4 . Rear Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects to the rear speakers on a 4-channel, 6-channel, or 8-channel audio configuration.

5 . Side Speaker Out port (black). This port connects to the side speakers in an 8-channel audio configuration.

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

7 . Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel mode, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.

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

9 . Center/Subwoofer port (yellow orange). This port connects

the center/subwoofer speakers.

Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration

P o r t

Headset

4 - channel

6 - channel

8 - channel

 

2-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

Gray

-

Rear Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

Black

-

-

-

Side Speaker Out

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow Orange

-

-

Center/Subwoofer

Center/Subwoofer

 

 

 

 

 

10 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

11 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

12 . Video Graphics Adapter port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices.

13 . Serial port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.

14 . PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.

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