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Connectivity

Audio Inputs /Outputs

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Two 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Mono Microphone Inputs

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One 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Line Input

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One 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Front speaker Left/Right or Amplified Headphone Out

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One 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Rear Left/Right / Side Right Output for 4/4.1, 5.1, 7.1 for analog audio output

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One 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Center / Subwoofer / Side Left jack

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One Optical Out SPDIF TOSLINK jack for digital out

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One Intel HD Front Panel connector

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Страница 2: ...s User Guide contains software installation and usage information for your audio cards System Requirements Minimum Requirements l Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD processor equivalent 2 0 GHz or faster processor recommended l Intel AMD or 100 compatible motherboard l Microsoft Windows 8 64 bit or 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit or 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit with Serv ice Pack 1 SP1 Windows Vista 32 bit with SP1 W...

Страница 3: ...ut 1 Connects to Front Left and Front Right inputs on powered analog speakers or an external amplifier for audio output Also supports headphones 5 Rear Side R Line Out 2 Connects to Rear Left Rear Right and Side Right only on 7 1 systems inputs on powered analog speakers or an external amplifier for audio output 6 Sub C Side L Line Out 3 Connects to Front Center Subwoofer Side Left only on 7 1 sys...

Страница 4: ...en 4 When prompted restart your computer For Windows 7 Windows XP and Windows Vista 1 Insert the Installation CD into your CD DVD ROM drive If it does not run automatically do the following i Double click the Computer or My Computer icon Alternatively click Start Computer ii Right click the CD ROM DVD ROM drive icon and then click Open AutoPlay or Autoplay 2 Follow the instructions on the screen t...

Страница 5: ...of a browser component required for system inspection Ensure that the content is signed by Cre ative Labs Inc then click the Yes button l Ensure that all your Creative products are connected and installed on the same computer running Creative Software AutoUpdate Installing and Uninstalling Software 5 ...

Страница 6: ...n prompted For Windows 7 and Windows Vista 1 Go to Start Control Panel Uninstall a program 2 Select the Sound Blaster Audigy 5_Audigy Rx entry or your audio device s entry 3 Click the Uninstall Change button 4 On the InstallShield Wizard dialog box click the Repair option If prompted insert the Installation CD into your CD DVD ROM drive and click the OK button 5 To repair an application select the...

Страница 7: ... and applications On the InstallShield Wizard dialog box click the Remove All option and then click the Yes button ii Selected drivers or applications On the InstallShield Wizard dialog box click the Remove button 5 Select the checkbox of the application you want to uninstall and then click the Next button 6 Restart your computer when prompted For Windows XP 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel or...

Страница 8: ...an have an enhanced karaoke singing experience when you are using karaoke softwares or when you go to your favorite karaoke websites Swiftly switch from Sing Mode to Chat Mode with a couple of clicks and effortlessly adjust your pitch and volume while singing Chatting with your friends and singing with them is just a breeze You may connect to more than one microphone with your Sound Blaster Audigy...

Страница 9: ...esizer an electric guitar or a microphone Alternatively connect your electric guitar using a Pre amp Box to the Line In jack Use a convertor if your electric guitar comes with a larger connector 1 2 Jack Connector or Cable Description 1 Mic In jack Connects to a microphone 2 Line In jack Connects to line sources for example electric gui tars Connecting Related Peripherals 9 ...

Страница 10: ...Line Out 1 jack on your Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Use a convertor if your headphones come with a larger connector 1 Jack Connector or Cable Description 1 Line Out 1 jack Connects to stereo headphones with a 3 5 mm 1 8 inch jack Connecting Related Peripherals 10 ...

Страница 11: ...n the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx 2 Line Out 2 jack Connects to the Line Out 2 jack on the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx 3 Line Out 3 jack Connects to the Line Out 3 jack on the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx 4 7 1 channel audio cable available separately Connects the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx and 7 1 analog speaker 5 Front connector Connects to the Front jack on your 7 1 analog speaker 6 Rear connector Conn...

Страница 12: ...output channels on your external decoder or AV Amplifier you can con nect up to 7 1 speaker systems to your Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx For more information refer to the User s Guide of your speaker system Connecting Related Peripherals 12 ...

Страница 13: ...e information on the appropriate jacks to use see Connecting Speakers 4 1 2 3 Jack Connector or Cable Description 1 Front Left connector Connects to the Line Out 1 jack on the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx 2 Front Right connector Connects to the Line Out 1 jack on the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx 3 3 5 mm 1 8 inch stereo to RCA cable available sep arately Connects the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx and AV Amp...

