Creative Audigy Platinum eX Page 3 Getting Started Manual Download

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Contents

Introduction

Welcome to high-definition digital audio entertainment ....................... ix

What is EAX ADVANCED HD? ............................................................ x

CreativeWare .................................................................................. xi

In Your Package ..............................................................................xii

System Requirements .....................................................................xiii

Sound Blaster Audigy card and external Audigy Drive .................xiii

SB1394 applications, games and DVD viewing ...........................xiii

Getting More Information................................................................ xiv

More Help ..................................................................................... xiv

Technical Support .......................................................................... xiv

Document Conventions................................................................... xiv

About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and external Audigy Drive

What You Need......................................................................................1-1

Your Sound Blaster Audigy Card ..............................................................1-2

Your Audigy Extension Card ....................................................................1-3

Your External Audigy Drive......................................................................1-4

Adjusting Headphones Volume and Microphone Gain..................................1-5

Using the Audigy Drive control knobs .............................................. 1-5

Using Creative Surround Mixer ....................................................... 1-6

Using a Remote Control with Your Computer.............................................1-6

Installing Hardware

Installation Steps ...................................................................................2-1

Step 1: Prepare the external Audigy Drive ....................................... 2-1

Step 2: Prepare your computer ...................................................... 2-1

Step 3: Connect the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards 2-2

Step 4: Install the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards.. 2-3

Step 5: Install the external Audigy Drive ......................................... 2-4

Summary of Contents for Audigy Platinum eX

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Page 2: ...ogram a dialog box may appear to inform you that Adobe Acrobat is going to launch the application Click the All button to run subsequent applications without the message appearing again To access linked web sites your computer must be connected to the Internet Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd...

Page 3: ...al Audigy Drive What You Need 1 1 Your Sound Blaster Audigy Card 1 2 Your Audigy Extension Card 1 3 Your External Audigy Drive 1 4 Adjusting Headphones Volume and Microphone Gain 1 5 Using the Audigy Drive control knobs 1 5 Using Creative Surround Mixer 1 6 Using a Remote Control with Your Computer 1 6 2 Installing Hardware Installation Steps 2 1 Step 1 Prepare the external Audigy Drive 2 1 Step 2...

Page 4: ...ing the Applications and Device Drivers 3 4 Reinstalling the Device Drivers 3 4 Updating Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 3 5 Updating Windows 98 SE 3 5 AC 3 SPDIF output 3 5 1394 storage supplement 3 5 Installing Digital Video Update 3 6 4 Sound Blaster Audigy Applications Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4 1 Third Party Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4 2 Creative Taskbar 4 2 Creative Sou...

Page 5: ...undFont Showcase 4 9 Creative Restore Defaults 4 9 Steinberg s Audio Applications 4 10 Cubasis VST for Creative 4 10 WaveLab Lite 4 10 ReCycle Lite 4 10 MixMeister 4 11 Ulead VideoStudio Version 4 0 SE Basic 4 11 FireNet 4 11 5 Using Applications Multimedia Playback 5 1 Watching DVDs 5 1 Playing MP3 or WMA files 5 1 Playing back Wave and CD Audio files 5 2 Playing MIDI files 5 2 Creating non Gener...

Page 6: ...cording digital audio 5 5 Creating multiple effects 5 5 Creating and playing back SoundFonts 5 5 Internet Entertainment 5 5 Experiencing music with visual entertainment 5 5 Encoding CD songs to MP3 format 5 5 Downloading and playing MP3 songs 5 6 Playing MP3 songs with EAX 5 6 Mixing MP3 songs 5 6 Gaming Reference 5 6 Enjoying EAX support 5 6 Enjoying DirectSound3D support 5 6 Enjoying A3D 1 0 sup...

Page 7: ...udio Outputs A 4 SB1394 Interfaces A 5 Interfaces A 5 Audigy Extension card A 5 External Audigy Drive A 6 Inputs and outputs on front panel A 6 Inputs and outputs on rear panel A 6 B SB Emulation in MS DOS Windows 98 Second Edition Background B 1 Installing MS DOS Drivers B 1 Opening MS DOS B 1 Understanding the Installation Program B 2 AUTOEXEC BAT File Settings B 2 CONFIG SYS File Settings B 3 S...

