Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX Bedienungsanleitung

User’s Guide

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX

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Version 1.2

March 2003

Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks, and the Sound Blaster Audigy logo, the Sound Blaster PCI logo, EAX ADVANCED HD, Multi-Environment, Environment

Panning, Environment Reflections, Environment Filtering, Environment Morphing, Creative Multi Speaker Surround, Inspire, and Oozic are trademarks of Creative Technology

Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. E-Mu and SoundFont are registered trademarks of E-mu Systems, Inc.. Cambridge SoundWorks, MicroWorks and PC Works are

registered trademarks, and PC Works FourPointSurround is a trademark of Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc.. Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic", "MLP Lossless", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

is a registered trademark of THX Ltd.. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

This product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents:

4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,600; 5,013,105; 5,072,645; 5,111,727; 5,144,676; 5,170,369; 5,248,845; 5,298,671; 5,303,309; 5,317,104; 5,342,990; 5,430,244; 5,524,074;

5,698,803; 5,698,807; 5,748,747; 5,763,800; 5,790,837.

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Contents

Introduction

High-definition digital audio entertainment ................................................................................... i

What is EAX ADVANCED HD? .............................................................................................................. ii

Package Contents........................................................................................................................... iii

System Requirements .................................................................................................................... iii

Getting More Information ............................................................................................................. iv

Visit the Soundblaster website ...................................................................................................... iv

Technical Support ........................................................................................................................... v

Document Conventions .................................................................................................................. v

1About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware

What You Need ........................................................................................................................................ 1-1

Your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX card....................................................................................1-2

Your Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O Module................................................................................. 1-3

Adjusting the volume-level of Headphones and Microphone................................................... 1-7

Using the Remote Control ....................................................................................................................... 1-8

Remote Control Functions....................................................................................................................... 1-9

2Installing Hardware

Installation Steps ...................................................................................................................................... 2-1

Step 1: Prepare the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware........................................ 2-1

Step 2: Prepare your computer.................................................................................................... 2-2

Step 3: Install the audio card ....................................................................................................... 2-3

Step 4: Install the joystick............................................................................................................ 2-3

Step 5: Install the cables .............................................................................................................. 2-4

Step 6: Connect to AC power socket .......................................................................................... 2-6

Connecting Related Peripherals .............................................................................................................. 2-7

Connecting Related Peripherals (cont’d) ................................................................................................ 2-8

Connecting Speakers Systems............................................................................................................... 2-11

Positioning Your Speakers..................................................................................................................... 2-12

3Installing Software

Installing Drivers and Applications......................................................................................................... 3-1

Using Creative Software AutoUpdate..................................................................................................... 3-2

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature Showcase Demo................................................................................. 3-2

Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Applications and Device Drivers ..................................................... 3-3

Reinstalling all Audio Drivers and Applications...................................................................... 3-3

Uninstalling all Audio Drivers and Applications ................................................................................... 3-3

Installing/Uninstalling selected Audio Drivers and Applications.......................................................... 3-4

Updating Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3)............................................................................................. 3-5

Updating Windows with Digital Video Update......................................................................................3-5

4Using Audigy 2 Software

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Applications...................................................................................... 4-1

Demos....................................................................................................................................................... 4-2

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Getting Started Demo ......................................................................... 4-2

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature Showcase Demo .................................................................... 4-2

Introduction to the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 software suite ................................................................... 4-3

Creative MediaSource Go!.......................................................................................................... 4-3

Creative MediaSource Go! Launcher ......................................................................................... 4-3

Creative MediaSource Player...................................................................................................... 4-4

“What-U-Hear” multichannel recording .................................................................................... 4-4

Creative MediaSource Organizer................................................................................................ 4-4

Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player ................................................................................ 4-6

Creative EAX Console ................................................................................................................ 4-6

Creative Surround Mixer............................................................................................................. 4-8

Creative Speaker Settings............................................................................................................ 4-8

Creative Speaker Calibrator......................................................................................................... 4-8

Creative MiniDisc Center............................................................................................................ 4-9

Creative SoundFont Bank Manager............................................................................................ 4-9

Creative Audio Stream Recorder 2 ............................................................................................. 4-9

Creative Wave Studio.................................................................................................................4-10

Diagnostic and troubleshooting utilities................................................................................................ 4-10

Creative Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 4-10

Creative Speaker Settings.......................................................................................................... 4-10

A General Specifications

Features.................................................................................................................................................... A-1

