Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3 - Configuring Audio Input and Output; Configuring 2;4;5.1;7.1-Channel Audio

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5-2 Conguring Audio Input and Output
High Denition Audio (HD Audio)
HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support 44.1KHz/48KHz/
96KHz/192KHz sampling rate. 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.)
Step 1:
After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager
icon willappearinthenoticationarea.Double-click
the icon to access the HD Audio Manager.
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Denition)audioprovidesjackretaskingcapa-
bility that allows the user to change the function for each jack through
the audio driver.
• Toinstallamicrophone,connectyourmicrophonetotheMicinjackandmanuallycongurethe
jack for microphone functionality.
• Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane-
ously. If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel
audio module), refer to instructions on page 92.
Line In
Front Speaker Out
Mic In
(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.