Page 8: ...ESET EXE B 10 SBEGO EXE B 11 C Troubleshooting Problems Installing Software C 1 Problems with Sound C 2 Insufficient SoundFont Cache C 5 Problems With Joystick C 5 Problems with Multiple Audio Devices C 6 Problems with Sound Blaster Live Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card C 7 Resolving I O Conflicts C 8 Problems in Windows NT 4 0 C 9 Problems with Encore DVD Player C 10 Problems with Software DVD...

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Page 10: ...AX ADVANCED HDTM technologies for your games and music listening experience The external Audigy Drive is designed for your convenience You can place it away from the computer and nearer to your work area On its front panel you can plug in your microphone and headphones and adjust the gain volume The external Audigy Drive also provides Creative SB1394 MIDI and digital connectors for your audio vide...

Page 11: ...spatializing and localizing environments in 3D possible Environment ReflectionsTM offers localization of early reflections and echoes Environment FilteringTM accurately simulates the propagation of sound in both open and closed environments Finally Environment MorphingTM allows for seamless transition from one environment to the next These innovative technologies bring tremendous realism and immer...

Page 12: ...nctionality 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 ...

Page 13: ...ension cable AUD_EXT Joystick cable Analog CD audio cable Digital CD audio cable Power splitter cable Mini DIN to standard DIN adapter 3 5 mm minijack to jack adapter 4 rubber feet 2 non alkaline AAA batteries twin pack for the IR remote control Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD Application and game CDs Quick Start leaflet Warranty card Technical Support leaflet The items listed here may differ...

Page 14: ...enuine Intel Pentium II 350 MHz MMX or AMD 450 MHz processor 3Dnow Windows 98 SE Windows Me or Windows 2000 Creative PlayCenter on Windows NT 4 0 requires Service Pack 6 with Internet Explorer 4 0 3D graphics accelerator with at least 8 MB of texture RAM for games 128 MB RAM recommended for digital video DV capture and editing Ultra DMA type hard disk space with 1 GB workspace ATA 100 7 200 rpm ty...

Page 15: ... www soundblaster com site for the latest Sound Blaster news and products The site also includes information on making purchases technical help and CreativeWare updates Technical Support Visit http www soundblaster com support faq for general help Document Conventions The following typographical conventions are used throughout this manual The notepad icon indicates information that is of particula...

Page 16: ...1 About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and external Audigy Drive This chapter gets you ready to install the Sound Blaster Audigy hardware ...

Page 17: ...at you have these In addition you will also need an available PCI slot and another adjacent available slot on your computer Sound Blaster Audigy card External Audigy Drive Internal SB1394 cable AUD_EXT Joystick cable Rubber feet Digital CD audio cable Philips head screwdriver not included Audigy Extension card Analog CD audio cable Audigy Extension cable Power supply splitter cable ...

Page 18: ...tors 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 mod...

Page 19: ...udigy card SB1394 Extension port Connects to the 6 pin SB1394 connector on the Audigy Extension cable Also connects to an IEEE1394 compatible external device such as a digital video camcorder digital still camera printer or scanner Audigy Extension connector Connects to the 44 pin DB connector on the Audigy Extension cable Audio Extension Joystick header Connects to the AUD_EXT and Joystick connec...

Page 20: ... turn clockwise See Adjusting Headphones Volume and Microphone Gain on page 1 5 Line In 2 Mic In 2 jack Connects to high quality dynamic microphones or audio devices such as electric guitars and DAT or MiniDisc players RCA Auxiliary In jacks Connects to consumer equipment such as VCRs TVs and CD players via RCA Auxiliary outputs Optical SPDIF In Out connectors Connects to digital audio devices suc...

Page 21: ...u can adjust the headphones volume and microphone gain in two ways Using the Audigy Drive control knobs On the front panel of the external Audigy Drive turn the respective control knob Counterclockwise to decrease the headphones volume or microphone gain Clockwise to increase the headphones volume or microphone gain ...

