| Status Light | Indicates device activity, including power, playing audio, muted and IR Remote Control signal detection. |
| Volume/Mute Control | Adjusts the master volume and lets you mute all outputs. |
| 5.1 Channel Line & Headphones Output | Connects Turtle Beach Ear Force Surround Sound Headphones or 5.1 powered analog speakers with the included breakout cable. |
| Headphones Out | Drives stereo headphones. When using 7.1 speaker mode, channels 7 and 8 are routed to this jack. |
Microphone Input (Stereo) | Accepts mono or stereo microphones. Power for an electret microphone is provided on both the ring and tip of the jack. When a microphone is inserted, the internal microphones are disabled. |
Internal Microphones (Stereo L & R) | The two internal microphones operate in the same manner as an external microphone. |
| Line In L/RS/PDIF Digital In | Operates as either an analog Line Input for recording from CD players, cassette players, etc.. or as an optical S/PDIF input for recording digital audio from external sources. |
| Line Out L/RS/PDIF Digital Out | Operates as either an analog Line Output to drive powered speakers or inputs on external recording devices, or as an optical S/PDIF output for playing digital audio. This allows for pass-through of Dolby® Digital and DTS® multi-channel DVD sound to external A/V receivers or digital speaker systems. |
| IR Remote Control Sensor | Aim the optional infrared (IR) remote control at this sensor when using the remote control functions. |