Creative Roar 2 Manual

Model No.: MF8190
A USER GUIDE TO
Discover the many features of the Sound Blaster Roar 2!
Discover more ways to experience your 
Sound Blaster Roar!
http://soundblaster.com/roar-guides 

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Technical Specification
Bluetooth® Version: Bluetooth 3.0
Operating Frequency: 2402 - 2480 MHz
Lithium Ion Battery: 6000mAh
USB Input: 5V      500 - 1000mA
DC Output: 5V      1000mA
Power consumption during standby/off: < 0.5 W
Power consumption during networked standby for each network port (
Bluetooth, USB): < 2.0 W
Power consumption during networked standby when all network ports are activated:  < 2.0 W
When the device is powered on and connected to mains with no audio playback and not 
performing...

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Overview
  1. Power ON / Standby Button
  2. Volume Up / Down Button
  3. Multifunction Button
   - For 
Bluetooth® pairing / connecting
    - Answering calls
  4. Power / 
Bluetooth Status Indicator
  5. Microphone
  6. Record Indicator
  7. Battery Indicator 
  8. NFC Receptor
  9. DC Input
10. Aux-In
11. DC Out (USB 1.0A) 12. Micro USB Connector
13. MicroSD Slot
14. Mic On / Mute Switch
15. Record Button
16. (Record) Play / Pause Button
17. Random / Repeat All Switch
18. Previous Button
19. Next...

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Charging your speaker - Power Adapter
Option 1 : Power Adapter
Charge the speaker with the supplied power adapter for at least 
3 hours before use. Please ensure your speaker is powered off 
for optimised charging.*
* Battery performance may degrade over time depending on charge cycles.
3 Hours
The dual-purpose battery powers 
your Sound Blaster Roar and also 
charges your smartphone! 
Here’s how you do it!
Simply connect a USB cable 
to the Sound Blaster Roar’s 
USB DC Out and the other 
end to your...

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Charging your speaker - USB Power
Option 2 : USB
The Sound Blaster ROAR can also be charged using a 
USB cable. 
It may take longer to charge due to USB power limitation. 
Switch off your speaker when charging. 
TIP:
Lithium-ion battery life may suffer when it is constantly fully depleted  
or overexerted at low voltage. It is a good practice to keep the battery 
well charged.
For optimized charging: Creative recommends using the bundled USB 
cable for optimized charging.
Mains
PC/Mac
* Not included,...

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Power Saving For better user connectivity experience, the Sound Blaster Roar will 
now by default automatically enter power saving mode only after 
approximately 28 hours of inactivity when the power adapter is attached 
via a main outlet to the speaker. However, you have the option to keep 
the power on permanently if needed.
To Disable Power saving mode with power adapter attached (For 
keeping your speaker ON permanently):
1) Ensure that the speaker is powered ON and not connected to any other...

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ON
The Sound Blaster Roar 
connects to Bluetooth 
devices with robust 
high-quality aptX
® and 
AAC music streaming.  
NFC technology makes 
connecting even easier  
– just tap and play!
Here’s how you do it!
1  A. One-touch pairing with NFC
2  Start playback on your 
connected device. OR
B. Manual 
Bluetooth pairing
(i) Press and hold                until the 
white LED blinks rapidly.
(ii) Select SB ROAR 2 on your  device.
Turn on NFC on your NFC-enabled 
device and tap your device on the 
NFC logo...

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Creative Bluetooth Multipoint lets you pair 2 devices 
to the Sound Blaster Roar.
With Creative Bluetooth 
Multipoint, you can 
connect up to two 
Bluetooth devices 
simultaneously. Toggle 
easily between your 
phone and tablet, or 
share music playback 
from your phone or a 
friend’s phone. 
Here’s how you do it!
1  Pause playback on the  connected device.
2 Pair and connect a second 
device (see previous page).
3 Start playback on either 
one of the connected 
devices.
To toggle between devices...

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/ TeraBass button intelligently boost the bass 
Like our in-house reference 
systems, the Roar is tuned to 
be accurate, balanced, and well 
defined, while delivering full 
spectral output at maximium 
levels with minimal or no 
compression. (NOT common 
in many battery operated 
portables). At low level 
listening conditions, some 
people may perceive audio 
differently. Be it being less 
sensitive to bass reproduction, 
in less than ideal environments 
or strictly personal preference. 
The TeraBass...

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You can play digital audio from your PC/Mac with 
the Sound Blaster Roar.
Enhance music playback from your PC/Mac with the powerful 
Sound Blaster Roar by connecting it with the USB cable supplied.
1 Slide the slider switch to USB Audio 
to connect USB Audio mode.
2 Connect the Sound Blaster Roar to 
a PC/Mac. A tone is heard indicating 
USB audio is connected. * 
                       
3 Play your music on the PC/Mac.
Here’s how you do it!
If no audio is heard 
For Windows: 
Click Volume Control...