Page 22: ... cleared If not click it to clear the check box This will unmute the audio input source 4 Drag the slider to adjust the microphone gain Using a Remote Control with Your Computer The external Audigy Drive has an infrared receiver for the remote control This remote control lets you operate your computer from the comfort of your sofa or bed up to a distance of 4 meters For details refer to the Remote...

Page 23: ...2 Installing Hardware This chapter tells you how to install the Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX hardware ...

Page 24: ... unplug the power cord from the wall outlet 3 Remove the computer cover 4 Remove the metal brackets from two adjacent unused PCI slots as shown in Figure 2 2 Put the screws 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 ...

Page 25: ...Connect the power splitter cable to the Audigy Extension card Figure 2 3 Connecting the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards Power splitter cable To system power supply unit Sound Blaster Audigy card Red colored wire J2 J3 Internal SB1394 cable J4 AUD_EXT Joystick cable Audigy Extension card Black triangle on the cable 2 1 1 Alignment markers to assist you in installing the hardware ...

Page 26: ...und Blaster Audigy card with the other screw 5 Connect the power splitter cable from the Audigy Extension card to the system power supply unit Do not force the audio card into the slot Make sure that the gold finger PCI connector on the Sound Blaster Audigy 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 proper...

Page 27: ...nnect the Analog CD audio cable from the Analog Audio connector on your CD ROM DVD ROM drive to the CD_IN connector on the Sound Blaster Audigy card as shown in Figure 2 7 For digital CD audio output connect the Digital CD audio cable from the Digital Audio connector on your CD ROM DVD ROM drive to the CD_SPDIF connector on the Sound Blaster Audigy card Figure 2 6 Connecting the cables to the exte...

Page 28: ...into the wall outlet and turn on the computer To connect your Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards to other devices see Connecting Related Peripherals on page 2 6 To install drivers and software refer to Installing Drivers and Applications on page 3 1 If the Audigy Extension cable is too long coil it ...

Page 29: ...tte 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 InspireTM 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 Con...

Page 30: ...Drive Watching DVD Movies with Creative SoftPC DVD and Creative or Cambridge SoundWorks line of speaker systems Creative or Cambridge SoundWorks line of speaker systems Digital DIN DolbyDigital AC 3 SPDIF In MIDI devices such as MIDI keyboards MiniDisc player Headphones Microphone Line In via Mini DIN to standard DIN adapter Connecting IEEE 1394 compatible devices with SB1394 connector Digital vid...

Page 31: ...Audio connector on the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive are connected In addition if you get distorted sound do not connect the CD SPDIF connector on the Sound Blaster Audigy card to the Digital Audio connector on the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Figure 2 10 Connecting speaker systems to the Sound Blaster Audigy card Playing Games and Music and Watching Movies with 4 1 or 5 1 Digital Speaker System of Creative ...

Page 32: ...gital AC 3 SPDIF In Discrete 6 channel Amplifier Additional information for advanced users For connection to Center and Subwoofer channels using a 3 5mm stereo to RCA cable connect the white RCA jack to the Center input and the red RCA jack to the Subwoofer input of the amplifier Tip Left Center channel Ring Right Subwoofer channel Figure 2 11 Connecting external consumer electronic devices to the...

Page 33: ... the computer monitor is not blocking the path of your front speakers You may want to adjust the relative positions of the speakers until you get the audio experience you like best If you have a subwoofer place the unit in a corner of the room for the best bass experience Figure 2 12 Recommended speaker positions Center Center speaker Front left speaker Front right speaker Rear left speaker Rear r...

Page 34: ...3 Installing Software This chapter tells you how to install the Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX software ...

Page 35: ...udio drivers click the Cancel button 3 Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy installation CD into your CD ROM drive The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically If not you need to enable your CD ROM drive s auto insert notification feature For more details see Problems Installing Software on page C 1 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation 5 When ...

