6Turn on the receiver/amplifier.

7Select the receiver/amplifier input to which the Y adapter cables are connected.

8Turn on the computer.

9After the audio system is connected to the computer, configure the audio software for sound output for your computer model. See “Configuring Speaker and Sound Options.”

￿Type 3: See “Configuring speakers with Realtek HD Audio Manager.”

￿Type 6: See “Configuring speakers with Realtek HD Audio Manager.”

￿Type S (audio card): See “Using the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi or X-Fi Fatality audio card.”

Connecting digital audio

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If you have a audio card and you are connecting your home stereo AV receiver via digital out, connect the 3.5 mm (1/8-inch) stereo plug to the Digital Audio Out connector on the audio card. Connect the red RCA stereo plug on the 3.5 mm (1/8-inch) Y adapter cable to the AV receiver’s digital input connector on the AV receiver. If the red RCA stereo plug does not work, try the white stereo plug. Only one of the connectors is needed.

To connect digital audio, your computer must include a Digital Audio Out connector on either the audio card or the back panel. You must connect multichannel speaker outputs if you connect the digital output.

To connect digital audio speakers:

1Turn off the computer.

2 Connect the orange Digital Audio Out connector on the back panel of your computer to the digital input (S/PDIF) on the digital speakers or a digital audio system.

3Turn on the computer.

NOTE: Always turn on the computer before the speaker system.

4Connect the speaker system to the power.

5Turn on the speaker system.

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