Creative SB0010 quick start Using Your Live! Drive IR, Recording and Content Authoring

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Using Your

Live! Drive IR

Playing Games and Music, and Watching Movies

Watching DVD Movies Using SoftPC-DVD

Recording and Content Authoring

FourPointSurround and DeskTop Theater 5.1 speaker systems, Digital I/O Module, Digital Output Module, Digital I/O card and cables are available separately.

The Live! Drive IR will most undoubtedly give you endless hours of listening pleasure. The following information and diagrams on the next two pages show how you can connect to your Live! Drive IR to optimize your enjoyment.

With FourPointSurround or DeskTop Theater 5.1 Digital Speaker System from Cambridge SoundWorks, you can experience crystal clear gaming sequences or music from the Digital DIN connection. If you want an even more immersive surround experience while watching movies, get the Cambridge SoundWorks' DTT3500 5.1 Digital speakers.

If you are using Creative SoftPC-DVD to watch DVD movies on your PC, connect from the SPDIF Output of your Live! Drive IR to an external Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder such as the DeskTop Theater speaker systems.

The Live! Drive IR fits into the standard 5¼" drive bay of your computer and thus allows you easy access to the following connectors from its front panel:

MIDI input/output connectors for connection to MIDI devices;

A second analog Line In allows you to connect to an additional input device (e.g. a CD player) for recording. Switchable to Microphone mode for a second microphone input, with front panel volume control;

A Headphones jack to connect to your headphones, with front panel volume control.

A set of SPDIF (RCA) input/output jacks for recording to and from external digital devices such as MiniDisc or DAT recorders

A set of SPDIF Optical input/output jacks for recording to and from external digital devices such as MiniDisc or DAT recorders via an optical connection.

A set of Auxiliary input jacks for recording from consumer equipment such as television, video cassette recorder and CD players.

A Digital DIN connector for connection to digital speakers such as the FourPointSurround or DeskTop Theater 5.1 Digital Speaker Systems.

The Headphones and Microphone connections utilizes ¼" jacks for high-quality connectivity.

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Contents Live! Drive IR Quick Start SB0010 Contents IntroductionSystem Requirements Your Live! Drive IR Switching Audio Input Sources Jumper JP1 Connecting HeadphonesConnecting Microphone Adjusting Headphones Volume and Microphone Gain Step Insert the Live! Drive IR into the System Installing HardwareStep Optical Digital I/O card Sound Blaster Live! card Live! Drive IRStep Connect to SB Live! Card Step Complete the Installation Optional Install the Digital DIN Metal BracketRecording and Content Authoring Using Your Live! Drive IRWatching DVD Movies Playing Games and Music, Watching MoviesOptical Digital I/O card Digital I/O ModuleAdditional Features in Device Controls Installing SoftwareUsing RemoteCenter Remote Control General Specifications Problems Installing Software TroubleshootingLive! Drive IR Quick Start SB0010 Grant of License Addendum to the Microsoft Software License Agreement Windows Safety & Regulatory Information