Creative Audigy 2 User Manual

General Specifications A-1
General Specifications
This section displays the specifications of your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card and Joystick/MIDI 
bracket*.
FeaturesPCI Bus Mastering
❑PCI Specification Version 2.1 compliant
❑Bus mastering reduces latency and speeds up system performance
Audigy Processor
❑Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing
❑32-bit digital processing, which maintains a 192 dB dynamic range
❑Patented 8-point interpolation that reduces distortion to inaudible levels...

General Specifications A-2
❑32-bit mixing of all digital sources within Audigy 2’s Digital Mixer
❑24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96 kHz sample rate
❑24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96 kHz to analog 6.1 speaker output
❑24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 192 kHz to stereo output
❑16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz
Professional Digital 
Audio Processing
❑Supports...

General Specifications A-3
❑Bass redirection: enhances bass output to subwoofer for small satellite speaker systems
❑Crossover bass frequency (10–200 Hz): adjustable to standalone subwoofer units for desired bass level
❑Adjustable Center, Rear Center and LFE level control
Creative Multi Speaker 
Surround (CMSS)
❑Multispeaker technology
❑Upmixes mono or stereo sources to 6.1 channels
❑Professional-quality panning and mixing algorithm
SB1394/FireWire 
Compatibility
❑Compliant to IEEE 1394a specification...

General Specifications A-4
 DIGITAL OUT: Front, Rear, Center and Subwoofer SPDIF digital outputs
❑Three line-level analog outputs via 3.5 mm minijacks on rear bracket: front, rear, and rear center/
center/subwoofer Line-Outs 1, 2 and 3
❑Stereo headphone (32-ohm load) support on Front Line-Out
SB1394/FireWire Inter-
faces
❑One 2 x 5 pin Internal SB1394/FireWire connector on card
❑One 6-pin SB1394/FireWire port on rear bracket
Interfaces
❑AD_EXT 2 x 20 pin header for connection to Audigy 2 Drive...

B
Troubleshooting and FAQsThis section provides solutions to problems you may encounter 
during installation or normal use. 

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-1
Troubleshooting and FAQs
This appendix provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation or normal use.
Problems 
Installing 
Software
The installation does not start automatically after the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Installation and 
Applications CD is inserted.
The AutoPlay feature in your Windows system may not be enabled.
To start the installation program through the My Computer shortcut menu:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop....

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-2
Problems with 
Sound
There is unexpected excessive environmental sound or effects when an audio file is played.
The last selected preset is an inappropriate environment for the current audio file.
To switch to an appropriate environment:
1. Click the Audio Effects tab in EAX Console.
2. Click the Enable/Disable Audio Effects check box to clear it.
Note:  The preset box title may change, depending on the effect you select.
No sound from the headphones.
Check the following:...

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-3
To record an individual analog source:
❑In the  Record  panel of the  Basic tab in Creative Surround  Mixer, make sure the recording source 
selected is  Analog Mix (Line/CD/TAD/Aux/PC) .
❑ In the  Source  panel, mute the analog sources that you do not want to record by clicking the  Speaker 
button to change it to a button with a  red cross sign on it.
No sound from the speakers.
Check the following:
❑ You have connected your speakers to your cards output. 
❑ You have...

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-4
No audio output when playing audio CDs or DOS games that require a CD-ROM.
To solve this problem:
❑Make sure the Analog Audio connector on the CD-ROM drive and the CD In connector on the audio 
card are connected.
❑Enable digital CD playback:
For Windows 98 SE
i. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
ii. In the Control Panel dialog box, double-click the Multimedia icon.
iii. In the Multimedia Properties dialog box, click the CD Music tab.
iv. Click the Enable digital CD...

Troubleshooting and FAQs B-5
v. Double-click the DVD/CD-ROM drives icon.
Your computer drives will appear.
vi. Right-click the disk drive icon. A menu will appear.
vii. Click Properties.
viii.In the Digital CD Playback box of the next dialog box, click the Enable digital CD audio for 
this CD-ROM device check box to select it.
Panning a source sometimes turns off its sound.
This occurs when you are in the Digital Output Only mode and the source’s left-right balance in a software 
mixer application other...