8VHU¶V*XLGH
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
Creative Audio Software
,QIRUPDWLRQLQWKLVGRFXPHQWLVVXEMHFWWRFKDQJHZLWKRXWQRWLFHDQGGRHVQRWUHSUHVHQWDFRPPLWPHQWRQWKHSDUWRI&UHDWLYH7HFKQRORJ\/WG1RSDUWRIWKLV
PDQXDOPD\EHUHSURGXFHGRUWUDQVPLWWHGLQDQ\IRUPRUE\DQ\PHDQVHOHFWURQLFRUPHFKDQLFDOLQFOXGLQJSKRWRFRS\LQJDQGUHFRUGLQJIRUDQ\SXUSRVH
ZLWKRXWWKHZULWWHQSHUPLVVLRQRI&UHDWLYH7HFKQRORJ\/WG7KHVRIWZDUHGHVFULEHGLQWKLVGRFXPHQWLVIXUQLVKHGXQGHUDOLFHQVHDJUHHPHQWDQGPD\EHXVHG
RUFRSLHGRQO\LQDFFRUGDQFHZLWKWKHWHUPVRIWKHOLFHQVHDJUHHPHQW,WLVDJDLQVWWKHODZWRFRS\WKHVRIWZDUHRQDQ\RWKHUPHGLXPH[FHSWDVVSHFLILFDOO\
DOORZHGLQWKHOLFHQVHDJUHHPHQW7KHOLFHQVHHPD\PDNHRQHFRS\RIWKHVRIWZDUHIRUEDFNXSSXUSRVHV
&RS\ULJKWE\&UHDWLYH7HFKQRORJ\/WG$OOULJKWVUHVHUYHG
9HUVLRQ
)HEUXDU\
6RXQG%ODVWHUDQG%ODVWHUDUHUHJLVWHUHGWUDGHPDUNVDQGWKH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\ORJRWKH6RXQG%ODVWHU3&,ORJR($;&UHDWLYH0XOWL6SHDNHU6XUURXQG
,QVSLUHDQG2R]LFDUHWUDGHPDUNVRI&UHDWLYH7HFKQRORJ\/WGLQWKH8QLWHG6WDWHVDQGRURWKHUFRXQWULHV(PXDQG6RXQG)RQWDUHUHJLVWHUHGWUDGHPDUNVRI
(PX6\VWHPV,QF&DPEULGJH6RXQG:RUNV0LFURZRUNVDQG3&:RUNVDUHUHJLVWHUHGWUDGHPDUNVDQG3&:RUNV)RXU3RLQW6XUURXQGLVDWUDGHPDUNRI
&DPEULGJH6RXQG:RUNV,QF0LFURVRIW06'26DQG:LQGRZVDUHUHJLVWHUHGWUDGHPDUNVRI0LFURVRIW&RUSRUDWLRQ0DQXIDFWXUHGXQGHUOLFHQVHIURP'ROE\
/DERUDWRULHV'ROE\$&3UR/RJLFDQGWKHGRXEOH'V\PERODUHWUDGHPDUNVRI'ROE\/DERUDWRULHV'ROE\/DERUDWRULHV$OOULJKWVUHVHUYHG
$OORWKHUSURGXFWVDUHWUDGHPDUNVRUUHJLVWHUHGWUDGHPDUNVRIWKHLUUHVSHFWLYHRZQHUV
7KLVSURGXFWLVFRYHUHGE\RQHRUPRUHRIWKHIROORZLQJ86SDWHQWV
&UHDWLYH(QG8VHU6RIWZDUH/LFHQVH$JUHHPHQW
9HUVLRQ-XO\
3/($6(5($'7+,6'2&80(17&$5()8//<%()25(,167$//,1*7+(62)7:$5(%<,167$//,1*$1'86,1*7+(62)7:$5(<28
$*5((72%(%281'%<7+(7(5062)7+,6$*5((0(17,)<28'2127$*5((727+(7(5062)7+,6$*5((0(17'2127,167$//
2586(7+(62)7:$5(352037/<5(7851:,7+,1'$<67+(62)7:$5($//5(/$7(''2&80(17$7,21$1'$&&203$1<,1*
,7(06727+(3/$&(2)$&48,6,7,21)25$5()81'
7KLVLVDOHJDODJUHHPHQWEHWZHHQ\RXDQG&UHDWLYH
7HF K Q ROR J \/ W GDQGLWVVXEVLGLDULHV³&UHDWLYH´
7KLV$JUHHPHQWVWDWHVWKHWHUPVDQGFRQGLWLRQV
XSRQZKLFK&UHDWLYHRIIHUVWROLFHQVHWKHVRIWZDUH
VHDOHGLQWKHGLVNSDFNDJHWRJHWKHUZLWKDOOUHODWHG
GRFXPHQWDWLRQDQGDFFRPSDQ\LQJLWHPVLQFOXGLQJ
EXWQRWOLPLWHGWRWKHH[HFXWDEOHSURJUDPVGULYHUV
OLEUDULHVDQGGDWDILOHVDVVRFLDWHGZLWKVXFK
SURJUDPVFROOHFWLYHO\WKH³6RIWZDUH´
/,&(16(
*UDQWRI/LFHQVH
7KH6RIWZDUHLVOLFHQVHGQRWVROGWR\RXIRUXVH
RQO\XQGHUWKHWHUPVRIWKLV$JUHHPHQW<RXRZQ
WKHGLVNRURWKHUPHGLDRQZKLFKWKH6RIWZDUHLV
RULJLQDOO\RUVXEVHTXHQWO\UHFRUGHGRUIL[HGEXW
DVEHWZHHQ\RXDQG&UHDWLYHDQGWRWKHH[WHQW
DSSOLFDEOHLWVOLFHQVRUV&UHDWLYHUHWDLQVDOOWLWOH
WRDQGRZQHUVKLSRIWKH6RIWZDUHDQGUHVHUYHVDOO
ULJKWVQRWH[SUHVVO\JUDQWHGWR\RX
7KHOLFHQVHXQGHUWKLV6HFWLRQLVFRQGLWLRQHG
XSRQ\RXUFRPSOLDQFHZLWKDOORI\RXUREOLJDWLRQV
XQGHUWKLV$JUHHPHQW&UHDWLYHJUDQWVWR\RXWKH
ULJKWWRXVHDOORUDSRUWLRQRIWKLV6RIWZDUH
SURYLGHGWKDW
DWKH6RIWZDUHLVQRWGLVWULEXWHGIRUSURILW
EWKH6RIWZDUHLVXVHGRQO\LQFRQMXQFWLRQZLWK
&UHDWLYH¶VIDPLO\RISURGXFWV
FWKH6RIWZDUHPD\127EHPRGLILHG
GDOOFRS\ULJKWQRWLFHVDUHPDLQWDLQHGRQWKH
6RIWZDUHDQG
H7KHOLFHQVHHHQGXVHUDJUHHVWREHERXQGE\
WKHWHUPVRIWKLVDJUHHPHQW
)RU8VHRQD6LQJOH&RPSXWHU
7KH6RIWZDUHPD\EHXVHGRQO\RQDVLQJOH
FRPSXWHUE\DVLQJOHXVHUDWDQ\WLPH<RXPD\
WUDQVIHUWKHPDFKLQHUHDGDEOHSRUWLRQRIWKH
6RIWZDUHIURPRQHFRPSXWHUWRDQRWKHUFRPSXWHU
SURYLGHGWKDWDWKH6RIWZDUHLQFOXGLQJDQ\
SRUWLRQRUFRS\WKHUHRILVHUDVHGIURPWKHILUVW
FRPSXWHUDQGEWKHUHLVQRSRVVLELOLW\WKDWWKH
6RIWZDUHZLOOEHXVHGRQPRUHWKDQRQHFRPSXWHU
DWDWLPH
6WDQG$ORQH%DVLV
<RXPD\XVHWKH6RIWZDUHRQO\RQDVWDQGDORQH
EDVLVVXFKWKDWWKH6RIWZDUHDQGWKHIXQFWLRQVLW
SURYLGHVDUHDFFHVVLEOHRQO\WRSHUVRQVZKRDUH
SK\VLFDOO\SUHVHQWDWWKHORFDWLRQRIWKHFRPSXWHU
RQZKLFKWKH6RIWZDUHLVORDGHG<RXPD\QRW
DOORZWKH6RIWZDUHRULWVIXQFWLRQVWREHDFFHVVHG
UHPRWHO\RUWUDQVPLWDOORUDQ\SRUWLRQRIWKH
6RIWZDUHWKURXJKDQ\QHWZRUNRUFRPPXQLFDWLRQ
OLQH
&RS\ULJKW
7KH6RIWZDUHLVRZQHGE\&UHDWLYHDQGRULWV
OLFHQVHHVDQGLVSURWHFWHGE\8QLWHG6WDWHV
FRS\ULJKWODZVDQGLQWHUQDWLRQDOWUHDW\
SURYLVLRQV<RXPD\QRWUHPRYHWKHFRS\ULJKW
QRWLFHIURPDQ\FRS\RIWKH6RIWZDUHRUDQ\FRS\
RIWKHZULWWHQPDWHULDOVLIDQ\DFFRPSDQ\LQJWKH
6RIWZDUH
2QH$UFKLYDO&RS\
<RXPD\PDNHRQHDUFKLYDOFRS\RIWKH
PDFKLQHUHDGDEOHSRUWLRQRIWKH6RIWZDUHIRU
EDFNXSSXUSRVHVRQO\LQVXSSRUWRI\RXUXVHRIWKH
6RIWZDUHRQDVLQJOHFRPSXWHUSURYLGHGWKDW\RX
UHSURGXFHRQWKHFRS\DOOFRS\ULJKWDQGRWKHU
