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Table of Contents Introduction..........................................1 System Requirements ............................................. 2 Federal Communications Commission Statement....... 3 Installation ...........................................5 Installing the Audio Card ....................................... 5 What You Need ............................................... 6 To Install the Audio Card.................................... 7 Installing the Software ......................................
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing this SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Sound Card from Hewlett-Packard. The audio card kit contains: ■ These instructions. ■ The SoundBlaster Live! audio card. ■ The driver installation CD with software that ® ® is compatible with the Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) and Windows XP operating systems. The SoundBlaster Live! audio card and software provides multidimensional sound and textured acoustical environments for realistic threedimensional (3D) sound.
System Requirements To use the SoundBlaster Live! audio card and the included software programs, your computer requires: ■ Genuine Intel® Pentium® class processor: 166 MHz for Windows Me; 233 MHz (minimum) to 300 MHz (recommended) for Windows XP Or ■ AMD K6 200 MHz for Windows Me; AMD K6 233 MHz (minimum) to 300 MHz (recommended) for Windows XP ■ Intel, AMD, or 100 percent compatible motherboard chipset 2 ■ Windows Me or Windows XP operating system ■ 16 MB RAM (minimum) to 32 MB RAM (recommended)
Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ■ ■ This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Installation Installing the Audio Card Before beginning, read and follow all safety information and warnings provided in the Upgrading and Servicing the PC guide included with your HP Pavilion home PC. Warning: The HP Pavilion is heavy; be sure to use ergonomically correct lifting procedures when moving the computer. Note: If your PC has a motherboard that contains a To install the SoundBlaster Live! audio card, refer to “Installing Add-In Cards” in the Upgrading and Servicing the PC guide.
What You Need ■ SoundBlaster Live! audio card ■ Phillips screwdriver ■ Digital (2-pin) and/or analog (4-pin) CD audio cable(s) If you have one or more CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives, these cables may be included with your PC. If not, you can purchase them at a local retailer. You need one cable for each CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive included with your HP Pavilion. Digital (SPDIF) CD audio cable 2-pin Analog CD audio cable 6 HP Pavilion home PC Filename: m1adsbb.doc Title: Self-cover booklet [6.25 x 7.
To Install the Audio Card 1 Turn off the computer and all peripherals. Screw for bracket/ audio card 2 Disconnect the power cord and all other attached cables from the computer. Caution: The audio card can be damaged if power is supplied to the PCI slot when the card is inserted. 1 3 Open the computer. Refer to the instructions in the “Installing Add-In Cards” section of the Upgrading and Servicing the PC guide.
5 Align the SoundBlaster Live! audio card with the PCI slot, and press the card gently but firmly into the slot. Do not force the audio card into the slot. Make sure that the gold finger PCI connector on the SoundBlaster Live! audio card is aligned with the PCI bus connector on the motherboard before you insert the card into the PCI expansion slot. If it does not fit properly, gently remove it and try again. 2 1 TA D CD _IN 6 Secure the SoundBlaster Live! audio card with the screw removed in step 4.
Analog CD audio cable Digital (SPDIF) CD audio cable TAD AUX_IN CD_SPDIF CD_IN 8 For digital CD audio output that has an MPC-to-MPC, 2-pin digital CD audio connector (SPDIF), connect the digital (SPDIF) CD audio cable from the digital audio connector on your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive to the CD_SPDIF connector on the SoundBlaster Live! audio card. Second analog CD audio connector 9 Close the computer. 10 Connect the power cord and the cables to the computer. SoundBlaster Live! 5.
Installing the Software To use SoundBlaster Live! on the Windows Me and Windows XP operating systems, install the device drivers and software included on the driver installation CD. Follow these steps to install the driver software that came with your SoundBlaster Live! audio card. 1 After you have installed the SoundBlaster Live! audio card, turn on your computer. The Windows Plug and Play feature automatically detects the audio card and device drivers.
Using Your Audio Card Audio Connectors Your audio card connectors listed here allow you to attach the card to other devices. CD Audio (CD_IN) AUX In CD SPDIF Telephone Answering (AUX_IN) (CD_SPDIF) Device (TAD) Analog/Digital Out Line In (LIN_IN) Microphone In (MIC_IN) Line Out (LIN_OUT1) Rear Out (LIN_OUT2) MIDI/Joystick Audio Extension (AUD_EXT) Caution: This is not an IDE interface. Do not connect it to your IDE device. SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Audio Card Filename: m1adsbb.
