Creative Sound Blaster EVO ZxR User Guide
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UsingtheSoftware30 MixerSettings Amixerisalsoavailableviathesoftware,allowingyoutoadjustthevolumelevelsofindividual outputsandchannelsincludingthemicrophone,headphones,etc.SimplyclicktheMixeroptiononthe menuandadjustthevolumesusingthesliders.
UsingtheSoftware31 PlayingGames Yourheadsetisequippedwithcuttingedgeaudiotechnologiesandsoftwaretoenhancetheaudioin yourgames.SBXProStudiowillelevateyourgamingexperiencetothenextlevel,allowingyouto hearsounddetailsingamesyouhaveneverheardbefore!FormoredetailsonthevariousSBXPro Studioeffectsandtheirsetup,pleaserefertoEnhancingtheAudio-SBXProStudio. RestoringAudioEffectsinGameswithCreativeALchemy WhenplayingDirectSound®3DonWindows8,Windows7andWindowsVista,thegamelosesits immersivenessandenvironmentaleffectsduetochangesinaudioarchitecture. Torestoretheseeffectsandexperiencethefullaudioimmersion,followthestepsbelow: EnablethegameinCreativeALchemy 1.ClickStart> ProgramsorAllPrograms> Creative> ALchemy> CreativeALchemy. Thegameshouldbedetectedautomaticallyandappearintheleftcolumn. 2.Selectthegameandclick>>tomoveittotherightcolumn. 3.Closetheapplication. Whenyoulaunchthegame,youshouldheartheoriginaleffects. Note: Ifthegameisnotdetected,dothefollowing: i.Navigatetothefolderwhereyouhaveinstalledthegame. ii.Right-clickthegame'slaunchedandselectRunasadministrator. iii.ExittheapplicationandlaunchCreativeALchemyagain.Thegameshouldnowappearinthe leftcolumn.
GeneralSpecifications32 GeneralSpecifications Connectivity l3.50mm(1/8"yf4-polejackforconnectiontomobiledevices lMicroUSBportforchargingandconnectiontocomputers lBluetooth lNFC TechnicalSpecifications lBluetoothVersion:Bluetooth2.1+EDR(EnhancedDataRateyf lBluetoothOperatingFrequency:2402-2480MHz lBluetoothOperatingRange:Upto10meters/33feet (Measuredinopenspace.Wallsandstructuresmayaffectrangeofdevice.yf lSupportedBluetoothProfiles: lA2DP(WirelessStereoBluetoothyf lAVRCP(BluetoothRemoteControlyf lHSP (HeadsetProfileyf lHFP(HandsfreeProfileyf lSupportedAudioCodec:AAC,SBC,aptX lOperatingTemperatureRange:0°Cto45°C (0°Cto40°Cwhenpoweredbyexternalpoweradapteryf lNumberofRFchannels:79 lRFtransmitterpoweroutput:0dBm(typicalyf lLithiumIonBattery:3.7V1500mAh(5.55Whyf lUSBPowerAdapter: lInput:AC100-240V50/60Hz,0.3A lOutput:DC5V,1A lConnector:USBstandardTypeAfemaleconnector SBXProStudioTechnology lSBXSurround lSBXCrystalizer lSBXBass lSBXSmartVolume lSBXDialogPlus
GeneralSpecifications33 CrystalVoiceTechnology lCrystalVoiceFX lCrystalVoiceNoiseReduction lCrystalVoiceFocus lCrystalVoiceinNoiseReduction lCrystalVoiceAcousticEchoCancellation
Troubleshooting34 Troubleshooting WhatdothevariousLED statusesmean? TheSoundBlasterEVOZxRheadsetisequippedwithLEDsthatindicatethestatusesofthedevice. EachLED,theirpossiblestatusesandcorrespondingexplanationsarelistedinthetablesbelow: ActionLEDStatus PowerOn/Off Solidred (withpoweruptoneyfHeadsetispoweredon Off (withpowerdowntoneyfHeadsetisoff BatteryCharging (headsetstatusisOFFyf FlashingslowlyinredHeadsetbatteryischarging OffBatterychargingiscomplete BatteryCharging (headsetstatusisONyf SolidredHeadsetbatteryischarging LEDreturnstothelast statusBatterychargingiscomplete HeadsetPairing Flashingslowlyinblue (60secondsyf Headsetissearchingfor Bluetooth-enableddevices Solidblue(3secondsyfand returnstothelaststatus Headsetispaired successfully UnpairHeadsetFlashingslowlyinblueHeadsetisunpaired TheonboardaudiochipsetseemstobeinconflictwithSoundBlasterEVOZxR. EnsurethattheSoundBlasterEVOZxRheadsetisproperlyinsertedintotheUSBport. Nosoundfromtheheadset. Checkthefollowing: lTheheadsetandtheBluetoothonyourdeviceareturnedon. lTheheadsethassufficientbatterypower. lThevolumesettingsinSoundBlasterEVOControlPanelandsystemaudioareproperlyadjusted andnotmuted. lThereisnohardwareconflictbetweentheheadsetandaperipheraldevice. lTheheadsetisselectedasthedefaultaudiodevice.Ensurethatexistinganalogheadsetis disconnected.