SURSULHWDU\ULJKWVQRWLFHVLQFOXGHGRQWKH
RULJLQDOVRIWKH6RIWZDUH
1R0HUJHURU,QWHJUDWLRQ
<RXPD\QRWPHUJHDQ\SRUWLRQRIWKH6RIWZDUH
LQWRRULQWHJUDWHDQ\SRUWLRQRIWKH6RIWZDUHZLWK
DQ\RWKHUSURJUDPH[FHSWWRWKHH[WHQWH[SUHVVO\
SHUPLWWHGE\WKHODZVRIWKHMXULVGLFWLRQZKHUH
\RXDUHORFDWHG$Q\SRUWLRQRIWKH6RIWZDUH
PHUJHGLQWRRULQWHJUDWHGZLWKDQRWKHUSURJUDPLI
DQ\ZLOOFRQWLQXHWREHVXEMHFWWRWKHWHUPVDQG
FRQGLWLRQVRIWKLV$JUHHPHQWDQG\RXPXVW
UHSURGXFHRQWKHPHUJHGRULQWHJUDWHGSRUWLRQDOO
FRS\ULJKWDQGRWKHUSURSULHWDU\ULJKWVQRWLFHV
LQFOXGHGLQWKHRULJLQDOVRIWKH6RIWZDUH
1HWZRUN9HUVLRQ
,I\RXKDYHSXUFKDVHGD³QHWZRUN´YHUVLRQRIWKH
6RIWZDUHWKLV$JUHHPHQWDSSOLHVWRWKH
LQVWDOODWLRQRIWKH6RIWZDUHRQDVLQJOH³ILOH
VHUYHU´,WPD\QRWEHFRSLHGRQWRPXOWLSOH
V\VWHPV(DFK³QRGH´FRQQHFWHGWRWKH³ILOH
VHUYHU´PXVWDOVRKDYHLWVRZQOLFHQVHRID³QRGH
FRS\´RIWKH6RIWZDUHZKLFKEHFRPHVDOLFHQVH
RQO\IRUWKDWVSHFLILF³QRGH´
7UDQVIHURI/LFHQVH
<RXPD\WUDQVIHU\RXUOLFHQVHRIWKH6RIWZDUH
SURYLGHGWKDWD\RXWUDQVIHUDOOSRUWLRQVRIWKH
6RIWZDUHRUFRSLHVWKHUHRIE\RXGRQRWUHWDLQ
DQ\SRUWLRQRIWKH6RIWZDUHRUDQ\FRS\WKHUHRI
DQGFWKHWUDQVIHUHHUHDGVDQGDJUHHVWREHERXQG
E\WKHWHUPVDQGFRQGLWLRQVRIWKLV$JUHHPHQW
/LPLWDWLRQVRQ8VLQJ&RS\LQJDQG0RGLI\LQJ
WKH6RIWZDUH
([FHSWWRWKHH[WHQWH[SUHVVO\SHUPLWWHGE\WKLV
$JUHHPHQWRUE\WKHODZVRIWKHMXULVGLFWLRQ
ZKHUH\RXDFTXLUHGWKH6RIWZDUH\RXPD\QRW
XVHFRS\RUPRGLI\WKH6RIWZDUH1RUPD\\RX
VXEOLFHQVHDQ\RI\RXUULJKWVXQGHUWKLV
$JUHHPHQW<RXPD\XVHWKHVRIWZDUHIRU\RXU
SHUVRQDOXVHRQO\DQGQRWIRUSXEOLFSHUIRUPDQFH
RUIRUWKHFUHDWLRQRISXEOLFO\GLVSOD\HG
YLGHRWDSHV
'HFRPSLOLQJ'LVDVVHPEOLQJRU5HYHUVH
(QJLQHHULQJ
<RXDFNQRZOHGJHWKDWWKH6RIWZDUHFRQWDLQVWUDGH
VHFUHWVDQGRWKHUSURSULHWDU\LQIRUPDWLRQRI
&UHDWLYHDQGLWVOLFHQVRUV([FHSWWRWKHH[WHQW
H[SUHVVO\SHUPLWWHGE\WKLV$JUHHPHQWRUE\WKH
ODZVRIWKHMXULVGLFWLRQZKHUH\RXDUHORFDWHG\RX
PD\QRWGHFRPSLOHGLVDVVHPEOHRURWKHUZLVH
UHYHUVHHQJLQHHUWKH6RIWZDUHRUHQJDJHLQDQ\
RWKHUDFWLYLWLHVWRREWDLQXQGHUO\LQJLQIRUPDWLRQ
WKDWLVQRWYLVLEOHWRWKHXVHULQFRQQHFWLRQZLWK
QRUPDOXVHRIWKH6RIWZDUH
,QSDUWLFXODU\RXDJUHHQRWIRUDQ\SXUSRVHWR
WUDQVPLWWKH6RIWZDUHRUGLVSOD\WKH6RIWZDUHV
REMHFWFRGHRQDQ\FRPSXWHUVFUHHQRUWRPDNH
DQ\KDUGFRS\PHPRU\GXPSVRIWKH6RIWZDUHV
REMHFWFRGH,I\RXEHOLHYH\RXUHTXLUH
LQIRUPDWLRQUHODWHGWRWKHLQWHURSHUDELOLW\RIWKH
6RIWZDUHZLWKRWKHUSURJUDPV\RXVKDOOQRW
GHFRPSLOHRUGLVDVVHPEOHWKH6RIWZDUHWRREWDLQ
VXFKLQIRUPDWLRQDQG\RXDJUHHWRUHTXHVWVXFK
LQIRUPDWLRQIURP&UHDWLYHDWWKHDGGUHVVOLVWHG
EHORZ8SRQUHFHLYLQJVXFKDUHTXHVW&UHDWLYH
VKDOOGHWHUPLQHZKHWKHU\RXUHTXLUHVXFK
LQIRUPDWLRQIRUDOHJLWLPDWHSXUSRVHDQGLIVR
&UHDWLYHZLOOSURYLGHVXFKLQIRUPDWLRQWR\RX
ZLWKLQDUHDVRQDEOHWLPHDQGRQUHDVRQDEOH
FRQGLWLRQV
,QDQ\HYHQW\RXZLOOQRWLI\&UHDWLYHRIDQ\
LQIRUPDWLRQGHULYHGIURPUHYHUVHHQJLQHHULQJRU
VXFKRWKHUDFWLYLWLHVDQGWKHUHVXOWVWKHUHRIZLOO
FRQVWLWXWHWKHFRQILGHQWLDOLQIRUPDWLRQRI&UHDWLYH
WKDWPD\EHXVHGRQO\LQFRQQHFWLRQZLWKWKH
6RIWZDUH
)RU6RIWZDUH:LWK&''%)HDWXUHV
7KLVSDFNDJHLQFOXGHVDSSOLFDWLRQVZKLFKPD\
FRQWDLQVRIWZDUHIURP&''%,QFRI%HUNHOH\
&DOLIRUQLD³&''%´7KHVRIWZDUHIURP&''%
W K H ³ & ' ' % & O L H Q W ´ H Q D E O H V W K H D S S O L F D W L R Q W R G R
RQOLQHGLVFLGHQWLILFDWLRQDQGREWDLQPXVLFUHODWHG
LQIRUPDWLRQLQFOXGLQJQDPHDUWLVWWUDFNDQGWLWOH
LQIRUPDWLRQ³&''%'DWD´IURPRQOLQHVHUYHUV
³&''%6HUYHUV´DQGWRSHUIRUPRWKHU
IXQFWLRQV
<RXDJUHHWKDW\RXZLOOXVH&''%'DWDWKH
&''%&OLHQWDQG&''%6HUYHUVIRU\RXURZQ
SHUVRQDOQRQFRPPHUFLDOXVHRQO\<RXDJUHHQRW
WRDVVLJQFRS\WUDQVIHURUWUDQVPLWWKH&''%
&OLHQWRUDQ\&''%'DWDWRDQ\WKLUGSDUW\<28
$*5((1277286(25(;3/2,7&''%
'$7$7+(&''%&/,(1725&''%
6(59(56(;&(37$6(;35(66/<
3(50,77('+(5(,1
<RXDJUHHWKDW\RXUQRQH[FOXVLYHOLFHQVHWRXVH
WKH&''%'DWDWKH&''%&OLHQWDQG&''%
6HUYHUVZLOOWHUPLQDWHLI\RXYLRODWHWKHVH
UHVWULFWLRQV,I\RXUOLFHQVHWHUPLQDWHV\RXDJUHH
WRFHDVHDQ\DQGDOOXVHRIWKH&''%'DWDWKH
&''%&OLHQWDQG&''%6HUYHUV&''%
UHVHUYHVDOOULJKWVLQ&''%'DWDWKH&''%
&OLHQWDQGWKH&''%6HUYHUVLQFOXGLQJDOO
RZQHUVKLSULJKWV
<RXDJUHHWKDW&''%,QFPD\HQIRUFHLWVULJKWV
XQGHUWKLV$JUHHPHQWDJDLQVW\RXGLUHFWO\LQLWV
RZQQDPH
7KH&''%&OLHQWDQGHDFKLWHPRI&''%'DWD
DUHOLFHQVHGWR\RX³$6,6´&''%PDNHVQR
UHSUHVHQWDWLRQVRUZDUUDQWLHVH[SUHVVRULPSOLHG
UHJDUGLQJWKHDFFXUDF\RIDQ\&''%'DWDIURPLQ
WKH&''%6HUYHUV&''%UHVHUYHVWKHULJKWWR
GHOHWHGDWDIURPWKH&''%6HUYHUVRUWRFKDQJH
GDWDFDWHJRULHVIRUDQ\FDXVHWKDW&''%GHHPV
VXIILFLHQW1RZDUUDQW\LVPDGHWKDWWKH&''%
&OLHQWRU&''%6HUYHUVDUHHUURUIUHHRUWKDW
IXQFWLRQLQJRI&''%&OLHQWRU&''%6HUYHUV
ZLOOEHXQLQWHUUXSWHG&''%LVQRWREOLJDWHGWR
