A-2 General Specifications
Creative Multi Speaker Surround
TM
(CMSS
TM
)
❑ Multi-speaker technology
❑ Professional-quality panning and mixing
algorithm
❑ Independent multiple sound sources can
be moved and placed around a listener
Connectivity
MAIN CARD
Audio Inputs
❑ One line-level analog Line input via
stereo jack on rear bracket
❑ One mono Microphone analog input via
stereo jack on rear bracket
❑ CD_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin
Molex connector on card
❑ AUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin
Molex connector on card
❑ TAD line-level analog input via 4-pin
Molex connector on card
❑ CD_SPDIF digital input via 2-pin Molex
connector on card, accepting sampling
rates of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz
❑ Zoomed Video I
2
S digital input via 4-pin
Molex connector on card
Audio Outputs
❑ Two line-level analog outputs via stereo
jacks on rear bracket, Front and Rear
Line-Outs
❑ Stereo headphone (32-ohm load) support
on Front Line-Out
Interfaces
❑ D-Sub MIDI interface for connection to
external MIDI devices. Doubles as
Joystick port
❑ MB_PRO 2x5 pin header
❑ MIC_CONN 1x3 pin header
❑ VOL_CTRL 1x4 pin header
❑ PC_SPK 1x2 pin header
AUDIO EXTENSION CARD
Audio Inputs and Outputs
❑ Digital-DIN connector for digital input
and output
❑ SPDIF digital input via RCA jack on rear
bracket. SPDIF consumer-interface
compliant
❑ SPDIF digital output via RCA jack on rear
bracket. IEC958 consumer electronics
compliant
❑ Mini-DIN for MIDI_IN on rear bracket
❑ Mini-DIN for MIDI_OUT on rear bracket