Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SB1380 Creative
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User’ s Guide Model No.: SB1380.
G etting Started Th an k y ou for ch oosi n g Creative Sou n d BlasterAxx SBX 8 , t h e n ext gen erati on S ou n d Blas ter® th at i n corporates t h e p owerf ul S B-Axx1 sou nd an d voi ce p roces sor. I t i s equ ipp ed wi th speaker an d mi cr op h on e fu nct ions for bot h l i sten ing an d confer en ci ng cap abil i ties.
Mo re Hel p F or th e l atest n ews and produ cts f or th e Sou nd Blas ter, pleas e vi si t www.soun db l aster .com . The site al so i n cl u des i nfor mation on maki n g pu r chases, t echn i cal help and th e l atest s oftwar e up dat es.
U nd erstanding the So und Blas terA xx SBX 8 Th e SBX 8 i s eq uipp ed wi th a v ari ety of i n pu t an d ou tp ut jacks to en able con n ection t o var i ou s devic es. A tou chscreen int er f ace l ocated at th e top of th e prod uct giv es you b as ic c on trol over th e var i ou s fun cti on s .
To uch Scre en C ont rol s 1 2 3 5 4 To gg le/Slid er Descrip t ion 1 Mast er Volume 7 segmen t sl i der i nd i cates th e s peaker volume. Sli de u pwar d s to in cr ease th e v olume or sl i de do wnwards to d ec re ase th e vol u me. Th e m aster v olume sl ider al so acts as an i n di cation of p ower .
U sing You r So und Bl asterA xx S BX 8 Wh eth er you wish to li sten to you r f avor i te tracks fr om MP3 play ers , ex peri ence real i stic au dio whil e playi ng g ames on you r PC and g ame con .
C onne ct in g t he S BX 8 fo r A udi o & Ga m i ng E nter t ai nmen t Th e SBX 8 i s equ i pp ed with a Mi cr oUSB jac k and a AUX I N j ack f or con nect i on to a wide ar ray of device s. This se ction i ll ust r ates th e v ari ous conn ecti on s .
C onne ct in g t he S BX 8 fo r Vi deo/Au dio C onfer en cin g o r Ka ra ok e Video / Au dio c on f er encing vi a t he vari ous messaging app l i cati on s avai l ab l e i n t he mar ket i s made si mpler wi th t he SBX 8's b u i l t-in h i gh q uali ty mi cr op h on e.
C onne ct in g H e a dphon es / Hea dsets Headp hon es an d head sets c an b e conn ected to th e p r od u ct vi a t he Headp hon e an d MI C I N j ack . Pl ease n ote th at th e speaker wi l l b e aut omatical l y mu ted when a h eadp h on e / head set i s conn ected.
U sing the So ftw ar e A special i zed softwar e f or th e SBX 8 i s devel oped to provi d e addition al enh an ceme n ts to th e aud i o and voi ce inp ut s an d ou tp ut s of th e p r odu ct.
6 . L au n ch th e app l i cation by cl i cki ng S tar t > Pr ograms or Al l Pr ograms > So u nd Bl aste rAxx > S oun d Bla ster Axx C on tr ol Panel .
In st a ll a t ion a nd Un in st al la t ion - M ac F or Ma c O S , th e f ol l owi n g ap pli cations are i n cl u ded i n t he software bu n dle: l Sou nd B l asterAxx Co nt r ol Pan el l Produ ct R.
Usi ng t he S o un d Bla st er Ax x C o n t rol P an el Th e r es t of th i s c h apt er e xplai n s how t o use t he So un d BlasterAxx Co nt r ol Pan el to vi ew and adjust t he var i ou s fe atu r es of your SBX 8 produ c t. The ex amples an d scr eensh ots below u se s Wi n dows as an example.
A dj us t in g Spe a k er Vol ume Vi a Soft wa re A master vol u me s li der is avai l able at th e bot tom l ef t corner of th e i n ter f ace. Drag t h e sl i der to ad j ust th e master v olume. You can also mu te/u nmu te th e speaker by cli ck ing th e speaker i con t o th e l ef t of th e sl i der.
Enha nci ng t he A udi o - SB X P ro Studi o SBX Pro Stu dio en han ce s th e au dio out pu t of you r produ ct using software op timi zations. To confi gu r e SBX Pro Stu dio, cli ck th e " S peaker Setting s > S BX P r o S tud i o " menu op ti on on t h e l ef t.
