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User’ s Guide Model No.: SB1570.
Intro ductio n Co ng ratu lati on s on you r pu rchase of C r eativ e' s l atest aud io r evol u tion, So un d Blaster Aud igy F x! W i th cu tt i n g e d ge t echn ology fr om th e l eader s i n.
Mo re H el p F or th e latest n ews an d pr od u cts for Sou n d Bl aster, v i si t ww w.s ou n d blaster .com . Th e si te also i nclud es i n for mation on m aki n g pu r ch ases, tech n i cal help, and t he l atest dr iv er u pd at es.
A bou t Y o ur H ard w are F or i n struct i on s on i n stall i ng you r Sou nd Blaster Aud igy F x au dio car d , consu lt th e Qu ick St ar t l eaf l et. To l ear n mor e abou t you r produ ct , consu lt t h e f oll owi ng section: No te Actu al produ ct s may dif f er sl i gh t ly f rom th ose sh own i n th i s ch apt er .
C o nnecting Speakers and Head p ho nes Th e con n ectors an d associated compon en ts sh own h er e may be d i f fer ent f r om t hat of your speaker system. Con su l t th e do cumen t ation of your speaker sy stem t o iden tif y si mi l ar i n pu t con nect ors .
P ositioni n g Yo ur Spe a k er s Go od speaker placeme n t i s cr ucial to g ett i n g opt i mal per for mance fr om you r au dio system an d ach i evi ng an enh anced l i sten i n g ex peri ence. Below ar e ou r re commend at i on f or 5.1 ch an n el speaker s.
C onne cting A na log Spe a k e r Systems You r aud io car d su p ports an alog s peaker sy stems of up t o 5 .1 chan n els . To l ear n more abou t con n ecting dif fe rent chan n el s p eake r sy stems, consu lt t h e f oll owi ng sections: l 2 .1 chan n el analog sp eaker s l 5 .
5 .1 c han n e l a n alog s peak ers LINE IN MIC IN FRON T REAR C/SUB fro nt rear center/ subwoo fer aud io inpu ts center spea ker front speakers rear speakers front rear center/ sub woof er audio inputs 2 3 1 4 7 5 6 J ack, C onn ecto r or C able 1 .
C onne cting H om e The a t er Syst e ms Most h ome th eat er sys tems con n ect th e aud io car d to an A/V r ecei v er . F or mor e i n f ormati on on you r A/V r ece iv er ' s speaker con n ections, con su l t t h e docu men tat ion of your A/V r ece iv er .
C on n ec t Lin e O u t 2 (Rear L/R ) LINE IN MIC IN FRONT REAR C/SUB 1 2 3 4 J ack, C onn ecto r or C able Descrip t io n 1 . Lin e O u t 2 jack (R ea r L/R ) C onn ects to th e Rea r Left an d Rea r Ri g ht jac ks on yo u r A/ V rece iv er, u si n g a 3 .
C on n ec t Lin e O u t 3 (C e nter/S u bw oof er) LINE IN MIC IN FRONT REAR C/SUB 1 2 3 4 J ack, C onn ecto r or C able Descrip t io n 1 . Lin e O u t 3 jack (C ent er/ S u b woof er) C onn ects to th e Cent er a n d Su b woof er jac ks on yo u r A/ V rece iv er, u si n g a 3 .
C onne cting H e a dphon es a nd H e ad se t s Do n ot l i sten to aud io on y ou r h ea d ph o n es or h ea d se ts a t h i gh v ol u mes f or p r ol on g ed peri ods of ti me as hear i n g l oss may r esult.
Ins talli ng and Uni nstal lin g So ftw are To take f u l l advant ag e of y ou r Sou nd Blaster Aud igy Fx au dio car d , y ou n eed t o inst al l devi ce dri ve rs an d app l i cations.
U si ng Your So und Blas ter A udigy F x You r Sou nd Blaster Aud igy Fx wor ks seaml es sl y wi th man y exter n al devi ces to p er f orm dif f er ent tasks.
