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Setting up and using the port replicator
Configuring audio ports
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Configuring audio playback ports (Line out) in Windows Vista
1
Right-click the speaker icon in the Notification Area of your
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Windows Vista
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Select Playback Devices from the menu.
3
On the Playback tab of the dialog box, select one of the
following:
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Click Set Default.
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Click OK.
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Connect your playback device to the port you enabled in step 3.
Audio devices connected to the port replicator via the 3.5 mm audio
jacks will appear as USB Multimedia Audio Devices in Windows
although they are not connected to a USB port. This does not affect
the operation of the devices.
When your computer is docked in the port replicator, SPDIF and Line
in ports may display in Windows
These ports should appear as "Currently unavailable" and are
actually not provided by the port replicator.
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desktop.
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If the speaker icon is not visible in the Notification Area, access the
audio configuration utility through the Start menu as follows:
Click Start, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Sound.
A Realtek High Definition Audio device—to use the
docked computer's Headphone/Line out jack
A USB Multimedia Audio device—to use the port
replicator's Headphone/Line out jack
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audio properties dialog boxes.
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speaker icon
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