Connecting Digital Audio - HP Presario SR5500 - Desktop PC Setup Manual

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If you have a center/subwoofer speaker, connect the stereo mini-jack of a Y adapter

cable into the microphone (pink) connector or the center speaker/subwoofer (gold)

connector on the back of your computer.

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Connect the left and right ends of the Y adapter cable into the center/subwoofer

inputs on the back of the receiver/amplifier (8/7.1 or higher-channel system).

Connect the Y adapter cable to the subwoofer connector on the back of the receiver,

even if you are not using a subwoofer.

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Turn on the receiver/amplifier.

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Select the receiver/amplifier input to which the Y adapter cables are connected.

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Turn on the computer.

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After the audio system is connected to the computer, configure the audio software for

sound output for your computer model. See "Configuring Speaker and Sound

Options" in the Getting Started guide.

Type 3: See "Configuring speakers with Realtek HD Audio Manager" in the

Getting Started guide.

Type 6: See "Configuring speakers with Realtek HD Audio Manager" in the

Getting Started guide.

Type S (audio card): See "Using the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi or X-Fi Fatality

audio card" in the Getting Started guide.

(Select models only)

If you have a audio card and you are connecting your home stereo AV receiver via digital

out, connect the 3.5 mm (1/8-inch) stereo plug to the Digital Audio Out connector on the

audio card. Connect the red RCA stereo plug on the 3.5 mm (1/8-inch) Y adapter cable to

the AV receiver's digital input connector on the AV receiver. If the red RCA stereo plug

does not work, try the white stereo plug. Only one of the connectors is needed.

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