M-AUDIO Sonica USB - Manual (Page 11)

Hooking Up Your Sonica
Your Sonica has an 1/8” mini jack.This is an “analog” audio output that you
can connect to your powered speakers.You may also connect this output
to the stereo analog inputs of a home stereo or surround receiver.
The Sonica also has a standard optical connector. This is a “digital” audio
output that that will transmit either a stereo digital audio signal or a multi-
channel “surround sound” encoded digital audio signal. You may connect
the Sonica’s digital output to the digital inputs of a home theater system,
stereo receiver with a digital input, surround speakers with a digital input,
MiniDisc recorder, or any device that has an optical digital audio input.
NOTE: When playing a digitally encoded surround sound signal from
your Sonica (that is not decoded within your computer), you should
listen only to the Sonica’s digital output. Listening to the Sonica
analog output while playing a digital surround signal will give
undesirable results.
Lastly, your Sonica has a USB connector for a standard USB cable.You may
plug the “computer end” of the cable into your computer’s USB port.
When you connect your Sonica for use with your computer (or during the
driver software installation), simply plug the “device end” of the USB cable
into your Sonica.These will be easily identifiable by their size and shape.
The diagrams on the next page have been created to give you some
examples of how you might connect your Sonica:
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