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Introduction ixPackage ContentsThe following items are included in your package:❑Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX card❑Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platin

Introduction xSystem RequirementsSound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware❑Genuine Intel® Pentium® II 350 MHz, AMD® K6 450 MHz or faster processorfo

Introduction xiInternet multimedia and entertainmentInternet Radio: requires at least a 56 kbps modem and an active Internet connection to run the app

1About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware

About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware 1-1About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardwareWhat You NeedBefore you begin installa

About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware 1-2Your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX CardYour audio card has these jacks and connectors t

About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware 1-3Your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O ModuleYour Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Plati

About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware 1-4Table 1: The Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX cardNumber Description1Joystick/MIDI connect

About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware 1-5Table 2: The Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O ModuleNumber Description1SB1394/FireWire port

About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware 1-69Infrared ReceiverLets you control your computer via the IR remote control.10Line In 3 (Aux

How to use this manualCreative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eXImportant: This User Manual (on CD) has been designed to provide you with complete pr

About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware 1-7Adjusting Headphones Volume and Microphone GainYou can adjust the headphones volume and micr

About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware 1-8Using Creative Surround MixerTo adjust headphones volume:1. Click Start -> Programs ->

About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware 1-9Remote Control FunctionsRefer to Figure 1-4 and Figure 1-5 below for a description of your r

About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware 1-10Figure 1-5: Other Buttons on the Remote Control.Close/Cancel buttonCancels the current OS

2Installing HardwareThis chapter tells you how to install the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware.

Installing Hardware 2-1Installing HardwareInstallation StepsStep 1: Prepare the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware1. Place the Sound Blaster

Installing Hardware 2-2Step 2: Prepare your computer1. Turn off your computer and all peripheral devices.2. Touch a metal plate on your computer to gr

Installing Hardware 2-3Step 3: Install the audio card1. Align the audio card with the PCI slot and press the card gently but firmly into the slot as s

Installing Hardware 2-4Step 5: Install the cables1. Using the supplied AD_LINK cable, connect the AD_LINK 1 connector first. Press the side springs of

Installing Hardware 2-5Step 7: Set up the CD-ROM drive To listen to music CDs through your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive, you must enable Digital CD audio for

iiContentsIntroductionHigh-definition digital audio entertainment ... viiWhat is EAX ADVANCED HD? ...

Installing Hardware 2-6Connecting Related PeripheralsSound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX will give you endless hours of listening pleasure. Figure 2-7

Installing Hardware 2-7Figure 2-8: Connecting peripherals to the external I/O module.Dolby Digital (AC-3) Amplifier SPDIF In123457Other IEEE1394 devic

Installing Hardware 2-8Table 1: Description of components on Page 2-6Number Description1Surround Amplifier or powered speakersMultichannel analog audi

Installing Hardware 2-9Table 2: Description of components on Page 2-7 Number Description1Optical Input/Output Connect to digital recording/playback de

Installing Hardware 2-10Connecting External SpeakersFor discrete 7-channel amplifiers or systems, use a 3.5 mm (stereo) Audio/Video-to-RCA cable (not

Installing Hardware 2-11Positioning Your SpeakersIf you are using four to six speakers, place them to form a circle around you (Figure 2-10), and the

3Installing SoftwareThis chapter tells you how to install the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX software.

Installing Software 3-1Installing SoftwareInstalling Drivers and ApplicationsYou need to install device drivers and applications prior to using Sound

Installing Software 3-2Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature Showcase Demo1. Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature Showcase Demo CD into your CD-ROM driv

Installing Software 3-37. Restart your computer when prompted.You can now check the computer to see if the reinstalled software works properly. If not

iiiStep 6: Connect to AC power socket ... 2-4Step 7: Set up the CD-ROM drive ...

Installing Software 3-4Installing/Uninstalling selected Audio Drivers and ApplicationsThe above instructions helped you to install or uninstall all de

Installing Software 3-58. Restart your computer when prompted.Updating Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2)Windows 2000 now provides better support for AC-3

4Using Audigy 2 SoftwareFind out how the software accompanying your audio card can be used to control and customize the card for best performance.

