Creative DTT 3500 manual

DTT 3500 Digital User Guide On-line V ersion[...]

-2 Safety & R egula tory Info rmatio n The following se ctions contain notice s for various co untries: Notice for th e USA FCC Part 15: This equipment has been t ested and found to co m pl y wi th t he lim its fo r a C las s B dig ita l de vic e, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to prov ide reas onable pr otecti[...]

-1 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ INSTRUCTIONS – All safety and operating instruction s should be read befor e the p rod uct is opera ted. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS – The safet y and operating i nstru ctions should be retained for fu ture refer ence. HEED W A RNINGS – All warnings on the product and in the operati ng instructio ns shoul d be [...]

0 DT T3500 Digital Contents Introduction ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ........... ..... 1 Inventory ........ ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ .......... 2 Recommen ded Signal Sources ......... ........... ........... [...]

1 hank you for purc hasing DT T3 500 Di gital by Ca mbridge SoundW orks. DTT3500 Digi tal lets y ou exper ienc e t he ful l p ote ntia l of Do lby Digital multichann el sound from y our DVD play er or game consol e, with a d ynamic output that rivals a component home theater syst em. It p rocesses bo th Dol b y Digi tal a nd Dolb y Sur ro und pro g[...]

2 Exam ine each un it car efu lly for shippi ng damage. If there is any , do no t inst all o r use the syst em. For advice , call the st or e w her e y ou mad e you r p urc ha se or ca ll Crea tive T ec hnol ogy Ltd. tech nica l su ppo rt. Save t he sh ipp ing cart on a nd ins erts in ca se you h ave t o transpo rt the system l ater . Al l of the i[...]

3 1. Read all of the instructions before install ing the speak er sys tem. 2. Attach the provided stand to the Decoder Amplifier if you wish to place the unit verti cally . F or more detail s see “ Decoder Ampli fier Placem ent ” on page 12. 3. Connect the Sate llites, Center Spea ker , and Su bwoof er t o the Decoder Amplif ier . 4. Connect th[...]

4 F ront Left Sa tellite Rear Left Sa tel li te Rear Righ t Sa tellite F ron t Rig ht Sate lli t e Pow e r A d a p t e r Cent er Sp eak er Subw oof er Speak e r Syste m Conne ction Diagram[...]

5 Dolby Digital source Connec t the Do lby Digital/S PDIF output of your signal source to the Decode r Amplifi er ’ s Dolb y Digital (A C - 3) / PCM Au dio Inputs CO AXIAL or OPTI CAL jack using the SPDIF Cable (RCA to RCA) or the Optical Cable . Game conso les Connect the optical output o f the game console ( e.g. PlayStation 2) to the OPTI CAL [...]

6 Signal S ource Co nnection D iagram Dual Female- t o-Female RCA Game Co nsol e DV D P l a y e r CD P layer MD P layer Digital Output (Eg. PC-D VD Encore) 4-C h Sound Card Output (Eg. So und Blas ter Live! ) Digita l Ou tput (Bundl ed w ith Li ve! Dri ve I R) REAR O UT LINE OUT DIGI T AL OUT OPTI CAL OU TPU T DIGIT A L OU T Ste reo to D ual RC A C[...]

7 Speak er Cable Installation Typically , the 3 meter (5 fee t) Speaker Cables will connect the front Satel lites and the Center S peak er to the Decoder Amplifi er and the 5 meter (9 fe et) Speak er Cable s will c onnect the rear Sate llites to the Decoder Amplifier . A pane l of twelve s elf- adhesive labels is provided to identify each Satell it[...]

8 Center Speak er Stan d Installation Unlike the Desktop Stand (for Satell ites), th e stand s for the C enter Sp eaker a re of the sc rew- in ty pe . 1. Align the Attachment Arm to the Cen ter Speaker ( see Diagram B) . 2. Use the s crew provided to connect the Attachment Arm to the Center Spea ker . Scr ew Mo unting Mounting the rear satellites o[...]

9 The F ront Satellites The left front and right front Satell ites pl ay stereo music, t he off - scree n so unds of vid eo pl ayb ack an d the front c hannels of 4-cha nnel games. These Sat ellit es should be pl aced to the sides o f your T .V . or monitor . T r y to form an equilater al triangle with your head and the satellites (see Diagram D) .[...]

