Storage Devices, Mouse & Audio
Audio Features 2 - 7
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Audio Features
You can configure the audio options on your computer from the Sound control
panel in Windows, or from the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon in the notifi-
cation area/control panel (right-click the taskbar notification area icon to bring up
an audio menu). The volume may also be adjusted by means of the Fn + F5/F6 key
combination (see Table 1 - 6, on page 1 - 19).
Volume Adjustment
The sound volume level
is set using the volume
control within Windows
(and the volume func-
tion keys on the comput-
er). Click the volume
icon in the notification
area to check the set-
ting.
Headphone
Configuration
It is recommended that
you set the Speaker
Configuration to Ste-
reo (not to 5.1 or 7.1
Speaker) when listening
through headphones in
order to maximize audio
quality.
Figure 2 - 4
Realtek Audio
Manager
Right-click the icon
to access the menu
above.
See “HDMI Audio Configuration” on page C - 17 for a description of the audio configu-
ration when connecting an HDMI supported display device. See also “Sound Blaster Au-
dio” on page 7 - 57.