Creative Sound BLASTER ROAR Reviewer's Manual page 8

EXPERIENCING THE SOUND BLASTER ROAR
PLUS A WHOLE ARRAY OF MIND-SHATTERING FEATURES!
Performance aside, the Sound Blaster Roar also has many added features.
One-Touch Siren
If you think the Sound Blaster Roar is
loud, you haven't heard it at its loudest
yet! The Sound Blaster Roar comes with
a built-in one-touch siren that lets you
instantly grab attention when you need
to – like at a camp or in an emergency.
The siren feature was not designed,
manufactured, or sold for use in
emergencies. Creative is not liable for any
loss of or damage to life, health or property
as a result of the use of this product feature.
Bedtime Mode*
In Bedtime Mode, the Sound Blaster
Roar plays audio files from the microSD
card and gradually reduces its volume
before automatically shutting down.
This is a useful feature for you to record
yourself reading a bedtime story and
play it back to your children as they are
about to sleep.
* Patent pending
T HE S OUN D B L AS T E R R OA R R E V I E WE R S ' G U I DE
Here's how you do it!
1
Arm the siren.
2
Press and hold ALARM for 3 seconds
.
to trigger the siren*
* The siren can be triggered even when
the speaker is switched off.
3
Switch off the siren.
Press ALARM again.
OR
Slide the switch to OFF.
Here's how you do it!
1
Insert a microSD card.
2
Start audio playback.
To play music files:
Press .
To play voice recordings:
Press (REC). REC
3
Activate Bedtime Mode.
REC
For 15 minutes:
Press and hold (REC) until you hear a beep.
For 30 minutes:
Press and hold (REC) until you hear two beeps.
OR
To deactivate Bedtime Mode:
Press .
TeraBass
Like a professional loudspeaker, Sound Blaster Roar
is designed to reproduce low frequencies accurately.
Most speakers in this class tend to artificially boost low
frequencies, making the playback 'boomy', and lacking
midrange. Bass from the Sound Blaster Roar on the
other hand, is tight, deep and uncolored, and the
midrange is neutral and full-bodied.
However, when Sound Blaster Roar is played back at low
to medium volume levels – for example during late night
listening – listeners may not perceive bass that well, and
may desire more pronounced bass levels at low volume.
TeraBass caters to this subjective musicality.
TeraBass will help add excitement to the playback
and also compensate for the loss in bass when the
loudspeaker is placed in less than ideal acoustical
environments.
When do I use TeraBass?
TeraBass is best used when:
• The Sound Blaster Roar is listened to at low
to medium volume levels – for example
near-field use.
• The Sound Blaster Roar is placed in an
environment where there is an absence of
boundary walls for bass re-enforcement – for
example you're outdoors.
• The Sound Blaster Roar is placed on very dense
material like marble or granite or in mid-far
field listening conditions – for example in a
dance hall or at indoor gatherings.
14 TH E SOUND BLA STER ROA R R EV IEWERS' GUI DE
Here's how you do it!
Press the Alarm / TeraBass button while your
music is playing and hear the difference!
When do I turn off TeraBass?
Sound Blaster Roar allows you to turn on and off
this bass enahncement feature. Many competing
designs in the portable segment on the other
hand feature bass "enhance" processing
without an option to turn it off – this often leads
to playback where the loudspeaker sounding
'boomy', and tiring to listen to when placed in
a corner.
Do not use TeraBass when:
• The unit is placed in an enclosed environment
where there is sufficient bass reflecting
off surfaces like from boundary walls – for
example on bathroom counter tops, in small
bedrooms or dorms.
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