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Intr oduct ion 1 Intr oduction Congr atulations on y our purchas e of Creative’ s latest audio revol ution, Sound Blaster ® Re co n 3 D PCIe! With cutting edge technolo gy from the leaders in PC audio, Sound Blaster R econ3D PCIe will give you years of reliable en tertai nm ent on yo ur PC I E xpres s (P CIe ® ) enable d person al computer .
Introduc tion 2 More Help Fo r the latest news and products for Sound Blaster , visit www. sou ndbla ster .com . Th e sit e also includes infor mation on making purchases, te chnical help, and the latest d river updates.
About Your Ha rdwar e 3 About Y our Har dwar e Fo r instruction s on installing your Sound Blas te r Recon3D PCIe, and any additional accessories, cons ult th e Q uic k S ta rt leaf le t.
About Yo ur Hardwar e 4 SB1350: SB1354 SB1356: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8.
About Your Ha rdwar e 5 SB1358: Jack or Connector Description 1. Optical S/PDIF In jack Connects to playback devices with optical connectors (for exam ple , Digi tal Audi o T ape player s, Mini Disc play ers or DVD play ers).
About Yo ur Hardwar e 6 Y our Sound Blaster I/O Driv e* Y our Sound Blaster I/O Drive con nects with your Sound Blaster R e con3D F atal1ty Champion audio card, and pro vides additional c onnectivity for a numbe r of other devices .
About Your Ha rdwar e 7 Notes • *Av ailable for selected models of your audio device in some r egions. • Y our Sound Blas ter I/O Driv e comes attached to a 5¼-inc h driv e bay adapter . F or inst ructions on removing the driv e bay adapter and installing into a 3½-inc h drive ba y , consult you r Quick Start leaflet.
Instal ling an d Uni nsta lling Softw are 7 Installing and Uninstalling Softwar e T o take full adv antage of y our Sound Blaster R econ3D PCIe audio card, yo u need to install device drivers and applications.
Conn ectin g Spea ker s and Headp hones 8 Connecting Speak ers and He adphones The con nectors and associated c omponents s hown here may be differ ent from that of your s peaker system. Con sult the documentati on of your speak er system to identify s imilar input connec tors.
Connecting Speakers and Headphones 9 P ositioning Y our Speak ers Good speak er placement is cruci al to getting opt imal performance from yo ur audio system and achi eving an enh anced list ening expe rien ce. Bel ow are ou r rec omme ndat ion fo r 5.
Conne cting Spe akers and Head phone s 1 0 Connecting Analo g Speak er Systems Y our audio card supports analog speaker systems of up to 5.1 channels. T o learn more about conne cting differe nt ch annel s peaker syste ms, co nsult the fo llowing sectio ns: ❑ 2.
Connecting Speakers and Headphones 11 5.1 channel analog speak ers Jack, Conne ctor or Cable 1. Line Out 3 ja ck 2. Line Out 2 ja ck 3. Line Out 1 ja ck 4. 5.1 channel audio cabl e (av ailable se parately) 5. Center/Subw oofer (Aud io Inp ut) jack 6. Fron t (Audio Inpu t) jack 7.
Conne cting Spe akers and Head phone s 1 2 Connecting Digital Speak er Systems Y our Sound Blaster R econ3D PCIe comes with an Optical S/P DIF Out jack which allows you to connect yo ur digital speaker syst em. Most digital speaker s systems connect the audio card to the subwoo fer or an exte rnal un it.
Connecting Speakers and Headphones 13 Connecting Home Theat er System s Y our Sound Blaster R econ3D PCIe comes with an Optical S/P DIF Out jack which allows you to conne ct your home t heate r sy stem. Mo st ho me t heater syste ms co nnect the audio ca rd t o an A/ V recei ver .
Conne cting Spe akers and Head phone s 1 4 Connecting your A/V Receiver using Line le v el inputs If your A/V re ceiver suppor ts multicha nnel line-l evel inpu ts, you can c onnect them dir ectly to yo ur aud io card’ s Line Out jacks inste ad of t he Optica l S/PD IF Out jack as sh own bel ow .
Connecting Speakers and Headphones 15 Jack, Conne ctor or Cab le Description 1. Line Ou t 2 jac k Connects to the Rear Left and Re ar Right jacks on yo ur A/ V rece iver , using a 3.
Conne cting Spe akers and Head phone s 1 6 Jack, Conne ctor or Cab le Description 1. Line Ou t 3 jac k Connect s to the Cente r and Subwoof er jacks on yo ur A/ V rece iver , using a 3. 50 mm (1 /8- inch) stereo-to-RCA cable (available separately) 2. 3.
Connecting Speakers and Headphones 17 Connecting Headphones and Headsets Alternative ly , yo u can also connect you r headphones and headsets to the Sound Blaster I/O Drive*. Do no t list en to a udio o n your headp hones or h eadsets at high volum es fo r prolon ged per iods of ti me as heari ng lo ss may re sult.
