Creative Live! PLATINUM 5.1 User manual

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Product Guide
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Copyright © 2000 by Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
Version 2.0
October 2000
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Regulatory Information
The following sections contain regulatory notices for Europe.
FCC Part 15: 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. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment offand on, the user is encouraged to try one or more of the
following measures:
❑Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
❑Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver.
❑Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
❑Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician.
Caution
To comply with the limits for the Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules,
this device must be installed in computer equipment certified to comply with the Class B limits.
All cables used to connect the computer and peripherals must be shielded and grounded.
Operationwith non-certified computers ornon-shielded cablesmay resultin interference to radio
or television reception.
Modifications
Any changesor modificationsnot expresslyapproved by the grantee of this device could void the
user’s authority to operate the device.
Safety Information
CAUTION: This device is intended to be installed by the user in a CSA/TUV/UL certified/listed
IBM AT or compatible personal computers in the manufacturer’s defined operator access area.
Check the equipment operating/installation manual and/or with the equipment manufacturer to
verify/confirm if your equipment is suitable for user-installed application cards.
Compliance
This product conforms to the following Council Directive:
❑Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC (EMC)

Contents
Welcome to SB Live! Platinum 5.1
What’s in the Package ...................................................................1
What You’ll Need..........................................................................1
Before You Start................................................................................................ 2
What’s Next... Follow Easy Steps 1-2-3 ......................................3
Step 1: Installing the Audio Card.....................................................................4
Installing Live! Drive IR...................................................................................5
Your Live! Drive IR.......................................................................5
Insert the Live! Drive IR into the System .....................................6
Step 2: Installing Device Drivers......................................................................8
Step 3: Installing the Software........................................................................10
If You Have a Problem....................................................................................11
Returning a product for repair.....................................................11
Limited Warranty............................................................................................12
Creative European Help Line.........................199
Bienvenue dans SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Contenu du coffret d’installation.................................................15
Configuration du système............................................................15
Avant de commencer.......................................................................................16
Identification des connecteurs de votre carte audio ....................16
Ensuite... Suivez les étapes faciles 1-2-3....................................17
Etape 1 : Installation de la carte audio ...........................................................18
Installation Live! Drive IR..............................................................................19
Votre Live! Drive IR....................................................................19
Insertion du Live! Drive IR dans le système..............................20
Etape 2 : Installation des pilotes de périphérique..........................................22
Etape 3 : Installation du logiciel.....................................................................24
En cas de problème.........................................................................................25
Renvoi d’un produit pour réparation...........................................25
Garantie limitée...............................................................................................26
Creative European Help Line.........................199

Willkommen bei SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Lieferumfang des Pakets.............................................................29
Systemanforderungen .................................................................29
Vor der Installation..........................................................................................30
Funktion der Anschlüsse auf der Audiokarte: ............................30
Nach der Installation... Führen Sie die 1-2-3-Kurzanleitung aus31
Schritt 1: Audiokarte installieren....................................................................32
Live! Drive IR installieren ..............................................................................33
Das Live! Drive IR......................................................................33
Einbauen des Live! Drive IR.......................................................34
Schritt 2: Treiber installieren ..........................................................................36
Schritt 3: Software installieren .......................................................................38
Falls Probleme auftreten.................................................................................39
Produkte zur Reparatur zurückgeben..........................................39
Beschränkte Garantie......................................................................................40
Creative European Help Line.........................199
Introduzione alla scheda SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Contenuto della confezione ........................................................43
Requisiti di sistema.....................................................................43
Prima di iniziare ..............................................................................................44
Come identificare i connettori della scheda audio......................44
Procedure 1-2-3...........................................................................45
Procedura 1: Installazione della scheda audio...............................................46
Installazione Live! Drive IR............................................................................47
Live! Drive IR.............................................................................47
Inserimento di Live! Drive IR nel sistema..................................48
Procedura 2: Installazione dei driver della periferica....................................50
Procedura 3: Installazione del software..........................................................52
In caso di problemi..........................................................................................53
Restituzione dei prodotti da riparare...........................................53
Garanzia limitata.............................................................................................54
Creative European Help Line.........................199

