Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RF-51SDCD RocketFish
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5.1 Sound Card RF-51SDCD User Gu ide RF-51SDCD_09-0960 V3 ENG.fm Page 1 Friday, October 30, 2 009 7:05 AM.
2 Rock etfish RF-51SDCD 5.1 Sound Car d Co nt e n t s Introduction ........... .......................................................... ...................2 Sound card components...... ......................... .................................3 Setting up the sound card .
3 RF-51SDCD • 600 MB of free hard disk space • Available PCI 2.1 or higher compliant sl ot • Amplified speakers (available separately) • CD/DVD -ROM drive required for software installation So.
4 Setting up the sound card Installing the sound card T o make sure you install y our so und card corr ectly , check your motherboard manual. T o install your sound card: 1 T urn off your computer , then unplug the power cord fr om your pow er supply.
5 RF-51SDCD Reinstalling driver s and applica tions Y ou may need to r einstall some or all of th e audio applications and device drivers to cor rect problems, change configurations, or upgrade outdated drivers or ap plications.
6 Uninstalling drivers and applications in Windows 7 or Windows Vista: 1 Click Start , Control Panel , then Uninstall a program . 2 Selec t your audio card's entry . 3 Click Uninstall/Change . 4 T o remove all drivers and applications; In th e InstallShield Wizard dialog box, select the Remove All option, then click Ye s .
7 RF-51SDCD Installing selected drivers or applications Installing selected drivers or applica tions in Windows 7 or W indows Vista: 1 Click Start , Control P anel , then Uninstall a program . 2 Selec t your audio card's entry. 3 Click Uninstall/Change .
8 C onnec ting analog speakers Y ou can connect analog speaker syst ems for up to 5 .1 channels. F or more information on the appropriate jacks and cables to use for your speaker system, r efer to the f ollowing speaker configurations. 2.1 channel analog speakers Note : Y ou can use the speaker c a bles that w ere bundled with your speak ers.
9 RF-51SDCD 4.1 channel analog speakers Note : Y ou can use the speak er cables that were bundled with y our speakers . # Jack, connector , or cable 1L i n e O u t 1 j a c k 2 Line Out 2 jack 34 - c h a n n e l a u d i o c a b l e 4 Speaker syst em audio input jacks (front and r e ar) OPTICAL 1 2 3 4 RF-51SDCD_09-0960 V3 ENG.
10 5.1 channel analog speakers Note : Y ou can use the speaker c a bles that w ere bundled with your speak ers. # Jack, c onnector , or cab le 1L i n e O u t 1 j a c k 2 Line Out 2 jack 3L i n e O u t 3 j a c k 4 5.
11 RF-51SDCD Connecting digital speakers Note : Y ou can use the speaker cables that were bundled with your speakers. The optical cable is av ailable separately . # Jack, connector , or cable 1O p t i c a l S / P D I F o u t j a c k 2 Optical audio cable 3 Speaker system optical audio input jack 1 digital in optical in 2 3 RF-51SDCD_09-0960 V3 ENG.
12 P ositioning y our speakers Good speaker placement can enhance your list ening experience, while careless plac ement can make good audio sys tems sound bad . F or detailed speaker placement tips , r efer t o your speaker system ’ s User 's Gu ide.
13 RF-51SDCD C onnec ting peripherals Y our audio card works seamlessly with many external devices . T o connect these peripherals, refer t o their relevant sections below .
14 Rear # Jack, conne ctor , or cable 1L i n e o u t 2 j a c k 2 3.50 mm (1/8 inch) stereo-to- RCA cable (not provided) 3 Left rear input jack (A/V receiver) 4 Right rear input jack ( A/V receiver) 1 4 3 2 RF-51SDCD_09-0960 V3 ENG.
15 RF-51SDCD Center/sub woofer # Jack, c onnector , or cable 1L i n e o u t 3 j a c k 2 3.50 mm (1/8 inch) stereo-to-RCA cable (not provided) 3 Cent er input jack (A/V r eceiver) 4 Subwo ofer input jack ( A/V r eceiv er) 1 4 3 2 RF-51SDCD_09-0960 V3 ENG.
16 Creating music Put together y our own compositions consisting of audio inputs from an electric gui tar , a synthesizer or a microphone. Y ou can also connect a pre -amp FX box f or your electric guitar to the Line In/M ic In jack.
17 RF-51SDCD Softw ar e su ite The follo wing software lets you access the rich features of your audio card . T o learn more about each application, refe r to its online Help . Depending on the application, you can do this by click ing the question mark on the toolbar of the applica tion, or selecting Help To p i c s from the Help menu.
18 • Front and rear ba lance co ntrol • Separate bass and treble control EA X Audio T echnology • Creativ e EAX® Audio T echnology redefines your gaming and music experience with true -to-li fe 5.1 audio and differ e nt envir onment settings for r ealistic and immersive 3D positional audio e xperience.
19 RF-51SDCD T roubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems you may enc ounter during installation or nor mal use. Proble m Suggestion No sound from t he speakers • Make sur e that the speakers ar e connected to your sound car d’ s output.
20 Leg al no ti ces License and C opyright Information in this document is subj ec t to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the par t of Crea tive T echnology Ltd.
21 RF-51SDCD Co py r ig h t © 2010 Rocketfish. Rocketfish and th e Rocketfish logo are trademarks of Best Buy Enterprise Ser vices, In c . Other brands and produc t names are trademarks or reg istered tradem arks of their respective holders . Specifications and features ar e subj ect to change without notice or obligation.
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23 RF-51SDCD One - Y ear Limit ed W arr anty Rocketfish Products (“Rocketfish ”) warrants to you, the original pur chaser of this new RF-51SDCD (“Product”), that th e Product shall be free of defects in the original man ufacture of the material or w o rkmanship for one (1) y ear from the p urchase of the P roduct (“ Warran t y Period”).
24 • Damage due to acts of God, such as lightning strikes • Acciden t • Misuse •A b u s e •N e g l i g e n c e • Commer cial use • Modification of any part of the Product, including the .
09-0960 ENGLISH www.rocketfishproducts.com (800) 620-2790 Distributed by Best Buy Purc hasing, LL C 7601 P enn Avenue South, Richfield , MN 55423 -3645 USA © 2010 Be st Buy En terpris e Services, In c. All rights reserved. ROCKETFISH is a tradem ark of Best Buy Enterprise Ser vices, Inc.
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