Creative Sound Blaster PCI512 User Manual page 31

In a 4-speaker configuration, there is
no sound from the rear speakers.
Check the following:
The rear speakers are connected to the
audio card's Rear Out jack.
If, instead, you decide to select the
"What U Hear" device icon in the
Record Control view, then of these
five sources in the Play Control
view, you can unmute only one at a
time. Therefore, you can get sound
from the rear speakers only from
the unmuted source.
If you are playing sound from one of these
sources.
• CD Audio
• Line In
• TAD
• Auxiliary (AUX)
• Microphone
To solve the problem:
1. In Creative Mixer's Play Control view,
make sure the check box of the source
being played is unmuted, that is, enabled.
2. In the Record Control view, make sure the
corresponding check box is also selected.
For example, if you are playing DVD
games or movies, make sure in Creative
Mixer you unmute the Auxiliary device in
D-2 Troubleshooting
the Play Control view and select the
Auxiliary device in the Record Control
view.
If you have changed environments, go to
the Record Control view of Creative Mixer
and make sure that the check boxes of your
active sources are selected.
No audio output when playing digital
files such as.WAV, MIDI files or AVI
clips.
Possible causes:
The speaker volume knob (if any) is not
set properly.
The external amplifier or speakers are
connected to the wrong jack.
There is a hardware conflict.
The output selection in the Configuration
tabbed page of the Speaker applet is
incorrectly selected.
The Original Sound slider in the Master
tabbed page of the Environmental Audio
applet is set at or near 0%.
Make sure that:
The speakers' volume control knob, if any,
is set at mid-range. Use Creative Mixer to
adjust the volume, if necessary.
The powered speakers or external
amplifier are connected to the card's Line
Out or Rear Out jack.
No hardware conflict between the card
and a peripheral device. See "Resolving
I/O Conflicts" on page D-3.
The output selection in the Speaker applet
corresponds to your speaker or headphone
configuration.
The Original Sound slider in the Master
tabbed page of the Environmental Audio
applet is set to 100%.
No audio output when playing
CD-Audio.
OR
No audio output when playing DOS
games that require a CD-ROM.
To solve this problem:
• Make sure the CD audio cable between the
CD-ROM drive and the audio card is
connected.