Страница 14: ...Rear Right and Side Right connectors on an AV Amplifier 3 3 5 mm 1 8 inch stereo to RCA cable available sep arately Connects the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx and AV Amplifier 4 Rear Right connector Connects to the Line Out 2 jack on the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx 5 Rear Left connector Connects to the Line Out 2 jack on the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Connecting Related Peripherals 14 ...

Страница 15: ...Out 3 jack on the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx 3 Subwoofer connector Connects to the Line Out 3 jack on the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx 4 Line Out 3 jack Connects to the Side Left Center and Sub woofer connectors on an AV Amplifier 5 3 5 mm 1 8 inch stereo to RCA cable available separately Connects the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx and AV Amplifier Connecting Related Peripherals 15 ...

Страница 16: ... l Connecting Digital Speaker Systems l Connecting Analog Speaker Systems l Connectivity For tips on how to arrange your speakers consult Positioning Your Speakers For a list of supported Creative speaker systems or access interactive help on speaker connectivity visit the Knowledge Base at either www soundblaster com or www creative com Notes l Actual products may differ slightly from those shown...

Страница 17: ...ng an enhanced listening experience Below are our recommendation for 5 1 and 7 1 channel speakers For detailed speaker placement tips consult the documentation of your speaker system For 5 1 channel speakers Speaker Component 1 Subwoofer 2 Front Left 3 Front Center 4 Front Right 5 Rear Left 6 Rear Right Connecting Speakers 17 ...

Страница 18: ...l If you have a 5 1 channel or 7 1 channel speaker system you can upmix your stereo sources for example CD Audio MP3 WMA MIDI and Wave to the respective channels by using Creative Multi Speaker Surround CMSS technology To upmix you need to enable the CMSS feature refer to Using your Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Control Panel Connecting Speakers 18 ...

Страница 19: ...digital speaker systems to your Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Generic digital speakers speakers digital in optical in optical in 2 1 3 Device Cable 1 Optical Out jack 2 Optical cable available separately 3 Optical In connector Connecting Digital Speaker Systems 19 ...

Страница 20: ...consult the following sections l 2 1 channel analog speakers l 4 1 channel analog speakers l 5 1 channel analog speakers l 7 1 channel analog speakers 2 1 channel analog speakers 1 audio inputs speakers audio inputs 3 2 Jack Connector or Cable 1 Line Out 1 jack 2 2 channel audio cable available separately 3 Audio Input jack Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 20 ...

Страница 21: ...kers rear speakers rear front audio inputs rear front 5 4 Jack Connector or Cable 1 Front Line Out 1 jack 2 Rear Line Out 2 jack 3 4 channel audio cable available separately 4 Front Audio Input jack 5 Rear Audio Input jack Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 21 ...

Страница 22: ...kers front rear center subwoofer audio inputs 6 7 5 4 Jack Connector or Cable 1 Line Out 1 jack 2 Line Out 2 jack 3 Line Out 3 jack 4 5 1 channel audio cable available separately 5 Front Audio Input connector 6 Rear Audio Input connector 7 Center Subwoofer Audio Input connector Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 22 ...

Страница 23: ...ne Out 1 jack 2 Line Out 2 jack 3 Line Out 3 jack 4 7 1 channel audio cable available separately 5 Front Audio Input connector 6 Rear Audio Input connector 7 Center Subwoofer Audio Input connector 8 Side Audio Input connector Notes l When you are using 7 1 channel analog speakers with your audio card make sure you select the 7 1 Speakers option on the Speakers SPDIF I O Settings in Sound Blaster A...

Страница 24: ...5mm 1 8 inch Front speaker Left Right or Amplified Headphone Out l One 3 5mm 1 8 inch Rear Left Right Side Right Output for 4 4 1 5 1 7 1 for analog audio output l One 3 5mm 1 8 inch Center Subwoofer Side Left jack l One Optical Out SPDIF TOSLINK jack for digital out l One Intel HD Front Panel connector Connectivity 24 ...

Страница 25: ...nel analog audio 1 4 5 6 10 11 12 7 8 9 2 3 5 1 channel analog audio 1 Line Out 1 jack 2 Line Out 2 jack 3 Line Out 3 jack 4 Front Left 5 Front Right 6 Ground 7 Rear Left 8 Rear Right 9 Ground 10 Center 11 Subwoofer 12 Ground Connectivity 25 ...

Страница 26: ...3 14 7 8 9 10 2 3 7 1 channel analog audio 1 Line Out 1 jack 2 Line Out 2 jack 3 Line Out 3 jack 4 Front Left 5 Front Right 6 Ground 7 Rear Left 8 Rear Right 9 Ground 10 Side Right 11 Center 12 Subwoofer 13 Ground 14 Side Left Connectivity 26 ...

