Many modern people prefer to watch movies and listen to music on the computer. Most people are not enough two ordinary speakers for realistic sound. Acoustics 5.1 surround sound helps to achieve and improve the quality parameters of media playback. Connect your home theater to a computer is easy. To do this, you need to follow some simple steps.
What do you need
A system called a home theater, is a set of equipment. It includes:
- equipment for image reproduction (DVD-Player);
- Acoustic elements (speakers and a subwoofer);
- connecting cables.
DVD-device, in this case, is the link, in addition, it acts as a sound amplifier. In addition to the acquisition of the system that will need to take care of the actual presence of a sound card modification.
How to connect
The easiest way to connect your home theater to a computer is that DVD-player is first connected to a computer via a connection cord of some kind. For this purpose the wire, one end of which is a mini-jack connector, and the other - two "tulip".
Connecting a mini-jack occurs in the sound card port. Usually, it is light green color. This interface is signed word OUT. Tulips should be inserted in the input video device. They have marked IN. This wire can be set in to a set of equipment. If it is not there, you will have to purchase it separately.
Further actions, how to connect a home theater PC, lie in the fact that you connect the acoustic elements and the DVD-device. This is done through communication cords, which are included in each theater. Connection is the same on all models, regardless, this is Samsung, Sony, Philips or any other brand.
How to connect speakers with 5.1 video device, described in the instructions to your home theater. To do this, read the symbols on the columns and sequentially connect each to the corresponding input on the DVD-player.
The central speaker is connected to the connector labeled Center, front radiators - the entrance, above which is written the Front, rear - to Surround. Insert the plug of the subwoofer into the slot with the same name.
After these operations have to do some configuration steps. In the menu, find the sound card audio inputs Control tab. There should be noted that you use 6 speakers. OS will adjust the sound.
image reproducing apparatus include a network. Switch to the 5.1 format. Adjust the equalizer settings manually or by using the auto mode. Column arrange the room by adjusting the distance as you need.
In some modern models of speakers have wireless connectivity. With the necessary communication format, you can make a home theater connection to a computer wirelessly. A great advantage of such a compound is the lack of cords that must reach the entire room.