Getting Started Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Setting Up Your PC
- Using the Keyboard
- Setting Up Sound
- Using Your PC Top
- Using the Memory Card Reader
- Using a TV as a Monitor
- Using the HP Personal Media Drive
- Working with Digital Images
- Playing CDs and DVDs
- Creating Audio and Data Discs
- Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording
- Working with Audio CDs
- Working with Data DVDs and CDs
- Copying a DVD or CD
- Archiving Files on a CD or DVD
- Working with Image Files
- Disc Labeling with LightScribe
- Compatibility Information
- Disc Features and Compatibility Table
- Optical Drive Quick Reference Table
- Software Quick Reference Table
- Creating Video Discs and Movies
- Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer
- Getting Help
- Index
Setting Up Sound 17
Selecting the Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in connectors for
recording (6-connector)
Perform these steps when you select Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in for the
sound recording in step 6 of the previous procedure.
1 Click Start on the taskbar.
2 Choose Control Panel.
3 If it is present, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.
4 Click Sounds and Audio Devices.
5 On the Volume tab, in the Device volume area click the Advanced button. The
Master Volume window opens.
6 Click Options and choose Properties.
7 In the Mixer device area, select Back Line in/Mic, Front Line in from the
drop-down list. Click OK.
8 The recording control window opens and shows 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 (6-connector)
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.
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 no descriptive text in the Connector Guide indicates that the
connector is not used for the selected speaker configuration.
NOTE: If you want to record from the mic connector on the back of the PC, you must
perform these steps.