Using soundcards and audio cables
The manual belonging to your soundcard* will provide the best information regarding its
installation. Once you have successfully installed the soundcard* in your computer, please see
the table below for details of the cable connections that need to be made.
Ensuring the writer is recognised
After installation, check that the TDK DVD-R/RW writer and any other internal IDE* peripherals
are recognised by your computer by following the instructions below:
ON A PC WITH WINDOWS 98/98SE/Me/XP:
1. Turn the computer ON. After the computer boots up, you should see the Windows display.
2. Open Windows Explorer and ensure there are icons for the TDK DVD-R/RW writer, the hard
Audio connection
MPC* audio source
Sound Blaster or
compatible soundcard*
Cable required
MPC*-compliant audio
cable
Sound Blaster-compatible
audio cable
How to connect
Connect one cable end to
MPC* audio source and the
other to the audio output*
connector at the rear of the
TDK DVD-R/RW writer.
Connect one cable end to
the Sound Blaster-
compatible soundcard* and
the other to the audio
output* connector at the
rear of the TDK DVD-R/RW
writer.
32