Bienvenido a SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Contenido del lote .......................................................................57
Requisitos previos .......................................................................57
Antes de empezar............................................................................................58
Identificación de conectores en la tarjeta de audio .....................58
Y ahora... siga simplemente los pasos 1, 2 y 3............................59
Paso 1: Instalación de la tarjeta de audio .......................................................60
Instalacíon Live! Drive IR..............................................................................61
La unidad Live! Drive IR ............................................................61
Insertar la unidad Live! Drive IR en el sistema...........................62
Paso 2: Instalación de los controladores de dispositivo ................................64
Paso 3: Instalación del software .....................................................................66
Solución de problemas....................................................................................67
Devolución de un producto para su reparación...........................67
Garantía limitada.............................................................................................68
Creative European Help Line.........................199
Welkom bij SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Inhoud van het pakket .................................................................71
Benodigdheden............................................................................71
Voordat u begint..............................................................................................72
Connectors op de geluidskaart ....................................................72
Vervolgens…volg de stappen 1-2-3 ...........................................73
Stap 1: De geluidskaart installeren.................................................................74
Live! Drive IR installeren ...............................................................................75
Uw Live! Drive IR.......................................................................75
De Live! Drive IR in het systeem plaatsen..................................76
Stap 2: Stuurprogramma's installeren ............................................................78
Stap 3: De software installeren.......................................................................80
Wat te doen bij problemen..............................................................................81
Product ter reparatie aanbieden...................................................81
Beperkte garantie ............................................................................................82
Creative European Help Line.........................199

Bem-vindo à SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Conteúdo da embalagem.............................................................85
Requisitos de sistema..................................................................85
Antes de começar............................................................................................86
Identificar os conectores da placa de som...................................86
Primeiros passos .........................................................................87
Passo 1: Instalar a placa de som .....................................................................88
Instalar Live! Drive IR ....................................................................................89
A placa Live! Drive IR................................................................89
Inserir a placa Live! Drive IR no sistema ...................................90
Passo 2: Instalar os controladores de dispositivo...........................................92
Passo 3: Instalar o software.............................................................................94
Se tiver um problema......................................................................................95
Devolução de um produto para reparação...................................95
Garantia limitada.............................................................................................96
Creative European Help Line.........................199
Välkommen till SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Vad finns i paketet.......................................................................99
Vad som behövs ..........................................................................99
Innan du sätter igång.....................................................................................100
Identifiera ljudkortets kontakter................................................100
Nästa steg..................................................................................101
Steg 1: Installera ljudkortet...........................................................................102
Installera Live! Drive IR...............................................................................103
Live! Drive IR...........................................................................103
Sätt in Live! Drive IR-enheten i datorn.....................................104
Steg 2: Installera drivrutiner..........................................................................106
Steg 3: Installera programvaran....................................................................108
Om du skulle fåproblem ..............................................................................109
Såhär lämnar du in en produkt för reparation:.........................109
Begränsad Garanti.........................................................................................110
Creative European Help Line.........................199

Velkommen til SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Innholdet i pakken.....................................................................113
Hva du trenger...........................................................................113
Før du starter..................................................................................................114
Identifisere kontaktene pålydkortet..........................................114
Hva nå... Tre trinn for installering............................................115
Trinn 1: Installere lydkortet..........................................................................116
Installere Live! Drive IR...............................................................................117
Live! Drive IR ...........................................................................117
Sett inn Live! Drive IR i systemet.............................................118
Trinn 2: Installere enhetsdrivere...................................................................120
Trinn 3: Installere programvaren..................................................................122
Hvis du har problemer ..................................................................................123
Levere inn et produkt til reparasjon: .........................................123
Begrenset garantiansvar................................................................................124
Creative European Help Line.........................199
Velkommen til SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Hvad indeholder pakken............................................................127
Hvad skal du bruge....................................................................127
Inden du går i gang........................................................................................128
Oversigt over stikkene pålydkortet...........................................128
Hvad skal du gøre nu... Følg starttrinene 1-2-3.........................129
Trin 1: Installation af lydkortet.....................................................................130
Installation Live! Drive IR............................................................................131
Live! Drive IR ...........................................................................131
Placer Live! Drive IR i systemet ...............................................132
Trin 2: Installation af enhedsdrivere.............................................................134
Trin 3: Installation af softwaren....................................................................136
Hvis der opstår et problem............................................................................137
Returnering af produktet til reparation:.....................................137
Begrænset garanti..........................................................................................138
Creative European Help Line.........................199