SURYLGH\RXZLWKDQ\QHZHQKDQFHGRUDGGLWLRQDO
GDWDW\SHVRUFDWHJRULHVWKDW&''%PD\FKRRVHWR
SURYLGHLQWKHIXWXUH
&''%',6&/$,06$//:$55$17,(6
(;35(6625,03/,(',1&/8',1*%87
127/,0,7('72,03/,(':$55$17,(6
2)0(5&+$17$%,/,7<),71(66)25$
3$57,&8/$5385326(7,7/($1'121
,1)5,1*(0(17&''%GRHVQRWZDUUDQWWKH
UHVXOWVWKDWZLOOEHREWDLQHGE\\RXUXVHRIWKH
&''%&OLHQWRUDQ\&''%6HUYHU,112&$6(
:,//&''%%(/,$%/()25$1<
&216(48(17,$/25,1&,'(17,$/
'$0$*(625)25$1</267352),7625
/2675(9(18(6
7(50,1$7,21
7KHOLFHQVHJUDQWHGWR\RXLVHIIHFWLYHXQWLO
WHUPLQDWHG<RXPD\WHUPLQDWHLWDWDQ\WLPHE\
UHWXUQLQJWKH6RIWZDUHLQFOXGLQJDQ\SRUWLRQVRU
FRSLHVWKHUHRIWR&UHDWLYH7KHOLFHQVHZLOODOVR
WHUPLQDWHDXWRPDWLFDOO\ZLWKRXWDQ\QRWLFHIURP
&UHDWLYHLI\RXIDLOWRFRPSO\ZLWKDQ\WHUPRU
FRQGLWLRQRIWKLV$JUHHPHQW<RXDJUHHXSRQVXFK
WHUPLQDWLRQWRUHWXUQWKH6RIWZDUHLQFOXGLQJDQ\
SRUWLRQVRUFRSLHVWKHUHRIWR&UHDWLYH8SRQ
WHUPLQDWLRQ&UHDWLYHPD\DOVRHQIRUFHDQ\ULJKWV
SURYLGHGE\ODZ7KHSURYLVLRQVRIWKLV$JUHHPHQW
WKDWSURWHFWWKHSURSULHWDU\ULJKWVRI&UHDWLYHZLOO
FRQWLQXHLQIRUFHDIWHUWHUPLQDWLRQ
/,0,7(':$55$17<
&UHDWLYHZDUUDQWVDVWKHVROHZDUUDQW\WKDWWKH
GLVNVRQZKLFKWKH6RIWZDUHLVIXUQLVKHGZLOOEHIUHH
RIGHIHFWVDVVHWIRUWKLQWKH:DUUDQW\&DUGRU
SULQWHGPDQXDOLQFOXGHGZLWKWKH6RIWZDUH1R
GLVWULEXWRUGHDOHURUDQ\RWKHUHQWLW\RUSHUVRQLV
DXWKRUL]HGWRH[SDQGRUDOWHUWKLVZDUUDQW\RUDQ\
RWKHUSURYLVLRQVRIWKLV$JUHHPHQW$Q\
UHSUHVHQWDWLRQRWKHUWKDQWKHZDUUDQWLHVVHWIRUWKLQ
WKLV$JUHHPHQWZLOOQRWELQG&UHDWLYH
&UHDWLYHGRHVQRWZDUUDQWWKDWWKHIXQFWLRQV
FRQWDLQHGLQWKH6RIWZDUHZLOOPHHW\RXU
UHTXLUHPHQWVRUWKDWWKHRSHUDWLRQRIWKH6RIWZDUH
ZLOOEHXQLQWHUUXSWHGHUURUIUHHRUIUHHIURP
PDOLFLRXVFRGH)RUSXUSRVHVRIWKLVSDUDJUDSK
³PDOLFLRXVFRGH´PHDQVDQ\SURJUDPFRGHGHVLJQHG
WRFRQWDPLQDWHRWKHUFRPSXWHUSURJUDPVRU
FRPSXWHUGDWDFRQVXPHFRPSXWHUUHVRXUFHV
PRGLI\GHVWUR\UHFRUGRUWUDQVPLWGDWDRULQVRPH
RWKHUIDVKLRQXVXUSWKHQRUPDORSHUDWLRQRIWKH
FRPSXWHUFRPSXWHUV\VWHPRUFRPSXWHUQHWZRUN
LQFOXGLQJYLUXVHV7URMDQKRUVHVGURSSHUVZRUPV
ORJLFERPEVDQGWKHOLNH
,1'(01,),&$7,21%<<28
,I\RXGLVWULEXWHWKH6RIWZDUHLQYLRODWLRQRIWKLV
$JUHHPHQW\RXKHUHE\LQGHPQLI\KROGKDUPOHVV
DQGGHIHQG&UHDWLYHIURPDQGDJDLQVWDQ\DQGDOO
FODLPVRUODZVXLWVLQFOXGLQJDWWRUQH\¶VIHHVDQG
FRVWVWKDWDULVHUHVXOWIURPRUDUHFRQQHFWHGZLWKWKH
XVHRUGLVWULEXWLRQRIWKH6RIWZDUHLQYLRODWLRQRG
WKLV$JUHHPHQW
(;&(37$667$7('$%29(,17+,6
$*5((0(177+(62)7:$5(,63529,'('
$6,6:,7+287:$55$17<2)$1<.,1'
(,7+(5(;35(6625,03/,(',1&/8',1*
%87127/,0,7('72$1<,03/,('
:$55$17,(62)0(5&+$17$%,/,7<25
),71(66)25$3$57,&8/$5385326(
&5($7,9(,61272%/,*$7('723529,'(
$1<83'$7(683*5$'(6257(&+1,&$/
6833257)257+(62)7:$5(
)XUWKHU&UHDWLYHVKDOOQRWEHOLDEOHIRUWKHDFFXUDF\
RIDQ\LQIRUPDWLRQSURYLGHGE\&UHDWLYHRUWKLUG
SDUW\WHFKQLFDOVXSSRUWSHUVRQQHORUDQ\GDPDJHV
FDXVHGHLWKHUGLUHFWO\RULQGLUHFWO\E\DFWVWDNHQRU
RPLVVLRQVPDGHE\\RXDVDUHVXOWRIVXFKWHFKQLFDO
VXSSRUW
<RXDVVXPHIXOOUHVSRQVLELOLW\IRUWKHVHOHFWLRQRI
WKH6RIWZDUHWRDFKLHYH\RXULQWHQGHGUHVXOWVDQG
IRUWKHLQVWDOODWLRQXVHDQGUHVXOWVREWDLQHGIURPWKH
6RIWZDUH<RXDOVRDVVXPHWKHHQWLUHULVNDVLW
DSSOLHVWRWKHTXDOLW\DQGSHUIRUPDQFHRIWKH
6RIWZDUH6KRXOGWKH6RIWZDUHSURYHGHIHFWLYH\RX
DQGQRW&UHDWLYHRULWVGLVWULEXWRUVRUGHDOHUV
DVVXPHWKHHQWLUHFRVWRIDOOQHFHVVDU\VHUYLFLQJ
UHSDLURUFRUUHFWLRQ
7KLVZDUUDQW\JLYHV\RXVSHFLILFOHJDOULJKWVDQG
\RXPD\DOVRKDYHRWKHUULJKWVZKLFKYDU\IURP
FRXQWU\VWDWHWRFRXQWU\VWDWH6RPHFRXQWULHVVWDWHV
GRQRWDOORZWKHH[FOXVLRQRILPSOLHGZDUUDQWLHVVR
WKHDERYHH[FOXVLRQPD\QRWDSSO\WR\RX&UHDWLYH
GLVFODLPVDOOZDUUDQWLHVRIDQ\NLQGLIWKH6RIWZDUH
ZDVFXVWRPL]HGUHSDFNDJHGRUDOWHUHGLQDQ\ZD\
E\DQ\WKLUGSDUW\RWKHUWKDQ&UHDWLYH
/,0,7$7,212)5(0(',(6$1'
'$0$*(6
7+(21/<5(0('<)25%5($&+2)
:$55$17<:,//%(7+$76(7)257+,1
7+(:$55$17<&$5'2535,17('
0$18$/,1&/8'(':,7+7+(
62)7:$5(,112(9(17:,//
&5($7,9(25,76/,&(16256%(/,$%/(
)25$1<,1',5(&7,1&,'(17$/
63(&,$/25&216(48(17,$/'$0$*(6
25)25$1</267352),76/267
6$9,1*6/2662)86(/2675(9(18(6
25/267'$7$$5,6,1*)52025
5(/$7,1*727+(62)7:$5(257+,6
$*5((0(17(9(1,)&5($7,9(25,76
/,&(16256+$9(%((1$'9,6('2)7+(
3266,%,/,7<2)68&+'$0$*(6,112
(9(17:,//&5($7,9(¶6/,$%,/,7<25
'$0$*(672<2825$1<27+(5
3(5621(9(5(;&(('7+($02817
3$,'%<<287286(7+(62)7:$5(
5(*$5'/(662)7+()2502)7+(
&/$,0
6RPHFRXQWULHVVWDWHVGRQRWDOORZWKHOLPLWDWLRQRU
H[FOXVLRQRIOLDELOLW\IRULQFLGHQWDORUFRQVHTXHQWLDO
GDPDJHVVRWKHDERYHOLPLWDWLRQRUH[FOXVLRQPD\
QRWDSSO\WR\RX
352'8&75(78516
,I\RXPXVWVKLSWKHVRIWZDUHWR&UHDWLYHRUDQ
DXWKRUL]HG&UHDWLYHGLVWULEXWRURUGHDOHU\RXPXVW
