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Live! Drive IR Quick Start SB0010
Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1
Contents
System Requirements .................................................................................................. 2
Your Live! Drive IR..................................................................................................... 3
Installing Hardware ................................................................
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The minimum system requirements for Live! Drive IR are: System ❑ An installed Sound Blaster Live! (with an AUD_EXT expansion header) Requirements ❑ An available 5¼" PC drive bay ® ® ❑ Genuine Intel Pentium class processor: 166 MHz for Windows 95/98 or Windows Millennium Edition, 200 MHz for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 ❑ Intel or 100% compatible motherboard chipset ❑ Windows 95, 98 or Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 ❑ 16 MB RAM for Windows 95/98 or Millennium Edition (32 M
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The front panel of your Live! Drive IR has these jacks, connectors and controls: Your Live! Drive IR RCA Auxiliary In jacks Connects to consumer equipment such as VCR, TV and CD player, via RCA Auxiliary outputs. Optical SPDIF In/Out connectors Infrared Receiver If a particular INPUT source (for Connects to digital audio devices Lets you control your PC using the such as DAT and MiniDisc recorders, RemoteCenter remote control. example, Line In 2) is supported via optical inp
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Switching On your Sound Blaster Live! and Live! Drive IR, two audio input sources may share a connection. In such cases, only one of the input source can be enabled and used at any one time. Audio Input Sources 2 If your audio card has an I S connector, you can use only either one of the following inputs at any one time: 2 ❑ I S You need to install the software first before you can switch audio ❑ Line In 2 or Line In 2/Mic In 2 input sources. To switch the audio input source: 1. Click Star
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Connecting Headphones There are two types of headphones which you can connect to the Live! Drive IR: ❑ Home audio or professional audio headphones, which are usually fitted with a ¼" stereo plug. ❑ Personal stereo headphones, which are usually fitted with a 3.5mm stereo plug, such as those used for portable audio players. To listen to an analog source (e.g. CD Audio) using headphones, make sure that in Surround Mixer, the recording source selected is “What U Hear”. Otherwise, no sound wil
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Adjusting Headphones If your headphones and microphone are attached to the Live! Drive IR, the headphones volume and microphone gain can be adjusted in two ways. Volume and Microphone Gain Using the Live! Drive IR On the front panel of the Live! Drive IR, turn the respective control knob: Control Knobs ❑ Counter-clockwise to decrease the headphones volume or microphone gain. ❑ Clockwise to increase the headphones volume or microphone gain. Using Creative Surround Mixer To adjust the headphone
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To install your Live! Drive IR, you need to perform the following: Installing Hardware ❑ Step 1: Prepare the System for Hardware Installation ❑ Step 2: Insert the Live! Drive IR into the System ❑ Step 3: Connect to the SB Live! Card ❑ Step 4: (Optional) Install the Digital DIN Metal Bracket (To connect to FPS2000, DTT2500 or DTT3500 digital speakers) ❑ Step 5: (Optional) Connect to the Digital I/O Card (Only if you have one) ❑ Step 6: Complete the Installation Step 1: 1. Switch off your system
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2. Connect the cables to the Live! Drive IR as shown in Figure 4. To system power supply unit Power splitter cable Live! Drive IR Digital DIN Orange-colored wire metal bracket Digital J3 DIN cable Connector for future upgrades JP1 J2 J1 Black circle on the underside of the cable Red-colored wire Red-colored wire Dark grey Jumper for microphone flat cable type selection Light grey flat cable (Optical) Digital I/O card Sound Blaster Live! card Figure 4: Connecting cables to the Live! Dr
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Step 3: Connect to the Connect the dark grey flat cable to Sound Blaster Live!’s AUD_EXT header. SB Live! Card If you have difficulty connecting to the AUD_EXT header: 1. Remove the Sound Blaster Live! card from its PCI slot. 2. Connect the dark grey flat cable to Sound Blaster Live!’s AUD_EXT header. 3. Align the Sound Blaster Live! card with the vacant PCI expansion slot. Press the card gently Do not force the audio card into and evenly into the slot as shown in Figure 5. Ensure that the c