Page 36: ... Qxxxxxx Update click the Yes button 8 When prompted restart your system Windows Me 1 Connect your digital video DV camcorder to the Sound Blaster Audigy card and turn it on 2 If prompted insert the Windows Me CD into the CD ROM drive and click the OK button 3 Insert the Ulead VideoStudio installation CD into your CD ROM drive 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup 5 If prom...

Page 37: ...al video DV camcorder to the Sound Blaster Audigy card and turn it on 2 Insert the Ulead VideoStudio installation CD into your CD ROM drive 3 If prompted click the Yes button to let the setup program detect the MS DV drivers 4 When prompted restart the system ...

Page 38: ...aster Audigy Click the Add Remove button 5 When the Creative Uninstaller dialog box appears click the check boxes of the items you want to delete and click the Next button The selected applications will be uninstalled 6 Click the OK button 7 If prompted restart your computer Reinstalling the Device Drivers You may at times need to reinstall only the device drivers because of driver corruption 1 In...

Page 39: ... the address below to go to the Microsoft Product Support Services where you can request the update package 269601USA8 EXE http www microsoft com HWDEV audio Non PCM htm 1394 storage supplement A Safe Removal utility that allows you to safely stop a plug and play storage device before disconnecting the device and to provide an update for 1394 drivers related to surprise removal of peripheral devic...

Page 40: ...te for this application This update provides 1394 Digital Video equipment users PAL support and improved device support This is applicable for Windows 98 SE and Windows 2000 users This update provides minor improvement to the Windows Me OS To do this go to the web site below www microsoft com downloads release asp ReleaseID 28377 ...

Page 41: ...4Sound Blaster Audigy Applications This chapter tells you how to get the most out of your Sound Blaster Audigy ...

Page 42: ...most important to the operation of your audio card Creative Taskbar Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick Start Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Experience EAX ADVANCED HD Gold Mine Experience Creative Diagnostics Creative Surround Mixer Creative AudioHQ Creative Wave Studio Creative PlayCenter Creative Recorder Creative Oozic Reactor Vienna SoundFont Studio Creative MiniDisc Center Creative Rem...

Page 43: ...4 0 SE Basic video editing application FireNet IEEE 1394 network connectivity application Latest EAX ADVANCED HD Games Creative Taskbar Creative Taskbar is an application that allows you to perform tasks with your audio card easily and quickly Just select a task and everything is done for you the necessary applications are started and your mixer and effects settings are configured automatically Cr...

Page 44: ...ntage of multi environment audio processing dynamic EAX ADVANCED HD effects high quality surround output and EAX enhanced home theater quality audio Note This application does not work in Windows NT 4 0 EAX ADVANCED HD Gold Mine Experience Run this demonstration which is set in a gold mine and experience EAX ADVANCED HD technologies such as Environment Panning Environment Reflection and Environmen...

Page 45: ...nformation and usage details on Creative Surround Mixer refer to its online Help Creative AudioHQ AudioHQ is Creative s audio software control center The AudioHQ interface has the standard look and feel of the Windows Control Panel It contains several control applets that allow you to view audition or set up the audio properties of one or more audio devices on your computer As in Control Panel you...

Page 46: ...eous Wave playback For example you can play five Wave tracks at the same time Device Controls also allows you to enable the SPDIF Bypass feature for your digital inputs and outputs and mute your speakers when you plug your headphones into Audigy Drive For more information and usage details on Device Controls refer to its online Help Creative Keyboard Creative Keyboard is a virtual keyboard that al...

Page 47: ...st see it The effects go beyond today s surround sound and 3D positional audio and actually model an environment by taking into account room size acoustic properties reverb echo and many other effects that create a real world experience For more information and usage details on EAX Control refer to its online Help Creative WaveStudio Creative WaveStudio allows you to perform the following sound ed...

Page 48: ...ives your music visual expression that enhances the emotional depth of your music experience With Oozic Reactor you can enjoy hypnotic visuals with your CD WMA or MP3 music mixes Just connect your computer to your TV and let the beat control the evolution of trance like psychedelic images You can also trigger stunning cinematic lens and camera effects and explore exciting 3D objects in full detail...

