Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RF-71SDC RocketFish
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7.1 Sound Card RF-71SDCD User Gu ide RF-71SDCD_09-0961 V3 ENG.fm Page 1 Friday, October 30, 2 009 8:59 AM.
2 Rock etfish RF-71SDCD 7.1 Sound Car d Co nt e n t s Introduction ........... .......................................................... ...................2 Sound card components...... ......................... .................................3 Setting up the sound card .
3 RF-71SDCD • 600 MB of free hard disk space • Available PCI 2.1 or higher compliant sl ot • Amplified speakers (available separately) • CD/DVD drive required for soft ware installation Sou nd.
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-71SDCD Click Start , then My Computer (X P). - OR - Click Start , then Computer (V i s t a ) . - OR - Click the Windows Explorer icon on the taskbar , then click Computer (W i n d o w s 7 ) - THEN - Right- click the CD/DVD d rive icon, and then click Open Auto Pl a y or Autoplay .
6 7 T o repair an ap plication or driver , selec t the respective check box, then click Next . 8 Restar t your computer when prompted. Y ou can now check if the reinstalled software works properly .
7 RF-71SDCD T o remove selected drivers or applications; In th e InstallShield Wizard d ialog box, click Remov e , th en select the check box of the application or dr iver you want to uninstall, then click Next . 6 Restar t your computer when prompted.
8 C onnec ting the speakers The connectors and associated components shown here may be different fr om that of your speake r system. Consult the User's Guide of your speaker system t o identi fy similar input connectors. The cables shown her e are available separat ely .
9 RF-71SDCD 2.1 channel analog speakers Note : Y ou can use the speak er cables that were bundled with y our speakers . # Jack, conne ctor , or cable 1L i n e O u t 1 j a c k 2 2-channel audio cable 3 Speaker syst em audio input jack OPTICAL 2 1 3 RF-71SDCD_09-0961 V3 ENG.
10 4.1 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 3 4-ch annel audio cable 4 Speaker syst em audio input jacks (fron t and rear) OPTICAL 1 2 3 4 RF-71SDCD_09-0961 V3 ENG.
11 RF-71SDCD 5.1 channel analog speakers Note : Y ou can use the speak er cables that were bundled with y our speakers . Optical cable is available separ ately. # Jack, connector , or cable 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.
12 7.1 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 7.
13 RF-71SDCD Connecting digital speakers Note: Y ou can use the speak er c ables that were bundled with your speak ers. Optical cable is available separ ately. P ositioning y our speakers Good speaker placement can enha nce yo ur listening experience, while careless placement can make good audio syst ems sound bad.
14 5.1 channel speakers # Speaker component 1S u b w o o f e r 2 Left fr ont speaker 3 Cen ter speak e r 4 Right f ron t speaker 5R i g h t r e a r s p e a k e r 6 Lef t re ar s pe ake r 1 2 3 4 5 6 RF-71SDCD_09-0961 V3 ENG.
15 RF-71SDCD 7.1 channel speakers 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 .
16 W atching DVDs Connecting a multichannel home theater r eceiv er If you have a multichannel ho me theater or A/V receiver , connect it directly to the audio car d's Line Out 1, Line Out 2, and Line Out 3 jacks as shown belo w .
17 RF-71SDCD Rear/side # Jack, c onnector , or cable 1 Le ft rear in pu t ja ck (A/ V re cei ver ) 2 Right rear input jack (A/V re ceiver) 3 Right side input jack (A/V receiv er ) 4 3.50 mm (1/8 inch) stereo-to-RCA cable (not provided) 5L i n e o u t 2 j a c k 5 1 2 4 3 RF-71SDCD_09-0961 V3 ENG.
18 Center/sub woofer /side # Jack, conne ctor , or cable 1 Center input jac k (A/V receiver) 2 Subwoofer input jack (A/V r eceiver) 3 Left side input jack ( A/V receiv er) 4 3.50 mm (1/8 inch) stereo-to- RCA cable (not provided) 5L i n e o u t 3 j a c k 5 3 4 2 1 RF-71SDCD_09-0961 V3 ENG.
19 RF-71SDCD Creating music Put together your own compositions c onsisting of audio inputs from an electric g uitar , a synthesizer , or a microphone .
20 Softw ar e s ui t e The f ollowing software lets you acces s the rich features of your audio card. T o lear n more about each application, refer to its o nline Help. Depending on th e application, y ou can do this by clicking the question mark on the toolbar of the application, or selec ting Help To p i c s from the Help menu.
21 RF-71SDCD • S/PDIF output at selectable sampli ng rate of 44.1, 4 8, or 96 kHz. • S/PDIF output not available durin g playback of prot ec ted digita l audio content authored with DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology .
22 Interfaces • 2 x 5 pin front panel header f or conn ection to Intel HD F ront P anel Audio standard header F ront P anel Header Audio Connector Connection compa tiblit y • Intel HD Front Panel Audio standard only .
23 RF-71SDCD 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.
24 Leg al no ti ces License and C opyright Information in this document is subjec t to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative T echnology Ltd.
25 RF-71SDCD One - Y ear Limit ed W arr anty Rocketfish Products (“Rocketfish ”) warrants to you, the original pur chaser of this new RF-71SDCD (“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”).
26 • 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 .
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