Creative SB0490 User Guide
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! Value Sound Card User's Guide Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Safety Instructions Introduction Setup Using the Sound Card Software Troubleshooting Specifications Internal Connectors Regulatory Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 1998-2000 Creative - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 2
Using the Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Using the Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Using Sound Blaster Live! Value Running MS-DOS games in Microsoft Windows Selecting the Best Audio Options in a Game Understanding the - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 3
Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Understanding the Environment Variables: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Overview • CTSYN Environment Variable • BLASTER Environment Variable Overview Environment variables are used to pass hardware configuration information to the software - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 4
Understanding the Environment Variables: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Tx Card type. x must be 6. Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys/env_var.htm (2 of 2) [1/2/2001 2:09:42 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 5
Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Regulatory: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide manual and/or with the equipment manufacturer to verify/confirm if your equipment is suitable for user-installed application cards with the instructions, may cause - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 6
Regulatory: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Operation with non-certified computers or non-shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television reception. Modifications Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 7
Regulatory: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide 1. This device may not cause harmful interference rences reques, Y compris celles pouvant provoquer un fonctionnement indésirable. Compliance Manager Creative Labs, Inc. June 9, 1999 Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys/regs.htm (3 of - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 8
Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page MS-DOS Mode Utilities: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Overview • SBECFG.EXE • SBEMIXER.EXE • SBESET.EXE • SBEGO.EXE Overview The SB Live! Value card includes a few MS-DOS utilities. These utilities require the SB Live! DOS driver - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 9
MS-DOS Mode Utilities: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide /S:x Synth volume. x can be to manually reconfigure DOS SB Emulation, for example, if there is conflict in DOS before it can boot to Windows. DMA channel used by the audio interface. file:///C|/Terrys/msdos.htm (2 of - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 10
MS-DOS Mode Utilities: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide -Hx Second DMA channel used by the audio interface. -Pxxx MPU-401 UART interface's base I/O address. -dx SB Emulation mode. For x, 1 is Off, 0 is On. -wx Set x to 1 to use the Windows-assigned resource configuration. - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 11
Instructions: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Safety Instructions: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide or subject the sound card to high temperatures or fire. q Use of an accessory attachment not provided or recommended by Creative Technology Ltd. - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 12
Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Introduction: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Overview • Features and Benefits • System Requirements • Getting More Information Overview With the Sound Blaster Live!- the most powerful sound card ever-taking the industry by storm, Creative - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 13
support will be available on the Sound Blaster Live! Web site. For instant access to the latest applications, enhancements, drivers, and more, visit www.sblive.com. System Requirements For Creative software, your card requires at least: q Pentium® class 133 MHz or equivalent processor q Windows - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 14
pin assignments, as well as instructions on using the various applications in your audio package. To access the online User's Guide, click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Creative, point to Sound Blaster Live! Value and select User's Guide. Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 15
Setup: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Setup: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Installing the Card and Related Peripherals Positioning Your Speakers Connecting Creative PC-DVD Installing Software Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys/setup. - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 16
Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Installing Software: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Installing the Software in Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows Millennium Edition Installing the Software in Windows NT 4.0 Installing the Software in Windows - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 17
Using Sound Card Software: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Using Sound Card Software: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide SB Live! Experience Creative Launcher Creative AudioHQ Creative WaveStudio Creative Recorder Creative PlayCenter Back to - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 18
Page Creative AudioHQ: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Overview • SoundFont Control • Creative Keyboard • Creative Mixer • Speaker Control • Environmental Audio Control Overview AudioHQ can be accessed from Creative Launcher or by opening the Programs menu from the Windows taskbar - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 19
Creative AudioHQ: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Figure 2. Soundfont Control dialog box where you configure MIDI banks. To configure a file instead of replacing one with the other, you may return to the original sounds or use the new selection. file:///C|/Terrys/audiohq.htm (2 of - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 20
Creative AudioHQ: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide You can "spot" hide particular instruments by loading one or more SoundFont files on top of the original. can be found in a bank loaded on the Configure Bank tabbed page. file:///C|/Terrys/audiohq.htm (3 of 10) [1/2/2001 2:12:27 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 21
Creative AudioHQ: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide 4. Click the Load button and load a SoundFont or single-instrument (for example, .WAV) file. you configure other soundfont settings. To specify the caching algorithm: file:///C|/Terrys/audiohq.htm (4 of 10) [1/2/2001 2:12:27 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 22
Creative AudioHQ: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide q On the Options tabbed page of the SoundFont Control dialog box, select an algorithm from the SoundFont Cache list. To set the amount of cache - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 23
Creative AudioHQ: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide You can now use the external MIDI input device to test your sound creation. You can use external MIDI input devices to audition your MIDI banks and instruments. First, connect a MIDI input device to your audio card and then select - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 24
