Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 2 del fabbricante Creative
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User’ s Guide Cr eativ e Sound Blaster Audig y 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a comm itment on the part of Creativ e T e chnology Ltd.
Important: This User Manual (On CD) has been designed to provide you with complete product kno wledge. Th e follo wing are instructions on ho w to make use of this manual ef fectiv ely by la unching applications and help files, as we ll as accessing relev ant web sites, where ap plicable, via specially prepared links.
Contents.
Contents Intr oduction High Definition Digital Audio Entertainment ........... ...... .......................... ......................... ............ i What is EAX AD V ANCED HD? .............. ......................... .............................
Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Applications and De vice Dri vers .... ......................... ........................ 2-2 Reinstalling all Audio Driv ers and Applications. ............ .......................... ......................... .......
A General Specifications Features ........... ......................... .......................... ......................... .......................... ......................... .......... A-1 Connectivity ............. ...............................
Intr oduction.
Intr oduction i Intr oduction High Definition Digital Audio Enter tainment Thank you for purchasing Sound Blaster Audigy 2, th e n e xt generation Creative audio product with exciting ne w features and enhanced audio processing architecture. This User Manual (on CD) guides you through the in stallation and usage of Sound Blaster Audigy 2.
Intr oduction ii What is EAX AD V ANCED HD? EAX AD V ANCED HD brings a new le vel of performance, po wer , and flexibility to PC audio. T aking advantage of the enhanced processing capabilities of the.
Intr oduction iii Package Contents The following items are included with the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 package: ❑ Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card ❑ Joystick/MIDI bracket* ❑ Digital CD audio cable* ❑ .
Intr oduction iv SB1394/Fir eWire a pplica- tions, games or D VD viewing ❑ Genuine Intel Pentium II 3 50 MHz or AMD 450 MHz processor for SB1394/FireWire applications or games ❑ SB1394/FireW ire: .
Intr oduction v Document Conv entions The following typographical con v entions are used throughout th is manual: The notepad icon indicates information that is of particular importance and should be considered before continuing . The alarm clock designates a caution or warning that can help you a void situations inv olving risk.
1 Installing Har dwar e This chapter tells y ou ho w to install the Sound Blaster Audig y 2 har dwar e..
Installing Har dwar e 1-1 Installing Har dwar e What Y ou Need Before you begin installatio n, be sure that you hav e these: In addition, you will also need an av ailable PC I slot and another adjacent av ailable slot on your computer .
Installing Har dwar e 1-2 Y our Sound Blaster Audig y 2 Car d Y our audio card has these jacks and connectors to enable the attachment of a wide variety of de vices: In Analog mode, the Line Out, Rear Out and Rear Center Out j acks are used simultane ously for 6.
Installing Har dwar e 1-3 T able 1: Description of Jac ks, Connectors and P orts. Number Description 1 SB1394/FireWir e port (SB1394/FireWi re) Connects to an IEEE 1394 compatible e xte rnal device (such as a digital video camcorder , digital still camer a, printer or scanner).
Installing Har dwar e 1-4 8 T elephone Answering Device connector (T AD) Provides a monaural connection from a standard voice mode m, and transmits microphone signals to the modem. 9 CD A udio connector (CD_IN) Connects to the Analog Audio output on a CD-ROM or D VD-ROM dri ve using a CD audio cable.
Installing Har dwar e 1-5 Y our J o ystick/ MIDI Brack et The Joystick/MIDI brack et* is used to attach a joystick or MIDI device: *A v ailable with some models of the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card. F igur e 1-2: Connector on the J oystick/MIDI brac ket.
Installing Har dwar e 1-6 Installation Steps Step 1: Pr epar e your computer 1. T urn off your computer and all peripheral devices. 2. T ouch a metal plate on your compu ter to ground yourself and to discharge any static electricity , an d then unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
Installing Har dwar e 1-7 Step 2: Install the Sound Blaster Audig y 2 car d 1. Align the Soun d Blaster Audigy 2 card with the PCI slot and press the card gently but firmly into the slot as shown in Figure 1-4. 2. Secure the card with one of the scre ws you had placed aside earlier .
