Installing Hardware 1-14
Connecting
Speaker Systems
If you have a 5.1 channel speaker system, you can upmix your stereo sources (such
as CD Audio, MP3, WMA, MIDI, and Wave) to 6.1 channels by using Creative Multi-
Speaker Surround (CMSS) technology. To upmix, you need to enable the CMSS
feature in Creative EAX Console. Refer to the Creative EAX Console
*For example, Creative
Inspire 6.1 Analog
Speakers.
4.1 or 5.1 Digital Speaker
System by Creative or
Cambridge SoundWorks
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card
Figure 1-8: Connecting Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card to speaker systems.
Analog 6.1 channel
speaker system*
A:
Analog Line and Rear Inputs
B:
Digital DIN
C:
Minijack-to-DIN cable
D:
6.1 speaker audio cable
E:
Digital Out jack
F:
Line Out (top)
Rear Out (middle)
Rear Center Out (bottom)
G:
AD_EXT
Connects to Audigy 2 Drive
(upgrade option)
C
B
D
E
G
A
F
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description in the table to
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