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Headphones

Personal audio

Line Out 3

Line Out 2

Line Out 1

Line Out 1

Digital I/O

Creative Inspire

TM

7.1 Analog Speakers

External decoder or 

AV Amplifier

Portable cassette player

Analog audio recording

Line In

Mic In

Electric Guitar

Line level electric guitar output

Line In

Condenser Microphone

Personal voice recording

spdif out

optic

al

coa

xial

optic

al

coa

xial

spdif in

DAT/MiniDisc player 

SPDIF Digital In

Optical Digital In

Optical Digital Out

SPDIF Digital Out

Creative Inspire

5.1 Digital Speakers 
Crystal-clear digital sound

DVD player

Watching DVD movies

AV Amplifier

* Available as an upgrade in some regions.

Adding digital connectivity to your Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit is easy with the 
Digital I/O Module upgrade. For more information, visit www.soundblaster.com 
and click Shop.

You can use Creative Diagnostics to test the software and hardware 
installation.
Go to Start 

→ Programs → Creative → Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit  → 

Creative Diagnostics.

1.  After you have installed your hardware, turn on your computer. 
     Windows® automatically detects the audio card. 
2.  When prompted for the audio drivers, click the Cancel button.
3.  Insert the Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit Installation and Applications CD 

into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. If the CD does not run 
automatically, click Start 

→ Run. 

      In the Run dialog box, type d:\ctrun\start.exe (replace d:\ with the 

drive letter of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive) and click the OK 
button.

4.

 

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

5.  When prompted, restart your computer.

To enable this feature in Windows 2000 or Windows Me (Windows XP 
has this feature enabled), follow the steps below: 
In Windows 2000 and Windows Me:
1.  Click Start 

→ Settings → Control Panel.

2.  Double-click the System icon. The System Properties dialog box 

appears.

3.  Click the Device Manager tab.
4.  Double-click the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM icon.
5.  Double-click the name of your drive.
6.  Click the Properties tab, and then click the Enable Digital CD audio 

for this CD-ROM device check box to select it.

Refer to the Installing and Uninstalling Software chapter in the User's Guide (on CD). 
These instructions are applicable to all Windows operating systems.

For more information, refer to the User's Guide (on CD). 
Go to Start 

→  Programs → Creative →  Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit  →  Documentation 

→ Online Manual.

Make sure you select the sampling rate of the PCM SPDIF output of your Digital Out 
connector to match the requirements of your receiving device. The choices available are 
44.1 kHz, 48 kHz or 96 kHz.
If you do not hear any sound from your digital speakers or experience intermittent hissing, 
you may need to select a lower digital output sampling rate.
To select the digital output sampling rate:

1.  Go to Start 

→  Programs → Creative →  Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit  →  Creative 

Audio Console.

2.  Click the SPDIF I/O tab.
3.  Click the Digital Output (PCM) Sampling Rate Settings box, and then click the 

required sampling rate.

For more technical updates, go to http://www.soundblaster.com

AUX_IN

(a) CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive

(b) Analog CD 

audio cable 
(available 
separately) for 
analog CD audio 
output

With Compact Disc Digital 
Audio (CDDA) extraction 
enabled on your 
computer's operating 
system, you do not have to 
use an audio cable to 
connect your CD-ROM/ 
DVD-ROM drive to your 
audio card. For more 
information, refer to the 
User's Guide (on CD). Go to 
d:\manual\ <language>\ 
manual.chm (replace d:\ 
with your 
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive 
letter and 

<language> 

with the language that the 
document is in).

Insert Sound 
Blaster Live! 24-bit 
audio card 

AU

X_IN

(a) Remove a metal bracket     

(b) PCI slot

Remove any audio card in your computer and uninstall 
its software. 

Disable any on-board audio device in your computer.

Turn off your computer and all peripheral devices 
before removing the computer cover.

SOUND BLASTER LIVE! 24-BIT SETUP

SOUND BLASTER LIVE! 24-BIT SETUP

(a)  Remove the screws, washers and nuts  
(b)  Remove the bracket
(c)  Insert the low profile bracket
(d)  Secure the low profile bracket 

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e) Phillips-head screwdriver 
      (not included)

(d) Analog CD audio cable 

(available with selected 
models only)

(a) Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit audio card

AUX_IN

(b) Low profile bracket

(available with selected 
models only)

Contents may vary depending on product model and region of purchase.
The Digital I/O Module is only available in some regions. To check local availability of the Digital I/O Module, visit www.soundblaster.com and click Shop.

(c)  Digital I/O Module 
model number SB0002
 

(available as an upgrade)