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Configuring Speaker and Sound Options 37

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.

1 Click Start on the taskbar.

2 Click Control Panel.

3 Click Sounds, and then Speech and Audio Devices (or Sounds and

Audio Devices).

4 Click Sound Effect Manager. The window opens.

5 Click the Speaker Configuration tab.

6 Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system in a range

from 2.1 Speaker to 7.1 Speaker.

7 Click the Speaker Test button to test the speakers.

8 Click OK.

Now that the speaker software has been configured, to take full advantage of the

speaker capabilities, you must also configure the software media program. The

procedure is different for each software media program. See the instructions and

documentation that came with the media software program.

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 it on. 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.

• 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.

NOTE: A connector with no descriptive text in the Connection Guide indicates that

the connector is not used for the selected speaker configuration.

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