Installing Har dwar e 1-8 Step 3: Install the J o ystick/MIDI brack et 1. If you are i nstalling a joystick or MIDI de vice (op tional), secure the Joystick/MIDI brack et* to the slot next to the Sound Blaster Audi gy 2 card with the second scre w . 2.
Installing Har dwar e 1-9 Step 4: Connect cables to Sound Blaster Audig y 2 card For analog CD audio output: connect an Analog CD audio cable (av ailable sepa ratly) from the Analog Audio connector on your CD-R OM/D VD-R OM drive to the CD_IN connector on the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card as sho wn in Figure 1-6.
Installing Har dwar e 1-10 Step 5: Connect to pow er outlet 1. Replace the computer cov er . 2. Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet, and turn on the computer . T o connect your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card to ot her de vices, see “Connecting Related Peripherals” on page 1-11.
Installing Har dwar e 1-11 Connecting Related P eripherals Sound Blaster Audigy 2 will give you endless hours of listening pleasure. Figure 1-7 shows you ho w to connect related peripherals to your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 to optim ize yo ur enjoyment. Use the AD_EXT cable with the Audigy 2 Driv e ONL Y .
Installing Har dwar e 1-12 T able 2: Description of Connectors and De vices. Number Description 1 Digital Out jack Connects to digital speakers, for e xample, Creati v e Inspire TM 5.1 Digital Speakers and MiniDisc or D A T via minijack-to-DIN cable. 2 Line in Connects to a cassette or CD player , synthesize r , etc.
Installing Har dwar e 1-13 Connecting Speak er Systems If you hav e a 5.1 channel speaker system, you can upmix your stereo sources (such as CD Audio, MP3, WMA, MIDI, and W av e) to 6.1 channels by using Creati v e Multi-Speaker Surr ound (CMSS) technology .
Installing Har dwar e 1-14 Connecting External Consumer De vices Click any circled number in the diagram for a description of the item. Y ou can use a 4-pole Digital V ideo A/V cable (not included) to connect Line Out 3 to av ailable center , subwoofer and rear center channels.
Installing Har dwar e 1-15 T able 3: Description of Connectors and Consumer De vices. Number Description 1 Dolby Digita l (A C-3) SPDIF In 2 3.5 mm (mono)-to-RCA cable 3 3.
Installing Har dwar e 1-16 P ositioning Y our Speak ers If you are using six speakers, place them to form a circle around you (as in Figure 1-10) and angled toward you. Make sure that the computer monitor is not blocking th e path of your front speakers.
2 Installing Softwar e This chapter tells y ou how to in stall the Sound Blaster Audig y 2 softwar e ..
Installing Softwar e 2-1 Installing Softwar e Installing Driv ers and Applications Y ou need to install device driv ers and applications prior to using your Sound Blaster Audigy 2. T o instal l these dri vers and the selected softwa re applications, use the following instructio ns.
Installing Softwar e 2-2 Sound Blaster Audig y 2 F eatur e Showcase Demo 1. Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature Showcase Demo CD into your CD-R OM dri v e. If the dri ve supports W indo ws AutoPlay mode, the CD starts running automati cally . If not , you need to enable your CD-ROM dri ve’ s auto-insert notifi cation feature.
Installing Softwar e 2-3 Uninstalling all Audio Driv ers and Applications For a cleaner installatio n, you may want to uninst all all the audio dri vers and applications before you reinstall them again. T o do so: 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel .
Installing Softwar e 2-4 8. Restart your comput er when prom pted . T o uninstall a selected component in Creativ e MediaSource, do the following: 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel . 2. Double-cli c k the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. Click the Install /Uninstall tab ( or Change or Remove Pr ograms b utton).
