CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Computer
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Audio input (Line |
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in) jack (blue plug) |
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Side speaker jack |
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| Stereo in: Plug an external audio input |
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| source (such as a stereo) into this jack so you |
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| can record sound on your computer |
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| (Default). |
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| Stereo out: Plug your side left and right |
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| speakers into this jack. |
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| If the back of your computer has three audio |
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| jacks, this jack is the audio input (line in) jack. |
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| Plug an external audio input source (such as |
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| a stereo) into this jack so you can record |
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| sound on your computer. |
Headphone/analo |
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g speakers jack |
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(green plug) |
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| Headphone: Plug headphones or amplified | |
Frontspeakersjack |
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| speakers into this jack (Default). |
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| Stereo out: Plug your front left and right |
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| speakers into this jack. |
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| If the back of your computer has three audio |
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| jacks, this jack is the headphone/analog |
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| speaker (line out) jack. Plug powered |
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| speakers, an external amplifier, or |
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| headphones into this jack. |
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Microphone jack |
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| Plug a microphone into this jack. |
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(pink plug) |
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Center/subwoofer |
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| Plugyourcenterspeakerandsubwooferinto |
jack |
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| this jack. For more information, see |
(orange |
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plug)(optional) |
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S/PDIF output jack |
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| Plug an optical cable from an amplifier or |
(optional) |
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| entertainment system into this jack for |
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| digital sound. |
USB ports |
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| Plug USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices (such |
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| as a USB printer, scanner, camera, keyboard, |
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| or mouse) into these ports. For more |
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| information, see “Installing a printer, |
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