Troubleshooting35 Thereisclipping/distortionduringaudioplayback. Checkthefollowing: lYourcomputersystemshouldberunninginhighperformancemode.Youmayneedtodisable anypowersavingfeatures. lThemusicsourcemaybedistorted.Ensurethatthemusicplayedhasnodistortion. lEnsurethatthesoftwaregraphicalequalizerorsoundprocessingeffectsfoundinthirdparty mediaplayersaredisabled. Somefeaturesaredisabledwhenplayingcertaingames. WhenplayinggamesthatuseDirectSound3DorOpenALsoundengines,certainaudiofeatureswillbe disabledautomatically.Thisistoavoiddistortingtheenvironmentalaudiocuespresentinthe game. Thesefeatureswillbere-enabledautomaticallywhenyouexitthegame. Electronicinterferencesisoccurringwithotherwirelessdevices. Dothefollowing: lSetyourwirelessLANrouter'schanneltoAuto,1or11.Todothis,refertoyourrouter'suser documentation. lPlaceyourBluetoothdeviceawayfromotherdevices(forexample,wirelessroutersyfthat transmitwirelesssignals. lPlaceyourBluetoothdeviceawayfromlargemetalsurfaces. lRefrainfromdoinglargefiletransfersviathewirelessInternetorBluetoothconnectionwhile listeningtomusicwirelessly.Alternatively,donotuseyourheadsetduringintensivefile transfers. lDisconnectexistingBluetoothdevice. Musicisnotbeingtransmittedtomyheadset. Checkthefollowing: lYourBluetoothdeviceandyourheadsetareturnedon. lYourBluetoothdeviceandyourheadsetarepairedwitheachother. lForAndroidphone,launch"Bluetoothsetting"andclickontheheadsetdevice'sname.Under "Profile",makesureboth"Callaudio"and"Mediaaudio"arechecked. lEnsurethattheheadsetissetasthedefaultBluetoothoutputdeviceonmobilephonesor tablets. ProblemwithNFC pairing. Dothefollowing: lCheckifyourmobiledeviceisNFC-enabled. lEnsurethattheNFCfeatureonyourmobiledeviceisturnedon. lEnsurethattheAndroidOSonyourdeviceisupdatedtothelatestversion.Anolderversionof Androidmightnotbeabletopairwithaudiodevice. lCheckiftherearealreadytwodevicesbeingconnectedtotheheadset.Inthatcase,selectone ofthedevicestobepoweredoff.
Troubleshooting36 AdditionalguideforWindowsusers Intheeventauserwishestoconnecttheheadsetviaa4-polecabletoaPC/notebookoraSound Blastersoundcard,itisrecommendedtouseaY-splitterforbestaudio.Note:TurnofftheSBXeffect ontheheadsetifit'sconnectedtotheSoundBlastersoundcard. AdditionalguideforMobileusers Generallya4-polestereocablebundleallowsyoutoconnectyourheadsettoyouriPhone/Android phone/tablet.However,somephone/tablet's4-polefemalejackhasdifferentconfigurationandthis cableisunabletosupportiftheconfigurationisdifferentfromthejack(bundledyfasillustratedbelow: ShouldyoubekeentoconnectyourheadsettoanMP3Player,youwillneedtocheckifthe configurationofits4-polefemalejackiscompatible. (a) Audio Left(b) Audio Right (c) Microphone (d) Ground
Troubleshooting37 TipsforiPhoneusers WhenyouriPhoneispairedwiththeEVOZxRduringacall,youhavetheoptiontoswitchtheaudio sourcetoeithertheEVOZxRoryourphone,soyouareabletospeakonthedesireddeviceorheadset. Note: Bydefault,theselecteddevicewillbeyouriPhone. a.Tochangetheaudiosource,tapthe"audiosource"icononthescreen. b.Then,taponthedesireddevice,e.g."SB EVO ZxR".
