CREATIVE Sound Blaster Live! 7.1 24 bits User Manual

What You Need

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SOUND BLASTER LIVE! 24-BIT SETUPSOUND BLASTER LIVE! 24-BIT SETUP

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

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.

Preparing Your Computer

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.

(b) Low profile bracket

(available with selected models only)

(a) Remove a metal bracket

(b) PCI slot

(d) Analog CD audio cable

(available with selected models only)

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(a) (b)

(e) Phillips-head screwdriver (not included)

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For slim casing/low profile computer

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

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Installing Hardware

Insert Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit audio card

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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

with your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive letter and

<language> with the language that the document is in).

d:\

Optional

(a) CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive

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(b) Analog CD

audio cable (available separately) for analog CD audio output

Optional Connections

Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit card

Digital I/O

External decoder or

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Line Out 1

PN 03SB041000001

Line In

Portable cassette player

Anal og aud io rec ording

Line In

Installing Software

Installing Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit drivers and applications

1. After you have installed your hardware, turn on your computer. Windows

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

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 button.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

5. When prompted, restart your computer.

Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA) Extraction

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.

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

automatically detects the audio card.

→ Run.

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

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Uninstalling drivers and applications

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

Useful Information

User's Guide (on CD)

For more information, refer to the User's Guide (on CD). Go to Start → Programs → Creative → Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit → Documentation

→ Online Manual.

Digital output sampling rate

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

Headphones

Personal audio

Line Out 1

Line Out 2

Line Out 3

Creative Inspire

7.1 Analog Speakers

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Line level elect ric gu itar o utput

Condenser Microphone

*Digital I/O Module

Adding digita l connectivity to you r Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit is easy with th e Digital I/O Module upgrade. For more informati on, visit and click Sh op

DVD player

Watch ing DV D movi es

Optical Digital Out

optical coaxial optical coaxial

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spdif in

spdif out

Electric Guitar

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Pers onal vo ice re cording

SPDIF Digital InOptical Digital In

DAT/MiniDisc player

SPDIF Digital Out

Creative Inspire

5.1 Digital Speakers

Cry stal-c lear d igital sound

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