Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit SB1500 du fabricant Creative
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User ’ s Guide SB1500 / SB1502 SB1506.
Intro ductio n Co ng ratu lati on s on you r pu r ch ase of Cr eative' s l atest aud i o rev olut i on , Sou n d Bl aster Z-Seri es! With cu tt i n g edge tech no l og y f r om th e l eaders i n .
Mo re Hel p F or th e l atest news and p r od u cts f or Sou n d Blaster , vi si t w ww.s ou n db laster .com . Th e si te also i nclud es i n for mation on maki ng p urch ases , tech n i cal h el p, an d th e latest dri v er up dat es.
A bou t Y o ur Hardw ar e F or i n struct i on s on install i n g your Sou n d Blas ter Z-Seri es, and an y add iti on al ac cessor i es, consu lt th e Q u i ck Start l eaf l et.
J ack o r C on n ect or Descrip t io n 1 . Lin e In / Mic ro p h one In jac k C onn ects t o li n e- le vel so urces ( fo r exampl e, M P3 p la yer s) o r m i cro p h ones w ith a 3 .5m m ( 1/8-i nch ) p lug . 2 . Hea d p h one jac k C onn ects t o stereo head p hon es with a 3.
A ud io C ont rol M odul e An external ACM (A u dio Co nt rol Mod u l e) p r ovi des a bu il t-in beamf ormi ng mi croph on e an d mi cr op h on e/head p h on e I /O con n ections. No te: Th e ACM acces sory i s bu n d le d wi th Sou n d Blaster Zx only.
Th e Vo l u me Con t r ol knob on t he A CM con trol s th e volume ou t pu t to your h eadp h on es, giv ing you qu ick con trol over th e au d io lev el f r om you r g ames or mu si c.
C o nnecting Sp eakers and Headp ho nes Th e c on n ectors and associated compon en ts s h own h er e may be d i f fer ent f rom th at of you r speaker system. Con su l t th e d ocu ment ation of y ou r speaker sy stem to iden tif y si mi l ar i n pu t con n ectors.
P ositioni n g Y our Spe a k e rs Go od speaker plac ement is cr ucial to get ting o pt i mal per for mance f r om y ou r aud i o sy stem and ach i evi ng an en h an ced l i sten ing experi ence. Below ar e ou r r ecommend ation for 5 .1 ch ann el speaker s.
C onne cting A n a log Spe a k er S ystems You r au dio car d sup p or ts analog speaker sy stems of up t o 5 .1 chan n els. To l ear n mor e abou t con n ecti n g dif fe rent ch an nel speaker systems, c on su l t th e f ol l owing section s: l 2 .1 chan n el analog s p eake rs l 5 .
5 .1 chan n el a n a log s peak ers fro nt rear center/ subwoofer aud io inp uts center speaker front speakers rear speakers front rear center / subwoofer aud io inp uts 2 3 1 4 7 5 6 J ack, Con n ect or or C able 1 . Lin e O u t 1 jac k ( Front L / R) 2 .
C onne cting D i gital S pe a k er S yst e ms You r Sou n d Blas ter Z-Seri es comes w ith an O pt i cal S/PDIF Ou t j ack which al l ows you to con n ect your digital speaker system. Most d igital s p eake rs s ystems con n ect th e au d io car d t o t he su b woofer or an external u n i t.
C onne cting H om e The ater S yst e m s You r Sou n d Blas ter Z-Seri es comes w ith an O pt i cal S/PDIF j ack w h i ch al l ows you to conn ect your h ome th eat r e system. Most home th eater sy stems con n ect th e au dio car d to an A/V rec ei ver .
C on n ec t ing your A /V R ec e iv er using L in e Lev e l in pu ts I f y ou r A/V rec ei ver sup p orts multi-chan n el l i n e-l eve l i np u ts, you can con n ect th em dir ec tly to your au dio c ard' s Line O ut jacks i nst ead of th e O pt i cal S/PDIF Ou t jack as s h own b el ow.