Conne cting Spe akers and Head phone s 1 8 Connecting your headphones and headsets to the Sou nd Blaster I/O Drive* For head phones : For head sets: Notes • * Available as an up grade access ory for select ed mode ls of your audio device in som e regi ons.
Using Your Sound Blaste r Recon3 D PCIe 20 Using Y o ur Sound Blaster Recon3D PCI e Y our Soun d Blaster R econ3D PCIe works seamles sly with man y external devi ces to perfor m different tasks.
Using Your Sound Blaste r Recon3D PC Ie 21 W atching DVDs Y our DVDs are encoded with Dolby Digital audio te chnologie s, which have to be decoded to enjo y multichanne l audio on your 5.
Using Your Sound Blaste r Recon3 D PCIe 22 Playin g/Re cordin g Music Y ou can pl ay mu sic fr om, an d/or rec ord mu sic to extern al dev ices ( for ex ampl e, Dig ital Au dio T a pe play er/recor der) by connecting them to yo ur Sound Blaster R econ3D PCIe.
Using Your Sound Blaste r Recon3D PC Ie 23 Cr eating Music Y ou can set up a home music stu dio using y our Sound Blaster R econ3D P CIe. Put together your own produc tions consistin g of multiple music tracks from a MIDI sy nthesizer o r an electri c guitar .
Using Your Sound Blaste r Recon3 D PCIe 24 Chatti ng / G aming Y our Sound Blast er Re con3D PCIe c an also be co nnecte d to hands-f ree microph ones or the So und Blaster Beamformin g Microphone, making over -the-Ne t chatting a hassle-f ree affair .
Crea tive Soft ware Su ite 26 Cr eativ e Softwar e Suite The following software is designed for you to ac cess the basic as well as the adv anced feature s of your audio c ard. W e recommend that you familiariz e yourse lf with their functions in order to make full use of th e rich feature s of you r audio card .
Cre ativ e Sof twar e Sui te 2 7 Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Contr ol P anel Managin g your P rofiles Click the button to displa y the Profiles pane. Activ ate a profile by clicking and s electing it from the list. Click to sav e all settings to the current pr ofile or create a new profile.
Crea tive Soft ware Su ite 28 Configuri ng your ge neral s ettings Y ou can change the langu age settings or restore setti ngs to thei r default v alues. Y ou can also c heck for softw are update s. Click and select the opti on from the list. THX T ruStudio Pr o Settings 1.
Cre ativ e Sof twar e Sui te 2 9 Cr ystalV oic e Settings 1. CrystalV oice enhancements Select to tur n on or turn of f each enhanc ement. Having fun with Crysta lVoice Select a v oice preset to us e, then clic k and speak into y our micropho ne to hear how y our voice s ounds with the preset applied.
Crea tive Soft ware Su ite 30 Speak ers/Headphones Settings 1. Device select ion Select the nu mber of speak ers or headpho nes that you are us ing. Switch bet ween Speaker s or Headphon es mode.
Cre ativ e Sof twar e Sui te 3 1 Mix er Settings 1. V olume sliders Adjust the pla yback and recording volume for yo ur vari ous inputs and outputs. Adju sting your Mi xer set tings Slide the v olume level sl iders right to incr ease and left to decrease.
Crea tive Soft ware Su ite 32 Custo mizin g your EQ s ettin gs Select the EQ ch eckbox to enable this f eature, then click the EQ drop-down arrow and select a preset fro m the list. Selecting a preset will move th e EQ sliders to the appr opriate va lues.
Cre ativ e Sof twar e Sui te 3 3 THX TruStudio Pro Dialog Plus enhance s the voi ces in movies for cleare r dialog, allow ing the listener to hear the dialog over the r est of the so undtrac k and over ambient noise in the listening envir onm ent.
Gen eral Sp ecific ation s 34 General Specifications This secti on details the specificatio ns of your Sound Blaster R econ3D PCIe audio c ard. PCI Bus Masterin g ❑ PCI Express Specification V ersion 1.
Genera l S pecifi cation s 35 Connectivity This section det ails the connecti vity of your Soun d Blaster R econ3D PCIe audio card and Sound Blaster I/O Drive*.
Gen eral Sp ecific ation s 36 F r ont P anel Header Audio Connector Connection compatiblity ❑ Intel HD Front P anel A udio standard only . Not compati ble with AC97 or Intel-co mpatible HD Fr ont P .
Troubleshooting 3 8 T r oubleshooting This se ction pro vides solutio ns to probl ems you may en counter dur ing install ation or no rmal use. This includes: ❑ Problems with Digital Audio Devices .
Troubleshooting 39 Alternatively, during the instal lation of your audio card , do the following: ❑ If y our com puter det ect s an inst alled Sound Bla s ter Audi gy series , Sound Blaster Live! se.
Lice nse and Co pyrig ht 40 License and Cop yright Informa tion in this docum ent is s ubject to change witho ut notic e and does not repres ent a c ommitm ent o n the par t of C r e a t i v e T e c h n o l o g y L t d .
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