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    User’ s Guide Model No.: SB1380[...]

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    G etting Started Th an k y ou for ch oosi n g Creative Sou n d BlasterAxx SBX 8 , t h e n ext gen erati on S ou n d Blas ter® th at i n corporates t h e p owerf ul S B-Axx1 sou nd an d voi ce p roces sor. I t i s equ ipp ed wi th speaker an d mi cr op h on e fu nct ions for bot h l i sten ing an d confer en ci ng cap abil i ties. Th e SBX 8 (SB1 3[...]

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    Mo re Hel p F or th e l atest n ews and produ cts f or th e Sou nd Blas ter, pleas e vi si t www.soun db l aster .com . The site al so i n cl u des i nfor mation on maki n g pu r chases, t echn i cal help and th e l atest s oftwar e up dat es. Us in g C reat iv e S oftware Au t oUpd at e L ocating , do wnloadin g and in stall i ng u pd ates f or yo[...]

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    U nd erstanding the So und Blas terA xx SBX 8 Th e SBX 8 i s eq uipp ed wi th a v ari ety of i n pu t an d ou tp ut jacks to en able con n ection t o var i ou s devic es. A tou chscreen int er f ace l ocated at th e top of th e prod uct giv es you b as ic c on trol over th e var i ou s fun cti on s . Th i s chap ter l ooks at th ese f eatu r es i n[...]

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    To uch Scre en C ont rol s 1 2 3 5 4 To gg le/Slid er Descrip t ion 1 Mast er Volume 7 segmen t sl i der i nd i cates th e s peaker volume. Sli de u pwar d s to in cr ease th e v olume or sl i de do wnwards to d ec re ase th e vol u me. Th e m aster v olume sl ider al so acts as an i n di cation of p ower . SBX 8 i s on i f th e m aster vol u me[...]

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    U sing You r So und Bl asterA xx S BX 8 Wh eth er you wish to li sten to you r f avor i te tracks fr om MP3 play ers , ex peri ence real i stic au dio whil e playi ng g ames on you r PC and g ame con s oles or rec ei ve c le ar voic e and au dio ou tp u ts du r i ng vi deo/au dio confer en ci ng with ou t th e hassle of an ad ditional mi cr oph on [...]

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    C onne ct in g t he S BX 8 fo r A udi o & Ga m i ng E nter t ai nmen t Th e SBX 8 i s equ i pp ed with a Mi cr oUSB jac k and a AUX I N j ack f or con nect i on to a wide ar ray of device s. This se ction i ll ust r ates th e v ari ous conn ecti on s . PC / M ac USB MP 3 Pla y e r s and O t her P or t able En t ert ainme n t Dev ic e s You can [...]

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    C onne ct in g t he S BX 8 fo r Vi deo/Au dio C onfer en cin g o r Ka ra ok e Video / Au dio c on f er encing vi a t he vari ous messaging app l i cati on s avai l ab l e i n t he mar ket i s made si mpler wi th t he SBX 8's b u i l t-in h i gh q uali ty mi cr op h on e. E qu i pp ed wi th con f i gu r able Cry stalVoic e tech nology, th e SBX[...]

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    C onne ct in g H e a dphon es / Hea dsets Headp hon es an d head sets c an b e conn ected to th e p r od u ct vi a t he Headp hon e an d MI C I N j ack . Pl ease n ote th at th e speaker wi l l b e aut omatical l y mu ted when a h eadp h on e / head set i s conn ected. AUX /MI C I N Usi ng Y ou r Sou nd BlasterAxx SBX 8 - 8 -[...]

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    U sing the So ftw ar e A special i zed softwar e f or th e SBX 8 i s devel oped to provi d e addition al enh an ceme n ts to th e aud i o and voi ce inp ut s an d ou tp ut s of th e p r odu ct. T he software bu nd l e su pp or ts a r an ge of op er ating s ystems i n c lud i n g: l Wind ows 8, Win dows 7 , Wi n do ws Vi sta l Mac To take f ull adva[...]

