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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Creative's latest audio revolution, Sound Blaster
PCIe! With cutting edge technology from the leaders in PC audio, Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe will
give you years of reliable entertainment on your PCI Express (PCIe
This User's Guide contains software installation and usage information for your audio card.
System Requirements
Minimum Requirements
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TM
Intel
Core
2 Duo or AMD
or faster recommended)
Intel or AMD compatible motherboard
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Microsoft
Windows
1 GB RAM
>600 MB of free hard disk space
Available PCI Express slot*
CD or DVD drive for software installation
High quality headphones or powered amplified speakers (available separately)
Additional Requirements (where applicable)
DVD-Video
6x or faster DVD drive
DVD player software such as InterVideo
recommended) installed
5.1 speakers for optimal listening experience
Notes
• *Some motherboards reserve the PCI Express x16 slots for video cards only. Use a x1 or x4 slot
instead. For more information, consult the documentation of your motherboard.
• Other applications may have higher system requirements. For more information, consult the
documentation of your application.
®
processor equivalent (Core
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7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit
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TM
2 2.0 GHz, AMD processor equivalent
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WinDVD
or CyberLink
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) enabled personal computer.
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®
PowerDVD
(latest version
Recon3D
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Page 1: System Requirements
Introduction ® Congratulations on your purchase of Creative’s latest audio revolution, Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe! With cutting edge technology from the leaders in PC audio, Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe will ® give you years of reliable entertainment on your PCI Express (PCIe ) enabled personal computer. - Page 2 Locating, downloading, and installing updates for your Creative products is now simpler and faster with the web-based Creative Software AutoUpdate system. When you connect to Creative Software AutoUpdate via the Internet, the web site will analyze your computer system to determine what operating system (OS), language, and Creative products are installed in your system.
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Page 3: About Your Hardware
About Your Hardware For instructions on installing your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe, and any additional accessories, consult the Quick Start leaflet. To learn more about your product, consult the following sections: Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Audio Card Your Sound Blaster I/O Drive* Notes •... - Page 4 SB1350: SB1354 SB1356: About Your Hardware 4...
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Page 5: Jacks / Connectors
(available separately). See Front Panel Header Audio connector Audio Connector for specifications. Connects to one end of the analog cable. Connect Creative proprietary A N D _E X T c on n ect or the other end to the AND_EXT connector on th e S ou nd B las te r I/ O D ri v e Connects to one end of the digital cable. - Page 6 Your Sound Blaster I/O Drive* Your Sound Blaster I/O Drive connects with your Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion audio card, and provides additional connectivity for a number of other devices. Front: Back: About Your Hardware 6...
- Page 7 Connects to one end of the analog cable. A N D _E X T Connect the other end to the Creative proprietary con n ec tor o n th e S ou n d B l a st er AND_EXT connector...
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Page 8: Installing And Uninstalling Software
Installing and Uninstalling Software To take full advantage of your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe audio card, you need to install device drivers and applications. At times, you may also need to uninstall some or all of the device drivers and applications to correct problems, change configurations, or to upgrade outdated drivers or applications. -
Page 9: Connecting Speakers And Headphones
Connecting Home Theater Systems Connecting Headphones and Headsets For tips on how to arrange your speakers, consult Positioning Your Speakers. For a list of supported Creative speaker systems or interactive help on speaker connectivity, visit www.soundblaster.com. Notes • Actual products may differ slightly from those shown in this chapter. -
Page 10: Positioning Your Speakers
Positioning Your Speakers Good speaker placement is crucial to getting optimal performance from your audio system and achieving an enhanced listening experience. Below are our recommendation for 5.1 channel speakers. For detailed speaker placement tips, consult the documentation of your speaker system. For 5.1 channel speakers: Speaker component Subwoofer... -
Page 11: Connecting Analog Speaker Systems
Connecting Analog Speaker Systems Your audio card supports analog speaker systems of up to 5.1 channels. To learn more about connecting different channel speaker systems, consult the following sections: 2.1 channel analog speakers 5.1 channel analog speakers 2.1 channel analog speakers audio inputs audio... - Page 12 5.1 channel analog speakers audio inputs front rear center/ subwoofer front speakers audio center inputs speaker front rear center/ subwoofer rear speakers Jack, Connector or Cable Line Out 3 jack Line Out 2 jack Line Out 1 jack 5.1 channel audio cable (available separately) Center/Subwoofer (Audio Input) jack Front (Audio Input) jack Rear (Audio Input) jack...
