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Connecting Audio
7.1 Home Theater Audio
The following diagram shows a typical advanced home
theater audio eight-channel (7.1) speaker installation that
requires multichannel inputs on an AV receiver.
This is only a suggested configuration. Your system may
be different. If your AV receiver supports 7.1 and has
only 5.1 inputs, see “5.1 Home Theater Audio” on
page 44.
AV receiver audio input connectors may be labeled
Surround, 7.1 or 8 Channel inputs, DVD, Ext. In, or
Multichannel Inputs.
7.1 multichannel audio system connection
n
Some AV receivers can generate (upmix) the
7.1 audio with 5.1 channels. Refer to your AV
receiver product documentation.
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Both Media Center speaker settings and DVD
audio settings must be changed for proper
audio setup. Go to “Configuring Audio
Output” on page 139 and note your speaker
configuration choice for later software setup
steps.
DIGITAL VIDEO OUT
DVI
DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
10/ 100/ 1000
HI SPEED USB 2.0 ETHERNET1394
AUDIO IN
R
L
AUDIO 7.1 PRE-OUT
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND CENTER
SUB
WOOFER
FRONT
R R
R
L L L
VIDEO OUT
S-VIDEO COMPONENT
VIDEO
Y
Pb
VGA
Pr
INFRARED TRANSMITTER OUT
12
TV SOURCE 1 IN
VIDEO
AUDIO
S-VIDEO
R
L
WIRELESS LAN 802.11 b/g
REMOVABLE ANTENNA
ACTIVITY
LINK
CABLE/ANT. IN FM ANTENNA IN
AC IN
100-240V- 4/A 50/60Hz
TV SOURCE 2 IN
S-VIDEOAUDIO
RL
75
Ω
COAXIAL
DUAL
TUNER
ATSC TUNER
HDTV / SDTV ANT. IN
Surr. Back Surround
Center
Sub Front
AUDIO IN
7.1 Channel AV Receiver