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Laser Library/SBPro

    04-Jun-92 16:36:05
Sb: Laser Library/SBPro
Fm: TIM ALDAM 100042,2107
To: All
Can any one help with the following problem as I am finding it very difficult to get assistance from the UK manufacturers/wholesalers. I have a Sony CD Rom Library and Sound Blaster Pro card and am running MS Windows 3.1. Until now I have been happy running the CDROM (external) drive with the headphones in the front socket to hear any speech/music etc from any particular CDRom I happen to be using. The next stage in the quest for Multimedia status of my PC was to try and get the sound output from the CDRom via the SBPro board. This is where I hit a snag as some disks, ie Screen Artists "Danger Hot Stuff" demo CDRom plays very well via the SBPro card without any additional leads connecting one to the other. Seems fairly straight forward I thought so I tried the same trick with the CDRom Comptons Family Encyclopedia but to no avail. If I then use a "Y" lead to come out of the back of the CDROM drive and feed it back into the SBPro card as an inward feed it works,albeit very poorly as the sound quality and clarity are terrible. I hve adjusted the volume controlon the SBPro card and it isatits loudest setting. If whilst the CDRom is playing I unplug the headphones/speakers and re connect into the front of the CDRom drive the quality of output is as it should be. Can any one help please as I am somewhat confused. Ragards Tim.