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Page 13: Connecting Digital Speaker Systems
Connecting Digital Speaker Systems Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe comes with an Optical S/PDIF Out jack which allows you to connect your digital speaker system. Most digital speakers systems connect the audio card to the subwoofer or an external unit. For more information on your digital speaker connections, consult the documentation of your digital speaker system. - Page 14 Connecting Home Theater Systems Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe comes with an Optical S/PDIF Out jack which allows you to connect your home theater system. Most home theater systems connect the audio card to an A/V receiver. For more information on your A/V receiver’s speaker connections, consult the documentation of your A/V receiver.
- Page 15 Connecting your A/V Receiver using Line level inputs If your A/V receiver supports multichannel line-level inputs, you can connect them directly to your audio card’s Line Out jacks instead of the Optical S/PDIF Out jack as shown below. Jack, Connector or Description Cable Connects to the Front Left and Front Right...
- Page 16 Jack, Connector or Description Cable Connects to the Rear Left and Rear Right jacks on your A/V receiver, using a 3.50 mm (1/8- Line Out 2 jack inch) stereo-to-RCA cable (available separately) 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) surround-to-RCA cable Connects your audio card and A/V receiver. (available separately) Connects to the Line Out 2 jack on your audio Rear Left jack...
- Page 17 Jack, Connector or Description Cable Connects to the Center and Subwoofer jacks on your A/V receiver, using a 3.50 mm (1/8- Line Out 3 jack inch) stereo-to-RCA cable (available separately) 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) surround-to-RCA cable Connects your audio card and A/V receiver. (available separately) Connects to the Line Out 3 jack on your audio Center jack...
- Page 18 Connecting Headphones and Headsets Alternatively, you can also connect your headphones and headsets to the Sound Blaster I/O Drive*. Do not listen to audio on your headphones or headsets at high volumes for prolonged periods of time as hearing loss may result. Connecting your headphones and headsets to the Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe For headphones: Jack or Connector...
- Page 19 Connecting your headphones and headsets to the Sound Blaster I/O Drive* For headphones: Jack or Connector Description Connects to stereo headphones with a 3.50 Headphone jack mm (1/8-inch) plug. For headsets: Jack or Connector Description Connects to the 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) Headphone jack headphone plug of your headset.
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Page 20: Playing Games
Playing Games Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe is specially designed to enhance audio in games using Creative’s cutting edge audio technologies. Playing games will be more exhilarating than ever before! To learn more about the following audio technologies, visit www.soundblaster.com. -
Page 21: Watching Dvds
Watching DVDs Your DVDs are encoded with Dolby Digital audio technologies, which have to be decoded to enjoy multichannel audio on your 5.1 speaker systems. Decoding with a software DVD player You can use a software DVD player to decode Dolby Digital encoded signals from your DVDs, and output multichannel audio through your audio card to your speakers. -
Page 22: Playing/Recording Music
Playing/Recording Music You can play music from, and/or record music to external devices (for example, Digital Audio Tape player/recorder) by connecting them to your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe. Connecting your external device to the Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Jack, Connector or Description Cable Connects to playback devices with optical... -
Page 23: Creating Music
Creating Music You can set up a home music studio using your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe. Put together your own productions consisting of multiple music tracks from a MIDI synthesizer or an electric guitar. Alternatively, connect your electric guitar using a pre-amp box to the Line In/ Microphone In jack. - Page 24 Chatting / Gaming Your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe can also be connected to hands-free microphones or the Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone, making over-the-Net chatting a hassle-free affair. Now you can enjoy clear voice chat for gaming and other online chatting purposes. Jack, Connector or Description Cable...
