Creative Sound Blaster EVO ZxR User Guide
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UsingYourSoundBlasterEVOZxR20 AnsweringandEndingCalls Whentheheadsetisturnedon,itgoesintostandbymodeandwaitsforcallspassively.Afteryouhave endedacallonyourmobilephone,theheadsetreturnstostandbymodeorresumesyourmusicagain. TheCrystalVoicetechnologywillbeautomaticallyenabled.TheVoiceFocusfeatureisabletopickup yourvoiceclearlywhiletheNoiseReductioneffecteliminatesunwantedbackgroundnoisefromboth endsofacall.YoumaychoosetomorphyourvoicewithspecialeffectswiththeVoiceFXtoo! 1.AnswerorEndaCall Whenthere'sanincomingcallfromyourmobiledevicewhileyouarelisteningtomusic,themusic fadesoutandtheringtonewillgraduallybeheard. TapontheMultifunctionbuttononcetoanswerthecall,andtaponthesamebuttonagaintoendit. Themusicwillresumeafterthecallhasended. Iftheheadsetisconnectedtoacomputer,clickontheanswercallbuttonpromptedonthecomputer screentoentervoicecommunication. 2.RedialLastNumber PresstheMultifunctionbuttontwicetoredialthelastcallednumber. Note:ThisfeaturemayvarydependingonyourphoneandisnotavailableinUSB DigitalMode. 3.ActivateVoiceCommand Toactivatevoicecommand(e.g.Siriyf,pressandholdtheMultifunctionbuttonfor3secondsto initiatethefunction. Note:ThisfeaturemayvarydependingonyourphoneandisnotavailableinUSB DigitalMode.Answer Decline
UsingYourSoundBlasterEVOZxR21 UsingtheEnhancedFeatures TheSoundBlasterEVOZxRisspeciallydesignedtogiveyouanamazingaudioexperienceevenwhile youareinanoisyenvironment.Besideshavingadvancedaudioprocessing,theActiveNoise CancellationfeaturefurtherenhancesyourlisteningexperiencewhileTalkThroughgivesyougreater convenience. AmplifyclaritywithActiveNoiseCancellation ActivateANCtocanceloutbackgroundnoiseforacleaneraudioexperience!Thisisgreatespeciallyon flights,trainsetc.whereyoucancancelouttheconstantrumblingnoises. PresstheANCbuttononcetoactivateANC,andpressagaintodeactivate. EngageConversationswithTalkThrough WhenANCisactivated,turnonTalkThroughtohaveaconversationwithouttakingoffyourheadset! Thisishandyfortalkingtoflightattendantsortothepeoplenexttoyouwhilesparingyouthehassle oftakingyourheadsetoffandputtingitbackonamomentlater. WhenANCisactivated,presstheTTbuttononcetoactivateTalkThrough.Pressthebuttonagainto deactivate. Note: WhenconnectedviaUSBoranalogcable,turnonyourheadsettousethesefeatures. ABCDEFG...ABCDEFG... ABCDEFG...
UsingtheSoftware22 UsingtheSoftware AspecializedsoftwarefortheSoundBlasterEVOZxRisdevelopedtoprovideadditionalenhancements totheaudioandvoiceinputsandoutputsoftheproduct.Thesoftwarebundlesupportsarangeof operatingsystemsincluding: lWindows8,Windows7,WindowsVista lMacOSX10.5.8orhigher liOSv5orhigher lAndroidv2.2orhigher Totakefulladvantageofyourheadset,werecommenddownloadingandinstallingthissoftwareinto yourcomputer.Thefollowingapplicationsareincludedinthesoftwarebundle: ForWindowsOS, lSoundBlasterEVOControlPanel lCreativeSoftware AutoUpdate lProductRegistration lCreativeSystemInformation lCreativeALchemy lHostOpenAL lCreativeDriver ForMacOS, lSoundBlasterEVOControlPanel lProductRegistration lCreativeUninstaller lCreativeDriver ForiOSandAndroid, lSoundBlasterCentral Note: Someapplicationsareavailableonlyforcertainoperatingsystems.Tolearnmoreabouteach application,pleaseconsultitsrespectiveOnlineHelp.
UsingtheSoftware23 LaunchtheSoundBlasterEVO ControlPanel. Thissoftwareincludesanumberofconfigurationsthathelpyoucontrolthebasicfunctionsofyour productplusseveralsoftwareenhancementconfigurationsthatcanbemadetoheightenyour product'sperformance.Clickeachofthemenubarstoexpandtheconfigurationsavailable.
UsingtheSoftware24 UsingtheSoundBlasterEVOControlPanel TherestofthischapterexplainshowtousetheSoundBlasterEVOControlPaneltoviewandadjust thevariousfeaturesofyourSoundBlasterEVOZxR.Theexamplesandscreenshotsbelowuse Windowsasanexample.Theuserinterfaceforotheroperatingsystemsmaydifferslightly. ManagingYourProfiles TheSoundBlasterEVOControlPanelcomesequippedwithasetofpre-configuredprofilestosuityour differentneedsincluding: lMusic lMovies lGaming Toactivateaprofile, 1.ClicktheSBXProfilemenutoviewtheSBX Profilescreen. 2.Selectyourdesiredprofilefromthescreen. Tomodifyandsavechangestotheactiveprofile, 1.ClicktheEditbuttontomodifytheprofileyouhaveselected. 2.NavigatethroughthevariousothermenuoptionsoftheSoundBlasterEVOControlPaneland modifytheconfigurationsasdesired.
