Asus Essentio CM1831 User Manual page 15

1. Power connector. Plug the power cord to this connector. Power connector.
2. Power switch. Power switch. Switch to turn ON/OFF the power supply to your computer.
3. USB 2.0 ports. USB 2.0 ports. These Universal Serial Bus .0 (USB .0) ports connect to USB .0
devices such as a mouse, printer, scanner, camera, PDA, and others.
4. HDMI port. HDMI port. This port is for a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector,
and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray, and other protected
content.
5. D�I-D port. D�I-D port. This port is for any DVI-D compatible device and is HDCP compliant
allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray, and other protected content.
6. USB 3.0 ports. USB 3.0 ports. These Universal Serial Bus .0 (USB .0) ports connect to USB .0
devices such as a mouse, printer, scanner, camera, PDA, and others.
• DO NOT connect a keyboard / mouse to any USB .0 port when installing Windows
operating system.
• Due to USB .0 controller limitation, USB .0 devices can only be used under Windows
OS environment and after the USB .0 driver installation.
• USB .0 devices can only be used as data storage only.
• We strongly recommend that you connect USB .0 devices to USB .0 ports for faster
and better performance for your USB .0 devices.
7. Side Speaker Out port �gray�. This port connects to the side speakers in an 8-channel Side Speaker Out port �gray�.
audio configuration.
8. Rear Speaker Out port �black�. This port connects to the rear speakers in a 4, 6, and Rear Speaker Out port �black�.
8-channel audio configuration.
9. Center/Subwoofer port �orange�. This port connects to the center/subwoofer Center/Subwoofer port �orange�.
speakers.
10. Microphone port �pink�. This port connects to a microphone. Microphone port �pink�.
11. Line Out port �lime�. This port connects to a headphone or speaker. In a 4, 6, or Line Out port �lime�.
8-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.
12. Line In port �light blue�. This port connects to a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio Line In port �light blue�.
sources.
Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in a 2, 4, 6,
or 8-channel configuration.
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration
Headset.
Port
2-channel
Light Blue Line In
Lime Line Out
Pink Mic In
Orange –
Black –
Gray –
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4-channel
Line In
Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Mic In
– Center/Subwoofer
Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
–
6-channel 8-channel
Line In Line In
Front Speaker Out
Mic In Mic In
Center/Subwoofer
Rear Speaker Out
– Side Speaker Out
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