Creative Labs Sound Blaster 5.1 Live 30SB022900000 User Manual

Connecting Related 

Peripherals

     

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If you are playing games in 
Windows 95/98 MS-DOS 
mode (pure DOS mode), you 
must:

•

Make sure the CD In 
connector and the Analog 
Audio connector of the 
CD-ROM or PC-DVD 
drive are connected.

•

In addition, if you get 
distorted audio, do not 
connect the CD SPDIF 
connector to the Digital 
Audio connector of the 
CD-ROM or PC-DVD 
drive.

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If you connect to the Digital 
Audio and Analog Audio 
connectors of the same CD-
ROM or PC-DVD drive, do not 
unmute CD Audio and CD 
Digital at the same time in 
Surround Mixer.

CD-ROM drive

Rear Out

Joystick/MIDI

GamePad

Line-out

Microphone

MPC-to-
MPC (4-pin) 
audio cable

Line Out

 Sound Blaster Live! card

Connects to analog front 
and rear inputs of 
FourPointSurround 
speakers 

MPC-to-MPC (2-pin) 
audio cable

PC-DVD drive

Line In

Cassette and CD player, 
Synthesiser, etc.

Mic In

Connects to Live! Drive IR. 
See “Enhancing Your 
Sound Blaster Live! 
Experience” for more 
details.

Analog Mode (default): Connects to Centre and 
Subwoofer channels.
Digital Mode: Connects to digital speakers*, 
MiniDisc or DAT via minijack-to-DIN cable.
For instructions on how to switch between digital 
and analog modes, see “Switching between 
analog and digital output modes” on page 3-4.

* e.g., Playworks 
DTT3500 Digital 
speakers