Creative AudioHQ: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide recording. You can hide or unhide device panels by dragging the borders of the Mixer left or right. Figure 6. Creative Mixer See the online help file for instructions . file:///C|/Terrys/audiohq.htm (7 of 10) [1/2/2001 2:12:27 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 25
Creative AudioHQ: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide To configure your speakers or headphones 1. In the Speaker Configuration Output box on the Configuration tabbed settings from one another. Select the setup you want. file:///C|/Terrys/audiohq.htm (8 of 10) [1/2/2001 2:12:27 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 26
Creative AudioHQ: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide 3. If you cannot get the setup that you want from the list, create your own setup-use the current setup as the basis for change- - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 27
Creative AudioHQ: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Learn from the online help how to: q Configure master effects r Add to or remove effects from an an audio source. q Configure MIDI playback effects Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys/audiohq.htm (10 of 10) [1/2/2001 2:12:27 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 28
Troubleshooting: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Troubleshooting: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Most Common Problems • Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Audio Drivers • Problems Installing Software • Problems With Sound • Problem with - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 29
Troubleshooting: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide The joystick is not working properly in some programs. Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device Problems With Joystick Resolving I/O Conflicts Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Audio Drivers Microsoft Windows - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 30
Troubleshooting: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Removing Unused Sound Blaster Drivers You may want to remove unused Sound Blaster ISA and PCI audio drivers after you have removed the cards from your computer. To remove the drivers, use the procedure in the previous section, " - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 31
Troubleshooting: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide card's Rear Out jack. q If you are playing sound from one of these sources. r CD Audio r Line In r TAD r Auxiliary (AUX) r Microphone To solve the problem: 1. In (Surround Mixer's Mixer deck or) Creative Mixer or) Creative Mixer you - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 32
Troubleshooting: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide problem: q Make sure the CD audio cable between the CD-ROM drive and the audio card is connected. Panning a source sometimes turns off its sound a software mixer application other than Surround Mixer (for example, the Windows Volume - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 33
Troubleshooting: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide which you have panned the source in the Environment deck of Surround Mixer. For example, the CD Audio balance in Windows To solve the problem: q Dissociate the sound quality. file:///C|/Terrys/trouble.htm (6 of 8) [1/2/2001 2:12:47 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 34
Troubleshooting: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Problems With Joystick The joystick port is not working. The audio card's joystick port conflicts with the system's joystick port. To solve this problem: q Disable the audio card's joystick port and use the system port instead. For - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 35
Troubleshooting: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide 6. Make sure that the Use Automatic Settings check box is selected, and click the OK button. 7. Restart your system to allow Windows to reassign resources to your audio card and/ or the conflicting device. NOTE: You can also refer to - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 36
Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Specifications: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide sound RAM mapped to host memory Stereo Digitized Voice Channel rate Volume Control q Software record and playback control specs.htm (1 of 2) [1/2/2001 2:13:06 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 37
Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide sound samples q Need not rely on onboard audio card memory Creative support on Front Line-Out Interfaces q MB_PRO 2x5 pin header q PC_SPK 1x2 pin header q AUD_EXT 2x20 pin header q DIGITAL OUT jack Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys/specs - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 38
point to Programs, point to Creative, point to Sound Blaster Live! Value and select User's Guide. NOTE: Line Out and Rear Out jacks can be used simultaneously to power 4 channel speaker systems. Figure 1. Jacks and connectors on the Sound Blaster Live! Value card file:///C|/Terrys/connect.htm (1 of - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 39
Internal Connectors: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys/connect.htm (2 of 2) [1/2/2001 2:13:13 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 40
Creative PC-DVD: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Connecting Creative PC-DVD: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide When you are playing your DVD movies or games: If your Encore Dxr2 or MPEG2 decoder card playing games in Windows 98 Second Edition - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 41
Connecting Creative PC-DVD: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Figure 1. Connecting Creative PC-DVD. Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys/pcdvd.htm (2 of 2) [1/2/2001 2:16:58 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 42
Determining Resources: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Determining Resources: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide To find the current SB Live! SB16 Emulation resources in Windows 98 Second Edition: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 43
Determining Resources: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Resource: Try using Port address 330. Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys/determin.htm (2 of 2) [1/2/2001 2:17:12 PM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 44
Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Understanding the System Resource Settings: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Overview • Input/Output (I/O) Addresses • Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line • Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channel Overview This section explains the following software - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 45
Understanding the System Resource Settings: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line An IRQ Device Default IRQ Line SB interface 5, 7, 9, 10 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channel A DMA channel is a data channel that a device uses to transfer data directly to - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 46
Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Changing Audio Card Settings: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Overview • Enabling/Disabling Gameport Joystick Interface • Enabling/Disabling Other Features Overview You might want to disable interfaces that you are not using to free - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 47
Changing Audio Card Settings: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Enabling/Disabling Other Features Use the applets under Creative AudioHQ to enable or disable features such as Stereo Enhancement Effect. To open an AudioHQ applet from the Sound Blaster menu Click the Start button on - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 48
