Configuring Audio Output With Sound Effect Manager; The Sound Effect Manager Control Screens - HP s7600n - Pavilion Media Center Getting Started Manual

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If you do not see the
device for your
configuration, change
the speaker selection
in the Speaker
Configuration
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Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager

Follow these steps after you have installed and
connected your speakers, if your PC model has type
6 connectors.
To configure multichannel audio output for PCs with
Sound Effect Manager:
1
Click Start on the taskbar.
2
Click Control Panel.
3
Click Sounds, Speech and Audio
Devices (or Sounds and Audio Devices).
4
Click Sound Effect Manager. The window
opens.
5
Click a button near the top of the window to
see that control screen.
6
Select the option describing the number of
speakers in your system in a range from
2.1 Speaker to 7.1 Speaker.

The 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 on the Equalizer. You
can click a preset button, such as Pop or
Live, or manually adjust the settings and then
save them for easy selection later.
Speaker Configuration — selects the
■
number of speakers, shows the Connection
Guide, and has the Speaker Test button to
test the speakers. A connector with no
descriptive text in the Connection Guide
indicates that the connector is not used for the
selected speaker configuration.
7
Click the Speaker Test button to test the
speakers.
8
Click OK.
9
Configure audio output for the Media Center.
See "Configuring Audio for Media Center" on
page 59.
10
Configure audio output for the WinDVD
Player. See "Configuring Audio for InterVideo
WinDVD Player" on page 60.
Digital Audio — selects the digital audio
■
output and digital audio frequency for the
digital audio connectors on the PC.
Audio Wizard — opens a window that
■
shows the connector panel on the front of the
PC. To close the window without enabling the
wizard, click OK.