Page 49: ...ienna SoundFont Studio will help you to create an instrument and place the sample to allow you to pitch shift your voice up and down the keyboard Next you can try to apply an articulation effect like Filter to change your voice Once you discover the power of SoundFont technology you will be amazed at the sound design possibilities available For more information and usage details on Vienna SoundFon...

Page 50: ...ay OSD which makes the commands or functions available viewable from a distance of 4 meters RemoteCenter also allows you to start and control your favorite Windows applications For more information on Creative RemoteCenter refer to its online Help SoundFont Showcase SoundFont Showcase contains a wide and comprehensive range of downloadable SoundFont demos from companies like Sonic Implants and Voi...

Page 51: ...l time audio effects to your recordings and print out professional quality scores complete with automatic layout WaveLab Lite If you just want to do some fast and simple recording or editing then WaveLab Lite is the application for you Although simple and small WaveLab Lite packs a punch with its features It is capable of sample rate conversion stereo editing through drag and drop operation mono a...

Page 52: ... mix for parties web casts and CD Recordables Ulead VideoStudio Version 4 0 SE Basic The fastest way to create great videos Ulead VideoStudio 4 0 SE Basic takes full advantage of the most advanced digital video technology to put digital video excitement within the reach of anyone with a digital video camcorder and a computer FireNet Firenet is an Ethernet emulator that supports all standard Ethern...

Page 53: ...5Using Applications This chapter tells you which applications to use for content creation gaming and entertainment purposes ...

Page 54: ...six channels such as Creative Inspire 5 1 Analog Speakers Next you must have a software DVD player capable of sending a compressed AC 3 SPDIF signal to your Sound Blaster Audigy card for decoding such as InterVideo WinDVD 2000 or Cyberlink PowerDVD 3 0 In Creative Surround Mixer enable the Dolby Digital AC 3 Decode feature For more information refer to the Creative Surround Mixer online Help In yo...

Page 55: ... music files that use exotic or non regular instrument non General MIDI compliant using Vienna Soundfont Studio These instruments are stored in SoundFont banks Such MIDI files can be played back using Creative PlayCenter The Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD contains many MIDI demos that use high quality SoundFont banks Digital Entertainment Watching surround movies If you want to enjoy high qu...

Page 56: ...hance your voice or even add special effects You can do this with EAX Control which can be accessed from Creative Surround Mixer Recording sound and effects Creative Recorder is an easy way of recording any audio source without worrying about mixer settings You can also record any audio effects Capturing and editing videos Ulead VideoStudio is the fastest way to create great videos Ulead VideoStud...

Page 57: ...n create desktop music on your Sound Blaster Audigy using Cubasis VST Hook up a MIDI controller keyboard to the MIDI Joystick port and you instantly have a high quality up to 8 MB GM synthesizer with this software The sequencing software provided also lets you compose your own music compositions and arrangements Recording and transcribing music Using Cubasis VST you can record your own music and d...

Page 58: ...n possibilities for use with your own music Create your own SoundFont banks in Vienna SF Studio or use ReCycle Lite to convert drum loops to Soundfont banks and then use them in your bundled MIDI sequencer Internet Entertainment Experiencing music with visual entertainment With Creative Oozic Reactor your MP3 songs can now be associated with a customized music video called MV3 containing high qual...

Page 59: ...load MP3 songs and then use MixMeister to create party mixes like a DJ MixMeister takes care of the details while you dance all night and allows you to fine tune your mixes whenever you want Gaming Reference Enjoying EAX support Enjoy the many EAX titles designed by top game developers which immerse you in realistic environments Visit http www eax creative com for a full list of compatible titles ...

Page 60: ...mulation in MS DOS Windows 98 on page B 1 Enjoying audio presets in games You can enjoy audio effects even if your game does not have EAX3 support Your card is bundled with a good selection of presets for use with games These can be accessed through Creative Taskbar Customizing environments for non 3D games You can create customized environments for your non EAX games using the EAX Control panel w...

Page 61: ...A General Specifications This section displays the specifications of your Sound Blaster Audigy card Audigy Extension card and external Audigy Drive ...