SB Live! Platinum 5.1 -äänikortti
Pakkauksen sisältö....................................................................141
Järjestelmävaatimukset .............................................................141
Alkutoimet.....................................................................................................142
Äänikortin liittimet....................................................................142
Seuraavaksi... Vaiheet 1-2-3......................................................143
Vaihe 1: Äänikortin asentaminen..................................................................144
Äänikortin Live! Drive IR.............................................................................145
Live! Drive IR -asema...............................................................145
Laita Live! Drive IR -asema tietokoneeseen.............................146
Vaihe 2: Laiteohjainten asentaminen............................................................148
Vaihe 3: Ohjelmiston asentaminen...............................................................150
Ongelmatapauksissa......................................................................................151
Tuotteen palauttaminen korjattavaksi: ......................................151
Rajoitettu Takuu ............................................................................................152
Creative European Help Line.........................199
Vítá vás SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Co je v balíku............................................................................ 155
Co budete potøebovat ................................................................ 155
Ne zaènete....................................................................................................156
Identifikace konektorù na va í zvukové kartì:.......................... 156
Jak pokraèovat... proveïte kroky 1-2-3 .................................... 158
Krok 1: Instalace zvukové karty...................................................................159
Jednotka Live! Drive IR................................................................................160
Vloení jednotky Live! Drive IR do poèitaèe ...........................161
Krok 2: Instalace ovladaèù............................................................................163
Krok 3: Instalace softwaru............................................................................165
Postup v pøípadì závad .................................................................................166
Vrácení výrobku k opravì.........................................................166
Omezená záruka............................................................................................167
Creative European Help Line.........................199

Zapraszamy do u¿ycia arty SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Zawartoæ pakietu .....................................................................169
Co jest potrzebne? .....................................................................169
Zanim zaczniesz............................................................................................170
Identyfikacja konektorów i gniazdek karty dwiêkowej:..........170
Co dalej... Wykonaj kroki 1-2-3................................................171
Krok 1: Instalacja karty dwiêkowej............................................................172
Live! Drive ................................................................................173
Umieæ Live! Drive IR w obodowie komputera .......................174
Krok 2: Instalacja sterowników urz¹dzenia.................................................176
Krok 3: Instalacja oprogramowania ............................................................. 178
Gdy wyst¹pi problem z produktem.............................................................. 179
Dokonywanie zwrotu produktu do naprawy .............................179
Ograniczona Gwarancja ...............................................................................180
Creative European Help Line.........................199
Ïåðâîå çíàêîìñòâî ñ SB Live! Platinum 5.1
×òî âõîäèò â ïàêåò ............................................................ 183
×òî íåîáõîäèìî èìåòü ...................................................... 183
Ïîäãîòîâêà ê óñòàíîâêå .......................................................................185
Ðàñïîëîæåíèå ðàçúåìîâ íà çâóêîâî ïëàòå....................... 185
×òî äàëüøå... Âûïîëíèòå íåñëîæíóþ ïðîöåäóðó èç
òðåõ øàãîâ ....................................................................... 186
Øàã 1: Óñòàíîâêà çâóêîâî ïëàòû.......................................................187
Ïàíåëü Live! Drive IR...........................................................................188
Íà ïåðåäíå ïàíåëè Live! Drive IR ðàñïîëîæåíû ñëåäóþùèå
ðàçúåìû è ðåãóëÿòîðû: ......................................................................188
Óñòàíîâêà ïàíåëè Live! Drive IR â ñèñòåìó ....................... 189
Øàã 2: Óñòàíîâêà äðà âåðîâ óñòðî ñòâà.............................................191
Øàã 3: Óñòàíîâêà ïðîãðàììíîãî îáåñïå÷åíèÿ ...................................193
Ïðè âîçíèêíîâåíèè íåïîëàäîê............................................................194
Âîçâðàò ïëàòû äëÿ ðåìîíòà ............................................... 194
Îãðàíè÷åííàÿ ãàðàíòèÿ .......................................................................195
Creative European Help Line.........................199

