7line-in connector Use the (blue) line-in connector to attach a record/playback device such as a cassette player, CD player, or VCR. On computers with a sound card, use the connector on the card.

8

line-

Use the (green) line-out connector to attach headphones

 

out/headphone

and speakers with integrated amplifiers. On computers with

 

connector

a sound card, use the connector on the card.

 

 

 

9

microphone

Use the (pink) microphone connector to attach a personal

 

connector

computer microphone for voice or musical input into a

 

 

sound or telephony program.

10side surround Use the (silver) side surround connector to attach additional

 

sound connector

speakers.

 

 

 

11

center

Use the (orange) subwoofer connector to attach a single

 

subwoofer/LFE

subwoofer.

 

connector

NOTE: The LFE (Low Frequency Effects) Audio channel, found

 

 

 

 

in digital surround sound audio schemes, carries only low

 

 

frequency information of 80 Hz and below. The LFE channel

 

 

drives a subwoofer to provide extremely low bass extension.

 

 

Systems not using subwoofers can shunt the LFE information

 

 

to the main speakers in the surround sound setup.

 

 

 

12

USB 2.0

Use the back USB connectors for devices that typically

 

connectors (4)

remain connected, such as printers and keyboards.

NOTE: It is recommended that you use the front USB connectors for devices that you connect occasionally, such as flash memory keys or cameras, or for bootable USB devices.

13optical S/PDIF Use the optical S/PDIF connector to transmit digital audio

connector

without going through an analog audio conversion process.

 

 

14 keyboard

Plug a standard PS/2 keyboard into the purple keyboard

connector

connector. Turn off the computer and any attached devices

 

before you connect a keyboard to the computer. If you have

 

a USB keyboard, plug it into a USB connector.

 

 

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Dell DCDR01, PP521 owner manual Line, Out/headphone, Microphone, Sound connector, Center, Subwoofer/LFE, Usb, Keyboard