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Congratulations!

Your Creative X-Fi™ Wireless Receiver complements Creative transmitters 
like Creative Xdock™ or Creative Xmod™ Wireless. Together, your X-Fi 
Wireless Receiver and transmitter enable you to enjoy the X-Fi difference, 
wherever you are in your home, wirelessly.

Read on to learn how to get started with your new X-Fi Wireless Receiver! 

Contents

About Your X-Fi Wireless Receiver..............................................  2
About Your Remote Control .......................................................... 3
Setting Up Your X-Fi Wireless Receiver ....................................... 4
Setting Up Two or More X-Fi Wireless Receivers ........................ 9
About Broadcasting and Zone Control ....................................... 10
Manual Pairing ............................................................................ 11
Using Your X-Fi Wireless Receiver ............................................. 15
Using Your Wireless Features .................................................... 17
Troubleshooting Wireless Features ........................................... 20
FAQs ............................................................................................ 23
General Specifications ................................................................ 26
Safety Information....................................................................... 27
Regulatory Information............................................................... 28

Summary of Contents for X-FI

Page 1: ...X Fi Wireless Receiver User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...n to learn how to get started with your new X Fi Wireless Receiver Contents About Your X Fi Wireless Receiver 2 About Your Remote Control 3 Setting Up Your X Fi Wireless Receiver 4 Setting Up Two or More X Fi Wireless Receivers 9 About Broadcasting and Zone Control 10 Manual Pairing 11 Using Your X Fi Wireless Receiver 15 Using Your Wireless Features 17 Troubleshooting Wireless Features 20 FAQs 23...

Page 3: ...er 2 Previous Rewind button 3 Next Fast forward button 4 Volume LED ring 5 Volume control See Using Your X Fi Wireless Receiver on page 15 6 Power Standby LED See Understanding the Power Standby LED on page 15 7 Headphone jack 8 RCA Audio Line Out jacks 9 3 5 mm Audio Line Out jack 10 5V DC In jack 11 Link LED See Understanding the Link LED on page 16 12 Connect button See Setting Up Your X Fi Wir...

Page 4: ... 5 6 1 Power Standby button 2 Mute on off button 3 Volume buttons 4 Play Pause button 5 X Fi Crystalizer on off buttons 6 X Fi CMSS 3D on off buttons The other buttons on your X Fi Wireless Receiver remote control mirror those of the remote control buttons of the Creative transmitter you are using For more information see your transmitter User s Guide ...

Page 5: ...eters approximately 98 feet away from your transmitter You may place the units in different rooms but avoid placing them near objects emitting radio frequencies for example a radio or cordless phone NOTES Signal quality between the transmitter and receiver may be affected by any object or structure for example a wall that is between the units Experiment with different positions if necessary ...

Page 6: ...Connect your X Fi Wireless Receiver 5 Step 2 Connect your X Fi Wireless Receiver 2a 1 2b 1 Powered stereo or 2 1 speakers 2a Power adapter 2b Power outlet ...

Page 7: ...tter and X Fi Wireless Receiver 6 Step 3 Turn on your transmitter and X Fi Wireless Receiver NOTES Your transmitter may vary in appearance from the models shown here 1 MENU OR 2 3 Xdock Xmod Wireless X Fi Wireless Receiver ...

Page 8: ...eiver turns on the Link LEDs at the back of your units light up green Your transmitter and receiver are automatically paired connected wirelessly and you can start broadcasting music to your receiver BASS TREBLE OFF AUX IN MAX VOLUME MENU OR Xdock Xmod Wireless X Fi Wireless Receiver ...

Page 9: ... receiver is deactivated and stops streaming music IMPORTANT If your transmitter and X Fi Wireless Receiver do not pair simply reset them On one unit at a time press and hold the Previous Rewind and Next Fast forward buttons together for three seconds The Volume LED ring lights up Your transmitter and X Fi Wireless Receiver will pair automatically ...

Page 10: ...ur X Fi Wireless Receiver on page 4 In Step 3 turn on all your X Fi Wireless Receivers Your receivers automatically pair with your transmitter and you can start playing music on all your receivers To deactivate all your receivers press the Broadcast button on your transmitter remote control see To deactivate your receiver on page 8 ...

Page 11: ...ually paired receivers and it enables you to activate or deactivate each paired receiver individually To use Broadcasting pair your transmitter and receiver automatically see Setting Up Your X Fi Wireless Receiver on page 4 and Setting Up Two or More X Fi Wireless Receivers on page 9 or manually see Manual Pairing on page 11 To use Zone control you must pair the receivers manually For more informa...

Page 12: ... Only the first four manually paired receivers will be assigned to a wireless zone Each manually paired receiver will be assigned to the next available zone Each receiver or zone is controlled by the corresponding Zone control button on your transmitter remote control For more information see About Broadcasting and Zone Control on page 10 TIPS You may manually pair your X Fi Wireless Receiver befo...

Page 13: ...nsmitter The transmitter s Link LED and Volume LED ring flash Step 2 Press the Connect button on your first X Fi Wireless Receiver Repeat Step 1 for your X Fi Wireless Receiver Once the transmitter and receiver are paired successfully the Link LED and Volume LED ring on both units light up as shown below The Volume LED ring then lights up in full on both the transmitter and receiver NOTES For more...

