Mic connector functions as a center/subwoofer speaker Line Out when a multichannel audio configuration is activated.

5 Connect the cables to the audio system.

6 Connect the front, rear, and center speakers to the subwoofer. Refer to the speaker documentation.

7 Turn on the PC.

8 Plug in the speaker system power.

9 Turn on the speaker system.

10 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 42.

6 connectors: See “Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager” on page 45.

Sound card: See “Configuring Audio Output with a Sound Card” on page 47.

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Always turn on the PC before you turn on the speaker system.

The following diagram shows a typical 5.1 audio installation:

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