Installing Sound Blaster Live! 5
8. Connect your speakers, headphones, microphone, joystick, MIDI devices, or other devices to the
back panel of the audio card.
9. Replace the computer cover.
10. Reconnect the power cable, monitor, and other devices.
The joystick connector is a standard PC game control adapter. You can connect any analog joystick with
a 15-pin D-shell connector or any device compatible with the standard PC joystick. To use two
joysticks, you need a Y-cable splitter.
To play games in MS-DOS mode:
• Connect the CD In connector ot the analog audio connector of the CD-ROM or PC-DVD drive.
• If the audio is distorted, do not connect the CD SPDIF connector to the digital audio connector of
the CD-ROM or PC-DVD drive.
CD-ROM drive
Line Out
Joystick/MIDI
GamePad
Line-out
Microphone
MPC-to-MPC (4-
pin) audio cable
Rear Out
Sound Blaster Live!
To analog input of
FourPointSurround
speakers
MPC-to-MPC (2-pin)
audio cable
PC-DVD drive
Line In
Cassette, CD player,
Synthesizer, etc.
Mic In
Connects to Optical Digital I/O card or Drive.
Connects to digital speakers*, minidisc, or
DAT via minijack-to-DIN cable or Digital
Output Module.
* For example, FPS2000
Digital speakers from
Cambridge SoundWorks
This manual reflects a software
installation in an unmodified
version of the operating system.
Your installation screens and
procedure may vary slightly from
what is shown and described. The
variations may be caused by other
software/hardware installed on
your computer, or the version of
the Windows operating system.
