Configuring Audio Output With Realtek Hd Sound Effect Manager - HP PC Getting Started Manual

Disabling digital audio output with Sound Effect Manager
(optional)
To disable digital audio output:
1 Open the Sound Effect Manager: Click Start, Control Panel, Sounds,
Speech, and Audio Devices, and then Sound Effect Manager.
2 Click Audio Wizard. A window opens displaying the connector panel on the
front of the PC.
3 Click the Digital Audio button. Select Digital output off (you can also
select Digital-in to Digital-out pass through mode).
4 Close the window.
Configuring audio output with Realtek HD Sound
Effect Manager
Follow these steps after you have installed and connected your speakers, if your PC
model has type 6 connectors and is capable of multistreaming audio.
To configure multichannel audio output for PCs with Realtek HD Sound Effect
Manager:
1 Click Start on the taskbar.
2 Click Control Panel.
3 Click Sounds, then Speech and Audio Devices (or Sounds and Audio
Devices).
NOTE: If you do not see the device for your configuration, change the speaker
selection in the Speaker Configuration window.
4 Click Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager. The window opens.
5 Click a button near the top of the window to see that control screen.
The Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager control screens
• Sound Effect — selects the Environment and the Equalizer settings. You
can select an environment, such as Under Water or Auditorium. To use the
Equalizer, click the Power button in the center of the circular equalizer control to
turn it on. You can click a preset button, such as Pop or Live, or manually
adjust the settings and then save them for easy selection later.
• Mixer — allows control over volume, playback, mute, recording, and
multistreaming audio. Click the Multi-streaming button to set up
multistreaming.
• Audio I/O — selects the number of speakers, shows the whether the plugs are
analog or digital, and selects the digital audio output and digital input device.
Only speakers being used are displayed.
• Microphone — allows fine control over the microphone/recording quality.
Includes buttons for noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation.
Configuring Speaker and Sound Options
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