HP z555, z557, z552, z545, z540 manual Digital Powered Speakers, Connecting Audio, Choose one

Digital Powered Speakers

You can install a digital audio system with up to two front speakers, two surround speakers, two surround back

speakers, a center speaker, and a subwoofer to yourn HP Digital Entertainment Center.

Do not connect analog multichannel speaker outputs if you connect the digital output.

You can connect either the coaxial or optical digital audio cable, depending on your system. If you have both cables, connect one cable only.

■Insert optical cords straight in until they click into place.

■Do not bend or tie optical cords.

Some powered speakers can generate (upmix) the 7.1 audio with 5.1 input channels. Refer to your product documentation.

To connect six-channel (5.1 speaker) digital output to a speaker digital input:

1Connect a digital audio coaxial or optical cable to a Digital Audio Out connector on the back of your HP Digital Entertainment Center.

2Connect the digital audio coaxial or optical cable to the speakers.

DIGITAL AUDIO IN

Optical Coaxial

3Plug in the speaker system power. Refer to the speaker documentation.

4Turn on the speaker system.

Connecting Audio

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AUDIO IN AUDIO 7.1 PRE-OUT VIDEO OUT WIRELESS LAN 802.11 b/g

SURROUND SURROUND

CENTER

FRONT

Y

REMOVABLE ANTENNA

ACTIVITY

BACK

VIDEO

L

L

L

L

LINK

Pb

TV SOURCE

1

IN

CABLE/ANT. IN

FM ANTENNA IN

DVI

R

L

1

Pr

100-240V- 4/A 50/60Hz

R

R

R

SUB

R

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

AC IN

WOOFER

S-VIDEO

COMPONENT

VGA

TV SOURCE

2

IN

CABLE/ANT. IN

COAXIAL

10/ 100/ 1000

R

AUDIO

L

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

2

OPTICAL

INFRARED TRANSMITTER OUT

2

1

DIGITAL AUDIOOUT

HI SPEED USB 2.0

1394

ETHERNET

DIGITAL VIDEO OUT

Digital Audio Out

Digital powered speaker installation (5.1 shown)

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