SOUND BLASSTER AUDIGYY 2 ZS and AUDIGY 22 ZS PLATINUM SETUP
What You Need
For Audigy 2 ZS Platinum only
TAD
CD_IN
AUX_IN
SB1394
CD_SPDIF
JOYSTICK
®
Internal FireWire
AD_EXT cable
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Platinum Drive
®
(IEEE 1394) cable
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS audio card
Digital CD audio cable
Joystick/MIDI bracket
(with ribbon cable)
Phillips-head screwdriver
(not included)
Power splitter cable
Shunt
Screws for Platinum Drive
For Audigy 2 ZS Platinum only
Preparing Your
Computer
Remove metal brackets
1
Remove any audio card in your
With Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA)
computer and uninstall its software.
Disable any on-board audio device
in your computer.
Turn off your computer and all
peripheral devices before removing
the computer cover.
extraction enabled on your computer's operating
system, you do not have to use an audio cable to
connect your drive to your audio card. For more
information, refer to the User's Guide (on CD). Go to
d:\manual\<language>\manual.chm (replace d:\
with your CD-ROM drive letter and <language> with
the language that the document is in).
Remove 5¼" drive
bay front panel
RESET
PCI slot
Installing Hardware
For Audigy 2 ZS Platinum only
2
Connect to system
power unit
c
e
a
Connect power
splitter cable
Insert Sound
Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
T
AD
CD_
IN
audio card
Platinum Drive
AU
X
_IN
SB1
39
4
CD_SP
DI
Red stripe
JP1
J5
Attach Joystick/
Secure
Platinum
Drive with
screws
provided.
Connect
Internal
FireWire
(IEEE1394)
cable
F
J1
MIDI bracket
K
YSTIC
JO
_EXT
D
A
Insert
Connect
AD_EXT cable
Platinum
Drive into
drive bay
Connect Joystick/
MIDI bracket ribbon
cable (optional)
To prevent permanent damage, use only:
PCI Slot
- 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.
CD/DVD-ROM drive
Your Platinum Drive is capable of supporting both dynamic
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
JP1 of your Platinum Drive.
d
f
Connect Internal FireWire
(IEEE 1394) cable
TAD
CD_IN
AUX_IN
SB1394
CD_SPDIF
Digital CD audio
cable for digital CD
audio output
Red stripe
Analog CD audio
cable (available
separately) for
analog CD audio
output
OR
Shunt
JOYSTICK
SB1394
CD_SPDIF
TAD
CD_IN
AUX_IN
SB1394
JOYSTICK
Up to two drives can be
Connect AD_EXT
cable
connected simultaneously to
the Audigy 2 ZS, using both the
AUX_IN (analog) and CD_SPDIF
(digital) connectors.
SB1394
Audigy 2 ZS
audio card
Jumper
Installing Software
1. After you have installed your hardware, turn on your computer.
Windows automatically detects the audio card.
Useful Information
Installing Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS drivers and applications
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.
2. When prompted for the audio drivers, click the Cancel button.
3
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
4. In the Digital Output Sampling Rate list, click the required sampling rate.
You can use Creative Diagnostics to test the software and hardware installation.
Go to Start
→
Programs
→
Creative
→
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
→
Creative Diagnostics.
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