Section 2. Installing Your PlexWriter
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10. Connect the analog audio cable if you want to use a sound board in your system.
This cable runs from the four-pin analog audio output connector on the rear panel
of your PlexWriter drive to your sound board. See “Using Sound Boards and
Audio Cables” below for more information about audio cables.
11. Connect a digital audio cable if your sound board is equipped with the
Sony/Philips digital interface (SPDIF) or Digital_In, and you wish to use the
digital audio output from your PlexWriter. This cable runs from the digital audio
output pins on the back panel to the sound board. (This cable is not supplied by
Plextor.)
12. Mount the PlexWriter drive in the computer using the four screws that were
supplied with your drive. Use only these screws.
CAUTION: Do not mount your drive in your computer using screws other than those
supplied by Plextor. You may damage the drive if you insert screws that are too long
or the wrong thread type.
Using Sound Boards and Audio Cables
Whichever category your sound board falls into, you will find that the best source of
information about installing the sound board in your computer is the board's manual.
Once you have successfully installed the sound board in your computer, you can
continue below for a description of the different cable connections that need to be
made.
Choosing and Connecting Audio Cables
When using Plextor drives with Plextor Manager 2000 software (if it was provided
with your drive), an audio cable is not necessary. Plextor Manager 2000’s player,
MVP 2000, plays Audio CDs digitally, eliminating the need for an analog cable
connection. (Plextor Manager 2000 can be purchased directly from Plextor if it was
not included with your drive.)
If you do need audio cables, you will have to purchase them. Refer to the table
below. A list of several vendors who offer audio cables is in “Appendix C: Helpful
Contacts.”
