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Страница 2: ...ange 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 mechani...

Страница 3: ...i 1 About Sound Blaster Extigy What You Need 1 1 Your Sound Blaster Extigy 1 2 Controls and LEDs 1 3 Connecting Headphones 1 4 Connecting Microphones 1 4 Adjusting Master Volume and Microphone Gain 1...

Страница 4: ...2 9 Standalone Operation 2 10 Listening to digital audio 2 10 Upmixing 2 channel audio 2 11 Mixing analog inputs 2 12 3 Sound Blaster Extigy Applications Creative Sound Blaster Extigy Applications 3...

Страница 5: ...loading and playing MP3 songs 4 3 Playing MP3 songs with EAX 4 3 Gaming Reference 4 4 Enjoying EAX support 4 4 Enjoying DirectSound3D support 4 4 Appendixes A General Specifications Features A 1 High...

Страница 6: ...vi Display Indicators A 4 B Troubleshooting Problems Installing Software B 1 Problems with Sound B 2 Index...

Страница 7: ...Introduction...

Страница 8: ...multi channel sound for digital music movie and gaming In fact the sound quality delivered is on par with high end home theater systems that cost hundreds of dollars Also with EAX ADVANCED HDTM digita...

Страница 9: ...assed digital music experience with the Sound Blaster Extigy CreativeWare CreativeWare for Sound Blaster Extigy provides you with the latest information on bundled software feature upgrade options and...

Страница 10: ...s DVD viewing and Internet radio Genuine Intel Pentium III 450 MHz or faster processor Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 or Windows XP 128 MB RAM for games 3D graphics accelerator with at least 8...

Страница 11: ...m 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 s...

Страница 12: ...1 About Sound Blaster Extigy This chapter gets you ready to install the Sound Blaster Extigy hardware...

Страница 13: ...allation be sure that you have these In addition you will also need an available USB port on your computer Remote Control USB cable May differ depending on country of purchase Sound Blaster Extigy Sta...

Страница 14: ...to external digital devices or digital speaker systems SPDIF In jack Connects to digital audio devices such as DAT and MiniDisc recorders MIDI In Out connectors Connects to MIDI devices USB port Conn...

Страница 15: ...by Digital LED Lights up when a Dolby Digital signal is detected CMSS LED Lights up when CMSS mode is selected CMSS Button Press this button to turn the CMSS mode on or off Power Button Press this but...

Страница 16: ...es There are two types of microphones that you can connect to your Sound Blaster Extigy Dynamic microphone usually fitted with a plug such as the type used in vocal performances Condenser microphone u...

Страница 17: ...ck box This will unmute the audio input source 4 Drag the slider up or down to adjust the microphone gain Using a Remote Control with Your Computer Sound Blaster Extigy has an infrared receiver for th...

Страница 18: ...o digit number track such as track 10 press the 1 button followed by the 0 button in quick succession During playback of a media format press the 0 button to display the track list on the OSD for sele...

Страница 19: ...urrent task Press repeatedly for more options Start button Displays the OSD Start menu for the selection of a task Press repeatedly for more menus EAX button Displays the EAX specific OSD menu Master...

Страница 20: ...2 Installing and Using Sound Blaster Extigy This chapter tells you how to install and use Sound Blaster Extigy...

Страница 21: ...laster Extigy should only be operated with the supplied AC adapter The USB cable can be connected to your computer while the computer is turned on The USB port s on some computers are located on the f...

Страница 22: ...tton then insert the Sound Blaster Extigy CD into your CD ROM drive 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the drivers and applications installation A dialog box appears prompting you to...

Страница 23: ...sign next to the Sound video and game controllers icon The entry Creative SB Extigy should appear If the entry does not appear repeat the installation procedure on page 2 2 Windows 2000 and Windows X...

Страница 24: ...ophone CD Player Line In Mic In Headphones Cassette Player Front Out Center Subwoofer Out Additional information for advanced users For connection to Center and Subwoofer channels using a 3 5mm Stereo...

Страница 25: ...u how to connect digital peripherals to your Sound Blaster Extigy A minijack to coaxial adapter is required to connect your digital device to the Digital Out jack Digital devices such as DAT recorders...

Страница 26: ...technology To upmix you need to enable the CMSS feature in PlayCenter Refer to the PlayCenter online Help Playing games music or watching movies Creative Inspire or Cambridge SoundWorks 4 1 or 5 1 Dig...

Страница 27: ...ure 2 5 below To prevent the IR Receiver from being blocked make sure you attach the stands as shown in Figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 Attaching stands to Sound Blaster Extigy 1 2 Position Sound Blaster Extigy...

Страница 28: ...ow the steps in Figure 2 6 below Take note of the polarity of the batteries as shown in the battery compartment Insert the batteries Make sure to follow the correct polarity Press down with your thumb...

Страница 29: ...speaker between your front speakers for example on your TV or monitor Place the subwoofer in a corner of the room for the best bass experience Adjust the relative positions of the speakers until you g...

