Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH - Configuring Audio Input and Output; Configuring 2;4;5.1;7.1-Channel Audio

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5-2-1 Conguring2/4/5.1/7.1-ChannelAudio
The motherboard provides ve audio jacks on the back
panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
(Note)
audio.
The picture to the right shows the default audio jack
assignments.
The integrated HD (High Denition) audio provides jack
retasking capability that allows the user to change the
function for each jack through the audio driver.
For example, in a 4-channel audio conguration, if
a Side speaker is plugged into the default Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack, you can retask the Center/
Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Side speaker out.
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) and 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 4/5.1/7.1-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 the next page.
Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out
Line In
Rear Speaker Out
Front Speaker Out
Mic In
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.
(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 Side speaker out.
• 5.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Side 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.