Configuring Audio Output With Sound Effect Manager - HP Media Center m7000 - Desktop PC Getting Started Manual

Configuring Audio Output with Sound Effect Manager

Follow these steps after you have installed and
connected your speakers, if your PC model has
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).
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 had the Speaker Test button to test
the speakers. A connector with no descriptive
text in the Connector Guide indicates that the
connector is not used for the selected speaker
configuration.
Using the Audio Wizard in the Sound Effect Manager (6 connector)
The Sound Effect Manager Audio Wizard can help
you connect front-panel audio.
To use the Audio Wizard:
1
Turn on the PC.
2
Click Start on the taskbar.
4
Click Sound Effect Manager. The window
opens.
5
Click a button near the top of the window to
see that control screen.
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.
To enable the Audio Wizard:
Make sure the Enable auto detection check box is
selected to enable the wizard. Click OK to close the
window.
3
Choose Control Panel.
4
Click Sounds, Speech and Audio
Devices (or Sounds and Audio Devices).
If you do not see the
device for your
configuration, change
the speaker selection
in the Speaker
Configuration
window.
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