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
Installing Hardware 2-8
Connecting
Related
Peripherals
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX will give you endless hours of listening pleasure. Figure 2-8 shows
you how to connect related peripherals to your Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX to optimize your
enjoyment.
Figure 2-8: Connecting Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX to other devices.
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
Rear Out
SB1394 port
Line-out
Microphone
Analog CD audio cable
Line Out
Audigy Extension card
Connects to analog front and rear inputs of speakers.**
Line Out + Rear Out: Connects to 4-channel speakers**
Line Out: Connects to 2-channel speakers and headphones
Digital CD audio cable
Line In
Cassette or CD
player, synthesizer,
etc.
Mic In
Game pad
Connects to network games and IEEE
1394 compatible devices such as the
IEEE 1394 Creative digital audio player,
DV camcorder, WebCam and digital
camera.
*For example,
Creative Inspire
TM
5.1 Digital Speakers.
**For example, 4-
channel Creative or
Cambridge
SoundWorks analog
speaker systems
Sound Blaster Audigy card
Connects to the external Audigy Drive. See “Connecting Speaker
Systems” on page 2-10 for more details.
Analog/Digital Out jack
Analog Mode (default): Connects to Center and Subwoofer channels.
Digital Mode: Connects to digital speakers*, MiniDisc or DAT via minijack-to-DIN cable.
For instructions on how to switch between digital and analog modes, refer to topic
“Digital Output Only” of the Creative Surround Mixer online Help.