Connecting Speakers and
Configuring Sound
Speakers are included with the monitor (select models only) or are sold separately. Your PC supports only an active (powered) speaker system; the speaker system must have its own power cord.
NOTE: A stereo speaker set is a
Identifying connectors
Your PC supports a maximum of eight speakers in a multichannel speaker system by using four connectors on the back of the PC.
The PC also has digital audio out and digital audio in connectors for digital sound devices such as a DVD recorder or a digital stereo receiver/amplifier.
The four connectors for the multichannel speaker system are on the back of the PC:
A:Side speaker port (side)
B:Rear speaker port (rear)
C:Center speaker/subwoofer port (c/sub)
E:Audio line out (out) for front speakers
The previous figure shows the six audio connectors arranged on the back of the PC: the four connectors used for
To connect and configure your speaker system, refer to the steps that follow in this document.
Connecting the speaker system to the PC
1With the speaker system off, connect the speakers and the subwoofer, if present. Refer to the speaker documentation.
2Turn off the PC.
3Connect the audio cable plugs from the speaker system subwoofer to the connectors on the back of the PC. (See the following table.)
Connect speaker | To PC port [label, name] |
cable (plug) for: | (color): |
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Front speakers (or | Audio line out [E, out] (green) |
two stereo speakers) |
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Side speakers | Side speaker [A, side] (gray) |
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Rear speakers | Rear speaker [B, rear] (black) |
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Center | Center speaker/subwoofer |
speaker/subwoofer | [C, c/sub] (gold) |
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4Turn on the PC.
5Turn on the speaker system.
6Configure the audio output for the multichannel speaker system by performing the following procedure.
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