SUHSD\VKLSSLQJDQGHLWKHULQVXUHWKH6RIWZDUHRU
DVVXPHDOOULVNRIORVVRUGDPDJHLQWUDQVLW
86*29(510(175(675,&7('5,*+76
$OO6RIWZDUHDQGUHODWHGGRFXPHQWDWLRQDUH
SURYLGHGZLWKUHVWULFWHGULJKWV8VHGXSOLFDWLRQRU
GLVFORVXUHE\WKH86*RYHUQPHQWLVVXEMHFWWR
UHVWULFWLRQVDVVHWIRUWKLQVXEGLYLVLRQELLRI
WKH5LJKWVLQ7HFKQLFDO'DWDDQG&RPSXWHU
6RIWZDUH&ODXVHDW,I\RXDUHVXE
OLFHQVLQJRUXVLQJWKH6RIWZDUHRXWVLGHRIWKH8QLWHG
6WDWHV\RXZLOOFRPSO\ZLWKWKHDSSOLFDEOHORFDO
ODZVRI\RXUFRXQWU\86H[SRUWFRQWUROODZDQG
WKH(QJOLVKYHUVLRQRIWKLV$JUHHPHQW
&2175$&7250$18)$&785(5
7KH&RQWUDFWRU0DQXIDFWXUHUIRUWKH6RIWZDUHLV
&UHDWLYH7HFKQRORJ\/WG
,QWHUQDWLRQDO%XVLQHVV3DUN
&UHDWLYH5HVRXUFH
6LQJDSRUH
*(1(5$/
7KLV$JUHHPHQWLVELQGLQJRQ\RXDVZHOODV\RXU
HPSOR\HHVHPSOR\HUVFRQWUDFWRUVDQGDJHQWVDQG
RQDQ\VXFFHVVRUVDQGDVVLJQHHV1HLWKHUWKH
6RIWZDUHQRUDQ\LQIRUPDWLRQGHULYHGWKHUHIURP
PD\EHH[SRUWHGH[FHSWLQDFFRUGDQFHZLWKWKHODZV
RIWKH86RURWKHUDSSOLFDEOHSURYLVLRQV7KLV
$JUHHPHQWLVJRYHUQHGE\WKHODZVRIWKH6WDWHRI
&DOLIRUQLDH[FHSWWRWKHH[WHQWIHGHUDOODZJRYHUQV
FRS\ULJKWVDQGIHGHUDOO\UHJLVWHUHGWUDGHPDUNV
7KLV$JUHHPHQWLVWKHHQWLUHDJUHHPHQWEHWZHHQXV
DQG\RXDJUHHWKDW&UHDWLYHZLOOQRWKDYHDQ\
OLDELOLW\IRUXQWUXHVWDWHPHQWRUUHSUHVHQWDWLRQPDGH
E\LWLWVDJHQWVRUDQ\RQHHOVHZKHWKHULQQRFHQWO\
RUQHJOLJHQWO\XSRQZKLFK\RXUHOLHGXSRQHQWHULQJ
WKLV$JUHHPHQWXQOHVVVXFKXQWUXHVWDWHPHQWRU
UHSUHVHQWDWLRQZDVPDGHIUDXGXOHQWO\7KLV
$JUHHPHQWVXSHUVHGHVDQ\RWKHUXQGHUVWDQGLQJVRU
DJUHHPHQWVLQFOXGLQJEXWQRWOLPLWHGWR
DGYHUWLVLQJZLWKUHVSHFWWRWKH6RIWZDUH,IDQ\
SURYLVLRQRIWKLV$JUHHPHQWLVGHHPHGLQYDOLGRU
XQHQIRUFHDEOHE\DQ\FRXQWU\RUJRYHUQPHQW
DJHQF\KDYLQJMXULVGLFWLRQWKDWSDUWLFXODUSURYLVLRQ
ZLOOEHGHHPHGPRGLILHGWRWKHH[WHQWQHFHVVDU\WR
PDNHWKHSURYLVLRQYDOLGDQGHQIRUFHDEOHDQGWKH
UHPDLQLQJSURYLVLRQVZLOOUHPDLQLQIXOOIRUFHDQG
HIIHFW
)RUTXHVWLRQVFRQFHUQLQJWKLV$JUHHPHQWSOHDVH
FRQWDFW&UHDWLYHDWWKHDGGUHVVVWDWHGDERYH)RU
TXHVWLRQVRQSURGXFWRUWHFKQLFDOPDWWHUVFRQWDFW
WKH&UHDWLYHWHFKQLFDOVXSSRUWFHQWUHQHDUHVW\RX
$''(1'80727+(0,&5262)7
62)7:$5(/,&(16($*5((0(17
,03257$17%\XVLQJWKH0LFURVRIWVRIWZDUH
ILOHVWKH³0LFURVRIW6RIWZDUH´SURYLGHGZLWKWKLV
$GGHQGXP\RXDUHDJUHHLQJWREHERXQGE\WKH
IROORZLQJWHUPV,I\RXGRQRWDJUHHWREHERXQGE\
WKHVHWHUPV\RXPD\QRWXVHWKH0LFURVRIW
6RIWZDUH
7KH0LFURVRIW6RIWZDUHLVSURYLGHGIRUWKHVROH
SXUSRVHRIUHSODFLQJWKHFRUUHVSRQGLQJILOHV
SURYLGHGZLWKDSUHYLRXVO\OLFHQVHGFRS\RIWKH
0LFURVRIWVRIWZDUHSURGXFW³25,*,1$/
352'8&7´8SRQLQVWDOODWLRQWKH0LFURVRIW
6RIWZDUHILOHVEHFRPHSDUWRIWKH25,*,1$/
352'8&7DQGDUHVXEMHFWWRWKHVDPHZDUUDQW\
DQGOLFHQVHWHUPVDQGFRQGLWLRQVDVWKH25,*,1$/
352'8&7,I\RXGRQRWKDYHDYDOLGOLFHQVHWRXVH
WKH25,*,1$/352'8&7\RXPD\QRWXVHWKH
0LFURVRIW6RIWZDUH$Q\RWKHUXVHRIWKH0LFURVRIW
6RIWZDUHLVSURKLELWHG
1RWKLQJLQWKLV$JUHHPHQWVKDOOEHFRQVWUXHGRQWKH
SDUWRI&UHDWLYHDVDGYRFDWLQJRUDXWKRULVLQJWKH
LQIULQJHPHQWRIORFDODQGRULQWHUQDWLRQDOODZV
DSSOLFDEOHWR\RXUMXULVGLFWLRQ
63(&,$/3529,6,216$33/,&$%/(72
7+((8523($181,21
,)<28$&48,5('7+(62)7:$5(,17+(
(8523($181,21(87+()2//2:,1*
3529,6,216$/62$33/<72<28,)7+(5(
,6$1<,1&216,67(1&<%(7:((17+(
7(5062)7+(62)7:$5(/,&(16(
$*5((0(176(7287($5/,(5$1',17+(
)2//2:,1*3529,6,2167+()2//2:,1*
3529,6,2166+$//7$.(35(&('(1&(
'(&203,/$7,21
<RXDJUHHQRWIRUDQ\SXUSRVHWRWUDQVPLWWKH
6RIWZDUHRUGLVSOD\WKH6RIWZDUH¶VREMHFWFRGHRQ
DQ\FRPSXWHUVFUHHQRUWRPDNHDQ\KDUGFRS\
PHPRU\GXPSVRIWKH6RIWZDUH¶VREMHFWFRGH,I\RX
EHOLHYH\RXUHTXLUHLQIRUPDWLRQUHODWHGWRWKH
LQWHURSHUDELOLW\RIWKH6RIWZDUHZLWKRWKHU
SURJUDPV\RXVKDOOQRWGHFRPSLOHRUGLVDVVHPEOH
WKH6RIWZDUHWRREWDLQVXFKLQIRUPDWLRQDQG\RX
DJUHHWRUHTXHVWVXFKLQIRUPDWLRQIURP&UHDWLYHDW
WKHDGGUHVVOLVWHGHDUOLHU8SRQUHFHLYLQJVXFKD
UHTXHVW&UHDWLYHVKDOOGHWHUPLQHZKHWKHU\RX
UHTXLUHVXFKLQIRUPDWLRQIRUDOHJLWLPDWHSXUSRVH
DQGLIVR&UHDWLYHZLOOSURYLGHVXFKLQIRUPDWLRQWR
\RXZLWKLQDUHDVRQDEOHWLPHDQGRQUHDVRQDEOH
FRQGLWLRQV
/,0,7(':$55$17<
(;&(37$667$7('($5/,(5,17+,6
$*5((0(17$1'$63529,'('81'(5
7+(+($',1*³67$78725<5,*+76´7+(
62)7:$5(,63529,'('$6,6:,7+287
:$55$17<2)$1<.,1'(,7+(5(;35(66
25,03/,(',1&/8',1*%87127/,0,7('
72$1<,03/,(':$55$17,(625
&21',7,2162)0(5&+$17$%,/,7<
48$/,7<25),71(66)25$3$57,&8/$5
385326(
/,0,7$7,212)5(0('<$1''$0$*(6
7+(/,0,7$7,2162)5(0(',(6$1'
'$0$*(6,17+(62)7:$5(/,&(16(
$*5((0(176+$//127$33/<72
3(5621$/,1-85<,1&/8',1*'($7+72
$1<3(5621&$86('%<&5($7,9(¶6
1(*/,*(1&($1'$5(68%-(&7727+(
3529,6,216(728781'(57+(+($',1*
³67$78725<5,*+76´
67$78725<5,*+76