Page 14: ...utton on your second X Fi Wireless Receiver Repeat the step above for your second X Fi Wireless Receiver Once the transmitter and receiver are paired successfully the Link LED and Volume LED ring on both units light up as shown below The Volume LED ring then lights up in full on both the transmitter and receiver Repeat the steps to manually pair your third and fourth receivers if applicable ...

Page 15: ...eless Zone 1 button Music plays from X Fi Wireless Receiver 1 only 4 Press the Broadcast button Music plays from all X Fi Wireless Receivers and X Fi Wireless Receiver 1 is saved 5 Press the Zone button Music plays from X Fi Wireless Receiver 1 only For more information on how to use your Broadcast Wireless Zone and Zone buttons see Using Your Wireless Features on page 17 ...

Page 16: ...ast forward buttons on your X Fi Wireless Receiver together for three seconds The Volume LED ring lights up For more details see Troubleshooting Wireless Features on page 20 and FAQs on page 23 Understanding the Power Standby LED NOTES You can also use the Play Pause button on your X Fi Wireless Receiver See About Your X Fi Wireless Receiver on page 2 NOTES The receiver automatically pairs with yo...

Page 17: ... 16 Understanding the Link LED This table applies to your transmitter and X Fi Wireless Receiver LED Behavior Status Green Stable Paired or ready for use Flashing Pairing Not lit In Standby mode when paired or not detecting any signal ...

Page 18: ...ntrol not your X Fi Wireless Receiver remote control to control the wireless features on your transmitter To activate all receivers To activate all your receivers at once press the Broadcast button on your transmitter remote control To deactivate all receivers press the Broadcast button again ...

Page 19: ... Zone Control on page 10 assigned to the X Fi Wireless Receiver you want To deactivate press the Wireless Zone button again Below is an example of how the zone control feature is used To play music from X Fi Wireless Receivers 1 and 3 only press the Wireless Zone 1 and 3 buttons on your transmitter remote control 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 20: ... X Fi Wireless Receivers 1 and 3 as shown in To activate selected receivers on page 18 2 Press the Broadcast button on your transmitter remote control Music plays from all receivers 3 Press the Zone button on your transmitter remote control to activate X Fi Wireless Receivers 1 and 3 only 4 To deactivate X Fi Wireless Receivers 1 and 3 press the Zone button again NOTES Your transmitter can only sa...

Page 21: ...d See Understanding the Power Standby LED on page 15 Reset the wireless connection See Returning to factory default settings on page 15 See also Why can t I hear any sound from my headphones or speakers on page 23 My X Fi Wireless Receiver seems to be picking up extra sounds or noise or its volume rises and falls and there are intermittent pauses Move your transmitter and X Fi Wireless Receiver cl...

Page 22: ...s Please ensure that your two transmitters are at least five meters apart To ensure correct transmission manually pair your receivers See Manual Pairing on page 11 The Link LEDs do not light up Do one of the following Move your transmitter and X Fi Wireless Receiver closer to each other Reposition your transmitter or X Fi Wireless Receiver making sure that there is no thick wall or big metal objec...

Page 23: ...ault settings on page 15 If the issue persists move the transmitter and X Fi Wireless Receiver closer to each other The wireless connection does not seem to work I cannot hear music playing from my X Fi Wireless Receiver Do one of the following First turn on other wireless products in the vicinity For example turn on your wireless router first before turning on your Creative transmitter Unplug you...

Page 24: ...our X Fi Wireless Receiver to unmute you have connected headphones or speakers to your X Fi Wireless Receiver you have disconnected your headphones from your X Fi Wireless Receiver This applies only if you want to hear sound from speakers Why can t I hear much difference in sound after enabling X Fi Crystalizer X Fi Crystalizer works most dramatically on sound with many high and low frequencies So...

Page 25: ...se cancelling headphones or other special audio enhancing headphones with X Fi Wireless Receiver When using headphones or earphones with special audio enhancing features disable the effects before using them with X Fi Wireless Receiver The audio enhancements on the headphones or earphones may interfere with the X Fi enhancements on X Fi Wireless Receiver Why is my remote control not responding You...

Page 26: ...e original volume setting and unpairs with your transmitter When do I need to reset to factory default settings Return to the factory default settings when you want to reset the volume setting reset your zone numbering sequence unpair an X Fi Wireless Receiver enable your wireless feature for your transmitter only How do I change the wireless zone number of my X Fi Wireless Receivers Do the follow...

Page 27: ...ns Connectivity Audio Line Out 3 5 mm 1 8 Stereo jack RCA Audio Line Out jack Headphone Out 3 5 mm 1 8 Stereo jack X Fi Technology X Fi Crystalizer X Fi CMSS 3D Virtual X Fi CMSS 3D Headphone Power Adapter Supply Voltage 5V 5 Current 1 A Power 5 W ...

Page 28: ... immerse your product in water or expose it to rain When a conductive apparatus such as earphones is used in close proximity with a CRT television or CRT monitor the latter may emit an electrostatic discharge The electrostatic discharge can be felt as a static shock While this static shock is usually harmless it is good practice to avoid close contact with CRT devices when using earphones Do not l...

Page 29: ...st be shielded grounded and no longer than 3m in length Operation with non certified computers or incorrect cables may result in interference to other devices or undesired effects to the product MODIFICATION Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by Creative Technology Limited or one of its affiliated companies could void the user s warranty and guarantee rights The use of the WEEE Sy...

Page 30: ...itted 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 Copyright 2007 Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved The Creative logo Xmod Xdock X Fi CMSS and Crystalizer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and or other countries Versi...

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