HP Digital Entertainment Center - Manual (Page 61)

Connecting Audio 55
Connecting Audio
Digital Powered Speakers
You can install a digital audio system with up to two front
speakers, two surround speakers, two surround back
speakers, a center speaker, and a subwoofer to your
HP Digital Entertainment Center.
Do not connect analog multichannel speaker
outputs if you connect the digital output.
You can connect either the coaxial or optical digital audio
cable, depending on your system. If you have both
cables, connect one cable only.
■ Insert optical cords straight in until they click into place.
■ Do not bend or tie optical cords.
To connect six-channel (5.1 speaker) digital output to a speaker digital input:
1 Connect a digital audio coaxial or optical cable to
a Digital Audio Out connector on the back of your
HP Digital Entertainment Center.
2 Connect the digital audio coaxial or optical cable to
the speakers.
3 Plug in the speaker system power. Refer to the
speaker documentation.
4 Turn on the speaker system.
Digital powered speaker installation (5.1 shown)
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Some powered speakers can generate
(upmix) the 7.1 audio with 5.1 input
channels. Refer to your product
documentation.
DIGITAL VIDEO OUT
DVI
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
10/ 100/ 1000
HI SPEED USB 2.0 ETHERNET 1394
AUDIO IN
R
L
AUDIO 7.1 PRE-OUT
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND CENTER
SUB
WOOFER
FRONT
R R R
L L L
VIDEO OUT
S-VIDEO COMPONENT
VIDEO
Y
Pb
VGA
Pr
INFRARED TRANSMITTER OUT
1 2
WIRELESS LAN 802.11 b/g
REMOVABLE ANTENNA ACTIVITY
LINK
CABLE/ANT. IN FM ANTENNA IN TV SOURCE 1 IN
VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO
R L 1
CABLE/ANT. IN
2
TV SOURCE 2 IN
VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO R L
AC IN
100-240V- 4/A 50/60Hz
Choose one
DIGITAL AUDIO IN
Coaxial Optical
Digital Audio Out