,ULVKODZSURYLGHVWKDWFHUWDLQFRQGLWLRQVDQG
ZDUUDQWLHVPD\EHLPSOLHGLQFRQWUDFWVIRUWKHVDOH
RIJRRGVDQGLQFRQWUDFWVIRUWKHVXSSO\RIVHUYLFHV
6XFKFRQGLWLRQVDQGZDUUDQWLHVDUHKHUHE\
H[FOXGHGWRWKHH[WHQWVXFKH[FOXVLRQLQWKHFRQWH[W
RIWKLVWUDQVDFWLRQLVODZIXOXQGHU,ULVKODZ
&RQYHUVHO\VXFKFRQGLWLRQVDQGZDUUDQWLHVLQVRIDU
DVWKH\PD\QRWEHODZIXOO\H[FOXGHGVKDOODSSO\
$FFRUGLQJO\QRWKLQJLQWKLV$JUHHPHQWVKDOO
SUHMXGLFHDQ\ULJKWVWKDW\RXPD\HQMR\E\YLUWXHRI
6HFWLRQVRURIWKH,ULVK6DOHRI*RRGV
$FWDVDPHQGHG
*(1(5$/
7KLV$JUHHPHQWLVJRYHUQHGE\WKHODZVRIWKH
this agreement shall apply to Software acquired in
the EU. This Agreement is the entire agreement
between us, and you agree that Creative will not
have any liability for any untrue statement or
representation made by it, its agents or anyone else
(whether innocently or negligently) upon which you
relied upon entering this Agreement, unless such
untrue statement or representation was made
fraudulently.
Safety & Regulatory Information
The following sections contain notices for various
countries:
CAUTION: This device is intended to be connected
by the user to a CSA/TUV/UL certified/listed IBM
AT or compatible personal computer in the
manufacturer’s defined operator access area. Check
the equipment operating/installation manual and/or
with the equipment manufacturer to verify/confirm
if your equipment is suitable for devices.
ATTENTION: Ce périphérique est destiné à être
connecté par l’utilisateur à un ordinateur IBM AT
certifié ou listé CSA/TUV/UL ou compatible, à
l’intérieur de la zone d'accès définie par le fabricant.
Consulter le mode d’emploi/guide d'installation et/
ou le fabricant de l’appareil pour vérifier ou
confirmer qu'il est possible de connecter d'autres
périphériques à votre sytème.
Notice for the USA
FCC Part 15: This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, this notice is not a
guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try one or more
of the following measures:
❑
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
❑
Increase the distance between the equipment
and receiver.
❑
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
❑
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician.
CAUTION:
To comply with the limits for the Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules, this device must be installed in computer
equipment certified to comply with the Class B
limits.
All cables used to connect the computer and
peripherals must be shielded and grounded.
Operation with non-certified computers or non-
shielded cables may result in interference to radio or
television reception.
Modifications
Any changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the manufacturer of this device could
void the user’s authority to operate the device.
Notice for Canada
This apparatus complies with the Class “B” limits
for radio interference as specified in the Canadian
Department of Communications Radio Interference
Regulations.
Cet appareil est conforme aux normes de CLASSE
“B” d’interférence radio tel que spécifié par le
Ministère Canadien des Communications dans les
règlements d’interférence radio.
Compliance
This product conforms to the following Council
Directive:
❑
Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC (EMC),
73/23/EEC (LVD), (73/23/EEC), as amended
by directive 93/68/EEC.
Copyright Information for users of
Creative products
Certain Creative products are designed to assist you
in reproducing material for which you own the
copyright or are authorized to copy by the copyright
owner or by exemption in applicable law. Unless
you own the copyright or have such authorization,
you may be violating copyright law and may be
subject to payment of damages and other remedies.
If you are uncertain about your rights, you should
contact your legal advisor.
It is your responsibility when using a Creative
product to ensure there is no infringement of
applicable laws on copyright whereby the copying
of certain materials may require the prior consent of
the copyright owners. Creative disclaims any
liability with regard to any illegal use of the Creative
product and Creative shall in no event be liable with
regard to the origin of any data stored in a
compressed audio file.