C on n ec t Lin e Ou t 2 (Rear L/R ) 1 2 3 4 J ack, Con n ect or or C able Descrip t io n 1 . Lin e O u t 2 jack ( R ea r L / R) C onn ects to t h e R ear Left an d Rea r Ri g ht jac ks on your A/ V rece ive r, u si n g a 3 .5m m ( 1 / 8 - inch ) stere o- to- R C A cab l e (a vai la b le se p ara t el y 2 .
C on n ec t Lin e Ou t 3 (C e n t er/S u bw oof er) 1 2 3 4 J ack, Con n ect or or C able Descrip t io n 1 . Lin e Out 3 ja ck ( Ce n t er/ S u b woof er) C onn ects t o t h e C en ter and Su b woof er jac ks on your A/ V rece ive r, u si n g a 3 .5m m ( 1 / 8 - inch ) stere o- to- R C A cab l e (a vai la b le se p ara t el y 2 .
C onne cting Hea d phone s a n d H e a dse t s Do no t l i ste n to a u d i o on you r h ea d ph o n es or headsets at h i gh vol u mes f or prol on g ed peri ods of ti me as h ear i ng loss may r esult.
C onne cting A ud io C ont rol Mo dul e Th e ACM ac ces sor y i s bu n d l ed wi th So u n d Bl as ter Zx on ly . C on n ec t ing your A CM to t he Sou n d Blast e r Z-S eries 1 2 J ack, Con n ect or or C able Descrip t io n 1 . Lin e In / Mic ro p h one In ja ck Co nn ect s to th e 3 .
C on n ec t ing your h eadph on es a nd h eadse t s t o t he ACM OR 1 2 J ack, Con n ect or or C able Descrip t io n 1 . 3 . 5 m m He ad p h one jac k C onn ects t o stereo head p hon es o r h ead s ets with a 3 .
Ins talli ng and U ni nstal ling S o ftw are To take full advan tag e of your Sou n d Blas ter Z-Seri es aud io car d, you n eed to inst al l devi ce dri ve rs and app li cations.
To rem ov e DTS Conn ec t : No te Carry ou t t h e fol l owi ng st eps O NL Y I F th er e are no o th er Cre ative app l ic ation s on you r system th at re qu ir es th e DTS C on n ect e n coder. For Wi nd ows 7 : 1 . Ret u r n to th e S tart > C on trol P an el > U n i n stal l a P rogra m wi n do w.
In st a ll i n g D ri ve rs a n d A ppl i ca t ions En sur e that y ou r a u dio c ard is inst alle d befor e pr oce e din g . F or in s t r uct ion s on in s ta llin g y our au dio ca rd , c on sult y our Q u ick S t art le a flet . After you have i nst al l ed y ou r au dio card, t u r n on you r compu t er .
U si ng Your So und B las ter Z - Series You r Sou n d Blas ter Z-Seri es wor ks se aml essl y wi th man y exter n al device s to perf or m d i f fe re n t tasks.
DTS Conn ec t DT S C on n ect is a re al -t i me encod ing tech n ology fr om DT S, I n c. f or i n teractiv e media and is only avai l able on th e PC p l atform . I t converts an y aud io si gn al on th e comp ut er i nt o 5.1 ch ann el DT S for mat an d transp orts i t v i a a si ng le di g i tal cable.
P l a yi ng / R e cordi ng Musi c You c an play music f r om, an d/o r r ecord mu si c to ex ternal d evi ce s (for exam p l e, Digi tal Au d i o Tap e player /r ecor der) by con nect i n g th em to y ou r Sou n d Bl aster Z-Seri es.
C re a t in g Musi c You can set u p a home music s tu d io using you r Sou n d Bl aster Z-Seri es . Pu t tog eth er y ou r own produ ction s con si sting of multiple music trac ks f r om a MI DI synt hesizer or an el ectri c gu itar.
