Creative 03SB041000001 - Manual

PN 03SB041000001

Optional Connections

Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit card

OR

OR

Headphones

Personal audio

Line Out 3

Line Out 2

Line Out 1

Line Out 1

Digital I/O

Creative Inspire

TM

7.1 Analog Speakers

External decoder or

AV Amplifier

Por table cassette player

Analog audio recording

Line In

Mic In

Electric Guitar

Line level electric guitar output

Line In

Condenser Microphone

Personal voice recording

*Digital I/O Module

spdif out

optic

al

coa

xial

optic

al

coa

xial

spdif in

DAT/MiniDisc player

SPDIF Digital In

Optical Digital In

Optical Digital Out

SPDIF Digital Out

Creative Inspire

5.1 Digital Speakers

Cr ystal-clear digital sound

DVD player

Watching DVD movies

AV Amplifier

* Available as an upgrade in some regions.

Adding digital connectivity to your Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit is easy with the
Digital I/O Module upgrade. For more information, visit

www.soundblaster.com

and click

Shop

.

Installing Software

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

Start

→

Programs

→

Creative

→

Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit

→

Creative Diagnostics

.

Useful Information

Installing Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit drivers and applications

1. After you have installed your hardware, turn on your computer.
Windows® automatically detects the audio card.
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

→

Run

.

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

OK

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.

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.

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

3

3

Installing Hardware

2

2

AUX_IN

(a) CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive

(b) Analog CD

audio cable
(available
separately) for
analog CD audio
output

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

d:\

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

<language>

with the language that the
document is in).

Optional

Insert Sound
Blaster Live! 24-bit
audio card

AU

X_IN

Preparing Your Computer

1

1

(a) Remove a metal bracket

(b) PCI slot

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.

S O U N D B L A S T E R L I V E ! 2 4 - B I T S E T U P

S O U N D B L A S T E R L I V E ! 2 4 - B I T S E T U P

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

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

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

For slim casing/low profile computer

What You Need

(e) Phillips-head screwdriver
(not included)

(d) Analog CD audio cable

(available with selected
models only)

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

AUX_IN

OR

OR

(b) Low profile bracket

(available with selected
models only)

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

.

(c) Digital I/O Module
model number SB0002

(available as an upgrade)

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