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    6 . L au n ch th e app l i cation by cl i cki ng S tar t > Pr ograms or Al l Pr ograms > So u nd Bl aste rAxx > S oun d Bla ster Axx C on tr ol Panel . Th i s software i n cl u des a n umb er of confi gu r ation s t h at h e lp you con trol th e b asi c fun ctions of you r prod u ct plus sev er al softwar e enh ancemen t c on f i gu r atio[...]

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    In st a ll a t ion a nd Un in st al la t ion - M ac F or Ma c O S , th e f ol l owi n g ap pli cations are i n cl u ded i n t he software bu n dle: l Sou nd B l asterAxx Co nt r ol Pan el l Produ ct Registrati on l Creative U nin stall er In st a llin g No tes: Ple ase ensu r e th at you r produ ct is c on nected to t h e compu ter r un n i n g t h[...]

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    Usi ng t he S o un d Bla st er Ax x C o n t rol P an el Th e r es t of th i s c h apt er e xplai n s how t o use t he So un d BlasterAxx Co nt r ol Pan el to vi ew and adjust t he var i ou s fe atu r es of your SBX 8 produ c t. The ex amples an d scr eensh ots below u se s Wi n dows as an example. Th e UI f or oth er operating systems m ay dif f er[...]

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    A dj us t in g Spe a k er Vol ume Vi a Soft wa re A master vol u me s li der is avai l able at th e bot tom l ef t corner of th e i n ter f ace. Drag t h e sl i der to ad j ust th e master v olume. You can also mu te/u nmu te th e speaker by cli ck ing th e speaker i con t o th e l ef t of th e sl i der. Mixe r Set ting s A mixe r i s al so avai l [...]

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    Enha nci ng t he A udi o - SB X P ro Studi o SBX Pro Stu dio en han ce s th e au dio out pu t of you r produ ct using software op timi zations. To confi gu r e SBX Pro Stu dio, cli ck th e " S peaker Setting s >  S BX P r o S tud i o " menu op ti on on t h e l ef t. F oll ow th e steps b e low to t og gle on SB X Pro St u dio an d a[...]

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    Enha nci ng t he Micr o phon e - C rystal Voice Th e SB X 8 i s equ i pp ed w ith a bu i l t-in high q uali ty mi cr oph on e, all owi ng you t o easi l y carr y ou t vi deo/au dio confer en ci ng u si ng p opu l ar VoIP app l i cation s s u c h as Vent r i l o ® etc. C ry stalVoi ce en han cement s help to f u r th er th i s experi ence by e n h [...]

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    Vi ew in g Spe aker s/H ea dphon es S et t in gs E ach S BX 8 i s equ i pp ed wi th a head ph on e j ack, al low ing y ou to con nect you r f avor i te h e ad ph on es t o th e prod u ct f or au dio out pu t. Con nect i n g a head ph on e to th e prod uct au tomat i cal ly mut es th e sp eake r. F rom th e s oftwar e, y ou can ch eck whet her au di[...]

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    Un de rstan din g O t he r Ad va nced Fe atur es Th e softwar e al so p r ovides oth e r ad vanced featu r es i nclud i ng : l E qu al i zer Sett i ng s l I mpo r ting / E x po r ting D ev ic e Sett i n gs Equ aliz e r S et t ing s E qu al i zer s al l ows you t o f il ter var i ou s au dio f re qu ency, th us con tr oll i ng th e to n e of your au[...]

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    Im por t ing / Expor t ing D ev ic e Set t in gs Sele ct " A dvanced Fe atu r es " f r om th e menu . Here you can save you r curre n t SBX Pr o Stu dio se tt i ng s to t he SBX 8 o r i mpo r t a se t of sett i ng s previ ou sl y saved. U si ng th i s f eatu r e, you can easi l y set u p an d u se th e sam e SBX Pr o Stu dio aud i o enh a[...]