10 The Rear S atellites The rear Satellites provide the surround effects in Dolby Digi tal, Dolby Surround o r Creative M ulti Speak er Surround modes. They also produce th e discrete r ear sounds of 4- channel sound cards. 5 meter s (16 feet ) of cable is provided with the two remainin g Satellites for more f lexib ility in rear channel pla cement[...]

11 The Subwoofer The S ubwoo fer ’ s opt im um pos it ion is on the floor a gainst the wall. The closer the Subwoofer is to a corner , the stro nger th e maximum ba ss output. W e strongly r e commend placing the Subwoofer on the floor (see Dia gr am J ). Leave at least 5 c m (2 inche s) of sp ace between the Sub woofe r fa ce an d a wal l. P osi[...]

12 The Decoder Amplifier can be placed on the desktop, a s helf or any site that mak es the controls convenient. The P ower Adapter cord must be able to reac h from th e Decoder Amplifier back pa nel to your A C power receptacl e. Place the Dec oder A mplifier o n a hard, fl at surface. There are ventil ation slot s on the Decode r Amplifi er ’ s[...]

13 The Standby LED l ights up when the P ower Adap ter is connect ed to the mains. Press the P ower button to turn on t he De code r Am pl ifie r . The C MSS Music LED wi ll remain illuminated after initial start- up. The last us ed CMS S mode ’ s light will illumina te for sub sequent s tart-ups from syste m standb y mode. The Optical LED also l[...]

14 MUSIC : C reates a 5.1 speak er soundf ield appr opriate for music from any an alog s o und s ource. FOURPOINT /5.1 DIN : Use this mode fo r D VD games ha ving Dolby Digita l soundt racks with EA X or M icrosof t D irect Soun d3D for real-time p ositioning of sound eff ect s. T ypi call y a Do lb y Dig ita l 5.1- channel + ana log signa l source[...]

15 (which pro vide a fi xed “ reference ” outp ut le vel). All functions e xcept for the level controls are d isable d while the test sound is r unning. The spea ker l evel co ntrols opera te at al l times . If desire d, you may adjust these controls during pro gram material to fine- tune the balance. (This functi on is only availa ble on the R[...]

16 CD -ROM s and C Ds wi th Dolb y Surround encodin g will f eature t he Dolby Surr ound logo at the beg inning of the program or on the packagin g. Proces s these prog rams by se lectin g Anal og In using the Dolb y Pro L ogi c button for input through Analog Line In. If using Digit al DIN inp ut, ensu re that the Digital DIN on the Dolby Digita l[...]

17 The DT T35 00 Dig ital system has many config uratio n possi bilities. T ypica lly , the system can be connecte d to either a game con sole or a PC . However , the DTT3500 Dig i tal allows you to connect to both, formi ng a hybri d sys tem. Connecti ng to a Game Console and a PC Y ou can connect your gam e console and PC to t he DT T350 0 Di git[...]

18 Playi ng Gam es: Playi ng Mult i-fo r mat D VD Games The se ga mes hav e Do lby Digi ta l or Dolby Pro Logic movie clips mixed with the actual game sequence. These DVD ga mes have a mix of Dolb y Digital 5.1 soun d (a digi tal signa l at the SPDIF inp ut) and soundcard wavetable output (a signal at the analog inp u t). PC -DVD Setup F or AC-3 si[...]

19 Using set-top DVD player or Play St ati on 2 Select OPTICAL or CO AXIAL using the DOLB Y DIGIT AL/PC M AUDIO input selection button. F or movie s with D olby Digita l (A C - 3) s oundt rack s This signal is detected automatically and the DOLBY D IGIT AL LED lights up. Y ou w ill expe rie nc e D olb y Digi ta l 5.1- channe l output. F or 2-channe[...]

20 CD Audio Music Enjoying CD Au dio on PC 1. Select LINE IN or DIGIT AL DIN input using the MUL TI-C HANNEL button. 2. Select the Music mode by pressing the CMS S button until the LE D for Music mode l ights up. Thi s mo de c reat es a n en vel opi ng fiv e-sp eaker surr ou nd ef fec t th at enhances stereo music. Karaoke Music Singing Karaoke on [...]

21 Play back Le vels DT T3500 Digital is i nte nd ed for indivi dual or sma ll group listeni ng and can achiev e surpris ingly high outp ut lev els. Ho wever , playi ng heav y-bas s progr am m at erial cont inuously at overly loud, dis tort ed levels may blow t he system ’ s intern al fuse . The fuse ca n be repla ced only by a qualified represen[...]

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