Creative PCI512 manual

Sound Blaster PCI512 User Guide On-line V ersion[...]

Copyright © 1999 by Creative T echnology L td. All rights reserved. V ersion 1.0 (CLI ), March 199 9 Informa tion in this docum ent is subject to change withou t notice and doe s not represent a com mitmen t on the part of Crea tive T echno logy Ltd. No pa rt of this manua l may be repro duced or tra nsmitted in any form or by any m eans, elec tro[...]

Creati ve End -User Sof twa re Lice nse Agreement PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THE SOFTW ARE. BY USING THE SOFTW ARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT . IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT , YO U MUST NOT USE T HE SOFTW ARE. PROMPTL Y RETURN, WITHIN 15 DA YS, THE SOFTW ARE, ALL RELA [...]

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Conten ts v Contents Introduc tion Powerful Audio Proc essing Engine.... ................... ............. ................... ............ .............. vii Environmental A udio™ Enhances Exis ting Contents .................. ............. ................... . vii Multiple Sp eaker Output .............. ............. ................... ......[...]

Conten ts v i 3 T roubleshooting No sound is heard from a udio (music) CDs ......... ................... ............. ................... ................... ..15 Joystick port is not working ......... ............ ................... ............. ................... ............. .............. ....... 15 Determining your Windows version........[...]

Introduc tion vii Introduction Sound Blaster PCI512 is Creative’ s entry-level Envi ronmental Audio ™ audio card for hi gh-quality 3D gaming. It offers SB PCI compatibility , real-time special effects, high-quality 4-speaker output, and full environmental support for the largest number of supported titles and applications from the past, present[...]

Introdu ction viii After installing the Creative audio software, refer to the on-line User ’ s Guide , located in the audio card group, and on-line Help for detailed information about the Creative Mixer and other utilities. System R e quirements For the bes t results from yo ur audio card, you need: • IBM-compatible PC with a Pentium ® or equi[...]

Installing Your Audio Card 1 1 Installing Y o ur Audio Card What Y ou Need Most of the items you need for installation are included. The following illustration shows the basic components neces sary for a complete in stallation. CD Audio Cable Phillips S crewdriver (not in cluded) Audi o C ard Creative Audi o Softw are Inst alling your audio card re[...]

Installing Your Audio Card 2 Installi ng the Audio Card T o in stall the aud io card: 1. T urn off your compu ter, and disconnect the power cable. 2. Di sconnect the monit or and oth er devices that are con n ected to the computer . 3. R emove the comp uter cover . 4. Locate a PCI slot to accommodate the au dio card. 5. Remove the slot cover from y[...]

Installing Your Audio Card 3 6. Align the gold -striped tabs on the bottom of the audio card with the PCI slot, and firmly press the card into place until it fits snugly . 7. Use the screw from the slot cover to secure the audio card to the computer’ s frame—secu ring the car d assur es pr oper gro undi ng. 8. C onnect the CD audio cable fr om [...]

Installing Your Audio Card 4 Installi ng the Creative Sof tware The Sound Blaster PCI512 Software CD contains drivers necessary for operation and utilities to make the most of t he audio card . The software installation varies according to your computer ’ s operating system: ❑ W indows 95 ❑ W indows 98 ❑ W indows NT Win do ws 9 5 When you t[...]

Installing Your Audio Card 5 8. Next, you are asked to accept the def ault destination dir ectory , or enter a new directory . When the directory is correct, click the Next button. 9. Next, the Setup Optio ns are displayed. When you select an option, the installatio n continues. 10. The Select Program Folder dialog allows you to select the folder t[...]

Installing Your Audio Card 6 Win do ws N T The following instructions describe the Sound Blaster PC I512 installation in W indows NT 4.0. T o install in W indo ws NT 4.0 1. Click t he Star t button on the T askbar , select Settin gs, and click on Co ntrol Panel. 2. On the Control Panel, double-click the Multimed ia icon. 3. On t he Audio De vices t[...]

Installing Your Audio Card 7 Creative L auncher Creative Launcher allows you to or ganize your desktop and open Creative applications quickly . The Creative Launcher i s installed at the to p of your s creen. If it do es not appear , move your m ouse pointer to the top of the screen. As the pointer reaches the top of t he screen, it changes to a po[...]

