Your Sound Blaster Audigy Card - Creative Platinum eX User Manual

Your Sound
Blaster Audigy
Card
A jack is a one-hole connecting
interface whilst a connector
consists of many pins.
In Analog mode, Line Out and
Rear Out jacks can be used
simultaneously for 4.1 channel
speaker systems. The Analog/
Digital Out jack can be used for
the Center and Subwoofer (LFE)
channels for 5.1 speaker
systems.
Your audio card has these jacks and connectors that allow you to attach a wide variety of other devices:
CD Audio connector (CD_IN)
Connects to the Analog Audio output on a CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive using a CD audio cable.
Telephone Answering Device connector
(TAD)
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 Center and Subwoofer
analog channels for connection to 5.1
analog speaker systems.
Line In jack (LIN_IN)
Connects to an external device
(such as a cassette, DAT or MiniDisc
player).
Microphone In jack (MIC_IN)
Connects to an external microphone
for voice input.
Line Out jack (LIN_OUT1)
Connects to powered speakers or an
external amplifier for audio output. Also
supports headphones.
Rear Out jack (LIN_OUT2)
Connects to powered speakers or an
external amplifier for audio output.
Figure 1-1: Jacks, connectors and ports on the Sound Blaster Audigy card.
AUX In connector (AUX_IN)
Connects to internal audio sources such as TV
Tuner, MPEG, or other similar cards.
Internal SB1394 port
Connects to J2 on the Audigy Extension card.
SB1394 port (SB1394)
Connects to an IEEE1394 compatible external device
(such as a digital video camcorder, digital still camera,
printer or scanner).
About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and external Audigy Drive 1-3
CD SPDIF connector (CD_SPDIF)
Connects to the SPDIF (Digital Audio)
output (where available) on a CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive.
Joystick/MIDI connector
(JOYSTICK)
Connects to the AUD_EXT/Joystick
header on the Audigy Extension
card.
Audio Extension (Digital I/O)
connector (AUD_EXT)
Connects to the external Audigy Drive
or Digital I/O card.
Warning: This is not an IDE interface.
Do not connect it to your IDE devices.