Analog/Digital Out Line In Analog/Digital Out (orange jack) uses a 6-channel or compressed AC-3 SPDIF output for connection to external digital devices or to digital speaker systems. For Windows Me systems, the default for the Analog/Digital Output connector is analog output. For Windows XP systems, the default for the Analog/Digital Output connector is digital. You must select the digital output in the SoundBlaster software to produce digital output.
Rear Out To play games in MS-DOS mode: Rear Out (LIN_OUT2) (black jack) connects to powered speakers or to an external amplifier for audio output. ■ Connect the CD_IN connector to the analog CD audio connector on the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. In analog mode, Line Out and Rear Out connectors can be used simultaneously for 4.1 channel or quadraphonic speaker systems. ■ 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.
CD Audio AUX In CD Audio (CD_IN) connects to the analog audio output on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive through a CD audio cable. In analog mode, CD Audio connects to the center and subwoofer channel speakers. In digital mode, it connects to digital speakers, such as 5.1 surround sound speakers. AUX In (AUX_IN) connects to internal audio sources such as TV Tuner, MPEG, or other similar cards. CD SPDIF CD SPDIF (CD_SPDIF) connects to the SPDIF (digital audio) output on a CD-ROM or DVDROM drive.
Connecting Speaker Systems To watch DVD movies, play games, or to listen to music on your computer, connect analog or digital speakers to the SoundBlaster Live! audio card. When using an external Dolby digital (AC-3) decoder speaker system, disconnect the audio card AUX_IN connector from the decoder card Audio Out connector. However, if an external Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder speaker system is not available, do not disconnect the audio card AUX_IN connector.
Digital Speakers When connecting digital speakers, you can use a 3.5-mm-to-RCA cable to plug the digital speakers into your SP_DIF connector. Connecting to 3.5-mm-to-RCA Digital Speakers cable Dolby Digital decoder/ amplifier Connecting to Analog Speakers discrete 6-channel amplifier 16 Analog/Digital Out connector (AC-3) SP_DIF In Three 3.5-mmto-RCA cables (stereo) center & sub inputs front rear HP Pavilion home PC Filename: m1adsbb.doc Title: Self-cover booklet [6.25 x 7.75] Template: HP-Print2K.
Enabling Digital Sound Selecting Speaker Setup Option If your sound is not clear or you have any static, you may need to enable the digital sound option from within the SoundBlaster Live! progam. The PC is automatically set up to produce sound through two desktop stereo speakers. If your PC has four or five surround sound speakers, set up the surround sound option for four or five speakers to hear sound from all speakers. To do this: 1 Click Start. 2 Select Creative.
To set up speakers in Windows XP: 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices. 4 Click Sounds and Audio Devices. 5 Select the Volume tab. 6 Under the Speaker settings, click the Advanced button. 7 Click the arrow under Speaker setup, and select Quadraphonic speakers for four speakers or select 5.1 surround sound speakers for five speakers. If you lose sound from your 5.1 speakers after you restart your PC, you may need to re-enable the 5.
Getting More Information ■ Diagnostics to test the Wave, MIDI, or CD audio playback as well as test the recording function and speaker output of your audio card. ■ Advanced configurations on positioning your speakers and connecting a variety of devices. ■ Recording and authoring content. ■ Troubleshooting. SoundBlaster Live! User’s Guide After you install the SoundBlaster Live! driver installation CD, you can access the SoundBlaster Live! User’s Guide.
SoundBlaster Live! Technical Support Go to the Creative Web site at http://www.creative.com for more information about SoundBlaster Live! 5.1. You can also go to http://www.soundblaster.com for the latest software and driver updates. If you want to contact Creative by telephone, this Web site lists technical support numbers for your country or region. 20 HP Pavilion home PC Filename: m1adsbb.doc Title: Self-cover booklet [6.25 x 7.75] Template: HP-Print2K.
Filename: m1adsbb.doc Title: Self-cover booklet [6.25 x 7.75] Template: HP-Print2K.
Filename: m1adsbb.doc Title: Self-cover booklet [6.25 x 7.75] Template: HP-Print2K.