Product Guide 1
English
Welcome to SB Live! Platinum 5.1
This Product Guide provides easy-to-follow instructions that describe
how to quickly install and set up SB Live! Platinum 5.1 on your
computer.
What’s in the Package
Your SB Live! Platinum 5.1 installation pack contains the following
hardware, software, and documentation items:
❑SB Live! Platinum 5.1 audio card, Live! Drive IR, cables and
headphone adapter
❑Software Pack (on CD-ROM only) containing Creative
Utilities and Drivers for Windows® 95/98,
Windows®NT 4.0/2000 and Windows®ME
❑CD-ROM audio cable
❑CD SP/DIF cable
❑This Product Guide
❑3rd Party software (on CD-ROM only)
What You’ll Need
The system requirements for SB Live! Platinum 5.1 are as follows:
❑Genuine Intel®Pentium®class processor:
166 MHz for Windows 95/98 or WindowsMillennium Edition,
200 MHz for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000
❑Intel or 100% compatible motherboard chipset
❑Windows 95, 98 or Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows 2000
❑16 MB RAM for Windows 95/98 or Millennium Edition
(32 MB RAM recommended),
32 MB RAM for Windows NT 4.0,
64 MB RAM for Windows 2000
❑160 MB of free hard disk space
❑Open half-length PCI 2.1 compliant slot
❑Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)
❑CD-ROM drive required for software installation
❑Open Drive Bay for Live! Drive IR
3rd Party software may have higher system requirements

2 SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Before You Start
Open the SB Live! Platinum 5.1 installation pack and verify that you
have received all items on the packaging list. If any of these items are
missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchased
your SB Live! Platinum 5.1 installation pack.
Identifying Connectors on your Audio Card:
Static electricity can damage sensitive electronic components. Discharge
your body’s static electric charge by touching a grounded surface, for
example, the metal plate of your computer chassis, prior to installing the
SB Live! Platinum 5.1 audio card.
Line Out and Rear Out jacks can be used simultaneously to power 4.1
channel speaker systems,for example, FourPointSurround™speaker
systems from Cambridge SoundWorks.
CD Audio connector
Connects to the Analog Audio output on a CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drive using a CD audio cable.
Joystick/MIDI connector
Connects to a joystick or a MIDI device. You
can buy an optional MIDI kit that allows you
to plug in the joystick and MIDI device
simultaneously.
Line In jack
Connects to an external device
(such as a cassette, DAT, or
MiniDisc player).
Microphone In jack
Connects to an external
microphone for voice input.
Jacks and connectors on the Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1 card
Rear Out jack
Connects to powered speakers
or an external amplifier foraudio
output.
Line Out jack
Connects to powered speakers
or an external amplifier for audio
output. Also supports
headphones.
Telephone Answering Device
connector
Provides a mono connection from a
standard voice modem, and transmits
microphone signals to the modem.
AUX connector
Connects to internal audio sources such
as TV Tuner, MPEG, or other similar
cards.
Audio Extension
(Digital I/O)
connector
Connects to the Digital
I/O card or Live! Drive
IR.
Warning: This is not
an IDE interface. Do
not connect to your
IDE devices.
CD SPDIF connector
Connects to the SPDIF
(Digital Audio) output (where
available) on a CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive.
Analog/Digital Out jack
6-channel or compressed AC-3
SPDIF output for connection to
external digital devices or digital
speaker systems.
Also supports centre and
subwoofer analog channels for
connectionto5.1 analogspeaker
systems.

