User manual CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER RECON3D FATAL1TY PROFESSIONAL QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Creative's latest audio revolution, Sound Blaster® Recon3D PCIe!With cutting edge technology from the leaders in PC audio, Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe will give you years of reliable entertainment on your PCI Express (PCIe®) enabled personal computer. This User's Guide contains software installation and usage information for your audio card. System Requirements Minimum Requirements Intel® CoreTM2 Duo or AMD® processor equivalent (CoreTM2 2. 0 GHz, AMD processor equivalent or faster recommended) Intel or AMD compatible motherboard Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit 1 GB RAM >600 MB of free hard disk space Available PCI Express slot* CD or DVD drive for software installation High quality headphones or powered amplified speakers (available separately) Additional Requirements (where applicable) DVD-Video 6x or faster DVD drive DVD player software such as InterVideo® WinDVD® or CyberLink® PowerDVD® (latest version recommended) installed 5. 1 speakers for optimal listening experience Notes · *Some motherboards reserve the PCI Express x16 slots for video cards only. For more information, consult the documentation of your application. Introduction 1 More Help For the latest news and products for Sound Blaster, visit www. soundblaster. com. [. . . ] To learn more about Dolby Digital Live, visit www. dolby. com. Using Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe 20 Watching DVDs Your DVDs are encoded with Dolby Digital audio technologies, which have to be decoded to enjoy multichannel audio on your 5. 1 speaker systems. Decoding with a software DVD player You can use a software DVD player to decode Dolby Digital encoded signals from your DVDs, and output multichannel audio through your audio card to your speakers. To do so, you need to install a software DVD player such as PowerDVD or WinDVD (latest version recommended). Decoding with an external decoder You can pass Dolby Digital encoded signals from your DVDs through your audio card to an external decoder (for example, an A/V receiver), and ouput multichannel audio to your 5. 1 speaker systems. Some digital speaker systems are also capable of decoding Dolby Digital encoded signals. To learn more, consult the documentation of your external decoder or digital speaker system. To learn how to connect your A/V receiver or digital speaker system to your audio card, consult the following sections: Connecting Home Theater Systems Connecting Digital Speaker Systems Using Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe 21 Playing/Recording Music You can play music from, and/or record music to external devices (for example, Digital Audio Tape player/recorder) by connecting them to your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe. Connecting your external device to the Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe 3 2 1 Jack, Connector or Cable 1. Optical S/PDIF In jack Description Connects to playback devices with optical connectors (for example, DAT players, MiniDisc players or DVD players). Connects to recording devices with optical connectors (for example, DAT recorders, MD recorders or external hard disk recorders). Connects the playback or recording device to your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe. 2. Optical S/PDIF Out jack Optical cable (available separately) 3. Using Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe 22 Creating Music You can set up a home music studio using your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe. Put together your own productions consisting of multiple music tracks from a MIDI synthesizer or an electric guitar. Alternatively, connect your electric guitar using a pre-amp box to the Line In/ Microphone In jack. Use a convertor if your Pre-amp box comes with a larger (for example, a 6. 35 mm (1/4-inch)) connector. You can also connect a microphone to your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe. 1 Jack, Connector or Cable 1. Description Connects to line-level sources (for example, MP3 players) or microphones with a 3. 50 mm (1/8-inch) plug. Line In/Microphone In jack Using Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe 23 Chatting / Gaming Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe can also be connected to hands-free microphones or the Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone, making over-the-Net chatting a hassle-free affair. Now you can enjoy clear voice chat for gaming and other online chatting purposes. 1 Jack, Connector or Cable 1. Description Connects to microphones or the Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone with a 3. 50 mm (1/8-inch) plug. Line In/Microphone In jack Using Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe 24 Creative Software Suite The following software is designed for you to access the basic as well as the advanced features of your audio card. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with their functions in order to make full use of the rich features of your audio card. Depending on the application, you can do this by clicking on the toolbar of the application, or selecting Help Topics from the Help menu. Applications Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Control Panel Creative ALchemy Creative Software Auto Update Creative Information System Creative Host Open AL/EAX5. 0 HD Creative Music Server Creative Diagnostics Bonus Software Available on the Web Creative WaveStudio Creative Media Toolbox (Trial) Notes · The applications included with your audio card may differ from those described here. · Some applications are available for certain operating systems only. · The colour of Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Control Panel may differ for different sound cards. Creative Software Suite 26 Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Control Panel Managing your Profiles Click the button to display the Profiles pane. Activate a profile by clicking Click to save all settings to the current profile or create a new profile. Sharing Profiles You can export your custom settings and share them with others, or import other gamers' custom settings. Customizing your avatar You can customize the avatar for each profile by double-clicking the portrait and selecting another one from the list. Adjusting your master volume settings Drag the master volume slider to adjust the volume level. [. . . ] series or Sound Blaster PCI512 audio card, a message box recommending that you completely uninstall and remove the older audio device will appear. Click the Yes button and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the removal of the old audio device. If your computer detects any other installed audio card, a message box recommending that you completely uninstall and remove the older audio device will appear. Click the Yes button to continue with the installation of the audio card. [. . . ]