Connecting Speakers and Configuring Sound 3
• Back Line In/Mic, Front Line In to use the
microphone (mic) or the audio line in (in)
connectors on the back of the PC, or to use the
audio line in connector on the front of the PC.
NOTE: For this selection, the audio line in
connector is ready to use. To use the back mic
connector, follow the steps in “Selecting the Back
Line In/Mic, Front Line In connectors for
recording” that follows this procedure.
6 Click Apply, and then click OK to close the
window.
Selecting the Back Line In/Mic, Front Line
In connectors for recording
Perform these steps when you select Back Line In/Mic,
Front Line In for the Sound recording in step 5 of the
preceding procedure.
NOTE: If you want to record from the Mic connector
on the back of the PC, you must perform these steps.
1 Click Start on the task bar.
2 Choose Control Panel.
3 If it is present, click Sounds, Speech, and
Audio Devices, and then click Sounds and
Audio Devices.
4 On the Volume tab, in the Device volume area,
click the Advanced button. The Master Volume
window opens.
5 Click Options and choose Properties.
6 In the Mixer devices area, select Back Line
In/Mic, Front Line In from the drop-down list.
Click OK.
7 The recording control window opens and now
shows the Line In 1 or 2 selected. The line in
connector you plug into is used. However, to use
the mic connector on the back of the PC, click the
Select check box under Microphone so a check
mark appears in the box.
Using the Sound Effect Manager
The Sound Effect Manager has four buttons that
display its control screens.
To open the Sound Effect Manager:
1 Click Start on the taskbar.
2 Choose Control Panel.
3 If it is present, click Sounds, Speech, and
Audio Devices.
4 Click Sound Effect Manager. The window
opens.
5 Click a button near the top of the window to see
that control screen.
To use the Sound Effect Manager control
screens:
• Sound Effect — selects the Environment and the
Equalizer settings. You can select an Environment,
such as Under Water or Auditorium. To use the
Equalizer, click the power button in the center of
the circular equalizer control to turn on the
Equalizer. You can click a preset button, such as
Pop or Live, or manually adjust the settings and
then save them for easy selection later.
• Speaker Configuration — selects the number of
speakers, shows the Connection Guide, and has
the Speaker Test button to test the speakers. A
connector with grayed text in the Connector Guide
indicates that the connector is not used for the
selected speaker configuration.
• Digital Audio — selects the digital audio output
and digital audio frequency for the digital audio
connectors on the PC.
• Audio Wizard — opens a window that shows
the connector panel on the front of the PC. To close
the window without enabling the wizard, click OK.
To enable the Audio Wizard:
Click the Enable jack detection checkbox to enable
the wizard. Click OK to close the window.
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