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

Introduction iii
CreativeWare
CreativeWare is a post-purchase programme that adds new features, enhancements and additional
functionality to Creative’s upgradeable products. With CreativeWare, you can always be sure of having
the best digital entertainment experience because:
- You can easily upgrade your Sound Blaster Audigy card with the latest features, device drivers, and
applications.
- You can personalize the functions on your Sound Blaster Audigy card.
In Your Package
The following items are included in your package:
❑ Sound Blaster Audigy card
❑
Audigy Extension card
❑
External Sound Blaster Audigy Drive and IR remote control
❑ Internal SB1394 cable
❑
Audigy Extension cable
❑
AUD_EXT/Joystick cable
❑ Digital CD audio cable
❑
Power splitter cable
❑
Mini-DIN-to-standard-DIN adapter
❑ 4 rubber feet
❑
2 non-alkaline AAA batteries (twin pack) for the IR remote control
❑
Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD
❑ Applications CDs
❑
Quick Start leaflet
❑
SB1394 cable for connecting your digital video camera
The items listed here may differ
for certain countries.