Creative Labs Sound Blaster 5.1 Live User Manuals

Table of Contents

• User’s Guide

  1
• Creative Sound Blaster Live! Digital Entertainment 5.1 Creative Audio Software

  1
  • Contents

    6
  • Introduction

    10
    • The All-Round Audio Solution for Internet and Digital Home Entertainment

      10
    • System Requirements

      11
    • Live!Ware Benefits

      11
    • Getting More Information

      12
    • Where To Go From Here ...

      12
    • Other Recommendations

      12
    • Document Conventions

      12
  • Installing Sound Blaster Live! Player 5.1

    13
    • Your Audio Card

      14
    • Installing the Card

      15
    • Connecting Related Peripherals

      16
    • Enhancing Your Sound Blaster Live! Experience

      17
      • Playing Games and Music, and Watching Movies

        17
      • Watching DVD Movies or Playing DVD Games

        17
      • Recording and Content Authoring

        21
    • Positioning Your Speakers

      21
  • Installing Software

    22
    • Installing Audio Drivers and Applications

      22
    • Using Sound Blaster Live! Player 5.1

      23
    • Uninstalling the Applications

      24
    • Reinstalling the Audio Drivers

      25
    • Playing Legacy Games

      25
  • Using Sound Blaster Live! Player 5.1

    26
    • Creative Sound Blaster Live! Tour

      27
    • Creative Diagnostics

      27
    • Creative Launcher

      27
    • Surround Mixer

      28
      • Switching between analog and digital output modes

        29
      • Enabling Bass Redirection

        30
      • Enabling Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoding

        30
    • AudioHQ

      31
      • SoundFont Control

        32
      • Device Controls

        34
      • Creative Keyboard

        35
      • EAX Control

        36
      • AutoEAX

        37
    • Wave Studio

      37
    • Creative PlayCenter 2

      38
    • Creative Recorder

      38
    • Creative LAVA!

      39
    • Creative MediaRing Talk

      39
    • Creative Keytar

      40
    • Creative Rhythmania

      40
  • To Do This ... Use These Applications

    41
    • Multimedia Playback

      41
    • Digital Entertainment

      42
    • Internet Entertainment

      43
    • Gaming Reference

      45
  • General Specifications

    46
    • Features

      46
    • Connectivity

      48
      • Sound Blaster Live! Player 5.1 card

        48
  • SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98/ME

    49
    • Background

      49
    • Understanding the Installation Program

      50
      • The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings

        50
      • The CONFIG.SYS File Settings

        51
    • System Resource Settings

      51
      • Input/Output (I/O) Addresses

        51
      • Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line

        52
      • Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channel

        52
    • Environment Variables

      53
      • CTSYN Environment Variable

        53
      • BLASTER Environment Variable

        53
    • Determining Resources

      54
    • Selecting the Best Audio Options in a Game

      55
      • Music Options

        55
      • Digital Audio Options

        55
    • MS-DOS Mode Utilities

      56
      • SBECFG.EXE

        56
      • SBEMIXER.EXE

        56
      • SBESET.EXE

        57
      • SBEGO.EXE

        58
  • Troubleshooting

    59
    • Problems Installing Software

      59
    • Problems With Sound

      60
    • Problem with Surround Mixer

      62
    • Insufficient SoundFont Cache

      63
    • Problems With Joystick

      63
    • Resolving I/O Conflicts

      65
    • Problems in Windows NT 4.0

      65
    • Problems with Encore DVD Player

      66