Creative 51 5300 Manual

Installing Hardware 1-5
Step 3: Install the 
CD-ROM/DVD-
RO M  d r i ve
With Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA) extraction enabled for your computers operating 
system, you do not have to use an audio cable to connect your drive to your audio card. 
For information on how to enable CDDA, see “Enabling CDDA” on page 1-6. 
If you cannot enable CDDA on your computer, you should use an audio cable to connect your 
drive to your audio card as shown below. 
For analog CD audio output:
Connect an Analog CD audio...

Installing Hardware 1-6
Step 4: Connect to 
power supply
1. Replace the computer cover.
2. Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet, and turn on the computer.
To connect your Sound Blaster Live! card to other devices, see “Connecting Related 
Peripherals” on page 1-8.
To install drivers and software, refer to “Installing Drivers and Applications” on page 2-1.
Enabling CDDA 
For Windows 98 SE 
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Multimedia...

Installing Hardware 1-7
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.
3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.
4. Click the Device Manager button.
5. Double-click the DVD/CD-ROM drives icon.
Your computer drives will appear.
6. Right-click the disk drive icon. A menu will appear.
7. Click Properties.
8. In the Digital CD Playback box of the next dialog box, click the Enable digital CD audio 
for this CD-ROM device check box to select it. 

Installing Hardware 1-8
Connecting 
Related 
Peripherals
Connects to a telephone 
answering device Analog mode (where available): Connects to Center and 
Subwoofer channels by default.
Digital mode: Connects to digital speakers such as 
Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital Speakers via the miniplug-to-
DIN adaptor (included with your speakers).
Connects to powered speakers 
or an external amplifier for 
audio output
Figure 1-5:   Connecting Sound Blaster Live! to other devices.
DVD-ROM drive
*MPC-to-MPC (2-pin)...

Installing Hardware 1-9
Connecting 
Speaker Systems
Use a software DVD player with Sound Blaster Live! to watch movies with 5.1-channel 
surround sound. For analog sound, connect your audio card to a Creative Inspire 5.1 speaker 
system. Otherwise, use a Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital speaker system.
Playing Games and Music, and Watching 
Movies
with 5.1 Digital Speakers
Sound Blaster Live! card Digital
DIN Cambridge 
DeskTop Theater 
Digital or Creative 
Inspire 5700 
Speaker SystemMiniplug-to-DIN...

Installing Hardware 1-10
Connecting 
external consumer 
electronic devices
Connecting to External 
Consumer Electronic Devices:
Dolby Digital Decoder/Amplifier
Sound Blaster Live! card Dolby Digital 
Decoder/Amplifier3.5mm(mono)-to-RCA 
cable (not included)*Analog/Digital Out connector
Analog Front, 
Rear and Center/ 
Sub Inputs Discrete 
6-channel 
Amplifier 3 pairs of 
3.5mm (stereo)-
to-RCA cable
(not included)Dolby Digital 
(AC-3) 
SPDIF In
Connecting to External 
Consumer Electronic Devices:...

Installing Hardware 1-11
Positioning Your 
Speakers
If you are using four speakers, place them to form the 
corners of a square with you in the center.  Angle the 
speakers toward you with the computer monitor 
positioned to not block the sound path of your front 
speakers.  For 5.1 speaker systems, the Center speaker 
should be placed at ear level or as close to ear level as 
possible. Adjust the positions of the speakers until you 
get the best audio experience.  If you have a 
subwoofer, place the...

Installing Software 2-1
2
Installing SoftwareInstalling Drivers 
and Applications
Prior to using Sound Blaster Live!, you will need to install device drivers and supporting 
applications. To install these drivers and the bundled applications, use the following 
instructions. The instructions are applicable to all supported Windows operating systems.
1. After you have installed the Sound Blaster Live! card, turn on your computer. Windows 
automatically detects the audio card and device drivers. If the New...

Using Sound Blaster Live! 3-1
3
Using Sound Blaster Live!Creative Software
Sound Blaster Live! is supported by a full range of applications to help you get the most from 
your audio card. The following software is most important to the operation of your audio card:
❑Creative Surround Mixer
❑Creative AudioHQ
❑Creative Diagnostics
❑Creative Wave Studio
❑Creative PlayCenter
❑Creative Recorder
To run Creative PlayCenter:
1. Click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> Creative PlayCenter
2. Click Creative...

Using Sound Blaster Live! 3-2
Creative Surround 
Mixer
Creative Surround Mixer is the main application to use for the following tasks:
❑Testing speakers
❑Applying EAX-enabled audio effects
❑Mixing sounds from various audio input sources
❑Setting audio effects
Surround Mixer has two modes. Click the Basic Mode or Advanced Mode button to switch 
between the two modes:
In basic mode, the Mixer panel is displayed. You can:
❑mix sounds from various audio input sources when playing or recording
❑control...