You acknowledge and agree that the use of MP3
Codecs in real-time broadcasting (terrestrial,
satellite, cable or other media) or broadcasting via
Internet or other networks, such as but not limited to
intranets etc., in pay-audio or pay-on-demand
applications, is not authorised and/or licensed
(http://www.iis.fhg.de/amm/).
Declaration of Conformity
According to the FCC96 208 and ET95-19,
Manufacturer
/Importer’s Name:
Creative Labs, Inc.
Manufacturer
/Importer’s Address:
1901 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA. 95035
United States
Tel: (408) 428-6600
declares under its sole responsibility that the product
Trade Name:
Creative Labs
Model Numbers:
SB0090
has been tested according to the FCC / CISPR22/85
requirement for Class B devices and found compliant with the
following standards:
EMI/EMC: ANSI C63.4 1992, FCC Part 15 Subpart B
Complies with Canadian ICES-003 Class B.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesirable operation.
Ce matériel est conforme à la section 15 des régles FCC.
Son Fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes:
1. Le matériel ne peut étre source D’interférences et
2. Doit accepter toutes les interférences reques, Y compris
celles pouvant provoquer un fonctionnement indésirable.
Compliance Manager
Creative Labs, Inc.
June 25, 2001
Declaration of Conformity
According to the FCC96 208 and ET95-19,
Manufacturer
/Importer’s Name:
Creative Labs, Inc.
Manufacturer
/Importer’s Address:
1901 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA. 95035
United States
Tel: (408) 428-6600
declares under its sole responsibility that the product
Trade Name:
Creative Labs
Model Numbers:
SB0012
has been tested according to the FCC / CISPR22/85
requirement for Class B devices and found compliant with the
following standards:
EMI/EMC: ANSI C63.4 1992, FCC Part 15 Subpart B
Complies with Canadian ICES-003 Class B.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesirable operation.
Ce matériel est conforme à la section 15 des régles FCC.
Son Fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes:
1. Le matériel ne peut étre source D’interférences et
2. Doit accepter toutes les interférences reques, Y compris
celles pouvant provoquer un fonctionnement indésirable.
Compliance Manager
Creative Labs, Inc.
June 25, 2001
Declaration of Conformity
According to the FCC96 208 and ET95-19,
Manufacturer
/Importer’s Name:
Creative Labs, Inc.
Manufacturer
/Importer’s Address:
1901 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA. 95035
United States
Tel: (408) 428-6600
declares under its sole responsibility that the product
Trade Name:
Creative Labs
Model Numbers:
SB0010/SB0010B
has been tested according to the FCC / CISPR22/85
requirement for Class B devices and found compliant with the
following standards:
EMI/EMC: ANSI C63.4 1992, FCC Part 15 Subpart B
Complies with Canadian ICES-003 Class B.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesirable operation.
Ce matériel est conforme à la section 15 des régles FCC.
Son Fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes:
1. Le matériel ne peut étre source D’interférences et
2. Doit accepter toutes les interférences reques, Y compris
celles pouvant provoquer un fonctionnement indésirable.
Compliance Manager
Creative Labs, Inc.
June 25, 2001
Contents
Introduction
+LJK'HILQLWLRQ'LJLWDO$XGLR(QWHUWDLQPHQW LL
:KDWLV($;$'9$1&('+'" LLL
&UHDWLYH:DUH LY
,Q<RXU3DFNDJH LY
6\VWHP5HTXLUHPHQWV LY
*HWWLQJ0RUH,QIRUPDWLRQ Y
0RUH+HOS Y
7HFKQLFDO6XSSRUW Y
'RFXPHQW&RQYHQWLRQV YL
1 Installing Hardware
:KDW<RX1HHG
<RXU6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\&DUG
<RXU-R\VWLFN0,',%UDFNHW
,QVWDOODWLRQ6WHSV
6WHS3UHSDUH\RXUFRPSXWHU
6WHS,QVWDOOWKH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\FDUG
6WHS,QVWDOOWKH-R\VWLFN0,',EUDFNHWRSWLRQDO
6WHS&RQQHFWWRSRZHUVXSSO\
&RQQHFWLQJ5HODWHG3HULSKHUDOV
&RQQHFWLQJ6SHDNHU6\VWHPV
&RQQHFWLQJ([WHUQDO&RQVXPHU'HYLFHV
3RVLWLRQLQJ<RXU6SHDNHUV
Uninstalling Applications.......................................................................................................................2-2
Reinstalling Applications.........................................................................................................................2-3
Updating Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2).............................................................................................2-3
Installing Digital Video Update...............................................................................................................2-4
3 Sound Blaster Audigy Applications
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Applications.........................................................................................3-2
Creative Taskbar......................................................................................................................................3-2
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick Start (English only)......................................................3-3
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Experience (English only) ..................................................................3-3
EAX ADVANCED HD™ Gold Mine Experience (English only).......................................................3-3
Creative Diagnostics................................................................................................................................3-3
Creative Surround Mixer.........................................................................................................................3-4
Creative AudioHQ...................................................................................................................................3-4
SoundFont Control...................................................................................................................... 3-5
Device Controls .......................................................................................................................... 3-5
Creative Keyboard...................................................................................................................... 3-5
EAX ADVANCED HD™ Control........................................................................................... 3-5
Creative WaveStudio...............................................................................................................................3-6
Creative PlayCenter.................................................................................................................................3-6
Creative Recorder.....................................................................................................................................3-6
Creative Restore Defaults........................................................................................................................3-6
4 Using Applications
Multimedia Playback...............................................................................................................................4-2
Watching DVDs.......................................................................................................................... 4-2
Playing MP3 or WMA files....................................................................................................... 4-3
Playing back Wave and CD Audio files.................................................................................... 4-3
Playing MIDI files...................................................................................................................... 4-3
Digital Entertainment...............................................................................................................................4-3
Watching surround movies......................................................................................................... 4-3
'LJLWDO(QWHUWDLQPHQW
:DWFKLQJVXUURXQGPRYLHV
&RPSLOLQJSHUVRQDODOEXPV
&RQWHQW&UHDWLRQ
$SSO\LQJYRLFHHIIHFWV
5HFRUGLQJVRXQGDQGHIIHFWV
&UHDWLQJPXVLF
5HFRUGLQJGLJLWDODXGLR
&UHDWLQJPXOWLSOHHIIHFWV
6RXQG)RQWV
,QWHUQHW(QWHUWDLQPHQW
(QFRGLQJ&'VRQJVWR03IRUPDW
'RZQORDGLQJDQGSOD\LQJ03VRQJV
3OD\LQJ03VRQJVZLWK($;$'9$1&('+'
0L[LQJ03VRQJV
*DPLQJ5HIHUHQFH
(QMR\LQJ($;$'9$1&('+'VXSSRUW
(QMR\LQJ'LUHFW6RXQG'VXSSRUW
(QMR\LQJ$'VXSSRUW
(QMR\LQJ'26JDPHV
(QMR\LQJDXGLRSUHVHWVLQJDPHV
&XVWRPL]LQJHQYLURQPHQWVIRUQRQ'JDPHV
A General Specifications
)HDWXUHV $
&RQQHFWLYLW\ $
6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\FDUG $
B Troubleshooting & FAQ’s
3UREOHPV,QVWDOOLQJ6RIWZDUH %
3UREOHPVZLWK6RXQG %
3UREOHPVZLWK)LOH7UDQVIHUVRQ6RPH9,$&KLSVHW0RWKHUERDUGV %
,QVXIILFLHQW6RXQG)RQW&DFKH %
3UREOHPV:LWK-R\VWLFN %
3UREOHPVZLWK0XOWLSOH$XGLR'HYLFHV %
3UREOHPVZLWK6RXQG%ODVWHU/LYH6HULHVRU6RXQG%ODVWHU3&,FDUG %
5HVROYLQJ,2&RQIOLFWV %
3UREOHPVZLWK(QFRUH'9'3OD\HUQRWLQFOXGHG %
3UREOHPVZLWK6RIWZDUH'9'3OD\HUQRWLQFOXGHG %
3UREOHPVZLWK'9GULYHUIRU:LQGRZV6(0H;3 %
3UREOHPVZLWKLQVWDOOLQJQRQ&UHDWLYHDSSOLFDWLRQV %
3UREOHPVZLWK'LJLWDO'HYLFHV %
C Technical Support
.QRZOHGJHEDVH &
:HEFKDW &
H0DLO &
7HOHSKRQH &
'RZQORDG'ULYHUV &
'RZQORDG0DQXDOV &
,I<RX+DYHD3UREOHP &
5HWXUQLQJDSURGXFWIRUUHSDLU &
2SHUDWLQJ+RXUV &
/LPLWHG:DUUDQW\ &
Creative European Contact Centre
Introduction
,QWURGXFWLRQ LL
Introduction
High Definition
Digital Audio
Entertainment
7KDQN\RXIRUSXUFKDVLQJ6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\ZKLFKFRQVLVWVRIWKH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\FDUGDQG
-R\VWLFN0,',EUDFNHW,WLVWKHPRVWFRPSOHWHKLJKGHILQLWLRQGLJLWDODXGLRHQWHUWDLQPHQWVROXWLRQWKDW
\RXZLOOHYHUFRPHDFURVV
:LWKWKHRQERDUGELW$QDORJWR'LJLWDO&RQYHUWRU$'&DQG'LJLWDOWR$QDORJ&RQYHUWHU'$&
6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\GHOLYHUVKLJKGHILQLWLRQVRXQGRIDVWRXQGLQJTXDOLW\ZLWKN+]63',)VXSSRUW
7KH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\FDUGZLWKLWV$XGLJ\SURFHVVRULVIRXUWLPHVDVSRZHUIXODVLWVQHDUHVW
FRPSHWLWRU7KLVHQDEOHVDZHVRPH($;$'9$1&('+'WHFKQRORJLHVIRU\RXUJDPHVDQGPXVLF
OLVWHQLQJH[SHULHQFH
7KH6%SRUWSURYLGHVHDV\KLJKVSHHGFRQQHFWLYLW\WRSRUWDEOHGLJLWDODXGLRSOD\HUVH[WHUQDO&'5:
GULYHVDQGRWKHU,(((FRPSDWLEOHGHYLFHVOLNH'9&DPFRUGHUVSULQWHUVVFDQQHUVDQGGLJLWDOVWLOO
FDPHUDV
&RPELQH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\ZLWKDULFKVRIWZDUHEXQGOHDQG\RXJHWHQGOHVVKRXUVRIIXQ,QFOXGHGLQ
\RXU6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\,QVWDOODWLRQ&'DUHH[FLWLQJDSSOLFDWLRQVWKDWDOORZ\RXWRFUHDWH($;
HQKDQFHG03VRQJVZKLFK\RXFDQVKDUHZLWK\RXUIULHQGVRYHUWKH,QWHUQHW
,QWURGXFWLRQ LLL
What is EAX
ADVANCED HD™?
