Section 4. Using Your PlexWriter
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Playing Audio CDs
Connections for Playing Audio CDs
There are basically two types of audio:
q
CD-Audio
: This comes from audio discs (like the ones used by your home
stereo) that are translated directly by your PlexWriter into sound. You do not
need a soundboard to hear this audio. Simply plug in a set of headphones or
powered speakers into the headphone jack on the front of your drive.
q
Soundboard audio
: This comes from data files, such as a WAV or MP3, that
are transferred from the CD via the IDE host adapter to your computer. The
soundboard translates the data into sound. If you do not have a soundboard, you
will not be able to hear this form of audio from your PlexWriter.
In order to listen to an audio CD, connect an audio cable to the analog audio
connector on the rear of the drive and connect the other end to your soundboard.
Please refer to “Using Soundboards and Audio Cables” on page 17 of this manual for
more detail.
You can also listen to an audio CD by plugging in a pair of stereo headphones or
self-powered speakers into the headphone jack on the drive’s front panel, as shown
in Figure 15. In order to control audio playback, you will need to use audio control
software such as Windows Media Player or CD Player.
Figure 15: Connections for Playing Audio Using the Headphone Jack
NOTE
: The volume control on the front panel of your drive adjusts only the sound
level of the headphone jack. It has no impact on the volume level of the rear panel
audio outputs. PlextorManager software can control volume level of the signal from
the rear panel audio outputs.