C re a t in g M usi c You can set u p a h ome mu si c stu d i o u si n g y ou r Sou nd Blaster Aud igy Fx . Pu t tog eth er y ou r own p rodu ction s con si sting of multi p l e music track s fr om a MIDI s yn th esi zer or an el ectri c gu itar. Alter n ative l y, conn e ct y ou r e le ctri c gu itar using a p r e-amp box t o th e Line In j ac k.
U si ng the Creative Sof tw are Suite Th e fol l owi n g sof tware i s desi gn e d f or y ou to acce ss th e b asi c as wel l as th e ad vanced f eatu res of your au dio car d . We r ecommend ed th at y ou fam il i ar i ze yoursel f wi th t h ei r f u n ctions i n order to mak e full use of th e ri ch featu r es of your au dio car d.
Sou nd Bl a st er Au di gy Fx C ont rol P a ne l Managin g Y ou r P rof iles Cli ck th e bu tton t o d i splay th e Prof i l es pan e. Activate a p r ofi l e by cli ck i n g th e an d se l ecting it fr om th e li st. Cli ck to sav e all se tt ing s to th e curre n t prof i l e or cr eate a n ew profi l e.
A dju st ing Your Ma st e r Volu me Set t in gs Drag th e master v olume sli der to ad j u st t h e vol ume l ev el . You can mu te/u n mu te t h e vol ume by cl i cki ng t he s p eake r i con. C on fig u rin g Your So ftware Set t in gs Cli ck each f eatu r e to acc ess i ts sett ing s pag e.
SB X P ro Studi o Se t t in gs 1 . SBX Pr o St u dio en h ancemen ts Sele ct to t urn on or tu r n off eac h enh ancement . You can h over you r mou se cursor over each en han c ement to display a b r i ef e xplanat ion. 2 . En han cement L eve l sl i ders Ad j u st t he amoun t of e n h an ceme n t to ap ply.
Spe ak e rs/Hea dph one s Se t t in gs 1 . Speakers / Headp ho nes Con fi gu rati on Sele ct y ou r curr ent ph y si cal speaker or head ph one con fi gu ration. No te At 5.1 sp eak er c on fi gu rati on , th e maxi mu m sup p orted s ampli n g r ate is 96 kHz.
Mix e r Se t t in gs 1 . Volume sl ider s Ad j u st t he play back an d r ecor din g v olume for your var ious inp u ts and ou tp u ts. 2 . Mix er Setting s Cli ck th e icon to mu te/u n mu te th e i n pu t /ou tp u t. Y ou can c li ck th e i con to adjust th e sett i n gs for your i n pu t/ou tp u t.
Equa l iz e r Se t t in gs 1 . EQ pre sets Sele ct an eq u al i zer pr eset t o ap ply to you r aud io. 2 . EQ s li ders Ad j u st t he equ al i zer s ett i n gs. C u s tom iz ing Your EQ S et t ing s Sele ct th e EQ checkbox t o en able th is f eatu r e, th en cl i ck th e E Q drop -down arr ow an d s el ect a p res et fr om th e li st.
Usi n g Yo ur Au di o De vi ce Pla y ing Ga m es You r aud io devi ce i s equ ipp ed with cut t i n g ed ge aud i o t echn ologies and softwar e to enh an ce th e au d i o in you r games.
G eneral Spe cif icati o ns Th is sec tion det ai l s th e specif i cations of you r Soun d Blaster Aud igy F x au dio car d. PC IBu s Ma s t erin g l PC I Exp re ss Sp eci f i cation Ver si on 1.
A u dio I n pu ts l O n e 3 .5mm (1 /8-in ch) Line I n jack for An al og Line I n l O n e 3 .5mm (1 /8-in ch) Mi croph on e I n j ack A u dio O u tp u ts l O n e 3 .5mm (1 /8-in ch) Headp ho ne j ac k, shared with Lin e O u t (Fr on t Left / R i gh t) jac k l Th ree 3.
T rou b les ho o ting Th is sec tion provi des solut i on s to problems you m ay enco un ter du r i ng install ation or normal u se. Th is i n cl u des: l Problem s wi th M u l tiple Aud io Devi ces l.
Li cens e and Co py right In fo rmation in th is do cum ent is su b jec t t o change w ith out n otic e and do es n ot rep res ent a co mm itm en t o n th e p art of Cr eative Te chn olo g y Lt d .
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