Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS User Manual

Installing software, Useful information

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What You Need

Installing Hardware

Preparing Your
Computer

TAD

CD_IN

AUX_IN

CD_SPDIF

A

U

D_EXT

SB1394

JOYSTICK

1

2

3

a

b

OR

CD/DVD-ROM drive

Remove metal brackets

PCI slot

SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS and AUDIGY 2 ZS PLATINUM SETUP

SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS and AUDIGY 2 ZS PLATINUM SETUP

RESET

Remove 5¼" drive
bay front panel

AD_EXT cable

Power splitter cable

Screws for Platinum Drive

Internal FireWire®
(IEEE® 1394) cable

f

SB1394

TAD

CD_IN

AUX_IN

CD_SPDIF

A

U

D_EXT

SB1394

JOYSTICK

SB1394

TAD

CD_IN

AUX_IN

CD_SPDIF

A

U

D_EXT

SB1394

JOYSTICK

Remove any audio card in your
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.

1

2

3

e

Connect to system
power unit

J1

Red stripe

J5

JP1

POR

T

1

CD_

IN

TAD

AU

X_IN

SB1

39

4

CD_SP

DI

F

AU

D

_EXT

JO

YSTIC

K

For Audigy 2 ZS Platinum only

For Audigy 2 ZS Platinum only

For Audigy 2 ZS Platinum only

c

d

Platinum Drive

With Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA)
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).

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.

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Up to two drives can be
connected simultaneously to
the Audigy 2 ZS, using both the
AUX_IN (analog) and CD_SPDIF
(digital) connectors.

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

Digital CD audio
cable for digital CD
audio output

Connect Joystick/
MIDI bracket ribbon
cable (optional)

Attach Joystick/
MIDI bracket

Insert Sound
Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
audio card

PCI Slot

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.

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.

Connect
Internal
FireWire
(IEEE1394)
cable

Connect power
splitter cable

Insert
Platinum
Drive into
drive bay

Secure
Platinum
Drive with
screws
provided.

Useful Information

User's Guide (on CD)

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

Go to Start

ProgramsCreative 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

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

Programs Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Creative Diagnostics.

Joystick/MIDI bracket
(with ribbon cable)

Phillips-head screwdriver
(not included)

Digital CD audio cable

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS audio card

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Platinum Drive

Shunt

Connect
AD_EXT cable

Connect Internal FireWire
(IEEE 1394) cable

Connect AD_EXT
cable

Audigy 2 ZS
audio card

Shunt

Jumper

Red stripe

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