Configuring the speaker system, Choose Control Panel

Configuring the speaker system

1Click Start on the taskbar.

2Choose Control Panel.

3If it is present, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.

4Click Sound Effect Manager. The window opens.

5Click the Speaker Configuration button.

6Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system, for example, 7.1 speakers.

A connector with no descriptive text in the Connection Guide indicates that the connector is not used for the selected speaker configuration.

NOTE: You can click the Speaker Test button to test the speakers.

7Click OK.

Configuring multichannel audio output for the DVD player

The InterVideo WinDVD™ SE program (select models only) is set up for two-speaker (stereo) output. To hear all speakers or digital out from DVD movies recorded with multichannel audio, change the audio properties for WinDVD to match your selected speaker configuration (if your InterVideo WinDVD program supports more than two channels):

1Insert a DVD, or start InterVideo WinDVD: click Start, All Programs, Video, InterVideo WinDVD Player, and then click InterVideo WinDVD 4. The WinDVD video window opens.

2Right-click anywhere in the WinDVD video window, and then click Setup. The Setup window opens.

3Click the Audio tab.

4Click the option for the number of speakers to match your multichannel speaker system.

NOTE: When using the digital out connector for sound, select Digital (S/PDIF) out to external processor.

5Click Apply.

NOTE: To test the speakers (multichannel speakers only), click the Test button. The WinDVD control panel shows the speaker number being used. Click Stop.

6Click OK.

NOTE: If you want to play a DVD recorded in stereo, change the audio properties of WinDVD to match the recorded DVD audio output.

Configuring sound for recording

The microphone connector on the front of the PC is ready to use for recording sound. If you want to use another connector for recording, such as the digital audio-in connector, use these steps to select it.

NOTE: The pink and green connectors on the front of the PC can be retasked to perform other audio functions; refer to “Retasking using the Audio Wizard.”

1Click Start on the taskbar.

2Choose Control Panel.

3If it is present, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then click Sounds and Audio Devices.

4Click the Audio tab.

5In Sound recording, select the default device from the drop down list. Choose:

•RealTek HD Front Pink Jack to use the pink connector on the front of the PC.

•RealTek HD Digital Input to use the digital audio in connector on the back of the PC.

•RealTek HD Front Green Jack to use the green connector on the front of the PC.

2Connecting Speakers and Configuring Sound

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