Страница 30: ...ital audio Maximise your enjoyment of Dolby Digital AC3 encoded movies and music Sound Blaster Extigy also decodes 2 channel digital signals like CD Digital Audio PCM Figure 2 8 Standalone Operation D...

Страница 31: ...gure 2 9 Standalone Operation 2 Channel Upmix Digital Audio Player CD Player Cassette Player with 2 channel analog program source Sound Blaster Extigy upmixes the 2 channel analog signal and outputs 6...

Страница 32: ...with your favorite tunes Digital Audio Player CD Player Cassette Player analog source Sound Blaster Extigy mixes the 2 analog sources and outputs the mixed audio to connected amplified speakers Enjoy...

Страница 33: ...3 Sound Blaster Extigy Applications This chapter tells you about the applications bundled with your Sound Blaster Extigy...

Страница 34: ...device The following set of software is most important to the operation of your Sound Blaster Extigy Creative Audio Control Creative Diagnostics Creative Audio Mixer Creative WaveStudio Creative PlayC...

Страница 35: ...correct A speaker test is also provided to let you test the physical connections from Sound Blaster Extigy to the speakers If the test detects problems Creative Diagnostics will provide solutions Use...

Страница 36: ...dio files on your computer it is also an integrated MP3 WMA encoder for ripping audio CD tracks into compressed digital audio files It can encode tracks many times faster than normal play speed and up...

Страница 37: ...s available viewable from a distance of 4 meters 13 RemoteCenter also allows you to start and control your favorite Windows applications For more information on Creative RemoteCenter refer to its onli...

Страница 38: ...t consists of several interactive and informative demos that feature different aspects of Sound Blaster Extigy like experiencing digital music watching movies and connecting speakers Creative Sound Bl...

Страница 39: ...4Using Applications This chapter tells you which applications to use for content creation gaming and entertainment purposes...

Страница 40: ...5 1 Analog Speakers Dolby Digital encoded DVD movies are best experierienced with software DVD players such as InterVideo WinDVD 2000 or Cyberlink PowerDVD 3 0 For the best audio quality enable the S...

Страница 41: ...ck Use Creative PlayCenter to play MIDI files Digital Entertainment Watching movies with surround sound If you want to enjoy high quality movie entertainment ensure that you have good speakers If you...

Страница 42: ...r Internet Entertainment Encoding CD songs to MP3 format With Creative PlayCenter you can encode and record all your favorite CD songs into your computer s hard drive so that you have a database of cu...

Страница 43: ...game developers which immerse you in realistic environments Visit http www eax creative com for a full list of compatible titles Enjoying DirectSound3D support DirectSound3D DS3D games are supported o...

Страница 44: ...A General Specifications This section displays the specifications of your Sound Blaster Extigy...

Страница 45: ...Analog to Digital Converters for Line and Microphone input controls to provide recording and mixing flexibility Supports Sony Philips Digital Interface SPDIF format input signal of up to 24 bit 96 kHz...

Страница 46: ...ware Dolby Digital decoding that does not rely on the host processor power for decoding resulting in a consistent Dolby Digital playback that does not depend on software or hardware DVD players Dedica...

Страница 47: ...or with more functionality when connected to the PC via the USB connection Connectivity Sound Blaster Extigy Inputs and Outputs on Front Panel One square connector for Optical SPDIF input One square...

Страница 48: ...l output to external digital devices such as 2 4 or 5 1 Cambridge SoundWorks or Creative Inspire range of speakers One RCA Coaxial jack for SPDIF input One standard 5 pin DIN connector for MIDI input...

Страница 49: ...B Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation or normal use...

Страница 50: ...e 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 en...

Страница 51: ...ssary The powered speakers or external amplifier are connected to Sound Blaster Extigy s Center Subwoofer Rear and Front output jacks The Speaker selection in the Creative Audio Mixer corresponds to y...

Страница 52: ...message box appears 8 Click the OK button 9 Click the OK button in the next box 10 Click the Close button on the System Properties dialog box 11 When prompted to restart your computer click the Yes bu...

Страница 53: ...the Enable digital CD audio for this CD ROM device check box to select it 5 Click the OK button For Windows Me 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel dialog box double click the...

Страница 54: ...n 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...

Страница 55: ...Index...

Страница 56: ...tics 3 2 Creative MiniDisc Center 3 4 Creative PlayCenter 3 3 Creative Recorder 3 3 Creative RemoteCenter 3 4 Creative WaveStudio 3 3 CreativeWare ix D Digital entertainment 4 2 Digital Out jack 1 2 D...

Страница 57: ...es 4 2 MP3 files 4 1 MP3 songs 4 3 MP3 songs with EAX 4 3 WMA files 4 1 Playing back CD Audio files 4 2 Wave files 4 2 R Rear Out jack 1 2 Recording effects 4 3 sound 4 3 Recording digital audio 4 3 R...

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