User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX Creative Audio Software
- Contents
- Introduction
- About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and external Audigy Drive
- Installing Hardware
- Installation Steps
- Step 1: Prepare the external Audigy Drive
- Step 2: Prepare your computer
- Step 3: Connect the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards
- Step 4: Install the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards
- Step 5: Install the external Audigy Drive
- Step 6: Connect the CD-ROM/DVD- ROM drive
- Step 7: Connect to power supply
- Connecting Related Peripherals
- Connecting Speaker Systems
- Connecting External Consumer Devices
- Positioning Your Speakers
- Installation Steps
- Installing Software
- Sound Blaster Audigy Applications
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Applications
- Creative Taskbar
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick Start (English only)
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Experience (English only)
- EAX ADVANCED HD™ Gold Mine Experience (English only)
- Creative Diagnostics
- Creative Surround Mixer
- Creative AudioHQ
- Creative WaveStudio
- Creative PlayCenter
- Creative Recorder
- Vienna SoundFont Studio
- Creative MiniDisc Center
- Creative RemoteCenter
- Creative Restore Defaults
- Using Applications
- General Specifications
- Troubleshooting & FAQ’s
- Problems Installing Software
- Problems with Sound
- Problems with File Transfers on Some VIA Chipset Motherboards
- Insufficient SoundFont Cache
- Problems With Joysticks
- Problems with Multiple Audio Devices
- Problems with Sound Blaster Live! Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card
- Resolving I/O Conflicts
- Problems with Encore DVD Player (not included)
- Problems with Software DVD Player (not included)
- Problems with DV driver for Windows 98 SE/ 2000/Me/XP
- Problems with installing non- Creative applications
- Problems with Digital Devices
- Technical Support
Playing MP3 songs with EAX ADVANCED HD™............................................................... 5-6
Mixing MP3 songs...................................................................................................................... 5-6
Gaming Reference....................................................................................................................................5-7
Enjoying EAX ADVANCED HD™ support........................................................................... 5-7
Enjoying DirectSound3D support.............................................................................................. 5-7
Enjoying A3D 1.0 support ......................................................................................................... 5-7
Enjoying DOS games................................................................................................................. 5-7
Enjoying audio presets in games................................................................................................ 5-7
Customizing environments for non-3D games ......................................................................... 5-8
A General Specifications
Features.................................................................................................................................................... A-2
Connectivity ............................................................................................................................................ A-4
Sound Blaster Audigy card ....................................................................................................... A-4
Audigy Extension card .............................................................................................................. A-5
External Audigy Drive .............................................................................................................. A-5
B Troubleshooting & FAQ’s
Problems Installing Software.................................................................................................................. B-2
Problems with Sound.............................................................................................................................. B-3
Problems with File Transfers on Some VIA Chipset Motherboards ................................................... B-7
Insufficient SoundFont Cache................................................................................................................ B-8
Problems With Joysticks......................................................................................................................... B-8
Problems with Multiple Audio Devices................................................................................................. B-9
Problems with Sound Blaster Live! Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card........................................ B-11
Resolving I/O Conflicts ........................................................................................................................ B-11
Problems with Encore DVD Player (not included)............................................................................. B-12
Problems with Software DVD Player (not included).......................................................................... B-13
Problems with DV driver for Windows 98 SE/2000/Me/XP............................................................. B-13
Problems with installing non-Creative applications............................................................................ B-14
Problems with Digital Devices............................................................................................................. B-14