CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX - Manual (Page 36)

Installing Hardware 2-11
Connecting
Speakers
Systems If you have a 5.1 or 6.1 channel speaker system, you can “upmix” your stereo sources (such as MP3,
WMA, MIDI and Wave) to 6.1 channels by using the Creative MultiSpeaker Surround (CMSS)
technology. To upmix, you need to enable the CMSS feature in Creative EAX console. Refer to the EAX
ADVANCED HD
online Help .
For discrete 7-channel amplifiers
or systems, use a 3.5 mm
(stereo) Audio/Video-to-RCA
cable (available separately) to
connect Line Out 3 to available
Center, Subwoofer and Rear
Center channels.
For connection to center and
subwoofer channels using a 3.5
mm (stereo)-to-RCA cable or 3.5
mm (stereo) Audio/Video-to-
RCA cable (available
separately), connect the white
RCA jack to the Center input,
and the red RCA jack to the
Subwoofer input.
Line Out 3 (Analog)
Line Out 2 (Analog)
Line Out 1 (Analog)
3.5 mm (mono)-to-3.5
mm (mono) digital cable
Surround amplifier or speaker
system with analog 5.1 inputs
Figure 2-9: Connecting external consumer electronic devices to the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX.
Right
channel,
Left
channel
for two-
channel
output
Subwoofer,
Center and
Rear
Center for
three-
channel
output
For 5.1-channel systems, Line Out 1, 2 and 3 require
a standard 3-pole mini plug. For 6.1-channel systems,
Line Out 3 requires a 3.5mm stereo Audio/Video plug-
to-RCA jack for output of Center, Subwoofer and Rear
Center signals.
Rear Center connectors for
use in 6.1-channel systems
only
Dolby Digital
Decoder/Amplifier