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46 HP Media Center PC Getting Started Guide

5.1 home audio installation procedure

To connect a six-channel (5.1 speaker) home audio

system to the PC:

1 Turn off the PC.

2 Turn off the receiver/amplifier.

3 Connect the front stereo minijack end of a

Y adapter cable into the lime green Audio

Line Out connector that matches the back of

your PC.

Connect the left and right ends of the

Y adapter cable into the front left (L) and right

(R) inputs on the back of the receiver/

amplifier.

4 If you have rear speakers, connect the rear

stereo minijack end of a Y adapter cable into

the Audio Line In (blue) or the Rear Speaker

Out (black) connector that matches the back of

your PC.

■ Connect the left and right ends of the

Y adapter cable into the rear left (L)

and right (R) inputs on the back of the

receiver/amplifier.

5 If you have a center/subwoofer speaker,

connect the stereo minijack of a Y adapter

cable into the microphone (pink) connector or

the center speaker/subwoofer (gold)

connector that matches the back of your PC.

■ Connect the left and right ends of the

Y adapter cable into the center/subwoofer

inputs on the back of the receiver/amplifier

(6/5.1- or higher-channel system).

■ Plug the Y adapter cable into the

subwoofer connector on the back of the

receiver even if a subwoofer is not used.

6 Turn on the receiver/amplifier.

7 Select the receiver/amplifier input that the

Y adapter cables are plugged into.

8 Turn on the PC.

9 After the audio system is connected to the PC,

configure the audio software for sound output

for your PC model:

■ Type 3: See “Configuring Audio Output

with Multi-channel Sound Manager” on

page 48.

■ Type 6: See “Configuring Audio Output

with Sound Effect Manager” on page 50.

■ Sound card: See “Configuring Audio

Output with a Sound Card” on page 53.

n

Receiver/amplifier

input connectors may

be labeled Surround,

5.1, or 6 Channel

inputs, CD, DVD, or

DVD In.

OUT

3

6

S

n

Type 3 is three

connectors.

Type 6 is six

connectors.

Type S is sound card.

IN

3

6

S

3

6

S

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