Creative Audigy 2 ZS User manual

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About Your Hardware
To learn more about your product, refer to the corresponding section:
Your Audigy 2 ZS audio card
Your Joystick/MIDI Bracket
Your Platinum Drive (included with Audigy 2 ZS Platinum)
Your Remote Control (included with Audigy 2 ZS Platinum)

Your Audigy 2 ZS audio card
Your audio card has these jacks and connectors to enable the attachment of a wide variety of devices:
Jack or Connector Description
1. FireWire (IEEE 1394)
connector
Connects to a FireWire (IEEE 1394) compatible external device (for example, a digital video camcorder,
digital still camera, printer or scanner).
2. Line Out 3 jack (LIN_OUT3) Connects to Front Center, Subwoofer, Side Left (only on 7.1 systems) and Rear Center (only on 6.1
systems) inputs on powered analog speakers or an external amplifier.
3. Line Out 2 jack (LIN_OUT2) Connects to Rear Left, Rear Right, and Side Right (only on 7.1 systems) inputs on powered analog
speakers or an external amplifier.
4. Line Out 1 jack (LIN_OUT1) Connects to Front Left and Front Right inputs on powered analog speakers or an external amplifier.
Also supports headphones.
5. Microphone In jack
(MIC_IN) Connects to an external microphone for voice input.
6. Line In jack (LIN_IN) Connects to analog devices like music synthesizers and other line-level sources.
7. Digital Out jack Connects to external digital devices or digital speaker systems (6-channel or compressed AC-3 SPDIF
output).
8. Telephone Answering Device
connector (TAD)
Provides a monaural connection from a standard voice modem, and transmits microphone signals to
the modem.
9. CD Audio connector
(CD_IN)
Connects to the Analog Audio output on a CD/DVD-ROM drive using an Analog CD audio cable
(available separately).
10. Aux In connector (AUX_IN) Connects to the analog output from a CD/DVD-ROM drive.
11. Internal FireWire (IEEE 1394)
connector (SB1394)
Connects to the internal FireWire (IEEE 1394) connector on the Platinum Drive (included with Audigy
2 ZS Platinum).
12. CD SPDIF connector
(CD_SPDIF) Connects to the digital output from a CD/DVD-ROM drive.

13. Joystick/MIDI connector
(JOYSTICK)
Connects to the Joystick/MIDI bracket for gaming or MIDI devices (optional).
14. AD_EXT connector
(AD_EXT) Connects to the AD_EXT connector on the Platinum Drive (included with Audigy 2 ZS Platinum).

Your Joystick/MIDI Bracket
The Joystick/MIDI bracket is used to attach a joystick or MIDI device:
Jack or Connector Description
1. Joystick/MIDI connector Connects to a joystick or a MIDI device.

Your Platinum Drive (included with Audigy 2 ZS Platinum)
The Platinum Drive provides additional connectivity for a number of other devices.

Front panel
Jack or Connector Description
1.
Optical SPDIF In/Out
connectors (OPTICAL
IN/OUT)
Connect to recording/playback devices with optical connectors (for example, M iniDisc recorders, Digital
Audio Tape recorders or external hard disk recorders).
2. Auxiliary 2 Line In jacks
(AUX IN 2) Connects to analog devices like VCRs, TVs and CD players.
3. Infrared receiver Lets you control your computer via the IR remote control.
4.
Coaxial SPDIF In/Out
connectors (SPDIF
IN/OUT)
Connect to digital audio recording/playback devices with optical connectors (for example, M iniDisc
recorders, Digital Audio Tape recorders or external hard disk recorders).
5. FireWire (IEEE 1394)
connector
Connects to a FireWire (IEEE 1394) compatible external device (for example, a digital video camcorder,
digital still camera, printer or scanner).
6. Headphones jack Connects to headphones. Speaker output will be muted if selected in software (Creative Audio HQ or
Creative Audio Control).
7. Headphones volume
knob
Controls the volume of your headphones. Turn clockwise to increase the volume, and counterclockwise to
decrease the volume.
8.
Mini MIDI In/Out
connectors (M IDI
IN/OUT)
Connects to MIDI devices using the mini-MIDI-to-standard-MIDI adapter cables provided.
9. Line In 2/Mic In 2 jack
(LINE IN 2/MIC IN 2) Connects to line sources (for example, electric guitars) or a microphone.
10. Line In 2/Mic In 2 knob
(Microphone gain) Selects Line In 2 or M ic In 2. To increase microphone gain, continue to turn clockwise.
11. Line In 2/M ic In 2
separator mark
To switch to Line In 2, turn the knob counter clockwise over the Line In 2/M ic In 2 separator mark until
you hear a "click". To switch back to Mic In 2, turn the knob clockwise over the separator mark until you
hear a "click".

Top panel
Jack or Connector Description
1. Jumper JP1 Connects to the supplied shunt. By default, your Platinum Drive is set for use with a condenser
microphone. Connect the supplied shunt to Jumper JP1 if you want to use a dynamic microphone.
2. Power connector Connects to the supplied power splitter cable.
3. AD_EXT connector
(AD_EXT) Connects to the AD_EXT connector on the Audigy 2 ZS audio card.
4. Internal FireWire (IEEE
1394) connector (SB1394) Connects to the internal FireWire (IEEE 1394) connector on the Audigy 2 ZS audio card.

Your Remote Control (included with Audigy 2 ZS Platinum)
The Platinum Drive has an infrared receiver for your Creative remote control. Your remote control lets you operate your computer from
the comfort of your sofa or bed, at a distance of four meters (13 feet).