U si ng the Creative Sof tw are Suite Th e fol l owi n g sof tware i s desi g ned for you to access th e b asi c as wel l as th e ad vanced f eatu res of you r au dio car d . We r ecommend ed th at you f ami l i ari ze y ou rse lf w ith th eir f un ct i on s in or der to mak e f u l l use of th e r i ch f eatu re s o f your au d io card.
Sou nd Bl a st er Z-Se r i es C o n t rol P a ne l Managin g You r P ro files Cli ck th e bu t to n to displ ay th e Pr of i le s pan e. Activate a prof i l e by cl i cki ng t h e an d sel ecti n g i t f rom th e l i st. Cli ck to save al l s ett i n gs t o th e curre n t p r ofi l e or cr eate a new profi l e.
A dju st ing You r Mas t e r Volu me Set ting s Drag t h e master vol ume sli der to ad just th e vol u me l evel . You can mu te/u n mu te t h e vol u me by cl ic ki n g t h e speaker i con. C on fig u rin g You r S oftware Set t in gs Cli ck each f eatu r e to access i ts setting s p age.
SB X P ro St ud io Se t t in gs 1 . SBX Pro Stu d i o en han cemen ts Sele ct to tu r n on or tu rn of f each enh an cement . You can h over y ou r mouse c u r sor over eac h en han cemen t to d i splay a bri ef expl an ation . 2 . E n han cemen t L eve l sl i ders Ad j u st th e am ou n t of enh an cement t o app l y.
C rys t al V oice Se tt in gs 1 . F ir st s el ect th e re cording d evi ce . 2 . Next, tu rn on Crystal Voice and sel ect to tu rn on or tu rn of f each of th e av ai labl e en h ancemen ts.
Scout Mode Scou t mode tr an sf orms your h eari n g and en ables you to hear you r op p on ent s fr om furth er away, givi ng you a distinct tact i cal advan t age i n combat. 1 . Scou t mod e Sele ct to tu r n on or of f Scout mod e. Cli ck to con fi gu r e hot key s f or tu rning o n an d tu rnin g of f Scou t mode.
Spe a ker s/H ea dph one s S ett in gs 1 . Switch bet wee n Sp eaker s or Headp h on es mode. 2 . Sp eaker s / Headph on es C on f i g uration Sele ct you r curr en t ph ysi cal s p eake r or head p h on e confi g uration . No tes: St er eo Dir ect is an opt i on for dir ect p l ayback to ster eo speaker chan n el sampled at 1 9 2 kHz.
C in e matic Se tt i ngs 1 . E n coder sett ing s Sele ct "No E n cod er " if you w is h to tu rn of f encod ing or sel ect "Dolby D igital Live" or " DT S C on n ect" to tu rn on th e res pect i ve encod ers .
Mix e r Se t t in gs 1 . Volume sli ders Ad j u st th e playback an d r ecor din g vol u me f or y ou r v ari ous i n pu t s an d ou tp u ts. 2 . I n pu t D evi ce Sele ct t h e i n pu t d evi ce s ou rc e fr om th e fol l owi n g an alog sources: F r on t Mic roph on e, Rear Micr o- ph on e o r Rear Lin e-i n .
S ele c t in g t h e In pu t Dev ic e Sou r c e You r aud io car d su pp orts aud io i np u t fr om th e f oll owi ng an alog sou rc es: l F ront M i cr op h on e (I n tel HD Fr on t Pan el ) l Rea.
Equa l iz e r Se t t in gs 1 . E Q presets Sele ct an eq uali zer preset to ap p l y to you r au dio. 2 . E Q sl i ders Ad j u st th e e qu ali zer sett i n gs. C u s tom iz ing You r EQ S et t in gs Sele ct th e E Q checkbo x to e n able th is f eatu r e, th en cl i ck th e E Q drop -down arr ow an d s el ect a pres et fr om th e li s t.