3 Using Audig y 2 Softwar e Find out how the softwar e accompan ying y o ur audio car d can be used to contr ol and customize the card’ s featur es f or best performance.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-1 Using Audig y 2 Softwar e Cr eativ e Sound Blaster Audig y 2 Applications The follo wing software is designed for you to access the basic as well as the adv anced features of your audio card.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-2 Demos Three demo packages hav e been included to showcase the basic as well as the ad vanced features of your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card. W e r ecommend that you play them at least once in order to ha ve a good ov erview of your card’ s features.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-3 SoundF ont Showcase SoundFont Showcase contains a wide and comprehensi ve range of do wnloadable SoundFont demos from companies like Sonic Implants and V oice Crystal. Y ou can also learn how to create and manage your o wn SoundFont banks in here.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-4 ❑ Programs houses shortcuts to Sound Blaster Audigy 2 applications. Y ou can also add your own shortcuts to other applications. ❑ Product S ettings houses shortcuts to specific programs for changing Sound Blast e r Aud igy 2’ s hardware settings.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-5 cables to the Line Out connectors. Y ou can then captu re surround-sound m o vie/gameplay audio, and ev en audio content enhanced or upmixed with CMSS and E AX effects. F or more information and usage details on Creati ve MediaSource Player and R ecorder , refer to its onlin e Help.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-6 Extracting and conv erting songs Storing hundreds of songs on your computer can c onsume much hard disk space. W A V files and tracks from audio CDs can take up to 50 MB per song. T o reduce storage on your hard disk, you can conv ert tracks from audio CDs into smaller 4 to 5 MB MP3 f iles.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-7 Creativ e EAX Console consists of four sections: A udio Effects , CMSS 3D , A udio Clean-u p , and Time Scaling . Audio Effects: Envir o nmental Sound Pr ocessing In Audio Effects, you can choose ho w you want to enhance all kinds of o rdinary two-channel sounds.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-8 Note: For a 4/4.1-speaker system, audio for your su bwoofer is processed by the speaker system. Audio Clean-up: Removing noise and distor tion Audio Clean-up allows you to process prerecorded as well as real-time au dio, in order to remov e noise, click sounds and other artifacts.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-9 Cr eative Speak er Calibrator Creati ve Speaker Calibrator ass ists you in optimizin g lou dspeaker settings and positioning to create much better surround sound and gaming sound effects.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-10 Cr eative Audio Str eam Recor der 2 Normally , to listen to a song on the Internet, you need to do wnload the entire file onto your hard disk first — before you can e ven hear the music.
Using A udigy 2 Softwar e 3-11 Diagnostic and tr oubleshooting utilities Cr eative Diagnostics Use Creativ e Diagnostics to quickly test your audio card’ s W av e, MIDI or CD Audio playback capability , recording function and speaker output. For more information and usage details on Creative Diagnostics, refer to its online H elp .
A General Specifications This section displa ys the specifications of your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card and J oystick/MIDI brack et..
General Specif ications A-1 General Specifications This section displays the specifications of your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card and Joystick/MIDI bracket*.
General Specif ications A-2 ❑ 32-bit mixing of all digital sources within Audigy 2’ s Digital Mixer ❑ 24-bit Analog-to-D ig ital con version of analog inputs at 96 kH z sample rate ❑ 24-bit Digital-to -An a log con version of digital so urces at 96 kHz to analog 6.
General Specif ications A-3 ❑ Bass redirection: enhances bass output to su bwoof er for small satellite speaker systems ❑ Crossov er bass frequency (10–200 Hz): adjustab le to standalone subwoof.
General Specif ications A-4 • DIGIT AL OUT : Front, Rear , Center and Subw oofer SPDIF d igital out puts ❑ Three line-lev el analog outputs vi a 3.
B T r oubleshooting and F A Qs This section pr ovides solutions to pr oblems you ma y encounter during installation or normal use ..
T r oubleshooting and F AQs B-1 T r oubleshooting and F A Qs This appendix provides solutions to problems yo u may encounter during installation or normal use. Pr oblems Installing Softwar e The installation does not start auto matically after the Sound Blaster A udigy 2 Installation and Applications CD is inserted.