Product Guide 3
English
What’s Next... Follow Easy Steps 1-2-3
Follow Easy Steps 1-2-3 to quickly install the SB Live! Platinum 5.1
audio card on your computer:
Step 1 Installing the Hardware
•Install card in spare expansion slot
•Install Live! Drive IR in vacant drive bay and
connect cables
•Connect powered speakers or headphones
For more information, refer to “Step 1: Installing
the Audio Card”on page 4.
Step 2 Installing Device Drivers
•Insert installation disk in CD-ROM drive
•For Windows 95/98/ME installation, use
Update Device Driver Wizard and follow
instructions
•For Windows NT 4.0, 2000 installation, use
Creative Audio Software screen and follow
instructions
•Check device drivers are correctly installed
For more information, refer to “Step 2: Installing
Device Drivers”on page 8.
Step 3 Installing the Software
•Insert installation disk in CD-ROM drive
•Use Install Selected Components screen and
follow instructions
For more information, refer to “Step 3: Installing
the Software”on page 10.

4 SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Step1: Installing the Audio Card
To install the SB Live! Platinum 5.1 audio card, follow these steps:
1. Turn off and unplug your computer and all peripheral devices.
2. Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer
manual for instructions.
3. Locate a spare PCI expansion slot for the SB Live! Platinum 5.1
card. With the slot cover removed, hold thecard byits top edge and
carefully press it firmly into the slot. Ensure card is fully inserted
into slot. Fasten the retaining bracket with a screw.
4. Plug one end of the CD-ROM audio cable into the CD Audio
connector on the card and plug the other end of the cable into the
internal audio connector at the rear of the CD-ROM drive.
5. Connect powered speakers or headphones into the appropriate jack
on the card. Refer to the section “Identifying Connectors on your
Audio Card:”on page 2.
6. Replace the computer cover and turn on your computer and all
peripheral devices.
Unused brackets
ii.Fasten thecard to
the slot with a screw.
i.Gently pressthe audio
card into the slot.
PCI slot
ISA slot

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English
Installing Live! Drive IR
Your Live! Drive IR
The front panel of your Live! Drive IR has these jacks, connectors and controls:
MIDI In/Out connectors
Connects to MIDI devices
using the Mini
DIN-to-Standard DIN cable
provided.
Line In 2/Mic In 2 selector
(Microphone Gain Control)
To switch to Line In 2, turn the knob
anti-clockwise over the Line In 2/Mic
In 2 mode separator mark until a
“click”sound isheard.Toswitch back
to Mic In 2, turn the knob clockwise
overthe separator mark until a“click”
sound is heard. To control the
microphone gain, continue to turn
clockwise.
RCA Auxiliary In jacks
Connects to consumer equipment such as
VCR, TV and CD player, via RCA auxiliary
outputs.
Optical SPDIF In/Out
connectors
Connects to digital audio
devices such as DAT and
MiniDisc recorders, via
optical input/output.
Headphones Volume Control
Controls the headphones output
volume.
RCA SPDIF In/Out
jacks
Connects to digital
audio devices such as
DAT and MiniDisc
recorders, via RCA
input/output.
¼” Headphones jack
Allows you to connect to a pair
of high-quality headphones.
Your speaker output will be
muted when you connect the
headphones.
Line In 2/Mic In 2 mode
separator mark
Infrared Receiver
Lets youcontrol yourPCusingthe
RemoteCenter remote control.
¼” Line In 2/Mic In 2 jack
Allows you to connect to a
high-quality dynamic microphone
or audio device such as an electric
guitar, DAT, or MiniDisc player.

