Configuring Multichannel Audio Output For The Dvd Player - HP -380467-003 - COMPAQ PRESARIO C300 C500 C700 F500 F700 LAPTOP CHARGER Getting Started Manual

5 Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system, for
example, 6/5.1 speaker mode. You can click the Speaker Test tab and
then click a speaker icon to test it.
6 Click OK.
To use a microphone for recording, see "Using the microphone with the Multi-
Channel Sound Manager (3-connector)" on page 31.
To hear all speakers from DVD movies recorded with multichannel audio, change
the audio properties for WinDVD to match your speaker configuration (if your
InterVideo WinDVD program supports more than two channels). Refer to
"Configuring multichannel audio output for the DVD player" on page 31.
Using the microphone with the Multi-Channel Sound
Manager (3-connector)
The 3-connector multichannel speaker system (select models only) connects to the
PC using the Microphone, Audio (Line) In, and Audio (Line) Out connectors on the
back of the PC. Your PC may have a second microphone connector on the front of
the PC. If present, this microphone connector is ready to use and does not affect
the use of the multichannel audio speaker system.
To use the microphone connector on the back of the PC with a 3-connector
multichannel audio speaker system, you must disconnect the cables for the
multichannel speakers and change the audio configuration to a two-channel audio
system. Refer to "Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager (3-connector)" on
page 30 to set the audio configuration.
Configuring multichannel audio output for the
DVD player
The InterVideo WinDVD
two-speaker (stereo) output. To hear all speakers from DVD movies recorded with
multichannel audio, change the audio properties for WinDVD to match your
speaker configuration (if your InterVideo WinDVD program supports more than
two channels):
1 Insert a DVD, or start InterVideo WinDVD. (Click Start, choose All Programs,
choose InterVideo WinDVD, select InterVideo WinDVD Player, and then
click InterVideo WinDVD.) The WinDVD video window opens.
2 Right-click anywhere in the WinDVD video window, and then click Setup. The
Setup window opens.
3 Click the Audio tab.
4 Click the option for the number of speakers to match your multichannel speaker
system.
When using the digital out connector for sound (6-connector, select
NOTE:
models only), select Digital (S/PDIF) out to External Processor.
5 Click Apply.
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SE program (select models only) is set up for
Working with Sound, Pictures, and Video
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