HP Pavilion SoundBlaster Live!, User Manual

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SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Audio Card
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Rear Out
Rear Out (LIN_OUT2) (black jack)
connects to powered speakers or to an
external amplifier for audio output.
In analog mode, Line Out and Rear Out
connectors can be used simultaneously for 4.1
channel or quadraphonic speaker systems.
MIDI/Joystick
MIDI (Musical Instrument Device
Interface)/Joystick (gold, 15-pin
connector) connects to a game
port joystick or to a MIDI device, such as a MIDI
keyboard. A MIDI device allows you to connect
external electronic musical instruments to your PC.
The joystick connector is a standard computer
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 the connector. To use two joysticks,
use a Y-cable splitter.
To play games in MS-DOS mode:
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Connect the CD_IN connector to the analog
CD audio connector on the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive.
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If the sound is distorted, do not connect the
CD_SPDIF connector to the digital audio
connector on the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.
Telephone Answering Device
The Telephone Answering Device (TAD) provides
a connection from a standard voice modem and
transmits microphone signals to the modem. The
TAD connects to a telephone answering device.