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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Model No.: SB1570...

  • Page 2: System Requirements

    Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Creative's latest audio revolution, Sound Blaster Audigy Fx! With cutting edge technology from the leaders in PC audio, Sound Blaster Audigy Fx will give you years of reliable entertainment on your PCI Express (PCIe ® ) enabled personal computer.
  • Page 3 Using Creative Software AutoUpdate Locating, downloading, and installing updates for your Creative products is now simpler and faster with the web-based Creative Software AutoUpdate system. When you connect to Creative Software AutoUpdate via the Internet, the web site will analyze your computer system to determine what operating system (OS), language, and Creative products are installed in your system.
  • Page 4 About Your Hardware For instructions on installing your Sound Blaster Audigy Fx audio card, consult the Quick Start leaflet. To learn more about your product, consult the following section: Note Actual products may differ slightly from those shown in this chapter. Your Sound Blaster Audigy Fx Audio card Your Sound Blaster Audigy Fx audio card has the jacks and connectors below to enable the attachment of a wide variety of devices.
  • Page 5 Connecting Home Theater Systems Connecting Headphones and Headsets For tips on how to arrange your speakers, consult Positioning Your Speakers. For a list of supported Creative speaker systems or interactive help on speaker connectivity, visit www.soundblaster.com. Note Actual products may differ slightly from those shown in this chapter.
  • Page 6 Positioning Your Speakers Good speaker placement is crucial to getting optimal performance from your audio system and achieving an enhanced listening experience. Below are our recommendation for 5.1 channel speakers. For detailed speaker placement tips, consult the documentation of your speaker system. For 5.1 channel speakers: Speaker Component Subwoofer...
  • Page 7 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems Your audio card supports analog speaker systems of up to 5.1 channels. To learn more about connecting different channel speaker systems, consult the following sections: 2.1 channel analog speakers 5.1 channel analog speakers 2.1 channel analog speakers LINE IN MIC IN FRONT...
  • Page 8 5.1 channel analog speakers LINE IN MIC IN FRONT REAR C/SUB audio inputs front rear center/ subwoofer front speakers audio center inputs speaker front rear center/ subwoofer rear speakers Jack, Connector or Cable Headphone / Line Out 1 jack (Front L/R) Line Out 2 jack (Rear L/R) Line Out 3 jack (Center/Subwoofer) 5.1 channel audio cable (available separately)
  • Page 9 Connecting Home Theater Systems Most home theater systems connect the audio card to an A/V receiver. For more information on your A/V receiver's speaker connections, consult the documentation of your A/V receiver. If your A/V receiver supports multi-channel line-level inputs, you can connect them directly to your audio card's Line Out jacks as shown below.
  • Page 10 Connect Line Out 2 (Rear L/R) LINE IN MIC IN FRONT REAR C/SUB Jack, Connector or Cable Description Line Out 2 jack (Rear L/R) Connects to the Rear Left and Rear Right jacks on your A/V receiver, using a 3.5mm (1/8-inch) stereo-to-RCA cable (available separately 3.5mm (1/8-inch) stereo-to-...
  • Page 11 Connect Line Out 3 (Center/Subwoofer) LINE IN MIC IN FRONT REAR C/SUB Jack, Connector or Cable Description Line Out 3 jack (Center/Subwoofer) Connects to the Center and Subwoofer jacks on your A/V receiver, using a 3.5mm (1/8-inch) stereo-to-RCA cable (available separately 3.5mm (1/8-inch) stereo-to- Connects your audio card and A/V receiver.
  • Page 12 Connecting Headphones and Headsets Do not listen to audio on your headphones or headsets at high volumes for prolonged periods of time as hearing loss may result. Connecting your headphones and headsets to the Sound Blaster Audigy Fx For headphones: LINE IN MIC IN FRONT REAR...
  • Page 13 Installing and Uninstalling Software To take full advantage of your Sound Blaster Audigy Fx audio card, you need to install device drivers and applications. At times, you may also need to uninstall some or all of the device drivers and applications to correct problems, change configurations, or upgrade outdated drivers or applications.
  • Page 14 Creative ALchemy Creative ALchemy is a powerful tool that restores the audio for a DirectSound ® 3D game running on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 to its former glory - in full surround sound with hardware accelerated audio mixing, sampling rate conversion and EAX effects.
  • Page 15 Creating Music You can set up a home music studio using your Sound Blaster Audigy Fx. 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 jack. Use a converter if your pre-amp box comes with a larger (for example, a 6.35mm (1/4-inch)) connector.
  • Page 16 Creative Software AutoUpdate Creative Host OpenAL / EAX5.0 HD Creative Product Registration Creative Diagnostics Various other bonus Creative applications are also compatible for your audio card. Visit www.creative.com/support and navigate to the relevant product page to view and download these applications.
  • Page 17 You can customize the avatar for each profile. Double-click the current avatar to open the selection window. You can either select an avatar from the list or click to select your own image file to be used as the avatar. Using the Creative Software Suite 16...
  • Page 18 Select whether the Sound Blaster Audigy Fx Control Panel is activated when Windows starts. Restore default settings. Select the audio playback device Select the supported software languages available for your system. General information regarding your Sound Blaster Audigy Fx Control Panel software. Using the Creative Software Suite 17...
  • Page 19 SBX Pro Studio Dialog Plus enhances the voices in movies for clearer dialog, allowing the listener to hear the dialog over the rest of the soundtrack and over ambient noise in the listening environment. Using the Creative Software Suite 18...
  • Page 20 At 5.1 speaker configuration, the maximum supported sampling rate is 96 kHz. Testing Your Audio Playback Select the appropriate configuration based on your setup, then click to hear a sample audio clip being played back through your setup. Using the Creative Software Suite 19...
  • Page 21 You can click the icon to adjust the settings for your input/output. Note The volume sliders will be displayed only if the respective input or output sockets are plugged in. Using the Creative Software Suite 20...
  • Page 22 Click to save the new configuration as a new preset. Note The list of default EQ presets cannot be deleted or overwritten. Using the Creative Software Suite 21...
  • Page 23 1. Navigate to the folder where you have installed the game. 2. Right-click on the game's launcher and select Run as administrator. 3. Exit the application and launch Creative ALchemy again. The game should now appear in the left column.

  • Page 24: General Specifications

    General Specifications This section details the specifications of your Sound Blaster Audigy Fx audio card. PCI Bus Mastering PCI Express Specification Version 1.1 compliant Bus mastering reduces latency and speeds up system performance Audio Performance 16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz 16-bit to 24-bit playback sampling rates: 44.1, 48, 96 and 192 kHz Note At 5.1 speaker configuration, the maximum supported playback sampling rate is 96 kHz.
  • Page 25 Audio Inputs One 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Line In jack for Analog Line In One 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Microphone In jack Audio Outputs One 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Headphone jack, shared with Line Out (Front Left / Right) jack Three 3.5mm (1/8-inch) Line Out jacks for six channel analog audio output: Front Left, Front Right, Front Center, Subwoofer, Rear Left and Rear Right channels Interfaces One 2 x 5 pin Front Panel Header for connection with Intel HD Front Panel Audio standard header...

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation or normal use. This includes: Problems with Multiple Audio Devices Problems with Sound If you have any other technical problems with this product, you can also consult our self-help tool "Knowledge Base"...
  • Page 27 Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without written permission of Creative Technology Ltd.

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