Your Sound Blaster Audigy Card - Creative Audigy Platinum eX Getting Started Manual

Your Sound
Blaster Audigy
Card
A jack is a one-hole
connecting interface whilst a
connector consists of many
pins. Refer to the User
Guide, "Hardware
Information", for connector
pin assignments.
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 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).
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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.
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