4. Select 5.1 Speaker or 7.1 Speaker from the Speaker
Configuration pull-down menu.
5. Plug the front speaker cables into the Headphone-Out Jack.
6. Plug in the cables (you may require an adapter to connect each
cable to the appropriate jack e.g a stereo mini to dual RCA
adapter) from your speakers as follows:
• Line-In Jack = Side Speaker Out
• Microphone-In Jack = Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
• S/PDIF-Out Jack = Rear Speaker Out (7.1 Speaker only)
7. As you plug in each cable a dialog box will pop up.
8. Click to put a tick in the appropriate box according to the
speaker plugged-in (e.g. Rear Speaker Out), and then click OK
to save the setting.
9. Click OK to exit Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Figure 22 - Connected Device Auto Popup
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Sound Blaster Audio
Install the
configure the audio settings to your requirements for the
best performance in games, music and movies.
Figure 21
Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3 AP Installation
Speaker Con-
figuration
1. Click Option Drivers (button).
2. Click 7.Install SBX-Fi MB 3 AP > Yes.
3. Choose the language you prefer and click Next.
4. Click Yes to accept the license.
5. Click Next > Full Installation (button).
6. Click Next > Finish to restart the computer.
Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3 Application
Run the Sound Blaster control panel from the notification
area of the taskbar (or from the item in the Apps screen).
Click on the tabs to access any of the control panel menus.
Sound Blaster & HDMI
Note that the Sound Blaster
audio effects do not apply to
audio generated through an
HDMI connection.
Sound Blaster
application to allow you to
Figure 23 - Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3
(Taskbar Notification Area Icon)