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Sound Blaster Wireless Receiver
User’s Guide
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BASS TREBLE VOLUME OFF MAX AUX IN Congratulations! ® Your Sound Blaster Wireless Receiver complements Creative transmitters like Sound Blaster Wireless Transmitter and Sound Blaster X-Fi™ Notebook. Together, your receiver and transmitter enable you to enjoy high-quality music, wherever you are in your home, wirelessly. You can also expand your wireless system by adding on other Sound Blaster Wireless devices. Sound Blaster Wireless Receiver Sound Blaster Wireless Sound Blaster Headphone
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About Your Receiver 2 About Your Receiver 1 Power/Standby and 1 Play/Pause button Press to turn on. 2 Press and hold to enable Standby mode. 2 Next/Fast forward button Press and hold to Fast forward. 3 3 Previous/Rewind button Press and hold to Rewind. 4 Infrared receiver 5 Power LED See “Understanding the Power LED” on page 14. 6 Line Out jack 7 RCA Audio Line Out jacks 5 4 8 [Link/Connect] LED button See “Understanding the Link LED” on page 14. 9 5V DC In jack 9 8 7 6 LINE OUT LINK / 5
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About Your Remote Control 3 About Your Remote Control Your remote control has an operating distance of up to three meters (approximately 9.8 feet). To remove and replace the remote control’s battery, see “Replacing the remote control battery” on page 15. 1 Power/Standby 11 ® 2iPod Back/Menu* 1 3 Menu Navigation buttons 10 Press OK to execute the selected menu option. 2 4 (Not applicable) 5Next/Fast forward Press and hold to Fast forward. 3 6 Play/Pause 7 Previous/Rewind 9 Press and hold to
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Setting Up Your Receiver 4 Setting Up Your Receiver Step 1: Position your receiver You can pair (connect wirelessly) your transmitter and receiver before positioning your receiver. Once paired, place your receiver up to 30 meters away from your transmitter. NOTE Signal quality between the transmitter and receiver may be affected by any object or structure (for example, multiple walls) that is between the units. Experiment with different positions if necessary. Step 2: Connect your receiver
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Enable wireless control for your transmitter 5 Step 3: Enable wireless control for your transmitter For Sound Blaster Wireless Transmitter The device’s wireless features are enabled by default. If not, refer to its documentation to enable it. For Sound Blaster X-Fi Notebook Follow these steps to enable the device’s wireless features: 1 Launch Entertainment Mode. To do this, click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> Sound Blaster X-Fi Notebook -> Creative Console Launcher. 2 Click the Wireless Mu
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Turn on your receiver and Auto Pair 6 Step 4: Turn on your receiver and Auto Pair Your transmitter and receiver pair (connect wirelessly) automatically when turned on. The Link LED, at the back of the receiver, flashes and then lights up green when pairing is successful. RM-820 NOTE If your transmitter and receiver do not pair, simply reset them. On one unit at a time, press and hold the Connect button for five seconds. LINK / 5V DC CONNECT LINK / 5V DC CONNECT
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BASS TREBLE VOLUME OFF MAX AUX IN Play and stream music from transmitter 7 Step 5: Play and stream music from transmitter Play music on your transmitter and broadcast music to your receiver. OR Setting Up Two or More Receivers Repeat Steps 1 to 2 in “Setting Up Your Receiver” on page 4. In Step 4, turn on all your receivers. Your receivers pair automatically with your transmitter, and you can start playing music on all your receivers. CONNECT POWER
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Manual Pairing 8 Manual Pairing This section shows you how to pair your transmitter manually with two to four receivers. If you wish to use zone control, you must pair your units manually. For more information about broadcasting and zone control, see “Using Your Wireless Features” on page 11. Only the first four manually paired receivers will be assigned to a wireless zone. Each manually paired receiver will be assigned to the next available zone. Step 1: Press the Connect button on your t
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Press the Connect button on your first receiver 9 Step 2: Press the Connect button on your first receiver This must be done within three minutes after pressing the Connect button on the transmitter (Step 1). Once the transmitter and receiver are paired successfully, the Link LED on both units light up green and remain on. The first receiver to be paired will be assigned to Zone 1. IMPORTANT DO NOT press the Connect button repeatedly on your transmitter or receiver before a pairing process
