[SOLVED] Connect Harmon/kardon to Sound Blaster Live?

**Jason09** · 08-10-2009, 07:51 PM

Hi all,
I have a Creative Sound Blaster Live 24-bit sound card installed on my Dell Dimension 3000, and a Dell monitor with built in speakers. On my "not-in-use" Windows 98 computer, I had a a harmon/kardon speaker set. It provided a type of multimedia sound system that I don't get with the Dell monitor speakers on this XP computer, so I tried hooking it up to this computer, as an "add-on" to the other speakers. My SB card has blue, black, yellow, and blue ports. A microphone is using the blue port, and the monitor speakers are in the green port. I tried hooking the speaker to the other ports (yellow and black), but I couldn't get sound out of the speakers (I played music from WMP, and heard it out of the normal (built in) speakers, but not in the harmon/kardon. The harmon/kardon speakers are a green connector, so it may work in the green port, but I was hoping it could also work in one of the other ports. Does anyone know if it's something I'm doing wrong or if it's not possible to really do this?
Thanks, Jason

Riskyone101 · 08-12-2009, 04:13 AM

Hello and Welcome to TSF,

Blue - Line in/mic/digital out
Green - Line out
Yellow - Line out
Black - Line out

Note: All those line outs are configured differently depending on how many speakers you're hooking up
Did you configure it properly in the configuration setup?

**Jason09** · 08-12-2009, 12:21 PM

I plugged the speakers back in the yellow port, opened the Creative software, but didn't really do anything there, and still no sound came out of the speakers when I played WMP. Then I plugged it out, then put the speakers in the black port, and tested all 4 speakers in the software, and I was surprised to hear static out of the harmon/kardon speakers! I opened WMP, and sure enough, sound works now out of all 4!

Thanks for the help.

Riskyone101 · 08-12-2009, 10:55 PM

Sure Jason09, your welcome anytime, glad to hear you got it sorted!

08-10-2009, 07:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,365 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	[SOLVED] Connect Harmon/kardon to Sound Blaster Live? Hi all, I have a Creative Sound Blaster Live 24-bit sound card installed on my Dell Dimension 3000, and a Dell monitor with built in speakers. On my "not-in-use" Windows 98 computer, I had a a harmon/kardon speaker set. It provided a type of multimedia sound system that I don't get with the Dell monitor speakers on this XP computer, so I tried hooking it up to this computer, as an "add-on" to the other speakers. My SB card has blue, black, yellow, and blue ports. A microphone is using the blue port, and the monitor speakers are in the green port. I tried hooking the speaker to the other ports (yellow and black), but I couldn't get sound out of the speakers (I played music from WMP, and heard it out of the normal (built in) speakers, but not in the harmon/kardon. The harmon/kardon speakers are a green connector, so it may work in the green port, but I was hoping it could also work in one of the other ports. Does anyone know if it's something I'm doing wrong or if it's not possible to really do this? Thanks, Jason __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

08-12-2009, 04:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 3,778 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: Connect Harmon/kardon to Sound Blaster Live? Hello and Welcome to TSF, Blue - Line in/mic/digital out Green - Line out Yellow - Line out Black - Line out Note: All those line outs are configured differently depending on how many speakers you're hooking up Did you configure it properly in the configuration setup? __________________ Last edited by Riskyone101; 08-12-2009 at 04:20 AM.

08-12-2009, 12:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,365 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Connect Harmon/kardon to Sound Blaster Live? I plugged the speakers back in the yellow port, opened the Creative software, but didn't really do anything there, and still no sound came out of the speakers when I played WMP. Then I plugged it out, then put the speakers in the black port, and tested all 4 speakers in the software, and I was surprised to hear static out of the harmon/kardon speakers! I opened WMP, and sure enough, sound works now out of all 4! Thanks for the help. __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

08-12-2009, 10:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 3,778 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: [SOLVED] Connect Harmon/kardon to Sound Blaster Live? Sure Jason09, your welcome anytime, glad to hear you got it sorted! __________________