T r oubleshooting and F AQs B-2 Pr oblems with Sound There is unexpected excess ive en vironmental sound or effects wh en an audio file is played. The last selected preset is an inappropria te en vironment for the current audio file. T o switch to an appr opriate en vir onment: 1.
T r oubleshooting and F AQs B-3 T o recor d an individ ual an alog sour ce: ❑ In the Record panel of the Basic tab in Creati ve Surround Mix er , make sure the recording source selected is Analog Mix (Line/C D/T AD/A ux/PC) .
T r oubleshooting and F AQs B-4 No audio output when playing audio CDs or DOS games that require a CD-ROM. T o solve this pr oblem: ❑ Make sure the Analog Audio connecto r on the CD-R OM dri ve and the CD In connector on th e audio card are connected.
T r oubleshooting and F AQs B-5 v . Double-click the DVD/CD-R OM dri ves icon. Y our computer driv es will appear . vi. Right-cli ck the disk dri v e icon. A menu will appear . vii. Click Properties . viii.In the Digital CD Play back box of the next dialog box, click the Enab le digital CD a udio f or this CD-R OM dev ice check box to select it.
T r oubleshooting and F AQs B-6 ❑ In W indo ws: i. Clic k Start -> Settings -> Contr ol Panel . ii. Double-cli c k the System icon. iii. Click the Device Manager or Hardwar e tab . i v . Click the Systems devices icon. v . In the list that appears, s ee if the items highlighted in Figure B-1 appear .
T r oubleshooting and F AQs B-7 Insufficient SoundFont Cache There is insuff icient memory to load S oundF ont banks. This may occur when a SoundFont-compatible MIDI file is loaded or played while insuf ficient memory has been allocated to Creati ve SoundF ont Bank Manager .
T r oubleshooting and F AQs B-8 4. Double-cli ck Sound, V ideo And Game Controllers , and then select Creative A udi g y 2 Gamepo rt ( Creati ve Game P ort for W indo ws 2000). 5. Click the Properties button. 6. In the Properties di alog bo x: If you hav e an Original Configuration (Current) check box: • Clear the check box to disable it.
T r oubleshooting and F AQs B-9 Pr oblems with Multiple Audio De vices The other installed audio card is not working well. Y ou may have an e xisting audi o de vice installed in yo ur computer . The audio device may be an audio card or an onboard audio chipset.
T r oubleshooting and F A Qs B-10 Pr oblems with Sound Blaster Liv e! Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card Sound Blaster Li ve! or Sound Bl aster PCI512 applications ar e not workin g. Other than normal pl ayback and recording functions, older audio devices may not work well when Sound Blaster Audigy 2 is installed.
T r oubleshooting and F A Qs B-11 Resolving I/O Conflicts Conflicts between your audio card and anoth er peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are set to use the same I/O address.
T r oubleshooting and F A Qs B-12 6. Locate and select D:Program Fi lesCreati vePC- D V D Encore (where D: represents your CD -R OM driv e) and double-click the entry ctdvdply . The Name box now displays the entry ctdvdply . 7. Click the OK button twice.
T r oubleshooting and F A Qs B-13 3. Using W indows Explorer , locate the 1394 folder in the CD-R OM, and run the D VConnect 240.exe f ile. Follo w the instructions on the screen to complete the setup . If you are in W indo ws 98 SE, you may be prompted to insert the Wi ndows 98 SE CD-R OM f irst.
T r oubleshooting and F A Qs B-14 Pr oblems with Digital Audio De vices Intermittent hi ssing or no sound is heard fr om my digital speakers. Make sure you select the sampling rate of the PCM SPDIF output of your Digital Out con nector to match the requirements of the recei ving de vice.
T r oubleshooting and F A Qs B-15 11. When prompted to restart your computer , click the Ye s b utton. 12. Repeat steps 4-11 if you hav e other driv es, for example, other hard disk driv es, CD-R OM, CD-R W , and D VD-R OM dri ves. In step 4, double-click the respecti v e driv e icon.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Creative 2 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Creative 2 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Creative 2 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Creative 2 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Creative 2, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Creative 2.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Creative 2. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Creative 2 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
