Installing A Printer, Scanner, Or Other Peripheral Device; Configuring The Audio Jacks - eMachines T3104 - 256 MB RAM User Manual

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Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device

Important
Before you install a printer, scanner, or
other peripheral device, see the device
documentation and installation
Help and Support
For more information about installing
peripheral devices, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type the keyword
installing devices in the Search box,
then click the arrow.

Configuring the audio jacks

Your computer has one or more of the following ports: IEEE 1394 (also known
as Firewire
these ports to connect peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and digital
instructions.
cameras to your computer. For more information about port locations, see
"Front" on page
IEEE 1394 and USB ports support plug-and-play and hot-swapping, which means
that your computer will usually recognize such a device whenever you plug it
into the appropriate port. When you use an IEEE 1394 or USB device for the first
time, your computer will prompt you to install any software the device needs.
After doing this, you can disconnect and reconnect the device at any time.
Parallel and serial port devices are not plug-and-play. See the device
documentation for detailed information and installation instructions.
If the back of your computer has five audio jacks, they are universal jacks. This
means that they can be used for more than one purpose. For example, the blue
jack on the computer can be a stereo-in jack or a stereo-out jack. To use the
audio jacks for something other than the default audio device, you need to
configure the audio jacks.
To configure the audio jacks:
Connect your audio device(s) to the computer audio jack(s).
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Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
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your Control Panel is in Category View, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio
Devices. Click/Double-click Sounds and Audio Devices, then click
Advanced under Speaker Settings. The Advanced Audio Properties dialog
box opens.
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If your computer has the Realtek Sound Effect Manager installed,
double-click the Sound Effect Manager icon
Realtek dialog box opens.
Configure the audio jacks for your speaker setup.
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Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device
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