User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- About Your Hardware
- Setting Up Your Audio Device
- Step 1: Charging your Sound Blaster R5/E5
- Step 2: Turning On Sound Blaster R5/E5
- Step 3: Connecting to an Audio Source
- Step 4: Connecting to Headphones / Speakers / Microphone
- Installing and Uninstalling Software
- Using Your Audio Device
- Step 1: Adjusting the volume
- Step 2: Using your Sound Blaster R5/E5
- Playing audio from a Bluetooth device
- Playing audio from a computer/mobile device via USB
- Playing audio from a mobile device via USB host
- Playing audio from a line-in/optical-in device
- Answering and ending calls
- Recording audio to a mobile device
- Recording audio to a computer
- Recording line-level audio to a mobile device or computer
- Recording What U Hear
- Using the Creative Software Suite
- General Specifications
- Troubleshooting and Support
- Safety Information
- Regulatory Information
- Notice for the USA
- Notice for Canada
- European Compliance
- Conformité européenne
- Conformità alle normative europee
- Einhaltung der europäischen Bestimmungen
- Homologación para Europa
- Europese naleving
- Conformidade Europeia
- Europeisk efterlevnad
- Europeisk samsvar
- Overholdelse af Europæiske regler og standarder
- Eurooppalainen yhdenmukaisuus
- Evropská shoda
- Zgodność z przepisami europejskimi
- Соответствие европейским нормам
- Európai megfelelőség
- Ευρωπαϊκή συμμόρφωση
- Europos Sąjungos atitiktis
- Dodržiavanie predpisov Európskej únie
- Avrupa Uyumu
- Ukraine RoHS Statement
- Notice for Japan
- Notice for Korea
- Notice for China
- Vietnam RoHS Statement
- Notice for Singapore
- License and Copyright
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Sound Blaster
®
R5/E5! This portable audio recording hub and DAC
(Digital-to-Analog Converter) features powerful noise reduction microphones that record clean, high
quality audio directly to smart devices or PCs and Macs. The built-in powerful SoundCore3D
TM
sound
and voice processor with SBX
®
Pro Studio™ technology was designed to perfectly deliver our legendary
microphone reverb engine and produce an amazing cinematic audio playback experience. The Sound
Blaster R5/E5 provides support for high performance headphones for a studio- grade listening
experience and it also comes with dual headphone jacks for easy music sharing. It also boasts NFC for
one-touch Bluetooth
®
pairing.
Package Checklist
Your Sound Blaster R5/E5 package comes with the following:
l The Sound Blaster R5/E5
l Micro-USB 2.0 cable
l 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo analog cable
l 3.5 mm (1/8") clip microphone
l Two elastic bands
l Desk stand
l Quick Start leaflet
Minimum System Requirements
For Windows
®
OS
l Intel
®
Core™2 Duo or AMD equivalent processor, 2.8 GHz or faster recommended
l Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard
l Microsoft
®
Windows 8.1 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows 8 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit,
Windows Vista
®
32-bit or 64-bit (Service Pack 1 or higher)
l 1 GB RAM
l >600 MB of free hard disk space
l Available USB 2.0 port (High Speed requires driver)
For Mac
®
OS
l Intel
®
Core™2 Duo or AMD
®
equivalent processor, 2.8 GHz or faster recommended
l Mac OSX
®
10.6.8 or higher
l 1 GB RAM
l >600 MB of free hard disk space
l Available USB 2.0 port
For mobile device
l iPhone
®
/ iPad
®
running iOS 5.1.1 or higher
l Android™ phone / tablet running Android 2.3 or higher for Bluetooth
l Android phone / tablet running Android 4.1 or higher for USB Host Audio Streaming*
* These devices' firmware must implement AOA2 protocol so as to support USB Host Audio
Streaming
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