To hear DVD movies recorded with multi-channel audio from all speakers, change the audio properties for WinDVD to match your speaker configuration (if your InterVideo WinDVD program supports more than two channels). Refer to “Configuring multi-channel audio output for the DVD player” on page 13.

To use a microphone or set up the PC for recording, see “Configuring sound for recording with the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)” on page 16.

To use the other features of the Sound Effect Manager, see “Using the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)” on page 17.

Configuring sound for recording with the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)

The microphone connector on the front of the 6-connector audio 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 a PC with 6-connector sound can be retasked to perform other audio functions; refer to “Using the Audio Wizard in the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)” on page 18.

1Click Start on the taskbar.

2Choose Control Panel.

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

4Click Sounds and Audio Devices.

5Click the Audio tab.

6In Sound recording select the default device from the drop-down list. Choose:

RealTek HD Front Pink Jack to use the microphone 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.

Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in to use the audio line in (in) or the microphone (mic) connectors on the back of the PC, or to use the audio line in connector on the front of the PC.

NOTE: For this selection, the audio line in connector is ready to use. To use the back mic connector, follow the steps in “Selecting the Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in connectors for recording (6-connector)” that follows this procedure.

7Click Apply, and then click OK to close the window.

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