Page 62: ... voice hardware wavetable synthesizer Professional quality digital mixing and equalization Unlimited size of SoundFont bank can be mapped to host memory limited by available system memory High Quality Audio Path Mixes analog sources such as CD Audio Line in Auxiliary TAD and PC speaker Microphone in via AC 97 Codec with internal digital sources 32 bit mixing of all digital sources within Audigy s ...

Page 63: ... to minimize cable connection hassle Low latency multitrack recording with ASIO support Flexible Mixer Control Software playback control of CD Audio Line In Auxiliary TAD PC speaker Microphone In Wave DirectSound device MIDI device CD Digital CD SPDIF Line In 2 Microphone In 2 Auxiliary 2 and SPDIF In Software recording control of Analog Mix sum of CD Audio Line In Auxiliary TAD PC speaker Microph...

Page 64: ...er bass frequency 10 200 Hz adjustable to standalone subwoofer units for desired bass level Adjustable Center and LFE level control Creative Multi Speaker SurroundTM CMSSTM Multispeaker technology Upmixes mono or stereo sources to 5 1 channels Professional quality panning and mixing algorithm SB1394TM Compatibility Compliant to IEEE 1394a specification Supports data rates of 100 200 and 400 Mbps S...

Page 65: ...log input via 4 pin Molex connector on card TAD line level analog input via 4 pin Molex connector on card CD_SPDIF digital input via 2 pin Molex connector on card Audio Outputs ANALOG DIGITAL OUT via 4 pole 3 5 mm minijack on rear bracket ANALOG OUT Center and Subwoofer channels DIGITAL OUT Front Rear Center and Subwoofer SPDIF digital outputs Two line level analog outputs via stereo jacks on rear...

Page 66: ...sion card AUD_EXT Joystick 2 x 32 pin header for connection to the Sound Blaster Audigy card One 2 x 5 pin Internal SB1394 connector for connection to the Sound Blaster Audigy card One 6 pin SB1394 connector port on rear bracket for connection to the external Audigy Drive One 44 pin DB connector for connection to the external Audigy Drive One 15 pin DB Joystick MIDI connector attached to the Audig...

Page 67: ...A jacks with left and right channel stereo Auxiliary input Two optical connectors for optical SPDIF input and output Two mini MIDI DIN female connectors for separate MIDI input and output One SB1394 connector for 1394 input and output One infrared receiver for receiving information from the remote control transmission range within 4 meters with 15 deviation from the center axes Inputs and outputs ...

Page 68: ...B SB Emulation in MS DOS Windows 98 Second Edition This section tells you how to use your Sound Blaster Audigy card to play MS DOS games ...

Page 69: ...ation CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Click Start Run 3 In the Run dialog box click D DOSDRV LANGUAGE SETUP EXE where D represents your CD ROM drive and Language represents the file s language 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Opening MS DOS There are two ways to play MS DOS games From the MS DOS box in Windows 98 Second Edition Click Start Programs MS DOS Prompt In ...

Page 70: ...EC BAT file SET CTSYN C WINDOWS SET BLASTER A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 C PROGRA 1 CREATIVE DOSDRV SBEINIT COM The first two statements set up the environment variables for your audio card For an explanation of the variables see Environment Variables on page B 5 The third statement runs SBEINIT COM which is the Sound Blaster Audigy MS DOS driver It is required for the Sound Blaster Audigy card to functi...

Page 71: ...s The installation program adds the following statements to the CONFIG SYS file DEVICE C WINDOWS HIMEM SYS DEVICE C WINDOWS EMM386 EXE System Resource Settings This section explains the following software SB emulation resources not hardware resources of your card Input Output I O Addresses Interrupt Request IRQ Line Direct Memory Access DMA Channel If your card encounters a conflict with a periphe...

Page 72: ...line that a device uses to notify your computer s central processor that it wants to send or receive data for processing Table B 1 Possible default input output I O addresses Device Default I O Address Range SB interface 220H to 22FH 240H to 24FH 260H to 26FH 280H to 28FH MPU 401 UART MIDI interface 300H to 301H 310H to 311H 320H to 321H 330H to 331H Stereo music synthesizer 388H to 38BH Table B 2...