Enha nci ng t he Micr o phon e - C rystal Voice Th e SB X 8 i s equ i pp ed w ith a bu i l t-in high q uali ty mi cr oph on e, all owi ng you t o easi l y carr y ou t vi deo/au dio confer en ci ng u si ng p opu l ar VoIP app l i cation s s u c h as Vent r i l o ® etc.
Vi ew in g Spe aker s/H ea dphon es S et t in gs E ach S BX 8 i s equ i pp ed wi th a head ph on e j ack, al low ing y ou to con nect you r f avor i te h e ad ph on es t o th e prod u ct f or au dio out pu t. Con nect i n g a head ph on e to th e prod uct au tomat i cal ly mut es th e sp eake r.
Un de rstan din g O t he r Ad va nced Fe atur es Th e softwar e al so p r ovides oth e r ad vanced featu r es i nclud i ng : l E qu al i zer Sett i ng s l I mpo r ting / E x po r ting D ev ic e Sett i.
Im por t ing / Expor t ing D ev ic e Set t in gs Sele ct " A dvanced Fe atu r es " f r om th e menu . Here you can save you r curre n t SBX Pr o Stu dio se tt i ng s to t he SBX 8 o r i mpo r t a se t of sett i ng s previ ou sl y saved.
G eneral Spe ci ficati o ns C apac it iv e Tou c hsc reenUse r In t erfac e l Mast er Volume: 7 segmen t sl i der w i th L ED d i mmer l Sp eaker Mu te: Tou ch bu tt on wi th L ED d i mmer l Mic.
T rou blesho oti ng and Support Th i s c h apter provi des sol ut i ons to i ss u e s th at may b e e n c ou nt er ed du r i ng t h e i nst al l ation or usag e of you r produ ct.
5 . Unab le to hear inst ant play bac k from m ic rop h on e in pu t Th e SB X 8 i s equ i p ped wi th "W h at You r Hear " an d "Wave/Au x /Mic Mi x" f eatu r es th at al l ows you to re cord what e ver you say int o you r mi cr oph one an d h ear i t played back i n stan tly .
Reg ulato ry Info rmati o n Th e fol l owi n g s ections con tains no tices f or v ari ous coun tri es. C au ti on : Th i s produ c t i s i nt e n ded for u se wi th FCC /CE certi fi ed compu ter equ i pmen t.
C a li fo rn ia Propo si t ion 65 Statemen t War n i n g: Han dli n g t h i s produ ct may e xpose you to ch emi cal s k n own t o th e Stat e of Cali f ornia to cau se c an c er an d bir th d ef ects or ot h er r eprodu ctiv e harm. Wash h and s a f ter h a n dl i n g.
No t ice for C an a da Th i s Clas s B digital app ar atu s comp l i es w ith Can adian I CE S-0 0 3 . Cet app ar ei l n u mér i qu e de la cl as se B est con f orm e à l a n orme NMB- 0 0 3 du Can ada.
Europe an Co mpli a nce Th i s produ c t con f or ms to th e f oll owi ng : Ro HS Dir ectiv e 20 1 1 /6 5 /E U. E MC D i re ctive 2 00 4 /1 0 8 /E C. Mains operated produ cts f or th e Eu r opean marke t comply wi th L ow Vol tag e Dir ective 2 0 0 6 /9 5/E C and Co mmi ssi on Reg u l ation (s) I mplem en ting D i re ctive 2 00 9/ 1 2 5 /E C.
Safety Info rmati o n Refer to t he fol l owing in f ormati on to u se you r produ ct saf el y, an d to redu ce th e c h ance of el ectri c s h ock, sh or t- ci r cu i ting , damag e, f i re , heari ng impair ment or oth er hazards. I mproper h and l i ng may v oid th e war rant y f or your p r od u ct.
Li cense and Co py rig ht I n f o r ma tio n in thi s d o c u m ent is s u b j e c t to ch a ng e w itho u t not ic e a n d doe s not repr esent a c o mm itm ent o n the part of C r ea tive T ech nolo g y Ltd .
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If you have not bought Creative SB1380 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Creative SB1380 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Creative SB1380 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Creative SB1380 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Creative SB1380, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Creative SB1380.
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