User Guide

Connecting Home Theater Systems
Your Sound Blaster Z-Series comes with an Optical S/PDIF jack which allows you to connect your home
theatre system. Most home theater systems connect the audio card to an A/V receiver.
For more information on your A/V receiver's speaker connections, consult the documentation of your
A/V receiver.
Connecting your A/V receiver to the Sound Blaster Z-Series
1
BASS TREBLE BALANCE
VOL
POWER
INPUT MODE
PROGRAM
INPUT SELECTOR
VIDEO L R
EFFECT
PHONE
2
3
Jack, Connector or Cable
1. Optical S/PDIFOut jack
2. Optical cable (available separately)
3. Optical S/PDIF In jack
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