Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H - Configuring Audio Input and Output

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5-2 ConguringAudioInputandOutput
5-2-1 Conguring2/4/5.1/7.1-ChannelAudio
The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel which
support 2/4/5.1/7.1
(Note)
-channel audio. The picture to the right shows the
default audio jack assignments.
The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking
capability that allows the user to change the function for each jack
through the audio driver.
Line In
Front Speaker Out
Mic In
HighDenitionAudio(HDAudio)
HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs). HD Audio features multistreaming
capabilities that allow multiple audio streams (in and out) to be simultaneously processed. For example, users
can listen to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the
same time.
A.ConguringSpeakers
(The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.)
• Toinstallamicrophone,connectyourmicrophonetotheMicinjackandmanuallycongurethe
jack for microphone functionality.
• Tocongure7.1-channelaudio,youhavetoretaskoneoftheaudiojackstobeSidespeakerout
through the audio driver.
• Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously.
If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio
module), refer to instructions on page 90.
(Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-ChannelAudioCongurations:
Refertothefollowingformulti-channelspeakercongurations.
• 2-channel audio: Headphone or Line out.
• 4-channel audio: Front speaker out and Rear speaker out.
• 5.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, and Center/Subwoofer speaker out.
• 7.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out.
Step 1:
After installing the audio driver, the VIA HD Audio Deck
icon willappearinthenoticationarea.Clicktheicon
to access the VIA HD Audio Deck .