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    G eneral Spe ci ficati o ns C apac it iv e Tou c hsc reenUse r In t erfac e l Mast er Volume: 7 segmen t sl i der w i th L ED d i mmer l Sp eaker Mu te: Tou ch bu tt on wi th L ED d i mmer l Mic Mu te: Tou ch bu tto n wi th L ED d i mmer l SBX Mast er O n/ O f f: To u ch bu tto n wi th L ED  dimme r l Nois e Red uct i on: Tou ch bu tton wi[...]

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    T rou blesho oti ng and Support Th i s c h apter provi des sol ut i ons to i ss u e s th at may b e e n c ou nt er ed du r i ng t h e i nst al l ation or usag e of you r produ ct. 1 . The S ou n d Blas t erA xx S BX 8 does n ot pow e r on Th e produ c t is desi gn ed to b e p ower ed on by con n ecting t o a PC/lapto p via USB or th r ou gh a ph ys[...]

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    5 . Unab le to hear inst ant play bac k from m ic rop h on e in pu t Th e SB X 8 i s equ i p ped wi th "W h at You r Hear " an d "Wave/Au x /Mic Mi x" f eatu r es th at al l ows you to re cord what e ver you say int o you r mi cr oph one an d h ear i t played back i n stan tly . T o en sure t h at th e t h i s fe atu r e wor ks [...]

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    Reg ulato ry Info rmati o n Th e fol l owi n g s ections con tains no tices f or v ari ous coun tri es. C au ti on : Th i s produ c t i s i nt e n ded for u se wi th FCC /CE certi fi ed compu ter equ i pmen t. Pl ease check th e equ i pmen t operating /i n stall ation man u al an d/o r wi th t he equ i pmen t man u f actu r er to ver i f y/confi rm[...]

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    C a li fo rn ia Propo si t ion 65 Statemen t War n i n g: Han dli n g t h i s produ ct may e xpose you to ch emi cal s k n own t o th e Stat e of Cali f ornia to cau se c an c er an d bir th d ef ects or ot h er r eprodu ctiv e harm. Wash h and s a f ter h a n dl i n g. EXPL AN ATO RY NO TE: C al i for nia Saf e Dri nking Wat e r an d Toxic E n [...]

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    No t ice for C an a da Th i s Clas s B digital app ar atu s comp l i es w ith Can adian I CE S-0 0 3 . Cet app ar ei l n u mér i qu e de la cl as se B est con f orm e à l a n orme NMB- 0 0 3 du Can ada. C A NA DIA N CL AS S B ST AT EM EN T: Th i s digital devic e does not exceed th e C l ass B l i mi ts f or r ad i o n ois e emi ssi on s f rom di[...]

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    Europe an Co mpli a nce Th i s produ c t con f or ms to th e f oll owi ng : Ro HS Dir ectiv e 20 1 1 /6 5 /E U. E MC D i re ctive 2 00 4 /1 0 8 /E C. Mains operated produ cts f or th e Eu r opean marke t comply wi th L ow Vol tag e Dir ective 2 0 0 6 /9 5/E C and Co mmi ssi on Reg u l ation (s) I mplem en ting D i re ctive 2 00 9/ 1 2 5 /E C. Co mm[...]

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    Safety Info rmati o n Refer to t he fol l owing in f ormati on to u se you r produ ct saf el y, an d to redu ce th e c h ance of el ectri c s h ock, sh or t- ci r cu i ting , damag e, f i re , heari ng impair ment or oth er hazards. I mproper h and l i ng may v oid th e war rant y f or your p r od u ct. For mor e i n f or mai ton , r ead t he warr [...]

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    Li cense and Co py rig ht I n f o r ma tio n in thi s d o c u m ent is s u b j e c t to ch a ng e w itho u t not ic e a n d doe s not repr esent a c o mm itm ent o n the part of C r ea tive T ech nolo g y Ltd . No par t o f this ma nu al ma y b e r epr oduc ed o r tr a ns mit te d i n a n y f o r m o r by any me ans , e lectr o ni c o r m ech a n i[...]