Connecting 4.1 (4 Speakers And A Subwoofer) Audio Speakers - HP s7600n - Pavilion Media Center Getting Started Manual

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Type 3 is three
connectors.
Type 6 is six
connectors.
Type S is sound card.
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Always turn on the
PC before you turn on
the speaker system.
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Connecting 4.1 (4 Speakers and a Subwoofer) Audio Speakers

To connect two front speakers, two rear speakers,
and a subwoofer for four-channel (4.1 speaker)
output:
1
Turn off the PC.
2
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Connect the front speaker cable to the lime
green Audio Line Out connector that matches
the back of your PC.
3
6
3
Connect the rear speaker cable to the black
connector that matches the back of your PC.
3 6
For type 3-connector systems, the blue Audio
Line In connector functions as a Rear Line Out
when a multichannel audio configuration is
activated.
The following diagram shows a typical 4.1 audio installation:
4
Connect the cables to the audio system.
5
Connect the front and rear speakers to the
subwoofer. Refer to the speaker
documentation.
6
Turn on the PC.
7
S
Plug in the speaker system power.
8
Turn on the speaker system.
9
After the speakers are connected to the PC,
configure the audio software for sound output
for your PC model:
Type 3: See "Configuring Audio Output
■
with Multi-channel Sound Manager" on
S
page 48.
Type 6: See "Configuring Audio Output
■
with Sound Effect Manager" on page 50.
Sound card: See "Configuring Audio
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Output with a Sound Card" on page 53.