Page 73: ...able points to the location of the CTSYN INI file which usually resides in the Windows directory The syntax for this variable is as follows CTSYN path where path is the location of the CTSYN INI file BLASTER Environment Variable The BLASTER environment specifies the base I O address IRQ line and DMA channels of the SB interface Its syntax is BLASTER A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 The parameters in the comm...

Page 74: ...resource list may show three entries of Input Output Range and two entries of Direct Memory Access They correspond to the sequence of entries in Table B 1 and Table B 3 If the number of entries do not match a good estimate of the identity of the device is its I O address or DMA channel To find the current Sound Blaster Audigy SB16 Emulation resources in MS DOS mode 1 Switch to your Sound Blaster A...

Page 75: ...tely for example General MIDI music with Sound Blaster digital audio In such a case there are often two separate menus to configure Some games allow you to set the MIDI port address and IRQ for music and sound Make sure that these settings correspond to the values displayed by SBECFG EXE or the Resources tabbed page of the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SB16 Emulation Properties dialog box There ar...

Page 76: ...er Pro Sound Blaster 16 and Adlib digital audio emulation If an application provides all these as options specify the choices in this order 1 Sound Blaster 16 2 Sound Blaster Pro 3 Sound Blaster 4 Adlib MS DOS Mode Utilities The Sound Blaster Audigy card includes a few MS DOS utilities These utilities require the Sound Blaster Audigy DOS driver SBEINIT COM to be loaded SBECFG EXE Use the SBECFG EX...

Page 77: ...e brackets denote optional parameters and This Parameter Specifies S x Synth volume x can be a value from the range 0 to 127 W x Wave volume x can be a value from the range 0 to 127 C x CD audio volume x can be a value from the range 0 to 127 M x Synth MT 32 LAPC 1 mode For x 0 is Off 1 is On View a short description of the parameters An example of an SBEMIXER command is SBEMIXER S 64 W 120 C 50 M...

Page 78: ...x where square brackets denote optional parameters and This Parameter Specifies Axxx SB interface s base I O address Ix IRQ line used by the audio interface Dx First DMA channel used by the audio interface Hx Second DMA channel used by the audio interface Pxxx MPU 401 UART interface s base I O address dx SB Emulation mode For x 1 is Off 0 is On wx Set x to 1 to use the Windows assigned resource co...

Page 79: ...SB Emulation in MS DOS Windows 98 B 11 SBEGO EXE Use this to confirm whether SB16 Emulation is properly installed and working ...

Page 80: ...C Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation or normal use ...

Page 81: ...le click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop 2 In the My Computer window right click the CD ROM drive icon 3 On the shortcut menu click AutoPlay and follow the instructions on the screen To enable AutoPlay through Auto Insert Notification 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the System icon 3 In the System Properties dialog box click the Device M...

Page 82: ...te environment No sound from the headphones Check the following The headphones are connected to the Headphones jack In the Speakers tabbed page of the Main panel of Surround Mixer the Headphones option is selected in the Speaker box In the Mixer panel of Surround Mixer the recording source selected is What U Hear Individual analog recording sources are not displayed in Surround Mixer The following...

Page 83: ...ou have selected the correct source in the Mixer panel If both the above conditions have been met and you still do not get any sound click the red plus sign above the VOL control and check whether the Digital Output Only check box is selected If it is you are in the Digital Output Only mode and so must connect to digital speakers to hear the sound from your audio card See the section on Digital Ou...

Page 84: ...rce sometimes turns off its sound This occurs when you are in the Digital Output Only mode and the source s left right balance in a software mixer application other than Surround Mixer for example the Windows Volume Control application is at the opposite end compared to the position to which you have panned the source in the Main panel of Surround Mixer For example the CD Audio balance in Windows ...

Page 85: ...ler SoundFont bank from the Select Bank box Increase the system RAM on your computer Problems With Joystick The joystick port is not working The audio card s joystick port may be conflicting with the system s joystick port To solve this problem Disable the audio card s joystick port and use the system port instead Do the following 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window ...