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Press the Connect button on your transmitter again 10 Step 3: Press the Connect button on your transmitter again The transmitter’s Link LED flashes. Refer to the diagram in Step 1. Step 4: Press the Connect button on your second receiver Refer to the diagram in Step 2. Once the transmitter and receiver are paired successfully, the Link LED on both units light up green and remain on. Repeat the steps to pair your third and fourth receivers (if applicable) manually. Step 5: Test your receivers
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Using Your Wireless Features 11 Using Your Wireless Features Use the transmitter software installed on your computer to control your receivers remotely from your transmitter. Broadcasting Broadcasting can be used on any number of paired receivers. This feature enables you to activate or deactivate all paired receivers simultaneously. R R Sound Blaster Wireless Transmitter R T R OR Sound Blaster Transmitter T X-Fi Notebook Receiver R For Sound Blaster Wireless Transmitter In Sound Blaster W
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Using Your Wireless Features 12 Zone Control Zone control is limited to the first four manually paired receivers. This feature enables you to activate or deactivate each paired receiver individually. Sound Blaster Wireless Transmitter R1 R4 R2 T OR R3 T Transmitter R Receiver Sound Blaster X-Fi Notebook
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Using Your Wireless Features 13 For Sound Blaster Wireless Transmitter 1 In Sound Blaster Wireless Control Panel, click the Zone button, and then click the zones assigned to the receivers you want to activate or deactivate. 2 Clicking the Zone button will put the activated zones/receivers on standby. 3 Click the Zone button again to activate the previously selected zones/ receivers. NOTE Your transmitter can only save and reactivate one combination of receivers. It remembers the last comb
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Other Information 14 Other Information Understanding the Power LED LED Behavior Status White Stable Turned on and ready for use Continuous slow flashing Not detecting any signal or signal is weak Red Stable In Standby mode Quick flashing (twice) Receiving remote control signals Continuous slow flashing Muted Understanding the Link LED LED Behavior Status Green Stable Paired (Turned on / In Standby mode) Flashing Pairing in progress Quick flashing (twice) -> Not lit -> Wireless reset Stable N
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Other Information 15 Press and hold the Previous/Rewind and Next/Fast forward buttons on your receiver together for five seconds. The Power LED goes off for two seconds before lighting up again. NOTE The receiver pairs with your transmitter automatically if both return to factory default settings. Replacing the remote control battery Refer to the following diagram to remove and replace the battery (when it is depleted) from the remote control. 1 2
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Troubleshooting 16 Troubleshooting Here are some tips if you encounter these problems. There is no sound from the speakers that are connected to the receiver. Check the following: • The Connect LEDs are lit up. Else see the following troubleshooting tip. • The receiver is connected to the power outlet and turned on. • The speaker system’s power is turned on. • You have connected the speakers to your receiver correctly. • The receiver volume is not muted. The wireless connection does not seem
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Troubleshooting 17 My receiver seems to be picking up extra noise, or there are intermittent pauses. The position of your Sound Blaster Wireless devices as well as signals from other wireless routers or Bluetooth equipment may affect the quality of the transmissions. Try the following: • In Sound Blaster Wireless Control Panel, change the RF Channel from Auto to either Ch 1, 2 or 3. • Place your transmitter and receivers closer to each other. • Place your transmitter away from other device
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Troubleshooting 18 My remote control is not responding. • Your remote control’s battery may have depleted. To remove and replace the battery, see “Replacing the remote control battery” on page 15. Also check the following: • You have installed the transmitter software. •In the Remote Control Settings application, ensure that the Enable control of Windows Application check box is selected. To launch this application, click Start -> All Programs -> Creative -> Remote Control Settings. • The
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Troubleshooting 19 (For Sound Blaster X-Fi Notebook only) When I switch my recording source from Mic In to Line In in Entertainment Mode, the wireless connection is lost. When the recording source is changed to Mic In, wireless music control is automatically disabled so that input from the microphone (for example, a private internet voice conversation) will not be unintentionally streamed to all paired receivers. After changing the recording source back to Line In, you must enable the wire