A dva n ced F e atur es S e t t in gs 1 . Play stereo m ix to d igital ou tp u t Sele ct t he ch eckbox to d own mi x th e aud io wi th i ts eff ects to a stereo PCM st r eam to be ch an n el ed to d igital ou tp u t. No te You mu st f ir st sel ect "Sp eaker " as th e play back d evi ce to u se th is f eatu re .
Usi n g Y o ur A ud io De vice Pla y ing Gam e s You r au dio devi ce i s equ i pp ed wi th cu tt i ng edg e aud i o tech nologies and softwar e to en h ance t he au dio i n you r games.
C om m u nicat ing w it h Voice ov er In t ern et P rotoc ol (VoIP) Use a head set wi th you r au dio device to en j oy ou tst an ding acou sti c perf ormance in pop u l ar VoIP app l i cations l i ke Vent r i l o® an d TeamSp e ak®. Hear and b e heard c le arl y by teammates du r i n g multi- player games to get th e tact i cal edg e.
C re atin g Y our A udi o 'Sw ee t Spot ' wi t h t he S BS pea k er Se t up Gen er al l y, for a 5 . 1 speaker con fi gu r ation , t h er e is an ideal speaker placeme n t th at al l ows you to po si tion you r sel f i n t he au dio swee t sp ot, g i vi ng you th e best su r r ou nd an d au dio pleasure possibl e.
Pola rity S e lec t ion I f y ou h av e an au dio/vi deo (A/V) r ece iv er , your speakers m u st be wi re d app r opri ately (in-p h ased) i n order to reprodu c e sou nd f ie lds corr ec tly.
S peak er Lev e l Th i s set of con f i gu r ation s enab l es y ou t o ach i eve a balanced l evel f or e ach speaker . Sp eake r l ev el i s aff ec ted mainly by th e distan ce between th e speaker an d t he li sten er . Cli ck th e Level Test bu tto n and ad j u st t he sp eak er l evel f or e ach speaker ac cordi n gl y.
G eneral Spe cif icati o ns Th i s secti on d etail s th e specif i cations of your Sou nd Blaster Z-Ser ie s au dio car d . PC IBu s Ma s te rin g l PC I Exp re ss Sp eci f i cation Ver si on 1 .
C on nec t iv it y Th i s secti on d etail s th e con n ecti vi ty of your Sou nd Blaster Z-Ser i es au dio car d . S ou n d Blas t er Z-Ser ie s Au dio C a rd A u dio In pu ts l O ne 3 . 5 mm (1 /8 -i nch ) Lin e I n j ack f or An al og Line I n or Micr oph one I n l O ne O pt i cal S/PD I F j ack f or Digital I n A u dio Ou tpu ts l O ne 3 .
T rou b les ho o ting Th i s secti on p r ovi des s olut i on s to p r ob l ems you may e n cou n ter du r i ng inst al l ation or no r mal u se. This i n cl u des: l Problem s wi th D i gital Aud i o.
No te I f Dolby Di gital Live or DTS Con nect is enab l ed, on l y PCM au dio and certai n compressed aud i o (f or example, MP3 ) can be p l ayed, wh i ch wi l l be en coded by Do l by D i gital Live or DT S Con nect th r ou gh you r sel ected ou tp ut d evi ce .
Safety Info rmati o n Refer to t h e f ol l owi n g inform ation to u se your produ ct saf el y, an d t o r edu ce th e chan ce of el ectr ic s h ock, sh or t- ci r cuiting , damag e, f i re , h ear i n g i mpair ment or oth er h azar ds. Imp r op er han dli n g may v oi d th e war r a n ty f or y ou r pr od uct.
Li cens e and Co p y right In fo rm atio n in t h is do cu m ent is subje ct to ch ange w ith out n otice an d d oe s n ot rep res en t a co m m itmen t on th e p art of C reativ e Te chn olo gy Lt d .
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Creative SB1500 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Creative SB1500 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Creative SB1500, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Creative SB1500 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Creative SB1500, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Creative SB1500.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Creative SB1500. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Creative SB1500 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