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Step 4: (Optional) 1. Remove the metal plate from a vacant ISA or PCI expansion slot. Install the Digital DIN 2. Align the Digital DIN metal bracket with the vacant expansion slot opening. Metal Bracket 3. Secure the metal bracket to the system casing with a screw. (To connect to FPS2000, DTT2500 or DTT3500 digital speakers) Step 5: (Optional) Connect to the Connect the light grey flat cable to the Digital I/O card’s AUD_EXT header. Digital I/O Card If you have difficulty connecting to th
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The Live! Drive IR will most undoubtedly give you endless hours of listening pleasure. The Using Your following information and diagrams on the next two pages show how you can connect to your Live! Drive IR Live! Drive IR to optimize your enjoyment. Playing Games and Music, ❑ 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 and Watching Movies DIN connection. If you wan
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Playing Games and Music, and Watching Movies with 4.1 or 5.1 Digital Speaker Systems FourPointSurround or DeskTop Theater Digital Sound Blaster Live! card Digital Speakers DIN Recording and Content Authoring with Live! Drive IR Digital DIN Metal bracket Digital device SPDIF (RCA) In Out (e.g., DAT) AUX input from MiniDisc an analog source Watching DVD Movies (e.g., CD player with Creative SoftPC-DVD and or tape deck) DeskTop Theater 5.1 Digital Speaker System Live! Drive IR D
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If you have an Optical Digital I/O card (or Digital I/O card) from an earlier purchase, you can connect it to your Live! Drive IR. The figure below shows an alternative method for audio recording and content authoring using the Optical Digital I/O card. Recording and Content Authoring with Optical Digital I/O card and Digital I/O Module When you cascade your existing Digital I/O card to the Live! Drive Recording to or from an IR, please note the following: external digital device SPDIF (
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1. Insert the installation disc into your CD-ROM drive. Installing Software The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically.If not, see “Troubleshooting” on page 17. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Additional Features in After you install the software for the Live! Drive IR, you will be able to enable the SPDIF Bypass feature for your digital inputs and outputs, and mute your speakers when you plug your Device Controls headph
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Creative RemoteCenter converts your PC into an entertainment system, which you can control Using the remotely from the comfort of your bed or sofa. With the RemoteCenter remote control in your RemoteCenter hand, you can command your PC from a distance to play audio CDs, video CDs, DVDs using the RemoteCenter Player, a simple but powerful multimedia player, which also plays most Remote Control media file formats. You no longer need to be directly in front of your PC to select or change tra
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General Specifications Audio Inputs and Outputs ❑ Two RCA jacks for coaxial SPDIF input and output On Front Panel ❑ One Headphone output with auto detection via ¼" stereo jack with volume control ❑ One shared line-level analog Line/Microphone input via ¼" stereo jack. Shared input selectable via switch with gain (or level) control ❑ Two mini DIN female connector for MIDI input and output ❑ Two RCA jacks for left and right channel stereo Auxiliary inputs (shared with SPDIF input) ❑ Two optical
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Troubleshooting Problems Installing Software The installation does not start automatically after the CD-ROM is inserted. Cause The AutoPlay feature in your Windows system may not be enabled. Solution To start the installation program through the My Computer shortcut menu: 1. Double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop. 2. In the My Computer window, right-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 3. On the shortcut menu, click AutoPlay and follow the instructions on the screen. Problems with Sou
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❑ If the above conditions have been met and you still do not get any sound, click the red plus sign above the VOL control and check whether the Digital Output Only check box is selected. If it is, you are in the Digital Output Only mode and so must connect to digital speakers to hear the sound from your audio card. See the section on Digital Output Only in Surround Mixer’s online help for more information. ❑ If your headphones and/or the ¼" to 3.5mm adapter are connected to the Live! Drive
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