Gigabyte GA-Z87P-D3 - Chapter 6 Appendix; Configuring Audio Input and Output

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Appendix
6-1 ConguringAudioInputandOutput
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8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.
• 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.
(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 HD Audio Manager
icon willappearinthenoticationarea.Double-click
the icon to access the HD Audio Manager.
Chapter 6 Appendix
6-1-1 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