Optional Connections

Sound Blaster Audigy card

HeadphonesPersonal audio

Line Out 2

Line Out 1

Line Out 1

Digital I/O

External decoder or AV Amplifier

Portable cassette playerAnalog audio recording

Line In

Mic In

Electric GuitarLine level electric guitar output

Condenser MicrophonePersonal voice recording

Line In

Creative Inspire7.1 Analog Speakers

Line Out 3

*Digital I/O Module

* Available as an upgrade.

Adding digital connectivity to your Sound Blaster Audigy is easy with the Digital I/O Module upgrade. For more information, visit www.soundblaster.com and click Shop.

spdif

out

optic

al

coaxia

loptic

al

coaxia

l

spdif

in

DAT/MiniDisc player

SPDIF Digital InOptical Digital In

SPDIF Digital Out

Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital Speakers

Crystal-clear digital sound

DVD playerWatching DVD movies

AV Amplifier

Optical Digital Out

CUSTOMER SUPPORT & SERVICES

4 Connecting Speakers

Your speakers should come with the necessary cables shown in all the following diagrams. Some speaker systems are available only in certain regions. Consult your local dealers for details.4

For Analog speakers

6.1 speakers5.1 speakers

LEFTSPEAKERS

FRONT

SIDE

REAR

FRONT

SIDE

REAR

RIGHTSPEAKERS

FRONT CENTERSPEAKER

REAR FRONT

SIDE CENTER/SUBWOOFER

AUDIOINPUTS

AUDIOINPUTS

5.1 - 7.1UPMIX

DIRECT6.1 - 7.1UPMIX

AUDIOCONTROL

POD

7.1 speakers

2.1 speakers

front rear center/rear center/subwoofer

audioinputs

front speakers

rear speakers

center

center

front rear center/rear center/subwoofer

audioinputs

55

front rear center/subwoofer

audioinputscenter

speaker

frontspeakers

rearspeakers

front rear center/subwoofer

audioinputs

AUDIOINPUTS

AUDIOINPUTS

For Digital speakers

The connectors and associated components shown here may be different from that of your speakers. Consult your speakers' User's Guide to identify similar input connectors. Or visit the Support section's Knowledge Base at www.creative.com for interactive help on speaker connectivity.

Generic 2.1 digital speakers

(c) For 2.1 digital speakers, use a mono miniplug-to-mono female RCA cable, and a mono male RCA-to-RCA cable.

speakers

digital in

digital in

speakers

digital in

spdif out

optical coaxial optical coaxial

spdif in

speakers

digital in

optical in

spdif out

optical coaxial optical coaxial

spdif in

optical in

OR OR (e) Optical cable (available separately)

(d) Coaxial cable (available separately)

(a) RCA-to-miniplug cable

(b) RCA-to-RCA cable

audioinputs

frontspeakers

rearspeakers

rear front

audioinputs

rear front

4.1 speakers

audioinputs

speakers

audioinputs

Listening to audio in multichannel surroundStereo MP3, WMA, CD music, and other digital audio may only play back on the two front speakers in a multichannel speaker system. With Creative Multi Speaker Surround Sound (CMSS®) you can enjoy stereo music and movies in captivating surround sound. You can, however, choose to "upmix" the audio so that it is heard from all your surround speakers (if available).

To upmix audio to all your surround speakers:

1. Click Start → Programs/All Programs → Creative → Sound Blaster Audigy → EAX Console.

2. Click the CMSS 3D Surround option to enable CMSS 3D Surround.

3. Select CMSS, CMSS 2 or Stereo Surround.

CMSS delivers rich 3D virtual surround sound with headphones or 2-speaker system, and multichannel audio playback with 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 speaker systems.

CMSS 2 is similar to CMSS, but is optimized for movie soundtracks.

Stereo Surround duplicates the front channel audio to all surround speakers without any artificial enhancements.

Register with your Music Information Provider to retrieve disc information for your audio CDs via the

Internet. For more information, refer to the Creative MediaSource Help file.

Creating MP3 songs from your music CDsWith Creative MediaSource Organizer, you can easily create high quality MP3 songs from music CDs that you own.

1. Insert an audio CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive.

2. Click Start → Programs/All Programs → Creative → Creative MediaSource → Creative MediaSource Organizer.

3. If your audio CD is not selected, in the Sources window, select your audio CD.

4. In the Task bar, click the Get Info button if you want your Music Information Provider to find the track details for your CD.

5. In the Task bar, click the Rip Now button.

Creative MediaSource Creative MediaSource is a software suite for creating, playing, organizing and transferring music or data files. Designed to complement Sound Blaster, it features EAX ADVANCED HD for the ultimate digital entertainment experience.

Using Your Creative Applications

Useful InformationUser's Guide (on CD)For more information, refer to the User's Guide (on CD).

(a) Line Out 1 (Front/Green)(b) Line Out 2 (Rear Left/Rear Right/ Side Right/Black)

(c) Line Out 3 (Center/ Subwoofer/Side Left/Orange)

Black Green

OrangeGray

Black

OrangeGreen

(a) Line Out 1 (Front/Green)

(b) Line Out 2 (Rear/Black)

(c) Line Out 3 (Center/Subwoofer/

Orange)

(a) Line Out 1 (Front/Green)

(b) Line Out 2 (Rear/Black)

(c) Line Out 3 (Center/ Rear Center/Subwoofer/

Orange)

Black

OrangeGreen

Green

(a) Line Out 1 (Front/Green) (a) Line Out 1 (Front/Green)

(b) Line Out 2 (Rear/Black)

Black

Green