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

Contents
Introduction
Welcome to high-definition digital audio entertainment.............................................................. i
What is EAX ADVANCED HD™?............................................................................................ ii
CreativeWare ................................................................................................................................ iii
In Your Package............................................................................................................................ iii
System Requirements................................................................................................................... iv
Getting More Information............................................................................................................. v
More Help ...................................................................................................................................... v
Technical Support.......................................................................................................................... v
Document Conventions................................................................................................................. v
1 About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and external Audigy Drive
What You Need........................................................................................................................................1-2
Your Sound Blaster Audigy Card ...........................................................................................................1-3
Your Audigy Extension Card..................................................................................................................1-4
Your External Audigy Drive ...................................................................................................................1-5
Adjusting Headphones Volume and Microphone Gain.........................................................................1-6
Using the Audigy Drive control knobs...................................................................................... 1-6
Using Creative Surround Mixer................................................................................................. 1-7
Using a Remote Control with Your Computer.......................................................................................1-7
2 Installing Hardware
Installation Steps ......................................................................................................................................2-2
Step 1: Prepare the external Audigy Drive................................................................................ 2-2
Step 2: Prepare your computer................................................................................................... 2-3
Step 3: Connect the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards............................... 2-3
Step 4: Install the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards................................... 2-5