Configuring the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager

1Click the Audio I/O tab.

2Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system — for example, 7.1 speakers.

3Only connectors being used are shown; if the connector is not shown it means that it is not used for the selected speaker configuration.

4Click OK.

To hear DVD movies recorded with multichannel audio from all speakers, change the audio properties for the DVD player software program to match your speaker configuration (if your DVD program supports more than two channels).

To use a microphone or set up the PC for recording, see “Configuring sound for recording with the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager” on page 40.

To use Multistreaming Audio, see “Configuring multistreaming audio” on page 41.

Configuring sound for recording with the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager

The microphone connector 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 front pink and green connectors can be retasked to perform other audio functions; refer to “Retasking front panel audio connectors with the Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager” on page 41.

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

2Click the Mixer tab.

3In Record click the drop-down list. Choose:

RealTek HD Digital Input to use the digital audio in connector (select models only).

Line in/Mic in to use the Audio Line In (In) or the Microphone (Mic) connectors.

4Click OK to close the window.

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