Configuring Sound For Recording With The Sound Effect Manager (6-Connector) - HP A1210n - Pavilion - 512 MB RAM Getting Started Manual

3 Select the number of speakers in your system, for example, 7.1 speakers.
A connector with no descriptive text in the Connection Guide indicates that the
connector is not used for the selected speaker configuration.
Click the Speaker Test button to test the speakers.
NOTE:
4 Click OK.
To hear DVD movies recorded with multi-channel audio from all speakers, change
the audio properties for WinDVD to match your speaker configuration (if your
InterVideo WinDVD program supports more than two channels). Refer to
"Configuring multi-channel audio output for the DVD player" on page 18.
To use a microphone or set up the PC for recording, see "Configuring sound for
recording with the Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)" on page 21.
Configuring sound for recording with the
Sound Effect Manager (6-connector)
The microphone connector on the front of the PC is ready to use for recording
sound. If you want to use another connector for recording, such as the Digital Audio
In connector, use these steps to select it.
The pink and green connectors on the front of the PC can be retasked to
NOTE:
perform other audio functions; refer to "Retasking audio connectors using the Audio
Wizard (6-connector)" on page 22.
1 Click Start on the taskbar; Control Panel; Sounds, Speech, and Audio
Devices; Sounds and Audio Devices.
2 Click the Audio tab.
3 In Sound recording select the default device from the drop-down list. Choose:
• RealTek HD Front Pink Jack to use the Microphone connector on the
front of the PC.
• RealTek HD Digital Input to use the Digital Audio In connector on the
back of the PC.
• RealTek HD Front Green Jack to use the green connector on the front
of the PC.
• Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in to use the Audio Line In (in) or the
Microphone (mic) connectors on the back of the PC, or to use the Audio
Line In connector on the front of the PC.
If Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in is selected, click Volume. The
recording control window opens.
Click the Select check box under the connector you want to use so a check
mark appears in the box. Close the recording control window.
4 Click Apply and OK to close the Sounds and Audio Devices window.
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Setting Up Sound