SafetyInformation38 SafetyInformation Refertothefollowinginformationtouseyourproductsafely,andtoreducethechanceofelectric shock,short-circuiting,damage,fire,hearingimpairmentorotherhazards.Improperhandlingmay voidthewarrantyforyourproduct.Formoreinformation,readthewarrantyavailablewithyour product. lDonotdismantleorattempttorepairyourproduct. Referallservicingtoauthorizedrepairagents. lDonotpierce,crushorsetfiretoyourproduct. lKeepyourproductawayfromstrongmagneticobjects. lDonotsubjectyourproducttoexcessiveforceorimpact. lDonotexposeyourproducttowaterormoisture. Ifyourproductismoisture-resistant,takecarenottoimmerseyourproductinwaterorexpose ittorain. lUseamainsplugthatisappropriateforyourcountryorregion. lTobecompletelydisconnectedfromthepowerinput,themainsplughastobedisconnected/ detachedfromthemains. lDisconnectthemainsplugwhenthedeviceisexpectedtobeunusedforseveraldays. lPlacetheproductnearasocketoutlet,whichiseasilyaccessible. WirelessProduct lTheshortwaveradiofrequencysignalsofawirelessdevicemayimpairtheoperationofother electronicandmedicaldevices. lSwitchoffthedevicewhereitisprohibited.Donotusethedeviceinmedicalfacilities,aircraft, refuelingpoints,closetoautomaticdoors,automaticfirealarmsorotherautomatically controlleddevices. lKeepthisdeviceatleast20cmfrompacemakersandothermedicaldevices.Radiowavesmay impairtheoperationofpacemakersandothermedicaldevices. EmbeddedBattery lDonotattempttoremovetheembeddedbattery. Theproductmustbedisposedofaccordingtolocalenvironmentalregulations.Toreplacethe battery,returnyourproducttoyourregionalsupportoffice.Forproductserviceinformation,go towww.creative.com. lDonotexposetoexcessiveheatsuchassunlight,fireorthelike. lCAUTION: Riskofexplosionifbatteryisreplacedbyincorrecttypes. Earphones lWhenaconductiveapparatus,suchasearphones,isusedincloseproximitywithaCRT televisionorCRTmonitor,thelattermayemitanelectrostaticdischarge.Thiselectrostatic dischargecanbefeltasastaticshock.Whilethisstaticshockisusuallyharmless,itisgood practicetoavoidclosecontactwithCRT deviceswhenusingearphones. lDonotlistentoaudioonyourearbudsorheadphonesathighvolumeforprolongedperiodsof timeashearinglossmayresult.ForusersintheUnitedStates,gotowww.hei.orgformore information. lDonotlistentoyouraudiodeviceathighvolumewhendriving,cyclingorcrossingtheroad, especiallyinheavytrafficoranyothertrafficconditionwheresuchusewillhindersafetravelon theroads.Werecommendthatconsumersbeextremelycautiouswhenusingthisdeviceonthe road.
SafetyInformation39 AvoidHearingDamage Permanenthearinglossmayoccuriftheheadphoneisusedathighvolume.Setthevolumetoasafe level.Youcanadaptovertimetoahighervolumeofsoundthatmaysoundnormalbutcanbe damagingtoyourhearing.Ifyouexperienceringinginyourearsormuffledspeech,stoplisteningand haveyourhearingchecked.Thelouderthevolume,thelesstimeisrequiredbeforeyourhearingcould beaffected.Hearingexpertssuggestthattoprotectyourhearing: lLimittheamountoftimeyouusetheheadphoneathighvolume. lAvoidturningupthevolumetoblockoutnoisysurroundings. lTurnthevolumedownifyoucan'thearpeoplespeakingnearyou.