Страница 27: ...licking on the toolbar of the application or selecting Help Topics from the Help menu Introduction to the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx software suite l Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Control Panel l Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx EAX Studio l Creative Smart Recorder l Creative Karaoke Player Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 only l Creative Software AutoUpdate l Creative Information System l Creative Open ...

Страница 28: ... chat in an online karaoke room Initializing Sing Mode for use with 3rd party karaoke programs The default settings of Online Karaoke is mute on all the recording sources except Mic in On Chat Mode the Mic in is a record source You need to initialize the Mic in settings when you want to enter an online singing session using 3rd party karaoke programs 1 On the Online Karaoke tab click the Chat Mode...

Страница 29: ...ontrol Panel checkbox Only enable this synchronizing feature if you reg ularly play games or install new applications which can automatically readjust your speaker set tings in Windows Control Panel Selecting a Digital Output Sampling Rate 1 On Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Control Panel click the Speakers SPDIF I O tab 2 Click the Digital Output PCM Sampling Rate Settings dropdown list and click the ...

Страница 30: ...tegory that you want 3 On the Active Preset dropdown list click the preset that you want to apply to your audio The list of presets available depend on the audio effect selected in Step 2 4 Click the EAX Studio button to launch Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx EAX Studio and consequently cus tomize EAX effects and create your own personalized presets Applying Hardware Microphone Effects 1 On the EAX tab ...

Страница 31: ...d as if they are placed further apart than they really are Configuring Your CMSS You can configure CMSS to create a surround effect for headphones or multichannel surround sound speaker systems 1 Click the CMSS 3D tab 2 Click the CMSS Modes dropdown list and select the CMSS mode that you want 3 Drag the Stereo Focus slider to position sound to the front or rear of your speaker system Stereo MP3 WM...

Страница 32: ...nes or 2 speaker system and mul tichannel audio playback with 4 1 5 1 or 7 1 speaker systems l Stereo Surround duplicates the front channel audio to all surround speakers without any artificial enhancements Using Your Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Control Panel 32 ...

Страница 33: ...yback tab Select Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Properties Advanced tab Ensure that the Default Format is set to 24 bit 192000 Hz Stu dio Quality 5 Start your audio playback Notes 1 Stereo Direct Bit Accurate mode is only applicable to WAV files with the following specifications l Stereo format l PCM audio data l 16 bits and above l 44 1 48 96 or 192 kHz 2 Once Stereo Direct Bit Accurate playback start...

Страница 34: ... Information Settings Three devices are shown on the Device Information page This page shows the settings of your Wave Device MIDI Device and Mixer Device Using Your Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Control Panel 34 ...

Страница 35: ...o their default settings i Click the Speakers checkbox The default setting is the selected speaker configuration during installation ii Click the EAX checkbox The default audio effects setting is the No Effects preset iii Click the Mixer checkbox All mixer levels are set to factory default settings 3 Click the Restore Defaults button Using Your Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Control Panel 35 ...

Страница 36: ...elity and fully customizable environmental effects with import and export functions for an unsurpassed karaoke experience Launching Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx EAX Studio 1 Go to Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Control Panel and click the EAX tab 2 Click the button By default the Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx EAX Studio opens to its Master tab Using Your Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx EAX Studio 36 ...

Страница 37: ...clearing you can resume adjusting the level of the effects again 1 Go to Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx EAX Studio Master tab 2 Click the All Effects Off button This option is a shortcut that manually resets the amount of each effect except for Original Sound Saving Deleting Audio Effects An audio effect setting can be saved either as a user defined audio effect or or as a modified factory audio effect...

Страница 38: ...onfigure Testing the effect on Source settings 1 On the Source page click the source whose effect amount you want to change 2 Click the Effect and drag slider to determine the amount you want The amount is reflected on the Amount column of the Effects list Repeat this step for every audio source you want to configure 3 When you are satisfied with the Amount changes click the Stop button Testing an...

Страница 39: ...y that you want to configure 2 Click the bottom box and then select the audio effect that you want to modify 3 Save the changes on the audio effect l Save the changes as a user defined audio effect by typing a new name or the name of an existing user defined audio effect on the bottom box on the Audio Effects panel and then click the Save button l For a factory audio effect you can revise it and s...

Страница 40: ...n click the Parameters button See Modifying an Audio Effect s Parameters for details Removing an Effect from the Audio Effect Click the Effect and then click the Remove button Notes l When you select the Always Save Changes Automatically checkbox on the Options page your revised settings will be saved when you quit from Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx EAX Studio You cannot revert an audio effect to its ...

