Setup for 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound, Setup for 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound -9 – chiliGREEN P170HM User Manual
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Setup for 5.1 or 7.1 Surround Sound
To setup your system for 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound you will need to connect the au-
dio cables to the Headphone-Out, Line-In, Microphone-In jack and S/PDIF-Out
jacks (note: the S/PDIF jack is used for 7.1 surround sound only).
1.
Click Start, and click Control Panel (or point to Settings and click Control Panel)
and make sure you are in Classic View.
2.
Click Realtek HD Audio Manager (or right-click the notification area icon
and
select Sound Manager).
3.
Click Speakers (tab) and click Speaker Configuration (tab).
4.
Select 5.1 or 7.1 Speaker from the Speaker Configuration pull-down menu.
THX Audio & HDMI
Note that the THX audio ef-
fects do not apply to audio
g e n e r a t e d t h r o u g h a n
H D M I c o n n e c t i o n ( s e e
page
Fn + 5 Audio Toggle
(Model C Only)
The Fn + 5 key combina-
tion allows you to toggle the
audio system between ste-
reo and surround modes.
The stereo mode will allow
for a louder audio volume.
Note that if you have stereo
mode enabled, and attempt
to demo the speaker configu-
ration, then the sound will
only be enabled through the
front and rear speakers (see
page
).
Figure 2 - 7
Speaker
Configuration (7.1)
Auto Popup Dialog
You should enable the
auto popup dialog to au-
tomatically detect when a
device has been
plugged-in. If disabled,
double-click connector
settings
and click the
box to enable the auto
popup detection of
plugged-n devices.
Connector Settings