Getting Started Guide

34 HP Media Center PC Getting Started Guide
4 Connect the cables to the audio system.
5 Connect the front and rear speakers to the
subwoofer. Refer to the speaker
documentation.
6 Turn on the PC.
7 Plug in the speaker system power.
8 Turn on the speaker system.
9 After the speakers are connected to the PC,
configure the audio software for sound output
for your PC model:
■ 3 connectors: See “Configuring Audio
Output with Multi-channel Sound
Manager” on page 44.
■ 6 connectors: See “Configuring Audio
Output with Sound Effect Manager” on
page 47.
■ Sound card: See “Configuring Audio
Output with a Sound Card” on page 49.
The following diagram shows a typical 4.1 audio installation:
Connecting 5.1 Audio Speakers
To connect two front speakers, two rear speakers,
a center speaker, and a subwoofer for six-channel
(5.1 speaker) output:
1 Turn off the PC.
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2 Connect the front speaker cable to the lime-
green Audio Line Out connector that matches
the back of your PC.
3 Connect the rear speaker cable to the black
connector that matches the back of your PC.
■ For 3-connector systems, the blue audio
line in connector functions as a rear line
out when a multichannel audio
configuration is activated.
OUT
IN
n
3 is three connectors
6 is six connectors
S is sound card
OUT
3
6
S
IN
3
6
S