($;$'9$1&('+'WHFKQRORJ\GHOLYHUVDGYDQFHGDXGLRIXQFWLRQDOLW\DQGSHUIRUPDQFHDGGLQJ
VRSKLVWLFDWHGDXGLRSURFHVVLQJFDSDELOLWLHVLQWHUDFWLYHDQGKLJKGHILQLWLRQVRXQGWRGLJLWDOHQWHUWDLQPHQW
($;$'9$1&('+'WHFKQRORJLHVDUHLPSOHPHQWHGDFURVVDUDQJHRIDXGLRKDUGZDUHVROXWLRQV
V\VWHPVRIWZDUHDSSOLFDWLRQVRIWZDUHDQGDSSOLFDWLRQSURJUDPPLQJLQWHUIDFHV$3,VIURP&UHDWLYH
:LWK($;$'9$1&('+'WHFKQRORJ\HQDEOHGSURGXFWV\RXFDQVKDSHDQGFXVWRPL]H\RXUDXGLR
H[SHULHQFH($;$'9$1&('+'WHFKQRORJ\DOVRRIIHUVDGYDQFHGDXGLRFDSDELOLWLHVIRUPXVLF
FRPSRVLWLRQDQGVRXQGGHVLJQ($;$'9$1&('+'WHFKQRORJ\LVUHGHILQLQJWKHDXGLRH[SHULHQFH
'ULYHQE\DQHZDQGLPSURYHG'LJLWDO6LJQDO3URFHVVLQJHQJLQH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\RIIHUVWZLFHWKH
HIIHFWVSURFHVVLQJSRZHURI6RXQG%ODVWHU/LYHJLYLQJ\RXHYHQPRUHUHDOLVPLQJDPLQJPXVLFDQG
PRYLHV6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\GHOLYHUVVXSHULRUDXGLRILGHOLW\DQGVRSKLVWLFDWHGUHYHUEHIIHFWVIRUDQ
XQVXUSDVVHGGLJLWDOHQWHUWDLQPHQWH[SHULHQFH$GGLWLRQDOO\DGYDQFHGQHZDOJRULWKPVRIIHUSRZHUIXO'
ORFDOL]DWLRQHIIHFWVIRUDOOVSHDNHUFRQILJXUDWLRQV
,QJDPHVH[SHULHQFHPXOWLSOHDXGLRHIIHFWVHDFKSRVLWLRQHGLQ'(QMR\'ROE\'LJLWDODXGLRZLWK
\RXUPRYLHV5HFRUGDQGHQMR\\RXUIDYRULWH03VRQJVZLWK³FRQFHUWKDOO´³MD]]FOXE´RURWKHU
HQYLURQPHQWHIIHFWV-DPZLWK\RXUJXLWDUDGGLQJ($;$'9$1&('+'HIIHFWVOLNHRYHUGULYHDQG
GLVWRUWLRQWR\RXUVRXQGRUSOXJLQDPLFURSKRQHDQGPRUSK\RXUYRLFHLQWRVRPHWKLQJZLOG<RXZLOO
EHDPD]HGDWWKHGLIIHUHQFH($;$'9$1&('+'PDNHV
($;$'9$1&('+'WHFKQRORJLHVDGGLQWHUDFWLYHKLJKGHILQLWLRQKLJKILGHOLW\DXGLRWR6RXQG
%ODVWHU$XGLJ\:LWKGRXEOHWKH($;DXGLRSURFHVVLQJSRZHU'SRVLWLRQDODXGLRWHFKQRORJ\DXGLR
HQYLURQPHQWHIIHFWVDQDORJDQGGLJLWDOVRXQGDQG6RXQG)RQWGLJLWDOLQVWUXPHQWOLEUDULHVVRQLF
VXSHULRULW\LQJDPLQJPXVLFDQGPRYLHVLVDVVXUHG
,QWURGXFWLRQ LY
CreativeWare
&UHDWLYH:DUHLVDSRVWSXUFKDVHSURJUDPWKDWDGGVQHZIHDWXUHVHQKDQFHPHQWVDQGDGGLWLRQDO
IXQFWLRQDOLW\WR&UHDWLYH¶VXSJUDGHDEOHSURGXFWV:LWK&UHDWLYH:DUH\RXFDQDOZD\VEHVXUHRIKDYLQJ
WKHEHVWGLJLWDOHQWHUWDLQPHQWH[SHULHQFHEHFDXVH
²<RXFDQHDVLO\XSJUDGH\RXU6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\FDUGZLWKWKHODWHVWIHDWXUHVGHYLFHGULYHUVDQG
DSSOLFDWLRQV
²<RXFDQSHUVRQDOL]HWKHIXQFWLRQVRQ\RXU6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\FDUG
In Your Package
7KHIROORZLQJLWHPVDUHLQFOXGHGLQ\RXUSDFNDJH
❑ 6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\FDUG
❑ -R\VWLFN0,',EUDFNHW
❑ 'LJLWDO&'DXGLRFDEOH
❑ 6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\,QVWDOODWLRQ&'
❑ 4XLFN6WDUWOHDIOHW
❑ *DPH&'V
System
Requirements
Sound Blaster Audigy
card
❑ *HQXLQH,QWHO
3HQWLXP
0+]$0'
.0+]RUIDVWHUFODVVSURFHVVRU
❑ ,QWHO$0'RU,QWHOFRPSDWLEOHPRWKHUERDUGFKLSVHW
❑:LQGRZV
6HFRQG(GLWLRQ6(:LQGRZV0LOOHQQLXP(GLWLRQ0H:LQGRZVRU
:LQGRZV;3
❑ 0%5$00%5$0KLJKO\UHFRPPHQGHG
❑ 0%RIIUHHKDUGGLVNVSDFH
❑ $YDLODEOH3&,FRPSOLDQWVORWIRUWKH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\FDUG
❑ $YDLODEOHDGMDFHQWVORWIRUWKH-R\VWLFN0,',EUDFNHWRSWLRQDO
❑ +HDGSKRQHVRUDPSOLILHGVSHDNHUVDYDLODEOHVHSDUDWHO\
❑ &'520GULYHLQVWDOOHG
,QWURGXFWLRQ Y
SB1394 applications,
games and DVD
viewing
❑ *HQXLQH,QWHO3HQWLXP,,0+]00;RU$0'0+]SURFHVVRU'1RZIRU6%
DSSOLFDWLRQVRUJDPHV
❑ 6%ZRUNVRQO\RQ:LQGRZV6(:LQGRZV0H:LQGRZVRU:LQGRZV;3
❑ 0%5$0IRUGLJLWDOYLGHR'9FDSWXUHDQGHGLWLQJUHFRPPHQGHG8OWUD'0$KDUGGLVNZLWK
*%ZRUNVSDFH$7$USPW\SHDQG*%UHFRPPHQGHGIRU'9DSSOLFDWLRQV
❑ *DPHV0%5$0UHFRPPHQGHG'JUDSKLFVDFFHOHUDWRUZLWKDWOHDVW0%RIWH[WXUH5$0
DYDLODEOH±0%RIIUHHKDUGGLVNVSDFH
❑ '9'$WOHDVWVHFRQGJHQHUDWLRQ'9'520GULYHZLWKWKHVHUHFRPPHQGHGVRIW'9'SOD\HUV
,QWHU9LGHR¶V:LQ'9'RU&\EHU/LQN¶V3RZHU'9'DQGDERYH
❑ ,QWHUQHW5DGLR5HTXLUHVDWOHDVWDNESVPRGHPDQGDQDFWLYH,QWHUQHWFRQQHFWLRQWRUXQWKH
