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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital 5500. With audio quality that rivals a
component home theater system, Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital 5500 gives you the full potential
of Dolby
Digital
™
multichannel sound from your DVD player, personal computer or game
console. The system decodes, Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround program material, letting you
enjoy the best in today’s media software.
Using Your Creative
Inspire 5.1 Digital
5500
Using your Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital 5500 involves five basic steps: Set Up, Connecting
Devices, Selecting Input Sources, Verifying Decoder Signal Indicators and Selecting Mode and
Controlling Speaker Output. Refer to the chart below to locate information about each step
.
Connecting Devices Selecting Input
Sources
Selecting Mode and
Controlling Speaker
Output.
Connect the
decoder to your
DVD player, game
console or
personal computer
using the
appropriate cable.
See Chapter 2.
On the decoder,
select the source
appropriate to the
device or input
connection.
See Chapter 2.
Select the mode that
best suits your
program content or
listening needs.
See Chapter 1 and
Chapter 4.
Verifying Decoder
Signal Indicators
The decoder
automatically
detects signal type.
Verify the output
signal from your
program source.
See Chapter 3.
Set Up
A Quick Start Guide is
provided separately.
Consult this guide for
set up instructions on
your Creative Inspire
5.1 Digital 5500 before
continuing with this
manual.
After set up, familiarise
yourself with the
features on your
decoder amplifier.
See Chapter 1.
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