Connectivity............................................................................................................................................. A-3

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX Card............................................................................... A-3

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O Module .................................................... A-4

B Troubleshooting and FAQs

Problems Installing Software.................................................................................................................. B-1

Problems with Sound .............................................................................................................................. B-1

Problems with File Transfers on Some VIA Chipset Motherboards.................................................... B-5

Insufficient SoundFont Cache ................................................................................................................ B-6

Problems with the Joystick ..................................................................................................................... B-7

Problems with Multiple Audio Devices................................................................................................. B-8

Problems with Sound Blaster Live! Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card.......................................... B-9

Resolving I/O Conflicts ........................................................................................................................ B-10

Problems with Encore DVD Player ..................................................................................................... B-11

Problems with Software DVD Player .................................................................................................. B-11

Problems with DV driver for Windows 98 SE/2000/Me/XP.............................................................. B-12

Problems in XP...................................................................................................................................... B-13

Problems with Digital Audio Devices.................................................................................................. B-14

Introduction

Introduction i

Introduction

High-definition

digital audio

entertainment

Thank you for purchasing Sound Blaster®Audigy™2 Platinum eX, consisting of the Sound Blaster

Audigy 2 Platinum eX card, the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O Module and an IR

remote control. It is the most complete affordable high-definition digital audio entertainment solution you

can find on the market today.

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 has received the prestigious THX Multimedia Certification award, making it the

perfect choice for PC audiophiles seeking the very best music and movie experiences.

Featuring 24-bit/192 kHz audio playback feature, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX delivers high-

definition sound of astounding quality with 24-bit/96 kHz audio recording capability from all Line Ins and

SPDIF In. Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX supports 6.1 channel Dolby®Digital Surround EX

surround sound audio on your computer and 5.1 output from the 96 kHz sampling rates of DVD-Audio

discs using MLP lossless compression.

The External I/O Module provides front panel access to microphone, headphone, input/output, and MIDI

connections — all located away from your computer and closer to your work area. The Sound Blaster

Audigy 2 Platinum eX is the only Audigy 2 product with ASIO driver support for 24-bit/96 kHz recording

- allowing musicians to produce high quality works. Additionally, an IEEE 1394-compliant SB1394™/

FireWire®connection is provided for high-speed connectivity to NOMAD®portable digital audio players,

external CD-RW drives and other IEEE 1394 compatible devices like DV Camcorders, printers, scanners,

and digital still cameras.

The infrared remote control offers convenient control of your computer for tasks like playing audio or

video CDs, at distances up to four meters (13 feet).

MLP (Meridian Lossless

Packing), the method of

audio data compression used

in DVD-Audio, reduces file size

without removing any of the

information contained in the

original recording. The listening

audience will hear the audio as it

was intended in the original

recording. Other packing

methodologies that remove data as

part of the compression are

referred to as 'Lossy

Compression'.

Introduction ii

What is EAX

ADVANCED

HD?

EAX®ADVANCED HD™brings a new level of performance, power, and flexibility to PC audio. Taking

advantage of the increased processing capabilities of the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 processor, EAX

ADVANCED HD delivers a host of new features to achieve high definition audio for gaming and music

enhancement.

The EAX ADVANCED HD Game Audio Library takes in-game audio and acoustic simulation to a whole

new level. These innovative technologies bring tremendous realism and total audio immersion to PC

gamers:

❑New Multi-EnvironmentTM technology renders multiple environment audio environments in real

time.

❑Environment PanningTM makes it easy for gamers to track with three-dimensional precision, the

location and movement of sounds that usually represent enemies or team mates. This gives Sound

Blaster Audigy 2 gamers a better advantage as they are more aware of the game environment.

❑Environment ReflectionsTM offers localization of early reflections and echoes such as reflections

created by canyon walls or cliffs.

❑Environment FilteringTM simulates the propagation of sound in both indoor and outdoor game arenas.

❑Environment MorphingTM allows for seamless transitions from one environment to the next.

EAX ADVANCED HD Music Technologies also ensures sonic superiority:

❑Audio Clean-Up removes unwanted noise in a digital audio file.

❑Time Scaling speeds up and slows down music without distortion.

❑EAX ADVANCED HD music effects, developed especially for music listening, further enhance

playback of songs.

EAX ADVANCED HD offers dramatically increased 3D audio performance and functionality. Delivering

superior audio fidelity and sophisticated reverb effects, this unsurpassed digital entertainment experience

is available only from the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 family of products.

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