DSSOLFDWLRQ2WKHUDSSOLFDWLRQVPD\KDYHKLJKHUV\VWHPUHTXLUHPHQWVRUPD\UHTXLUHDPLFURSKRQH
5HIHUWRWKHDSSOLFDWLRQ¶VRQOLQH+HOSGRFXPHQWDWLRQIRUGHWDLOV
Getting More
Information
5HIHUWRWKH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\2QOLQH4XLFN6WDUWDQGWKHYDULRXVRQOLQH+HOSILOHVIRUGHWDLOHG
LQIRUPDWLRQRQ&UHDWLYHDSSOLFDWLRQV7KH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\([SHULHQFHDQRQOLQHGHPRJLYHV\RX
DQLQWHUDFWLYHLQWURGXFWLRQWR6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\DQGGHPRQVWUDWHVWKHFDUG¶VFDSDELOLWLHV
More Help
9LHZWKHFRQWHQWVRIWKH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\,QVWDOODWLRQ&'IRUDGGLWLRQDOGHPRQVWUDWLRQVOLEUDULHVDQG
RWKHUVRIWZDUH9LVLWWKHZZZHXURSHFUHDWLYHFRPVLWHIRUWKHODWHVW6RXQG%ODVWHUQHZVDQGSURGXFWV
7KHVLWHDOVRLQFOXGHVLQIRUPDWLRQRQPDNLQJSXUFKDVHVWHFKQLFDOKHOSDQG&UHDWLYH:DUHXSGDWHV
Technical Support
9LVLWZZZHXURSHFUHDWLYHFRPVXSSRUWNEIRUJHQHUDOKHOS
,QWURGXFWLRQ YL
Document
Conventions
7KHIROORZLQJW\SRJUDSKLFDOFRQYHQWLRQVDUHXVHGWKURXJKRXWWKLVPDQXDO
7KHQRWHSDGLFRQLQGLFDWHVLQIRUPDWLRQWKDWLVRISDUWLFXODULPSRUWDQFHDQG
VKRXOGEHFRQVLGHUHGEHIRUHFRQWLQXLQJ
7KHDODUPFORFNGHVLJQDWHVDFDXWLRQRUZDUQLQJWKDWFDQKHOS\RXDYRLG
VLWXDWLRQVLQYROYLQJULVN
7KHZDUQLQJVLJQLQGLFDWHVWKDWIDLOXUHWRDGKHUHWRGLUHFWLRQVPD\UHVXOWLQ
ERGLO\KDUPRUOLIHWKUHDWHQLQJVLWXDWLRQV
1
Installing Hardware
This chapter tells you how to install the Sound Blaster Audigy
hardware.
,QVWDOOLQJ+DUGZDUH
Installing Hardware
What You Need
%HIRUH\RXEHJLQLQVWDOODWLRQEHVXUHWKDW\RXKDYHWKHVH
,QDGGLWLRQ\RXZLOODOVRQHHGDQ
DYDLODEOH3&,VORWDQGDQRWKHU
DGMDFHQWDYDLODEOHVORWRQ\RXU
FRPSXWHU
6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\FDUG
-R\VWLFN0,',EUDFNHW
3KLOOLSVKHDGVFUHZGULYHU
QRWLQFOXGHG
'LJLWDO&'DXGLRFDEOH
,QVWDOOLQJ+DUGZDUH
Your Sound
Blaster Audigy
Card
<RXUDXGLRFDUGKDVWKHVHMDFNVDQGFRQQHFWRUVZKLFKDOORZ\RXWRDWWDFKDZLGHYDULHW\RWKHUGHYLFHV
$MDFNLVDRQHKROHFRQQHFWLQJ
LQWHUIDFHZKLOVWDFRQQHFWRU
FRQVLVWVRIPDQ\SLQV
,Q$QDORJPRGH/LQH2XWDQG
5HDU2XWMDFNVFDQEHXVHG
VLPXOWDQHRXVO\IRUFKDQQHO
VSHDNHUV\VWHPV7KH$QDORJ
'LJLWDO2XWMDFNFDQEHXVHGIRU
WKH&HQWUHDQG6XEZRRIHU/)(
FKDQQHOVIRUVSHDNHUV\VWHPV
&'$XGLRFRQQHFWRU&'B,1
&RQQHFWVWRWKH$QDORJ$XGLRRXWSXWRQD&'520RU
'9'520GULYHXVLQJD&'DXGLRFDEOH
6%SRUW6%
&RQQHFWVWRDQ,(((FRPSDWLEOH
H[WHUQDOGHYLFHVXFKDVDGLJLWDOYLGHR
FDPFRUGHUGLJLWDOVWLOOFDPHUDSULQWHURU
VFDQQHU
/LQH,QMDFN/,1B,1
&RQQHFWVWRDQH[WHUQDOGHYLFH
VXFKDVDFDVVHWWH'$7RU
0LQL'LVFSOD\HU
0LFURSKRQH,QMDFN0,&B,1
&RQQHFWVWRDQH[WHUQDOPLFURSKRQH
IRUYRLFHLQSXW
)LJXUH-DFNVFRQQHFWRUVDQGSRUWRQWKH6RXQG%ODVWHU$XGLJ\FDUG
5HDU2XWMDFN/,1B287
&RQQHFWVWRSRZHUHGVSHDNHUVRU
DQH[WHUQDODPSOLILHUIRUDXGLR
RXWSXW
/LQH2XWMDFN/,1B287
&RQQHFWVWRSRZHUHGVSHDNHUVRUDQ
H[WHUQDODPSOLILHUIRUDXGLRRXWSXW
$OVRVXSSRUWVKHDGSKRQHV
7HOHSKRQH$QVZHULQJ'HYLFH
FRQQHFWRU7$'
3URYLGHVDPRQRFRQQHFWLRQIURPD
VWDQGDUGYRLFHPRGHPDQGWUDQVPLWV
PLFURSKRQHVLJQDOVWRWKHPRGHP
$8;FRQQHFWRU$8;B,1
&RQQHFWVWRLQWHUQDODXGLRVRXUFHVVXFK
DV797XQHU03(*RURWKHUVLPLODU
FDUGV
$XGLR([WHQVLRQ
2SWLRQDO
&RQQHFWVWRWKH$XGLJ\
'ULYH
:DUQLQJ7KLVLVQRWDQ
,'(LQWHUIDFH'RQRW
FRQQHFWLWWR\RXU,'(
GHYLFHV
&'63',)FRQQHFWRU&'B63',)
&RQQHFWVWRWKH63',)'LJLWDO$XGLR
RXWSXWZKHUHDYDLODEOHRQD&'
520RU'9'520GULYH
$QDORJ'LJLWDO2XWMDFN
FKDQQHORUFRPSUHVVHG$&
63',)RXWSXWIRUFRQQHFWLRQWR
H[WHUQDOGLJLWDOGHYLFHVRUGLJLWDO
VSHDNHUV\VWHPV
$OVRVXSSRUWVFHQWUHDQG6XEZRRIHU
DQDORJFKDQQHOVIRUFRQQHFWLRQWR
DQDORJVSHDNHUV\VWHPV
,QWHUQDO6%SRUW
2SWLRQDO
&RQQHFWVWR-RQWKH$XGLJ\
'ULYH
-R\VWLFN0,',
FRQQHFWRU2SWLRQDO
&RQQHFWVWRWKH
-R\VWLFN0,',EUDFNHW
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
Page is loading ...
/