Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 - Connecting Optional Devices

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To watch DVD movies on your PC, you can connect a Creative PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 or Dxr3, or
MPEG2 decoder card to an external Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder such as the DeskTop Theater speaker
systems. In this case, disconnect the audio card’s Aux In connector from the decoder card’s Audio Out
connector. However, if an external Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder speaker system is not available, this
connection is necessary.
FourPointSurround Digital
Speaker System
Sound Blaster Live!
Digital
Output
Connect for downmix audio only
when a Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder
speaker system is not available.
Digital
DIN
MPEG2 decoder
Dolby Digital
(AC-3)
SPDIF In
Dolby Digital (AC-3)
SPDIF Out jack
Analog Line and Rear Inputs
Digital
DIN
FourPointSurround
Digital Speaker
System
Creative PC-DVD and
DeskTop Theater 5.1
Digital Speaker System
Connects to the
Optical Digital I/O card
or Live! Drive
(see next page).
Minijack-to-DIN
DeskTop Theater 5.1 Digital
Speaker System
Digital Out
jack
Recording and Content Authoring
with Digital Output Module
Digital device
SPDIF In (RCA)
Recording to external
digital devices supporting
RCA SPDIF input
Digital device with
optical input