HP a1100y, a1265w Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager 3-connector, Choose All Programs

Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager (3-connector)

1Click Start on the taskbar.

2Choose All Programs.

3Click Multi-channel Sound Manager. The Multi-channel Audio Configuration window opens.

NOTE: If you do not see the Speaker Configuration tab, your PC does not have the multi-channel capability. However, it still has two-channel (stereo) output.

4Click the Speaker Configuration tab.

5Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system, for example, 6/5.1 speaker mode. You can click the Speaker Test tab and then click a speaker icon to test it.

6Click OK.

To use a microphone for recording, see “Using the microphone with the Multi- Channel Sound Manager (3-connector)” on page 17.

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 18.

Using the microphone with the Multi-Channel Sound Manager (3-connector)

The 3-connector multi-channel speaker system (select models only) connects to the PC using the Microphone, Audio (Line) In, and Audio (Line) Out connectors on the back of the PC. Your PC may have a second microphone connector on the front of the PC. If present, this microphone connector is ready to use and does not affect the use of the multi-channel audio speaker system.

To use the microphone connector on the back of the PC with a 3-connector multi- channel audio speaker system, you must disconnect the cables for the multi-channel speakers and change the audio configuration to a two-channel audio system. Refer to “Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager (3-connector)” on page 17 to set the audio configuration.

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