UsingtheSoftware25 Configuringyourgeneralsettings Youcanchangethelanguagesettingsorrestoresettingstotheirdefault values. Clickfromthetoprightcorneroftheinterfaceandselecttheoptionfrom thelist. Thebatteryiconindicatesthebatterystatusoftheheadset.
UsingtheSoftware26 EnhancingtheAudio-SBXProStudio ToconfigureSBXProStudio,gototheSBX Profilescreen,selectaprofileandclickEdittoenterthe SBXProStudioscreen.Bydefault,theSBX effectisturnedon.Youmayadjusttheeffectsonthis screen. 1.Clickthecheckboxnexttooneormoreoftheavailableenhancementstoenableit. 2.Adjustthelevelofenhancementstobeappliedindividually. 3.Clicktoplaythedemovideototestyourconfigurations. 4.Readjustifnecessary.Thesettingswillbesavedautomatically. 5.ClickResettorestoredefaultsettings. SBXProStudioincludesanumberofenhancementsformoviesandgaming,elevatingyourmovieand gamingexperiencetothenextlevel.Theseinclude: lSBXSurround-providesimmersioncontroltoenhancethenaturalsenseofaudiodepthand spaciousnessbycreatingvirtualsurroundsoundchannels.Stereocontentormulti-channel contentwillsoundasifitscomingfromallsideswhilevoicesremaincenteredinfrontand originalbalanceandtimbreispreserved. lSBXCrystalizer-restoresthenaturaldynamicrangethatislostwhenmusicfiles(e.g.MP3yf getscompressed.Thismakesthemusicsoundasgoodastheartistoriginallyintended,andadds anenhancedlevelofrealismformoviesandgames. lSBXBass-fillsinthemissinglowfrequencytonesandgivestheextraimpactforabetterenter- tainmentexperience.Consumersnolongerhavetotoleratealackofbassinspeakersasthe SBXBasstechnologydramaticallyimprovesthesoundexperienceevenintheabsenceofa subwoofer. lSBXSmartVolume-addressestheproblemofabruptvolumelevelchangesduringplayback andbetweensongsbycontinouslymeasuringvolumeautomatically,applyinggainandatten- uationintelligentlytocompensateforanychanges. lSBXDialogPlus-enhancesthevoicesinmoviesforclearerdialog,allowingthelistenerto hearthedialogovertherestofthesoundtrackandoverambientnoiseinthelisteningenvi- ronment.
UsingtheSoftware27 EnhancingtheMicrophone-CrystalVoice™ ToconfigureCrystalVoicesettings,clicktheCrystalVoicemenuoptionontheleft. 1.Selectarecordingdeviceandadjustitsmicrophonevolumeusingthevolumeslider. 2.Clickthecheckboxnexttooneormoreoftheavailableenhancementstoenableit. 3.ClickTestandspeakintoyourmicrophonetolistentoyourvoicewiththeselectedpresets applied.Readjustifnecessary. CrystalVoiceenhancementshelpsyouhearandbeheardclearlybyallparticipantsoftheconference, doingawaywithnoisybackgrounddistortionsandunclearcommunicationthatdisruptsyouronline chattingandgamingexperience.Thevariousenhancementsavailableinclude: lCrystalVoiceFX™-enablesthealterationofvoicewithavarietyofeffectswhichcanbeused toenhancethetoneofavoice,createinterestingaccentsorevenallowsomeonetosoundlikea completelydifferentperson. lCrystalVoiceNoiseReduction™-enablesthespeakertobeheardclearlyoverbackground noisebyconstantlymonitoringtheenvironmentandeliminatingunwantednoisethatinterferes withtheconversation. lCrystalVoiceinNoiseReduction™-eliminatestheotherparty'sunwantedbackgroundnoise sothattheycanbeheardclearly. lCrystalVoiceAcousticEchoCancellation™-eliminatesechoesandenablesthespeakerto listentotheotherpartiesclearly.Echoesareacommonproblempresentinvoice communicationsystemsthatdisruptsconversationsbymakingitdifficulttoheartheother party. lCrystalVoiceFocus™-createsazoneandsuppressesnoiseoutsideittoenablethespeaker withintobeheardwithamazingclarity.Multiplemicrophonesareusedtofocus,enhancethe speaker’svoice,andeliminatesoundsoutsidethezone.
UsingtheSoftware28 EqualizerSettings Equalizersallowsyoutofiltervariousaudiofrequency,thuscontrollingthetoneofyouraudiooutput. The SoundBlasterEVOControlPanelcomesequippedwitharangeofpresetequalizersettings, helpingyoutoselectdifferentaudiotoneseasily.Youcanalsomanuallymodifyoraddequalizer presets. ToconfigureEqualizersettings,gototheSBX Profilescreenandselectaprofile.ClickEditandthen clickEqualizer.Toapplyandadjustanequalizerpreset, 1.ChecktheEQcheckboxtoenabletheuseoftheequalizer. 2.Fromthedropdownmenu,selectthepresettouse. 3.Adjusttheverticalsliderbarstoachieveyourdesiredlevel. 4.ClickSavetosavethechangestotheactivepresetortoanewpreset. Youcanalsodeleteanyusercreatedequalizerpresetsbyselectingthepresetfromthedropdown menuandclickingDelete. Note: Alldefaultequalizerpresetscannotbedeleted.
UsingtheSoftware29 HeadphonesSettings TheSoundBlasterEVOControlPanelenablesyoutoenjoyaudiowith7.1channelvirtualsurround soundfromyourEVOZxR. Note: ClickTesttolistentoaudiowiththeselectedconfiguration.