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Congratulations!
Your versatile Creative X-Fi: USB Audio is an external USB audio device and
portable audio enhancer that provides you with a great new listening
experience. There is no software to install, so once you connect X-Fi: USB
®
Audio to earphones or stereo speakers, and your PC or Mac
, you are ready
to experience great audio.
Read on to learn how to get started with your new X-Fi: USB Audio!
Contents
Your X-Fi: USB Audio ................................................................... 2
About X-Fi .................................................................................... 3
Connecting Devices ..................................................................... 4
Adjusting volume ......................................................................... 7
Customizing X-Fi enhancement levels ........................................ 7
Using a Microphone with X-Fi: USB Audio .................................. 8
FAQs ........................................................................................... 11
More Information ....................................................................... 13
General Specifications ............................................................... 14
Safety Information ..................................................................... 15
Recycling .................................................................................... 16

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Audio to earphones or stereo speakers, and your PC or Mac , you are ready to experience great audio. Read on to learn how to get started with your new X-Fi: USB Audio! Contents Your X-Fi: USB Audio ..............2 About X-Fi ..................

  • Page 2: Your X-Fi: Usb Audio

    Press to mute the sound. Press again to unmute. Turn the control to increase or decrease the volume or enhancement level. X-Fi CMSS-3D switch Slide the switch to the “On” position to enjoy the X-Fi CMSS-3D enhancement. Headphone jack Line-In/Microphone jack X-Fi Crystalizer switch Slide the switch to the “On”...

  • Page 3: About X-Fi

    X-Fi Technology is able to restore the details and vibrance of your music that were lost during CD and MP3 compression and lets you enjoy all your music and movies in surround sound on virtually all speaker systems or headphones.

  • Page 4: Connecting Devices

    4 Connecting Devices Connecting Devices It’s easy to get great sound from your PC or Mac. Just connect X-Fi: USB Audio to your computer, earphones or speakers, and and slide the X-Fi Crystalizer and X-Fi CMSS-3D switches to the “On” position.
  • Page 5 Wendy UG for press release.fm Page 5 Thursday, August 3, 2006 2:23 PM Connecting Devices 5 Enjoying sound from X-Fi: USB Audio Connect X-Fi: USB Audio to your earphones for personal enjoyment, or to your speaker system to share the experience with everyone in the room. Line-Out jack Line-Out cable with 3.5mm stereo...
  • Page 6 6 Connecting Devices NOTES • When you connect earphones and speakers at the same time, X-Fi: USB Audio channels sound to your earphones instead of your speakers. To hear sound from your speakers, disconnect the earphones. • For the best listening experience, position your speakers about 0.5 metres or 1.5 feet apart, and at a height around your ear...

  • Page 7: Adjusting Volume

    1 Turn the Level Control clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the volume. Customizing X-Fi enhancement levels Customizing X-Fi Crystalizer 1 In Volume mode, press the Select button twice. The X-Fi Crystalizer LED flashes. 2 Turn the Level Control clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the level.

  • Page 8: Using A Microphone With X-Fi: Usb Audio

    NOTES • X-Fi enhancements are only available to audio output during playback, and are not applied to recordings made from the X-Fi: USB Audio Line-In/Microphone jack. • To adjust recording levels, use your favorite mixer or level control application for your PC or Mac.

  • Page 9: Connecting To An External Stereo Audio Source

    Connecting to an external stereo audio source External audio sources that you can connect to X-Fi: USB Audio include MP3 players, CD players, and any other stereo audio source with a line-out jack. Connect a power adapter (sold separately) and an external audio source to X-Fi: USB Audio as shown in the diagram below.
  • Page 10 • If you connect both your computer and external audio source to X-Fi: USB Audio, you will only hear sound played back from your computer. • Each time you connect X-Fi: USB Audio to the power adapter,...

  • Page 11: Faqs

    I’ve adjusted an X-Fi enhancement level, but I only hear a difference for a few seconds. The X-Fi enhancement switches are not set to the “On” position. Slide the switch to the "On" position to enjoy the difference. I hear audio distortion when using an X-Fi enhancement.
  • Page 12 How do I reset the X-Fi enhancements to their default level? 1 Press the Select button twice so that the X-Fi Crystalizer LED starts blinking. 2 Press and hold the Select button and the Level Control until all three LEDs...

  • Page 13: More Information

    More Information Creative Knowledge Base Resolve and troubleshoot technical queries at Creative's 24-hour self-help Knowledge Base. Go to www.creative.com, select your region and then select Support. Product Registration Registering your product ensures you receive the most appropriate service and product support available.

  • Page 14: General Specifications

    • Line In / Mic in - 3.5mm (1/8") Stereo jack • Headphone Out - 3.5mm (1/8") Stereo jack X-Fi Technology • X-Fi Crystalizer • X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual • X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone Earphone Specifications • Frequency Range: 140 Hz ~ 20 KHz •...

  • Page 15: Safety Information

    Wendy UG for press release.fm Page 15 Thursday, August 3, 2006 2:23 PM Safety Information 15 Safety Information Refer to the following information to use your product safely, and to reduce the chance of electric shock, short-circuiting, damage, fire, hearing impairment or other hazards.

  • Page 16: Recycling

    Copyright © 2006 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. The Creative logo, CMSS and Crystalizer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries.

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