Sound Options - HP TouchSmart 600-1000 - Desktop PC Getting Started Manual

Issue
Audio drops when I play a video
game.
I connected my external speakers,
and my audio is muted.

Sound Options

Your HP TouchSmart PC supports the following speaker options:
Built-in analog stereo speakers
Analog 2.0 or 2.1 powered speakers
Digital 3.1, 4.1, or 5.1 powered speakers
Audio receiver
Headphones
NOTES:
The HP TouchSmart PC supports powered speaker systems only. Powered speakers require a separate
power supply.
When the Audio Line In connector is being used, the following are affected: the output to the internal
speakers, the Audio Line Out connector, and the headphones connector. For example, if you are
playing sound through your internal speakers and then you connect an MP3 device through your
Audio Line In connector, you will hear both sounds.
By default, the internal speakers are on, and the external speakers are off.
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Solution (continued)
The system is on Mute. Press the Volume + or Volume – button
on the side of the computer to get out of Mute state.
Ensure the correct audio source is selected. If an HDMI-
compatible device is connected, press the A/V source button
to enable the onscreen display, then press the A/V source
button until HDMI is selected. If composite audio/video is
connected, use the button to select composite.
Open the Audio Settings menu from within the gaming
application to ensure the correct audio format output is
selected.
Choose Digital Stereo, or PCM Audio. (HP TouchSmart PC
does not support AC3, DTS, or Dolby Digital 5.1.)
If you see the following audio warning onscreen it means one
of two errors:
a The A/V source mode is HDMI, but the audio output is
Dolby Digital or DTS.
b The A/V source mode is HDMI, and no audio is being
detected.
When an Audio Line Out connector (such as headphones or
external speakers) is connected, the internal speakers are muted.
Ensure the volume on the external speakers is turned up.