Using Sound Blaster Live! Value: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Using Sound Blaster Live! Value: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Every bundled application provides online help to guide you along when you use it. For further information, - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 49
Creative Launcher: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Creative Launcher: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Overview • Options • Groups Overview Creative Launcher allows you to organize your desktop and open Creative is a Creative software module - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 50
Creative Launcher: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide The installation creates a number of group tabs in Launcher that may contain shortcuts to Creative applications such as PlayCenter and Control Panel. It may also contain shortcuts to other applications for your hardware settings, - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 51
the Card and Related Peripherals: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Installing the Card and Related Peripherals: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Installing the Sound Card • Installing Related Peripherals Installing the Sound Card WARNING - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 52
the Card and Related Peripherals: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide NOTE: The joystick connector on your audio card is a Y-cable splitter. Installing Related Peripherals If you are playing games in Windows 98 Second Edition MS-DOS mode (that is, pure DOS mode), you 2001 10:04:12 AM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 53
Installing the Card and Related Peripherals: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys/installc.htm (3 of 3) [1/3/2001 10:04:12 AM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 54
Positioning Your Speakers: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Positioning Your Speakers: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide If you are using four speakers, place them . Back to Contents Page file:///C|/Terrys/position.htm [1/3/2001 10:04:38 AM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 55
MS-DOS games in Microsoft Windows: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Overview • From the MS-DOS box in Windows• In the Windows 98 Second Edition MS-DOS mode Overview Legacy games in the market have been designed for only MS-DOS. SB Live! Value supports MS- DOS games. There are - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 56
Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Selecting the Best Audio Options in a Game: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide in the Resources list on Resources tabbed page of the Creative SB Live! SB16 Emulation Properties dialog box. The same 10:05:39 AM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 57
! Value Sound Card User's Guide Digital Audio Options SB Live! supports Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16, and Adlib digital audio emulation. If an application provides all these as options, specify the choices in this order: 1. Sound Blaster 16 2. Sound Blaster Pro 3. Sound Blaster - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 58
Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 98 Second Edition Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 98 Second Edition: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Overview • The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 59
Installation Program in Windows 98 Second Edition Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Do not remove the Value card with the game. The CONFIG.SYS File Settings The installation program adds the following statements to the CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\ - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 60
Creative Diagnostics: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Creative Diagnostics: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Creative Diagnostics is an application that allows you to test the audio functions of your sound card easily. With Creative - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 61
Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page SB Live! Experience: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Congratulations! You have successfully installed Sound Blaster of the screen to display Creative Launcher, click the Sound Blaster Live! Value tab, and then - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 62
Creative WaveStudio: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Creative WaveStudio: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide WaveStudio is a Windows-based application that allows you to perform the following sound Terrys/wavestud.htm [1/3/2001 10:06:57 AM] - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 63
Creative Recorder: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Creative Recorder: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Recorder is a Windows-based application that allows you to record sounds of the screen to display Creative Launcher, click the Programs tab - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 64
Creative PlayCenter: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Creative PlayCenter: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide , bring your pointer to the top of the screen to display Creative Launcher, click the Programs tab, and then click the PlayCenter icon - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 65
Software in Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows Millennium Edition: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Installing Software in Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows Millennium Edition: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide After you have installed the card - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 66
Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Installing the Software • Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 NOTE: You cannot install more than one Sound Blaster audio card - Creative SB0490 | User Guide - Page 67
Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide Back to Contents Page Installing Software in Windows 2000: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide After you have installed the card and switched on your system, Windows 2000 automatically detects the card and installs the basic audio drivers
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Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide
Safety Instructions
Introduction
Setup
Using the Sound Card
Software
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Internal Connectors
Regulatory
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 1998-2000
Creative Technology Ltd.
All rights reserved.
Trademarks used in this text: Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks, and the Sound Blaster Live! logo, the Sound Blaster PCI logo, EMU10K1, E-mu Environmental
Modeling, Environmental Audio, Creative Multi Speaker Surround, and DynaRAM are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. E-Mu and
SoundFont are registered trademarks of E-mu Systems, Inc.
Microsoft
,
Windows
, and
Windows NT
are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.
Creative Technology Ltd.
disclaims any
proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.
This product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents:
4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,600; 5,013,105; 5,072,645; 5,111,727; 5,144,676; 5,170,369; 5,248,845; 5,298,671; 5,303,309; 5,317,104; 5,342,990; 5,430,244; 5,524,074; 5,698,803;
5,698,807; 5,748,747; 5,763,800; 5,790,837.
Version 1.00
July 2000
Contents: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide
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