HP -380467-003 - COMPAQ PRESARIO C300 C500 C700 F500 F700 LAPTOP CHARGER Getting Started Manual page 39

Connecting the speaker system to the PC (6-connector)
1 With the speaker system off, connect the speakers and the subwoofer, if
present. Refer to the speaker documentation.
2 Turn off the PC.
3 Connect the audio cable plugs from the speaker system subwoofer to the
connectors on the back of the PC. (See the following table.)
Connect speaker cable (plug) for:
Front speakers (or, two stereo speakers)
Side speakers
Rear speakers
Center speaker/subwoofer
4 Turn on the PC.
5 Turn on the speaker system.
6 Configure the audio output for this 6-connector multichannel speaker system by
performing the following procedure.
Configuring the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)
1 Click Start on the taskbar.
2 Choose Control Panel.
3 If it is present, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.
4 Click Sound Effect Manager. The window opens.
5 Click the Speaker Configuration button.
6 Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system, for
example, 7.1 speakers.
A connector with no descriptive text in the Connection Guide indicates that the
connector is not used for the selected speaker configuration.
You can click the Speaker Test button to test the speakers.
NOTE:
7 Click OK.
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.
To use a microphone or set up the PC for recording, see "Configuring sound for
recording with the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)" on page 34.
To use the other features of the Sound Effect Manager, see "Using the Sound Effect
Manager (6-connector)" on page 35.
To PC port [label, name] (color):
Audio line out [E, out] (lime green)
Side speaker [A, side] (gray)
Rear speaker [B, rear] (black)
Center speaker/subwoofer [C, c/sub]
(gold)
Working with Sound, Pictures, and Video
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