Configuring Audio Output With Sound Effect Manager - HP Media Center m1100 - Desktop PC Getting Started Manual

Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager

Follow these steps after you have installed and
connected your speakers, if your PC model has
6 Connectors.
To configure multichannel audio output for PCs with
Sound Effect Manager:
1
Click Start on the taskbar.
2
Choose Control Panel.
3
Click Sounds, Speech and Audio
Devices (or Sounds and Audio Devices).
4
Click Sound Effect Manager. The window
opens.
5
Click the Speaker Configuration button
near the top of the window.
6
Select the option describing the number of
speakers in your system, for example,
7.1 Speaker.
A connector with grayed text in the
■
Connection Guide indicates that the
connector is not used for the selected
speaker configuration.
Using the Audio Wizard
(Select models only)
The Sound Effect Manager Audio Wizard can help
you connect front panel audio.
To use the Audio Wizard:
1
Turn on the PC.
2
Click Start on the taskbar.
3
Choose Control Panel.
4
Click Sounds, Speech and Audio
Devices (or Sounds and Audio Devices).
7
Test the speakers. Click the Speaker Test
button. Follow the instructions.
8
Close the window.
9
Configure audio output for the Media Center.
See "Configuring Audio for Media Center" on
page 54.
10
Configure audio output for the WinDVD
Player. See "Configuring Audio for the
WinDVD Player" on page 54.
5
Click Sound Effect Manager. The window
opens.
6
Click Audio Wizard. A window opens
that shows the connector panel on the front
of the PC.
7
Click the Enable jack detection checkbox to
enable the wizard.
If you do not see the
device for your
configuration, change
the speaker selection
in the Speaker
Configuration
window.
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