Creative PS2000 manual

1 Use r’ s G ui de PlayW o rks P S 200 0 Digita l In f or mation i n this docu ment i s s u bject t o chang e w i thout n otice an d does no t repr es en t a co mmit men t on th e part o f Creati v e T e chnology Ltd. No part of t his ma nual ma y be reprod uced or transm itted in any form or by any mean s, electro nic o r mec hanical, includ ing[...]

2 Safety & Regulatory Information The following sections con t ain no tices for various countries: CAUTION: Thi s device is intended to be installed by the user in a CSA/TUV/UL certifie d/li sted IBM AT or compatible personal com puters in the manufactu rer’ s defined operator acces s area. Check the equipment oper ating/ installation manual [...]

3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UC TIONS READ INST RUC TIONS - All safety and operating instructions should be re ad before the Play W orks PS2000 Digital amplified su bwoof er/ satellite system is operated. RE T AIN INST RUC TIONS - T he safety and operating instructions should be re tained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS - All w ar nings on the su[...]

4 Contents Inventory ............... ................. .................. .................. ................. ............. 5 Speaker System Connections ................... .................. ................. ............. 6 Signal Source Connections ............. .................. .................. ................. .... 6 System Connection Di[...]

5 Examine each unit carefully for shipping damage. If there is an y , do not in stall or use the system. Contact the retailer where the system w as purchased. Save the shipping carton and inserts in ca se y o u ha v e to tr anspor t the sy s tem la te r . In v ento ry S ubwo ofer 15V 3A DC Power Ad apte r Remo te Con t rol Dipo le Uni t Opt ic al C[...]

6 Speaker Co nnec tions Using the Dual RCA to RCA plug, connect the R (right) and L (left ) Speaker inputs l o cated on the back panel of the Dipole Unit t o the corresponding Speaker outputs on the Subwoofer . Using the Dipole DIN cable, connect the D IN ja c k of th e D ip o le Un it to th e DIN jack of the Subwoofer . For information on connecti[...]

7 Syste m Connectio n Diagram G ame Cons ole e.g. PlayStation 2 CD Player MD Pl ayer Sound C ard O pti cal Output Sound C ard Out put e. g. S oun d Bl as t er L i ve! Optical Cab le Ste reo t o Dual RCA Ca bl e SPDI F Cable ( RCA to RCA) T andem Au dio C able T o th e Di g it al Co ax ial O u tp u t V. C . R . Casset te Deck Tu n e r Stereo to Dual[...]

8 Dipo le Unit Stand Ali gn the Dip ole Unit Stand to the Dip ole Unit. Using th e Ball -fastener provided, attach t he Dipole Unit Stand to the Dipole Unit, (see diagram A) . T ilting the Dipole Unit Loosen th e Ball-fast ener below the Dipole Unit Stand t o adjust the til t of the Dipole Unit. The Dipole Unit can be angled to face you by moving t[...]

9 Speak er Place ment E D F G For the best l istening effe ct, place t he Dipole Uni t between 5 0cm and 1.5m from the li stening position and at ear le v e l i f p o s si bl e . Use the Dipole Unit Stand to t ilt t he Dipo l e Un it downwa rd s to y o u r li s t en in g p o s it io n w h e n placing the Dipole Unit on you r T .V . o r monitor . Wh[...]

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11 1. MUTE (On Remo te Cont r ol) : Mutes all output from the PS2000 D igital . Press thi s b utton once to mute. Press a second time to rest o re audio output. Y ou can also enable or disable the mute function by pressi ng both vol um e buttons on the D ipo le U n it to g e t he r . 2. POW ER ON/OFF (On Subwo ofer) : The POW E R b utton on the Sub[...]

12 6. ANALOG (On Remot e Cont r ol) : Selects the analog input source signal from the analog LINE IN input or both the analog LINE IN and REAR IN inputs for FourPoint Surr ound sound. F ourPointSurround sound is auto-selected when the fr ont and rear analog i n puts are connected. (This fun ction is al so av ailable on the Dipole Unit, use the SOUR[...]

13 Dim ens ion : Games. Pass through : System check and Stereo Dipole pre-encoded materials. 9. CMSS (On Re mote Contr ol) : CMSS (Crea ti ve Mu lti Sp eaker Surrou nd) processes analog 2-channel program material. Repeated presses of this button step through two different operation modes: Music>Movie . The default mode is CMSS Music. Music : Cre[...]

14 Dolby Di gital Dolby Digital (earli er called A C-3) deliv ers five di screet full-range channels (left front, center, ri ght front, left surround an d right surround) plus a separate Lo w Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. Many soundtracks on the latest generation laser di scs, DV Ds and High Defini t ion T el e vision (HDT V), are encoded with D[...]

15 The PS2000 Digital supports m any s ignal source inputs, both analog and digital. For example: 1. Gam e consoles like the PlayStation 2 using the Optical or Line I n connections. 2. DVD pla ye rs wit h Dolb y Di gi tal (A C-3) optical o ut p uts. DV D players with coaxial outputs (for example, the Creative labs PC-DV D Encore) may also be used. [...]

16 PlayW or ks P S2000 Digita l Dipole: 10 watt s RMS Subwoofer: 12 watt s RMS These specifications apply to PS200 0 Digital operating from the supplied 15V 3A DC po w er adapter . EAX is a collection of powerful, innov ativ e audio technologi es. De v eloped by Creati v e's world-class audio scien tists and built into groundbreaki ng Personal[...]

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18 Please re ta in a ll con ten ts inclu di ng pa cka gin g and pro of o f pur ch ase unt il you ar e fu lly sati sfied wi th p rod uct. If you ha v e a pr obl em i nstal l ing or us ing you r Crea ti ve produ ct , p lease us e the Creati v e W e b Supp or t and /or T elepho ne Sup port se rv ic es f or as sist an ce. Note the f ollo wing inf ormat[...]

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