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Page 25: Creative Software Suite
Applications Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Control Panel Creative ALchemy Creative Software Auto Update Creative Information System Creative Host Open AL/EAX5.0 HD Creative Music Server Creative Diagnostics Bonus Software Available on the Web Creative WaveStudio Creative Media Toolbox (Trial) Notes •... - Page 26 You can mute/unmute the volume by clicking the speaker icon. Configuring your software settings Click each feature to access its settings page. More information on each feature can be found in their respective sections in this manual. Creative Software Suite 27...
- Page 27 You can adjust the amount to apply for each enhancement by dragging its slider left to decrease or right to increase. To test the effects of the audio enhancements, click and listen to the demo video. Creative Software Suite 28...
- Page 28 Scout Mode Scout mode Select to turn on or off Scout mode. Click to configure hotkeys for turning on and turning off Scout mode. Creative Software Suite 29...
- Page 29 Select the option to turn on/off the Dolby Digital Live encoder. Setting your digital audio connection Select the Dolby Digital option to enable encoding of Dolby Digital audio for superior audio quality. You may also turn off this feature by selecting No Encoder. Creative Software Suite 30...
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Page 30: Mixer Settings
You can click the icon to adjust the settings for your input/output. Equalizer Settings EQ presets Select an equalizer preset to apply to your audio. EQ sliders Adjust the equalizer settings. Creative Software Suite 31... -
Page 31: Advanced Features Settings
It dramatically improves the sound experience without a subwoofer. THX TruStudio Pro Smart Volume addresses the problem of abrupt volume level changes during playback and between songs by automatically and continuously measuring volume, and intelligently applying gain and attenuation to compensate for those changes. Creative Software Suite 32... - Page 32 • Navigate to the folder where you have installed the game. • Right-click on the game’s launcher and select Run as administrator. • Exit the application and launch Creative ALchemy again. The game should now appear in the left column. Creative Software Suite 33...
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Page 33: General Specifications
General Specifications This section details the specifications of your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe audio card. PCI Bus Mastering PCI Express Specification Version 1.1 compliant Bus mastering reduces latency and speeds up system performance Sound Blaster Sound Core3D Audio Processor Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing Dedicated DSP capable of both time and frequency domain audio processing Professional Digital Audio Processing 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at up to 96 kHz sample rate... - Page 34 Connectivity This section details the connectivity of your Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe audio card and Sound Blaster I/O Drive*. Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe audio card Audio Inputs One 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) Line In jack for Analog Line In or Microphone In One Optical S/PDIF jack for Digital In Audio Outputs Four 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) Line Out jacks for four channel Analog Line Out:...
- Page 35 Front Panel Header Audio Connector Connection compatiblity Intel HD Front Panel Audio standard only. Not compatible with AC97 or Intel-compatible HD Front Panel Audio Pin configuration Signal Name Description Analog Port 1 - left channel PORT 1L (Microphone) Ground Analog Port 1 - right channel PORT 1R (Microphone) Active low signal that signals...
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Page 36: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation or normal use. This includes: Problems with Digital Audio Devices Problems with Dolby Digital Live Problems with Multiple Audio Devices Problems with Older Sound Blaster Audio Devices Problems with Sound If you have a technical problem with this product, you can consult our selfhelp tool "Knowledge Base"... -
Page 37: Problems With Sound
Alternatively, during the installation of your audio card, do the following: If your computer detects an installed Sound Blaster Audigy series, Sound Blaster Live! series or Sound Blaster PCI512 audio card, a message box recommending that you completely uninstall and remove the older audio device will appear. -
Page 38: License And Copyright
Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd.
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