User ManualTable of ContentsCreative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX1User’s Guide2Contents5Introduction9High-definition digital audio entertainment9What is EAX ADVANCED HD?10Package Contents11System Requirements11Getting More Information12Visit the Soundblaster website12Technical Support13Document Conventions13About your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware15What You Need15Your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX card16Your Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O Module17Adjusting the volume-level of Headphones and Microphone21Using the Remote Control22Remote Control Functions23Installing Hardware26Installation Steps26Step 1: Prepare the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX hardware26Step 2: Prepare your computer27Step 3: Install the audio card28Step 4: Install the joystick connector28Step 5: Install the cables29Step 6: Connect to AC power socket31Connecting Related Peripherals32Connecting Related Peripherals (cont’d)33Connecting Speakers Systems36Positioning Your Speakers37Installing Software39Installing Drivers and Applications39Using Creative Software AutoUpdate40Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature Showcase Demo40Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Applications and Device Drivers41Reinstalling all Audio Drivers and Applications41Uninstalling all Audio Drivers and Applications41Installing/ Uninstalling selected Audio Drivers and Applications42Updating Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3)43Updating Windows with Digital Video Update43Using Audigy 2 Software45Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Applications45Demos46Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Getting Started Demo46Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature Showcase Demo46Introduction to the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 software suite47Creative MediaSource Go!47Creative MediaSource Go! Launcher47Creative MediaSource Player48“What-U-Hear” multichannel recording48Creative MediaSource Organizer48Creative MediaSource DVD- Audio Player50Creative EAX Console50Creative Surround Mixer52Creative Speaker Settings52Creative Speaker Calibrator52Creative MiniDisc Center53Creative SoundFont Bank Manager53Creative Audio Stream Recorder 253Creative Wave Studio54Diagnostic and troubleshooting utilities54Creative Diagnostics54Creative Speaker Settings54General Specifications56Features56Connectivity58Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX Card58Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX External I/O Module59Troubleshooting and FAQs61Problems Installing Software61Problems with Sound61Problems with File Transfers on Some VIA Chipset Motherboards65Insufficient SoundFont Cache66Problems with the Joystick67Problems with Multiple Audio Devices68Problems with Sound Blaster Live! Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card69Resolving I/O Conflicts70Problems with Encore DVD Player71Problems with Software DVD Player71Problems with DV driver for Windows 98 SE/ 2000/Me/XP72Problems in XP73Problems with Digital Audio Devices74Size: 1.7 MBPages: 75Language: EnglishOpen manual