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-1Using Audigy 2 SoftwareCreative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ApplicationsThe following software is designed for you to access the

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-2DemosThree demo packages have been included to showcase the basic as well as the advanced features of your Sound Blaster Au

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-3SoundFont ShowcaseSoundFont Showcase contains a wide and comprehensive range of downloadable SoundFont demos from companies

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-4Introduction to the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 software suiteThis section walks you through the main suite of the Sound Blaster

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-5❑ Product Settings houses shortcuts to specific programs for changing Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX’s hardware setting

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-6Creative MediaSource OrganizerManaging a huge collection of audio CDs and MP3 files can be a headache. With Creative MediaS

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-7Extracting and converting songsStoring hundreds of songs on your computer can consume much hard disk space. WAV files and t

ivTransferring songs... 4-6Automatically playing multimedia content ...

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-8Creative EAX ConsoleEAX Console allows you to configure the Audigy 2 processor's effects engine.EAX ADVANCED HD promis

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-9turned into a concert hall or jazz club. EAX becomes more effective as the number of speakers connected is increased. It su

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-10Creative Surround MixerUse Creative Surround Mixer to select the device you wish to listen to or record from. It operates

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-11❑create an album of your favorite songs, each of which may be in a different audio format❑insert a preset period of silenc

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-12Thus, the song starts to play as soon as a portion of its data stream has arrived at your audio card. The downside of stre

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-13Diagnostic and troubleshooting utilitiesCreative DiagnosticsUse Creative Diagnostics to quickly test your audio card’s Wav

AGeneral SpecificationsTechnical details of the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX card and Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O Module.

General Specifications A-1General SpecificationsTechnical details of Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX card and your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum

General Specifications A-2❑16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz, including ASIO2 support at u

General Specifications A-3THX Certification❑Sound Blaster Audigy 2 has received the prestigious THX Multimedia Certification award, making it the perf

vDolby Digital (AC-3) and Digital Surround EX Decoding ... A-3Creative MultiSpeaker Surround (CMSS)... A-3SB1394/Fire

General Specifications A-4ConnectivitySound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX CardAudio Outputs❑2 x line-level analog outputs via stereo jacks on rear brac

General Specifications A-5Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O ModuleInputs and outputs on front panel❑One headphone output with auto detec

BTroubleshooting and FAQsThis section provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation or normal use.

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-1Troubleshooting and FAQsThis appendix provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation or normal use.P

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-2Problems with SoundThere is unexpected, excessive environmental sound or effects when an audio file is played.The last sel

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-3Individual analog recording sources cannot be selected in Creative Surround Mixer.Five analog recording sources are combin

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-4❑The powered speakers or external amplifier are connected to the card’s Line Out or Rear Out jack.❑There is no hardware co

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-5For Windows 2000 and Windows XP❑Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.❑In the Control Panel dialog box, double-cl

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-6Problems with File Transfers on Some VIA Chipset MotherboardsAfter you install the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX card

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-7*Content in these web sites is controlled by other companies. Creative bears no responsibility for information or download

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Troubleshooting and FAQs B-8Problems with the JoystickThe joystick port is not working.The audio card’s joystick/MIDI connector may be conflicting wit

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-9To solve this problem:Increase your system’s 8 bit I/O recovery time of the BIOS setting, usually under the Chipset Featur

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-102. During the memory check, press <F2> or <Delete>, depending on your motherboard.The BIOS setup menu appears

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-117. Click OK to restart Windows and for the change to take effect.When the Sound Blaster Live! series is disabled, the ent

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-12Problems with Encore DVD PlayerThe Encore DVD Player is not launched when a DVD disc is inserted into the drive.To solve

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-13Problems with DV driver for Windows 98 SE/2000/Me/XPThe DV camcorder is not working properly.The MSDV camcorder driver ma

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-14Problems in XPA Hardware Installation error message appears on a Windows XP operating system when non-Creative applicatio

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-15Problems with Digital Audio DevicesIntermittent hissing or no sound is heard from my digital speakers.Make sure you selec

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-165. Double-click the ATA/ATAPI IDE Controllers icon.Your IDE channels will appear.6. Right-click the Primary IDE Channel i

Introduction viiIntroductionHigh-definition digital audio entertainmentThank you for purchasing Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX, consisting of the

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