Retasking front panel audio connectors

The pink and green connectors on the front of the PC connectors can be retasked as needed.

1Click Start on the taskbar; then Control Panel, Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager.

2Click the Audio I/O tab.

3Click the tool icon in the Front Panel section. The connector settings window displays.

4Select Enable Jack detection when device is plugged in, and click OK.

The front pink and green connectors can now be used as input or output devices.

Configuring Multi-streaming Audio

The Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager software allows you to listen to two different audio sources on two different speaker sets.

For example, you hear one audio source through a rear-panel speaker connection and a second source through a front-panel headphone or speaker connection. You must configure Multi-streaming Audio for your system if you want to hear two audio sources on separate speakers.

Audio output overview

The front-panel audio output is the stereo headphone (green) connector only.

The rear-panel outputs are the speaker connectors that can be set up as multi- channel out from stereo (2.1) to 7.1 (select models only) configurations. Refer to your user documentation for powered speakers or AV receiver setup information.

Configuring Speaker and Sound Options

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