6 SB Live! Platinum 5.1
If a particular INPUT source (for example, Line In 2) is supported by the
Live! Drive IR as well as the Digital I/O card, only the input on the Live!
Drive will be enabled. However, using the microphone via the Line In
2/Mic In 2 input on the Live! Drive IR will also disable the Line In 2
input on the Digital I/O card.
To connect to your existing computer headphones andmicrophone to the
Live! Drive IR, use the ¼” to 3.5mm adapter provided.
It is recommended to lower the gain level of the Mic In 2 jack to the
minimum before connecting a microphone.
Insert the Live! Drive IR into the System
1. Pass the followingcableends from the inside of the casing through
the vacant 5¼” drive bay, and then leave the cables dangling
halfway on the outside of the casing:
❑Smaller end of the power splitter cable
❑Dark grey flat cable end with a black circle near the connector
❑(Optional) Any end of the light grey flat cable (if you want to
connect to a Digital I/O card from an earlier purchase)
❑(Optional) Cable end of the Digital DIN metal bracket (if you
want to connect to FPS2000, DTT2500 or DTT3500 speakers)
For optional accessories please see the online User’s Guide

Product Guide 7
English
2. Connect the cables to the Live! Drive IR as shown.
3. Slide the Live! Drive IR into the vacant 5¼” drive bay, and then
secure its sides to the casing with the screws provided.
Dark grey
flat cable
Light grey
flat cable
Digital
DIN cable
Power splitter cable
Red-coloured
wire
Orange-coloured wire
To system
power supply unit
Digital DIN
metal bracket
Live! Drive IR
Connector for
future upgrades
(
Optical) Digital
I/O card
Black circle on the
underside of the cable
Red-coloured
wire
Sound Blaster Live! card

8 SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Step 2: Installing Device Drivers
If you are running Windows 95/98/Me, follow these
steps:
1. Turn on your computer.
Windows 95/98/Me starts and briefly displays a message that the
new hardware (audio card) has been detected. Then the following
screen appears:
2. Read the instructions on screen and click Next.
Windows searches for the device driver. If none is found,
the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box re-appears.
3. Click Other Locations. The Select Other Locations dialog
box appears.
4. Click Browse. The Browse for Folder dialog box appears.
5. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select the folder:
Audio\English\Win9xdrv or Wdmdrv.
6. Click OK twice and then click Finish when the Update Device
Driver Wizard dialog box re-appears. The required files are copied
to your computer’s hard disk.
7. If the Copying Files dialog box notifies you that the a3d.dll file
cannot be found, then repeat steps 4 and 5, select the a3d.dll file,
and then click OK twice. The a3d.dll file is copied to your
computer’s hard disk.

Product Guide 9
English
8. Click Finish when the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box
re-appears and then restart your computer.
To check that device drivers are correctly installed, click on the System
icon in the Control Panel. Select Device Manager and double-click on
Sound, Video and Game Controllers icon to view installed drivers. If a ?
or !icon appears beside the listed device driver, select the device, click
Remove and repeat steps 1-8.
If you are running Windows NT 4.0/2000, follow these
steps:
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Insert the installation disc into your CD-ROM drive.
The Creative Audio Software screen appears.
3. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the installation, after
which you must reboot your PC.
To check that device drivers are correctly installed, click on the
Multimedia icon in the Control Panel. Select Devices and double-click
on Sound, Video and Game Controllers icon to view installed drivers. If
you encounter problems, select the device, click Remove and repeat steps
1-3.

10 SB Live! Platinum 5.1
Step 3: Installing the Software
To install the SB Live! Platinum 5.1 software, follow these steps:
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Insert the installation disc into your CD-ROM drive, Windows
starts and the following screen appears.
3. Click OK.
4. Follow the instructions on screen to install the software.
If you need more detailed information on the installation and usage of
your SB Live! Platinum 5.1 card, refer to the online guide, SB Live!
Platinum 5.1 User’s Guide on your installation CD.
In Windows 95/98/NT 4.0, 2000 and ME double click the .exe file
in D:\MANUALS\ENGLISH\
The Acrobat Reader 4.05 is now installed. Double-click the icon and
select File, Open D:\MANUALS\ENGLISH\ENGLISH.PDF to access
the online Guide.