Creative Labs 2ZS manual What You Need, Preparing Your, Computer, Installing Hardware

SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS and AUDIGY 2 ZS PLATINUM SETUP

What You Need

For Audigy 2 ZS Platinum only

TAD CD_INAUX_IN SB1394 CD_SPDIF

JOYSTICK

AUD_EXT

		Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS	Internal FireWire®	AD_EXT cable
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS audio card	Joystick/MIDI bracket	Platinum Drive	(IEEE® 1394) cable
	(with ribbon cable)
Digital CD audio cable	Phillips-head screwdriver	Power splitter cable	Shunt	Screws for Platinum Drive
	(not included)

Preparing Your		Remove metal brackets
1 Computer
Remove any audio card in your	With Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA)
computer and uninstall its software.	extraction enabled on your computer's operating
Disable any on-board audio device	system, you do not have to use an audio cable to
in your computer.	connect your drive to your audio card. For more		PCI slot
Turn off your computer and all	information, refer to the User's Guide (on CD). Go to
peripheral devices before removing	d:\manual\<language>\manual.chm (replace d:\
the computer cover.	with your CD-ROM drive letter and <language> with
	the language that the document is in).

For Audigy 2 ZS Platinum only

Remove 5¼" drive bay front panel

Installing Hardware

2	For Audigy 2 ZS Platinum only
	c	Connect to system	e
a		power unit
		Connect power

splitter cable

Attach Joystick/ MIDI bracket

Connect Joystick/ MIDI bracket ribbon cable (optional)

TAD

CD_IN

P ORT 1

Insert Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS audio card

AUX_

IN

SB1394

CD_SPDIF

KJOYSTIC EXTAUD

PCI Slot

			Platinum Drive
Connect	JP1	J1	Red stripe
Internal
FireWire	J5
(IEEE1394)			Connect
cable			AD_EXT cable

To prevent permanent damage, use only:

- the AD_EXT cable with the AD_EXT connector

-the Audigy 2 ZS audio card with the Platinum Drive. Do not force any cable into a connector. This can cause permanent damage to your hardware.

	Secure
	Platinum
	Drive with
Insert	screws
Platinum	provided.
Drive into
drive bay

b

Analog CD audio cable (available separately) for analog CD audio output

CD/DVD-ROM drive
					d	Your Platinum Drive is capable of supporting both dynamic	f
						and condenser microphones. By default, your Platinum
						Drive is set for use with a condenser microphone. To use a
						dynamic microphone, fit the provided shunt onto Jumper
		OR		Digital CD audio		JP1 of your Platinum Drive.
				cable for digital CD
				audio output		Shunt
	TAD CD_INAUX_IN SB1394
			CD_SPDIF
				AUD EXT	Up to two drives can be
					connected simultaneously to
							Audigy 2 ZS
					the Audigy 2 ZS, using both the	Jumper
					AUX_IN (analog) and CD_SPDIF		audio card
					(digital) connectors.

		Connect Internal FireWire
		(IEEE 1394) cable
TAD	CD_INAUX_IN SB1394	CD_SPDIF			Red stripe
			JOYSTICK
				AUD EXT

Connect AD_EXT cable

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Installing Software

Installing Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS drivers and applications

1.After you have installed your hardware, turn on your computer. Windows automatically detects the audio card.

2.When prompted for the audio drivers, click the Cancel button.

3.Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Installation and Applications CD into your CD-ROM drive. Your CD should start automatically. If it does not, follow the steps below:

i.Double-click the My Computer icon. Alternatively, click Start → My Computer.

ii.Right-click the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive icon, and then click AutoPlay.

4.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

5.When prompted, restart your system.

Uninstalling drivers and applications

Refer to the Installing Software chapter in the User's Guide (on CD).

These instructions are applicable to all Windows operating systems.

You can use Creative Diagnostics to test the software and hardware installation.

Go to Start → Programs → Creative → Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS → Creative Diagnostics.

Useful Information

User's Guide (on CD)

For more information, refer to the User's Guide (on CD).

Go to Start → Programs → Creative → Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS→ Documentation →

Online Manual.

Digital output sampling rate

Make sure you select the sampling rate of the PCM SPDIF output of your Digital Out connector to match the requirements of your receiving device. The choices available are 48 kHz or 96 kHz. If you do not hear any sound from your digital speakers or experience intermittent hissing, you may need to select a lower digital output sampling rate.

To select the digital output sampling rate:

1.In Windows Control Panel, double-click the AudioHQ icon.

2.In the AudioHQ window, double-click the Device Controls icon.

3.Click the Sampling Rate tab.

4.In the Digital Output Sampling Rate list, click the required sampling rate.

For more technical updates, go to http://www.soundblaster.com