Creative X-Fi Creative Xmod User manual

Congratulations!
Your versatile Creative Xmod 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 Xmod 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 Xmod!
Contents
Your Xmod .................................................................................... 2
About X-Fi .................................................................................... 3
Connecting Devices ..................................................................... 5
Adjusting volume ......................................................................... 8
Customizing X-Fi enhancement levels ........................................ 8
Using a Microphone with Xmod ................................................... 9
Connecting to an external stereo audio source ........................ 10
FAQs ........................................................................................... 12
More Information ....................................................................... 14
General Specifications ............................................................... 15
Safety Information ..................................................................... 16
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2 Your Xmod
Your Xmod
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1 Select button
Press and release to switch through Volume, X-Fi®
Crystalizer™ or X-Fi CMSS®-3D modes.
From Volume mode, press twice to adjust the X-Fi
Crystalizer level, or press three times to adjust the X-Fi
CMSS-3D level.
2 USB port
3 Line-Out jack
4LEDindicators
Shows you which mode you are in. The LED flashes faster or
slower when you increase or decrease an X-Fi enhancement
level.
The volume LED lights up in red when you mute the sound.
5LevelControl/Mute
Press to mute the sound. Press again to unmute.
Turn the control to increase or decrease the volume or
enhancement level.
6 X-Fi CMSS-3D switch
Slide the switch to the “On” position to enjoy the X-Fi
CMSS-3D enhancement.
7 Headphone jack
8 Line-In/Microphone jack
9 X-Fi Crystalizer switch
Slide the switch to the “On” position to enjoy the X-Fi
Crystalizer enhancement.
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About X-Fi 3
About X-Fi
X-Fi is the new audio standard from Creative that gives you an experience
beyond studio quality from your music and movies.
Imagine being in the studio as your favorite artist records a new album. The
sound is real and live the way it was meant to be heard. When that album
gets mass-produced on CD, it is compressed to fit the format and the sound
quality of that original performance suffers. When you further compress the
songs into MP3, you’ll notice an even greater loss of sound quality. Your
favorite album now sounds flat and lifeless. X-Fi technology breathes life
back into the songs. It restores the details, expands the music to surround
sound and creates an experience that goes beyond studio quality.
About X-Fi Crystalizer
Most downloadable music and movies are compressed; making downloads
fast, and storage and portability convenient. The downside is that the quality
and fullness of your songs and soundtracks are diminished.
X-Fi Crystalizer analyzes audio, identifies the elements that have been
restricted/damaged during compression and re-masters them by selective
audio enhancement. X-Fi Crystalizer instantaneously transforms your CDs
and MP3s to crystal clear sound.
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4 About X-Fi
About X-Fi CMSS-3D
X-Fi CMSS-3D expands your stereo MP3s and digital movies into surround
sound with voices centered in front of you and ambient sound all around
you. Designed not only for stereo speakers and multichannel systems, it
even supports headphones, surrounding you with nine virtual speakers so
you feel like you’re sitting in with your favorite band or that you’ve been
dropped into the best seat in the movie theater.
X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual - Immersive surround sound over two speakers.
X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone - Immersive surround sound over headphones.
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Connecting Devices 5
Connecting Devices
It’s easy to get great sound from your PC or Mac. Just connect Xmod to your
computer, earphones or speakers, and slide the X-Fi Crystalizer and X-Fi
CMSS-3D switches to the “On” position.
Connecting to your computer
Using a USB cable, connect your Xmod directly to a USB port on your
computer or a USB hub.
Xmod retains the X-Fi Crystalizer and X-Fi CMSS-3D level settings from the
last time you used it with your computer.
NOTES • When you connect Xmod to your computer, audio output from your
computer is channeled to Xmod.
• After connecting Xmod to your PC or Mac, connect earphones or
speakers. See “Enjoying sound from Xmod” on page 6.
1 USB port
2USBcable
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6 Connecting Devices
Enjoying sound from Xmod
Connect Xmod to your earphones for personal enjoyment, or to your
speaker system to share the experience with everyone in the room.
1 Line-Out jack
2 Line-Out cable with
3.5mm stereo
connector (not
included)
3 Stereo speakers
4 Earphones
5 Headphone jack
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Connecting Devices 7
NOTES • When you connect earphones and speakers at the same time,
Xmod 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
level.
• Before using earphones, decrease the volume level on Xmod or
from your computer.
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8 Adjusting volume
Adjusting volume
Before adjusting the volume, check that the Volume LED is lit in blue. If not,
press and release the Select button until the Volume LED lights up in blue.
If the Volume LED is red, press the Level Control to unmute the volume.
1Turn the Level Control clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or
decrease the volume.
Customizing X-Fi enhancement levels
Customizing X-Fi Crystalizer
1In Volume mode, press the Select button twice. The X-Fi Crystalizer LED
flashes.
2Turn the Level Control clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or
decrease the level.
The higher the level, the faster the LED flashes.
Customizing X-Fi CMSS-3D
1In Volume mode, press the Select button three times. The X-Fi CMSS-3D
LED flashes.
2Turn the Level Control clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or
decrease the level.
The higher the level, the faster the LED flashes.
NOTES • If the X-Fi Crystalizer or X-Fi CMSS-3D switches are not set to
the "On" position, adjusting the levels will only have a temporary
effect on the sound.
• Volume mode is the default. X-Fi Crystalizer and X-Fi CMSS-3D
modes automatically switch to Volume mode after 30 seconds.
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