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6.Line In port (light blue). This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources.

7.Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4.1-channel, 5.1-channel, and 7.1-channel configurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.

8.Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.

9.Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side speaker in an 7.1-channel audio configuration.

Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channel configuration.

Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, or 7.1-channel configuration

Port	Headset	4.1-channel	5.1-channel	7.1-channel
	2.1-channel
Light Blue	Line In	Line In	Line In	Line In
Lime	Line Out	Front Speaker Out	Front Speaker Out	Front Speaker Out
Pink	Mic In	Mic In	Mic In	Mic In
Orange	–	–	Center/Subwoofer	Center/Subwoofer
Black	–	Rear Speaker Out	Rear Speaker Out	Rear Speaker Out
Gray	–	–	–	Side Speaker Out

10.USB 3.0 ports 3, 4, 5 and 6. These 9-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 3.0/2.0 devices.

•DO NOT connect a keyboard / mouse to any USB 3.0 port when installing Windows® operating system.

• Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation.

•USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only.

•We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices.

11.HDMI port. This port is for a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector, and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray, and other protected content.

12.DVI-D port. This port is for any DVI-D compatible device. DVI-D can’t be converted to output RGB Signal to CRT and isn’t compatible with DVI-I.

13.USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0/1.1 devices.

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