Page 86: ...e problem persists try a different joystick Problems with Multiple Audio Devices The other installed audio card is not working well You may have an existing audio device installed in your computer The audio device may be an audio card or an onboard audio chipset Before you install your Sound Blaster Audigy card you are advised to completely uninstall and remove your existing audio device Operating...

Page 87: ...nding on your motherboard The BIOS setup menu appears 3 Select Chipset Features Setup and press Enter 4 Select Onboard Legacy Audio and press Enter to disable your onboard audio chipset 5 Press Esc to return to the BIOS setup menu 6 Select Save Exit Setup and then press Enter 7 Press Y and then press Enter Problems with Sound Blaster Live Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card Sound Blaster Live or S...

Page 88: ...ntry in Device Manager has a red cross Resolving I O Conflicts Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are set to use the same I O address To resolve I O conflicts change the resource settings of your audio card or the conflicting peripheral device in your system using Device Manager in Windows 98 SE Me If you still do not know wh...

Page 89: ...Problems in Windows NT 4 0 A Service Control Manager error message appears with one or more other error messages at system restart This occurs after you remove an audio card from your computer after you have successfully installed the Sound Blaster Audigy card Windows is trying to match the drivers to the removed audio card To solve this problem 1 Log on to your computer as Administrator 2 Click S...

Page 90: ... entry and then click the Select Player button 5 In the Players Properties dialog box click the Browse button 6 Browse to C Program Files Creative PC DVD Encore and double click the entry ctdvdply The Name box now displays the entry ctdvdply 7 Click the OK button twice Now when you double click the Disc Detector icon the Encore DVD Player is launched Problems with Software DVD Player Changing audi...

Page 91: ...m still persists the MSDV camcorder driver may not be fully optimized for your DV camcorder To solve this problem 1 Turn on your DV camcorder 2 Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD into your CD ROM drive Exit from the welcome screen 3 Using Windows Explorer locate the 1394 folder in the CD ROM and run the DVConnect 240 exe file Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup...

Page 92: ...Index ...

Page 93: ...gy Extension connector 1 3 Audigy Online Quick Start xiv AudioHQ Creative Keyboard 4 5 EAX control 4 6 MIDI input 4 5 AUX In connector 1 2 C Capturing videos 5 3 CD Audio connector 1 2 CD SPDIF connector 1 2 Compiling personal albums 5 2 Connecting Analog CD audio cable 2 4 Audigy Extension card cables 2 2 Center and Subwoofer channels 2 9 external consumer devices 2 9 IEEE 1394 compatible devices...

Page 94: ...Digital AC 3 decoding A 3 flexible mixer control A 2 high quality audio delivery process A 1 multi speaker surround A 3 PCI bus mastering A 1 professional digital audio processing A 2 G Games audio option B 7 digital audio option B 8 music option B 8 Gaming reference 5 6 General specifications Audigy Extension card A 5 audio inputs A 4 audio outputs A 4 connectivity A 4 Inputs and outputs on front...

Page 95: ...S DOS driver B 1 Multimedia playback 5 1 O Online Help RemoteCenter 1 6 Optical SPDIF In Out connector 1 4 Organizing SoundFont banks 5 3 P Personal albums 5 2 Playing MIDI files 5 2 MP3 files 5 1 MP3 songs 5 6 MP3 songs with EAX 5 6 SoundFonts 5 5 WMA files 5 1 Playing back CD Audio files 5 2 Wave files 5 2 Playing games 2 8 Playing MS DOS games B 1 Ports Internal SB1394 1 2 SB 1394 1 2 SB1394 Ex...

Page 96: ...System requirements external Audigy Drive xiii games xiii SB1394 applications xiii Sound Blaster Audigy card xiii viewing DVD titles xiii system resource B 3 T Technical support xiv Telephone Answering Device connector 1 2 Transcribing music 5 4 troubleshooiting DV driver C 11 troubleshooting C 1 Encore DVD Player C 10 I O conflicts C 8 installing software C 1 joystick C 5 C 7 software DVD player ...

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