Before You Start - Creative Live! PLATINUM 5.1 Product Manual

Before You Start

Open the SB Live! Platinum 5.1 installation pack and verify that you
have received all items on the packaging list. If any of these items are
missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchased
your SB Live! Platinum 5.1 installation pack.
Identifying Connectors on your Audio Card
CD Audio connector
Connects to the Analog Audio output on a CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drive using a CD audio cable.
Telephone Answering Device
connector
Provides a mono connection from a
standard voice modem, and transmits
microphone signals to the modem.
Analog/Digital Out jack
6-channel or compressed AC-3
SPDIF output for connection to
external digital devices or digital
speaker systems.
Also supports centre and
subwoofer analog channels for
connection to 5.1 analog speaker
systems.
Line In jack
Connects to an external device
(such as a cassette, DAT, or
isc ).
MiniD player
Microphone In jack
Connects to an external
microphone for voice input.
Line Out jack
Connects to powered speakers
or an external amplifier for audio
output. Also supports
headphones.
Rear Out jack
Connects to powered speakers
or an external amplifier for audio
output.
Static electricity can damage sensitive electronic components. Discharge
your body's static electric charge by touching a grounded surface, for
example, the metal plate of your computer chassis, prior to installing the
SB Live! Platinum 5.1 audio card.
Line Out and Rear Out jacks can be used simultaneously to power 4.1
channel speaker systems,for example, FourPointSurround
systems from Cambridge SoundWorks.
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Joystick/MIDI connector
Connects to a joystick or a MIDI device. You
can buy an optional MIDI kit that allows you
to plug in the joystick and MIDI device
simultaneously.
Jacks and connectors on the Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1 card
:
AUX connector
Connects to internal audio sources such
as TV Tuner, MPEG, or other similar
.
cards
CD SPDIF connector
Connects to the SPDIF
(Digital Audio) output (where
available) on a CD-ROM or
.
DVD-ROM drive
Audio Extension
(Digital I/O)
connector
Connects to the Digital
I/O card or Live! Drive
IR.
Warning:
an IDE interface. Do
not connect to your
IDE devices.
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This is not
speaker