6. As you plug in each cable a dialog box will pop up.
7. 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.
8. Click OK to exit Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Setup for Audio Recording
To record audio sources on your computer at optimum
quality follow the instructions below:
1. Go to the Control Panel.
2. Click Realtek HD Audio Manager (or right-click the notification
area icon
and select Sound Manager).
3. Click Microphone Effects (tab) in Microphone (tab), and then
click to select Noise Suppression (button), or adjust the
Recording Volume level to around 60, to obtain the optimum
recording quality.
4. Click OK to close the Sound
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control panel.
Sound Blaster Audio
Sound Blaster
Install the
configure the audio settings to your requirements for the
best performance in games, music and movies.
Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5 AP Installation
1. Click Option Drivers (button).
2. Click 4.Install SBX-Fi MB 5 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 MB5 Application
Run the Sound Blaster control panel from the notification
area of the taskbar. Click on the tabs to access any of the
control panel menus. Note that the Sound Blaster audio ef-
fects do not apply to audio generated through an HDMI/
DisplayPort connection.
application to allow you to
Figure 24
Sound Blaster X-Fi
MB5
(Taskbar Notifica-
tion Area Icon)