Creative Sound Blaster PCI User Manual 6
You may have purchased a half-height audio card as shown in the figure below. The connectors
of this type of audio card are shown in the figure below.
Line In connector (Black/Blue)
Connects to external devices such
as cassette, DAT or Minidisc
players for playback and recording.
Line Out or SPDIF Out connector
(Green/Lime)
Connects to powered speakers or
digital devices. Refer to Creative Sound
Blaster PCI Compact’s online Help for
the SPDIF Out mode selection.
Microphone In connector
(Red/Pink)
Connects to an external
microphone for voice input.
CD Audio In connector
Connects to a CD-ROM drive
using an MPC-3 CD audio cable.
Telephone Answering Device/
Modem connector
Connects to a voice modem to
transmit and receive audio
signals.
TV Tuner connector
Connects to a TV card or second
CD-ROM drive.
Figure 2: Connectors on your audio card.