Страница 41: ...e settings as a new audio effect i Type a new name or the name of an existing user defined audio effect in the bottom box on the Audio Effects panel and then click the Save button ii If you do not want the audio effect anymore click the Delete button Notes l When you select the Always Save Changes Automatically checkbox on the Options page your revised settings will be saved when you quit from Sou...

Страница 42: ...list 3 To change the effect amount go to a MIDI sequencer program to specify the Controller value when you insert the controller command 4 To assign another MIDI controller to an effect repeat step 2 5 When you are satisfied with the configuration save the settings into the current audio effect or the factory audio effect To save the settings as a new audio effect i On the bottom box of the Audio ...

Страница 43: ...ontinuously until you click the Stop button For details on testing audio effects see Managing Your Effects Settings and Modifying an Audio Effect s Parameters Setting Preferences l To ensure that you receive a confirmation from the system whenever you delete an effect select Always Confirm On Delete checkbox If you do not want a confirmation clear the checkbox l To ensure that your settings are au...

Страница 44: ...the Wave file you want and then click the OK button 6 Click the Test button Alternatively you can also use the Test button on the Master page or Source page 7 Click the Stop button to stop the Wave file playback The selected Wave file will play continuously until you click the Stop button The Stop button appears on the exact location of the Test button 8 When you are satisfied with the changes sav...

Страница 45: ... Edit Effect Parameters dialog box l On the Master page the Original Sound will be reset to zero It will go back to its orig inal value when you quit the Edit Effect Parameters dialog box Re setting the Parameter s default value On the Edit Effect Parameters dialog box click the Default button Notes l If you select another Type from the Type box you will have changed the Type associated with the e...

Страница 46: ...sions Systray Quick Access works in conjunction with Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx Control Panel Launching Systray Quick Access 1 On the systems tray on the lower right corner of your screen click The Systray Quick Access dialog box opens 2 Click the Preferences button and set your hotkeys for pitch and mic volume Note l The Current Active Preset needs to contain Pitch Shifter effect in order for the ...

Страница 47: ...e is detected the audio drivers are working and the mixer settings are correct A speaker test is also provided to let you test the physical connections from the audio hardware to the speakers If the tests detect problems Creative Diagnostics will provide solutions Use Creative Diagnostics for a trouble free audio experience Notes l Creative Diagnostics is supported only in Windows XP Creative Diag...

Страница 48: ...ording sampling rates 44 1 48 96 kHz l ASIO2 support at 24 bit 96 kHz and 16 bit 48 kHz resolutions Professional Digital Audio Processing l Supports Sony Philips Digital Interface SPDIF format of up to 24 bit 96 kHz quality l SPDIF output at selectable sampling rate of 44 1 48 or 96 kHz l SPDIF output not available during playback of protected digital audio contents authored with DRM Digital Right...

Страница 49: ...nvironments l Environment Morphing allows for seamless transition from one environment to the next EAX ADVANCED HD Music Technologies also assure sonic superiority rich environment effects and music enhancement feature EAX ADVANCED HD audio effects EAX ADVANCED HD audio effects developed especially for music listening further enhance playback of songs EAX ADVANCED HD offers dramatically increased ...

Страница 50: ...ent To disable the effect from the last selected preset 1 On Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx EAX Studio click the Audio Effects panel 2 On the preset Effects list on the right panel select from first column Effects dropdown list the No Effects option To launch a new effect 1 On Sound Blaster Audigy 5 Rx EAX Studio click the Audio Effects panel 2 Select a new effect You can also check the following l On ...

Страница 51: ... 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel and double click the System icon 2 On the System Properties dialog box click the Hardware tab 3 Click the Device Manager button 4 Double click the DVD CD ROM drives icon Your computer drives will appear 5 Right click the disk drive icon A menu will appear 6 Click Properties 7 On the Digital CD Playback box of the next dialog box click the Enable digital CD aud...

Страница 52: ...sampling rate from the Digital Output Sampling Rate list Popping noises are heard during playback The DMA feature may not be enabled for your computer s drives To solve this problem 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel and double click the System icon 2 On the System Properties dialog box click the Hardware tab 3 Click the Device Manager button 4 Double click the ATA ATAPI IDE Controllers icon You...

Страница 53: ...tive logo Sound Blaster the Sound Blaster logo Audigy EAX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and or other countries All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners All specifications are subject to change without prior notice Use of this product is subject to a limited hardware warranty Actual contents may differ slightly from tho...

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