Installing Your Audio Card 8 Creative PlayCenter PlayCent er allows you to play mos t types of media, such as multimedia files (MIDI, W ave , etc.), audio CDs, V ideo CDs and DVD-V ideos. Just insert or select your med ia and PlayCenter does the rest. PlayCent er also allows you to or ganize and arrange your multimedia files and tracks into albums.[...]

Installing Your Audio Card 9 T o play a multimedia file: 1. Launch PlayCenter . 2. On the PlayCenter interface, click the Media button. 3. On the Media menu, click Op en Media File. The Open dialog appears . 4. Select the multimed ia file you wish to play by exploring the directories. 5. Click the OK bu tton. 6. On the PlayCenter interface, click t[...]

Installing You r Audio Card 10 T o mak e Pl ayCe nter the d efa ult pl ayer for d iscs : 1. On the PlayCenter interf ace, click the System Menu icon. 2. On the System menu, cli ck Disc Detector . The Creative Disc Detector dialog appears. 3. Click the Players t ab page. 4. Select the disc type in the list box an d click the Select Player bu tton. T[...]

Advan ced Configu rations 1 2 Advanced Configurations Re s o l v i n g Hardware Conflicts Hardware conflicts occur when two or more devices co ntend for the s ame resources. Co nflicts between your audi o card and another device may o ccur regar ding the I/ O address, IRQ line, or DM A channel. T o resolve hardware conflicts: 1. Right-click the My [...]

Advan ced Configu rations 2 13. S elect OK to close each o f the properties windows, and rest art your comp uter . Unin stalli ng the Sof tware The W indows Un install utility allows you to remove applications and to re-install them to correct problem s, change con figurations, or make upgrades. T o uninstall th e software: 1. Click on the ta skbar[...]

Advan ced Configu rations 3 Connecting to th e Gamepor t The gameport on th e audio card is a standard PC game control adapter or game I/O port. Y ou can connect most analog j oysticks with a 15 -pin D-sub co nnector directly to the port; it wor k s with any application that is compatible with standard PC joysticks. If you ne ed to run two joystick[...]

Troubleshooti ng 1 3 T roubleshooting This chapt er prov ides so l utions for probl ems you m ay encounter duri ng inst allati on or norm al use of your audi o card. No soun d is heard fr om audio (m usic) CDs V arious condi tions may be resp onsible. T o t roubleshoo t , pleas e check the fol lowing: ❑ Creative PlayCen ter or Microsoft V olume C[...]

Troubleshooti ng 2 Determini ng your Windows version T o determin e your W indows 95 vers i on numb er: 1. Right-click the My Comput er icon, and select Pr operties . The System Properti es dialog appear s. 2. On the Genera l tab, n ote your W i ndow s 95 versi on nu mbe r . Possible vers ion numbers are: • 4.00. 950 • 4.00. 950A • 4.00. 950B[...]

Troubleshooti ng 3 Audi o card is not automa tically detec ted T o manually con figure your audio car d for W indows 95: 1. Click on the ta skbar , and select Setti ngs from the Start men u . 2. Select Co ntro l Panel. Th e Contr ol Panel grou p appears. 3. Double-click the A dd New H a rd w a re icon. The Add New Hardware W izard dialog appears . [...]

Troubleshooti ng 4 CD does not automa tically run when you insert it in the driv e T o enable the “Auto insert notificatio n” feature: 1. Right-click the My Com puter icon on your desktop, and select Pr operties . The System Properties dialog appears. 2. Click the Device Manager ta b. A list of devices appears. 3. Double-click CD-ROM , and sele[...]

Troubleshooti ng 5 No soun d is heard fr om speakers T o troubleshoot , please verify the foll owing: ❑ Check the Mixer or Micros oft V olume Co ntrol mute o ptions and volume s liders. (Ref er to the on- line Sound B last er PCI51 2 User’ s G uid e or Help, or W indows on-line help for information.) ❑ Ensure the speakers are pr operly connec[...]

Troubleshooti ng 6 Insuffici ent memor y for SoundFonts Select a s maller Soun dFont b ank: 1. From Audi o HQ, double-cli ck the S oundFon t icon. 2. On the Configure Banks tab page, select a smal ler SoundF ont bank . 3. Click Close to exit t he dialog . Windows NT S ervice Control Manager Error The Service Contro l Manager error m essage may appe[...]