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
About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and external Audigy Drive 1-3
Your Sound
Blaster Audigy
Card
Your audio card has these jacks and connectors that allow you to attach a wide variety of other devices:
In Analog mode, Line Out and
Rear Out jacks can be used
simultaneously for 4.1 channel
speaker systems. The Analog/
Digital Out jack can be used for
the Center and Subwoofer (LFE)
channels for 5.1 speaker
systems.
A jack is a one-hole connecting
interface whilst a connector
consists of many pins.
CD Audio connector (CD_IN)
Connects to the Analog Audio output on a CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive using a CD audio cable.
SB1394 port (SB1394)
Connects to an IEEE1394 compatible external device
(such as a digital video camcorder, digital still camera,
printer or scanner).
Line In jack (LIN_IN)
Connects to an external device
(such as a cassette, DAT or MiniDisc
player).
Microphone In jack (MIC_IN)
Connects to an external microphone
for voice input.
Figure 1-1: Jacks, connectors and ports on the Sound Blaster Audigy card.
Rear Out jack (LIN_OUT2)
Connects to powered speakers or an
external amplifier for audio output.
Line Out jack (LIN_OUT1)
Connects to powered speakers or an
external amplifier for audio output. Also
supports headphones.
Telephone Answering Device connector
(TAD)
Provides a mono connection from a
standard voice modem, and transmits
microphone signals to the modem.
AUX In connector (AUX_IN)
Connects to internal audio sources such as TV
Tuner, MPEG, or other similar cards.
CD SPDIF connector (CD_SPDIF)
Connects to the SPDIF (Digital Audio)
output (where available) on a CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive.
Internal SB1394 port
Connects to J2 on the Audigy Extension card.
Joystick/MIDI connector
(JOYSTICK)
Connects to the AUD_EXT/Joystick
header on the Audigy Extension
card.
Analog/Digital Out jack
6-channel or compressed AC-3 SPDIF
output for connection to external digital
devices or digital speaker systems.
Also supports Center and Subwoofer
analog channels for connection to 5.1
analog speaker systems.
Audio Extension (Digital I/O)
connector (AUD_EXT)
Connects to the external Audigy Drive
or Digital I/O card.
Warning: This is not an IDE interface.
Do not connect it to your IDE devices.