Digital Home Theater Audio

The HP Digital Entertainment Center supports digital audio output.

■For TV and music: two-channel stereo. (Your AV receiver may separate the audio signal into multiple channels.)

■For DVD playback: the multiple channel Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS Digital encoded audio signal passes to your AV receiver for decoding. Refer to your AV receiver product documentation.

You can connect either the coaxial or the optical digital audio cable, depending on your system. If you have both cables, connect only one cable. Do not connect analog multichannel speaker outputs if you connect the digital output.

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

■Do not bend or tie optical cords.

To connect digital audio from your HP Digital Entertainment Center to an AV receiver:

1Connect the Digital Audio Out connector on the back panel of your HP Digital Entertainment Center to the Digital Input (S/PDIF) on your AV receiver or digital audio system.

2Select the AV receiver input.

3Use the AV receiver to adjust the volume.

The following diagram shows a typical advanced home theater audio six-channel 5.1 speaker installation that requires a digital input on an AV receiver. This is only a suggested configuration. Your system may be different, such as having more speakers.

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Both Media Center speaker settings and DVD audio settings must be changed for proper audio setup. Go to “Configuring Audio Output” on page 139 and note your speaker configuration choice for later software setup steps.

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Some AV receivers can generate (upmix) the

7.1audio with 5.1 channels. Refer to your AV receiver product documentation.

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