Introduction
The Optical Digital I/O card is an upgrade for Sound Blaster
®
Live!
™
and Sound Blaster Live! Value.
The card provides digital connectors found in professional audio systems and the popular MiniDisc.
Now you can experience the most powerful sound card with a full array of digital connectors
specifically designed to deliver the full potential of Environmental Audio
™
. The Optical Digital I/O
coupled with Sound Blaster Live! or Sound Blaster Live! Value will deliver clean digital audio
output in both conventional RCA and optical formats catering to the needs of the DAT and the
MiniDisc communities.
Checking System
Requirements
Your card requires:
❑
A Sound Blaster Live! or Sound Blaster Live! Value card
❑
An available bracket
If you have a Sound Blaster Live! Value card, check your card to see whether it has an AUD_EXT
(2x20 pin header) connector or a SPDIF_EXT (2x6 pin header) connector:
Sound Blaster Live!
or Sound Blaster
Live! Value card
with AUD_EXT
(2x20 pin header)
connector.
Sound Blaster Live!
Value card with
SPDIF_EXT
(2x6 pin header)
connector.
Use broad ribbon
cable provided.
Use narrow ribbon
cable provided.
Knowing and Installing Your
Optical Digital I/O Card
ct4770.fm Page 1 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 1:56 PM
