Av Receiver Audio Connection; Av Receiver Equipment Overview - HP z553 User Manual

AV Receiver Audio Connection

You can connect your HP Digital Entertainment Center to
your home stereo or home theater multichannel AV
receivers or audio amplifiers using your existing
speakers.
You can also connect video through your AV
receiver or to your TV directly.

AV Receiver Equipment Overview

You can connect audio and video from the HP Digital
Entertainment Center, through an AV receiver, to the TV
input.
Use this method to connect AV receivers or audio-only
home receiver/amplifiers that have standard RCA-type
input connectors. You may have to select a front
panel button on your AV receiver to switch
audio inputs to hear sound.
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Select the configuration that most closely
matches your home system. See:
"2.0 Home Stereo Installation" on page 43
"2.1 Home Stereo Installation" on page 44
"4.1 Home Theater Audio" on page 45
"5.1 Home Theater Audio" on page 46
"7.1 Home Theater Audio" on page 47
You can also use a digital connection.
"Digital Home Theater Audio" on page 48
Use the 2.1 configuration for multichannel AV receivers
that have only left and right audio inputs.
Connecting a home stereo to an HP Digital Entertainment
Center typically requires audio cables that are long
enough to connect from the HP Digital Entertainment
Center to the stereo or AV receiver. Additional cables are
sold separately.