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User Manual

Creative Sound Blaster PCI

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be 
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of 
Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the 
license agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement. The licensee may make one copy of 
the software for backup purposes.

Copyright © 1998-2002 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.

Version 1.0
November 2002

Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks, and the Sound Blaster PCI logo, EAX, Creative Multi Speaker Surround, and Oozic are trademarks of Creative Technology 
Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries.
SoundWorks is a registered trademark, and MicroWorks, PCWorks and FourPointSurround are trademarks of Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc..
Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

This product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents:
4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,600; 5,013,105; 5,072,645; 5,111,727; 5,144,676; 5,170,369; 5,248,845; 5,298,671; 5,303,309; 5,317,104; 5,342,990; 5,430,244; 5,524,074; 
5,698,803; 5,698,807; 5,748,747; 5,763,800; 5,790,837.

Summary of Contents for Creative Sound Blaster PCI

Page 1: ...backup purposes Copyright 1998 2002 Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved Version 1 0 November 2002 Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks and the Sound Blaster PCI logo EAX Creative Multi Speaker Surround and Oozic are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and or other countries SoundWorks is a registered trademark and MicroWorks PCWorks and FourPointSurrou...

Page 2: ... Installation 11 Troubleshooting 11 General Specifications 15 Depending on your geographical region your audio card s product name may be one of the following Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI Creative Sound Blaster 16 PCI Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128 VIBRA 128 Creative Sound Blaster PCI Compact Creative Sound Blaster PCI 128 Sound Blaster 4 1 Digital Creative Sound Blaster 16 4 1 Digital Creative ...

Page 3: ...he PCI bus and Plug and Play PnP technology helps make the Sound Blaster PCI one of the easiest audio cards to install We believe this Sound Blaster PCI card will give you years of enjoyment of high quality sound on your PC Minimum System Requirements Genuine Intel Pentium 133 MHz or faster for Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition SE Genuine Intel Pentium 166 MHz or faster for Windo...

Page 4: ...istration Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation or at www creative com register Benefits include Service and product support from Creative Exclusive updates on promotions and events Technical Support and Warranty For Technical Support information go to Start Programs Creative Technical Support This information can also be found in the Installation CD Go to D Supp...

Page 5: ...sents This notepad icon indicates information that is of particular importance and should be considered before continuing This alarm clock icon indicates that failure to adhere to directions may result in loss of data or damage to your system The warning sign indicates that failure to adhere to directions may result in bodily harm or life threatening situations ...

Page 6: ...ck Connects to powered speakers for audio output Line Out SPDIF Out connector Green Lime Connects to headphones powered FourPoint Surround speakers and an external amplifier SPDIF output can be obtained from a mono 3 5mm minijack available separately Microphone In connector Red Pink Connects to an external microphone for voice input CD Audio connector Connects to a CD ROM drive using an MPC 3 CD a...

Page 7: ...Out connector Green Lime Connects to powered speakers or digital devices Refer to Creative Sound Blaster PCI Compact s online Help for the SPDIF Out mode selection Microphone In connector Red Pink Connects to an external microphone for voice input CD Audio In connector Connects to a CD ROM drive using an MPC 3 CD audio cable Telephone Answering Device Modem connector Connects to a voice modem to t...

Page 8: ...l outlet 3 Remove the computer cover 4 Remove the metal bracket from an unused PCI slot as shown in Figure 3 Put the screw aside for use later Turn off the main power supply and disconnect your computer s power cord Systems using an ATX power supply unit with soft power off may still be powering the PCI slot This can damage your audio card when it is inserted into the slot Remove any existing audi...

Page 9: ...reative audio card with the screw you had placed aside earlier Do not force the audio card into the slot Make sure that the gold finger PCI connector on the Creative audio card is aligned with the PCI bus connector on the motherboard before you insert the card into the PCI expansion slot If it does not fit properly gently remove it and try again Figure 4 Aligning and securing the card against the ...

Page 10: ...om the Analog Audio connector on your CD ROM DVD ROM drive to the CD Audio connector on the Creative audio card as shown in Figure 5 The Analog CD audio cable is not bundled with your audio card Figure 5 Connecting to a CD ROM DVD ROM drive CD ROM DVD ROM drive Full height Creative audio card CD ROM DVD ROM drive Half height Creative audio card OR ...

Page 11: ...s auto insert notification feature or click Start Run and then type D CTRUN CTRUN EXE in the Open box where D represents your CD ROM drive 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation 5 When prompted restart your computer Uninstalling Your Audio Card You may at times need to uninstall and then reinstall the Creative audio card to correct problems or change configurations Th...

Page 12: ...oting Configuring Speakers The default speaker setup for Sound Blaster PCI may be Stereo Speakers for Windows 95 98 98 SE and Desktop Stereo Speakers for Windows 2000 Me XP which are 2 speaker setups Depending on which Windows operating system you are using follow one of the series of steps to change your speaker setting Windows 95 98 98 SE 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click the S...

Page 13: ...ows2000 downloads servicepacks sp2 default asp No audio output when playing audio CDs Sound Blaster PCI does not support analog CD audio playback To listen to audio CDs digital CD playback must be enabled Do the following to enable digital CD playback For Windows 98 SE 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel dialog box double click the Multimedia icon 3 In the Multimedia Proper...

Page 14: ...ger button 5 Double click the DVD CD ROM drives icon Your computer drives will appear 6 Right click the disk drive icon A menu will appear 7 Click Properties 8 In the Digital CD Playback box of the next dialog box click the Enable digital CD audio for this CD ROM device check box to select it You can also enable Direct Memory Access to your storage devices Follow the steps below For Windows 98 SE ...

Page 15: ...ontrol Panel 2 In the Control Panel dialog box double click the System icon 3 In the System Properties dialog box click the Hardware tab 4 Click the Device Manager button 5 Double click the ATA ATAPI IDE Controllers icon Your IDE channels will appear 6 Right click the Primary IDE Channel icon 7 Click Properties 8 In the Properties dialog box click the Advanced Settings tab 9 Click the DMA if avail...

Page 16: ...ave Table Synthesis Creative synthesis engine Digital effects engine for reverb and chorus 128 voice polyphony and multi timbral capability 16 MIDI channels 128 GM and GS compatible instruments and 10 drum kits MT 32 compatible instrument set 2MB 4MB and 8MB sample sets included 3D Audio Technology Support for Microsoft DirectSound and DirectSound3D and Creative Environmental Audio Extensions EAX ...

Page 17: ...els Built in 15 pin MIDI interface cable available separately Compatible with Sound Blaster and MPU 401 UART modes IBM compatible 15 pin joystick connector with analog support Onboard Connectors Line In Microphone In Line Out SPDIF Out on selected models Joystick MIDI connector on selected models Telephone Answering Device In Out MPC 3 CD Audio In Auxiliary In TV Tuner Works with the following sta...

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