User`s guide

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Creative Inspire GD580. With audio quality that rivals a component home
theater system, Creative Inspire GD580 gives you the full potential of Dolby
Digital™ and DTS
®
multichannel sound from your DVD player, game console or personal computer. The system decodes
Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround, Pro Logic II and DTS program material, letting you enjoy the best in
today’s media software.
Using Your Creative
Inspire GD580
Using your Creative Inspire GD580 involves four basic steps: Setup, Connecting Devices and 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 and
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.
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 4.
Verifying Decoder
Signal Indicators
The decoder
automatically
detects signal type.
Verify the output
signal from your
program source.
See Chapter 3.
Setup
A Quick Start Guide is
provided separately.
Consult this guide for set
up instructions on your
Creative Inspire GD580
before continuing with
this User’s Guide.
After setup, familiarise
yourself with the features
on your decoder.
See Chapter 1.
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