About Your Hardware. Creative Sound Blaster R3 - SB1540, SB1540

About Your Hardware

Refer to the Quick Start leaflet for instructions on setting up your audio device. To learn more about your product, refer to the section below.

Your Audio Device

Your USB audio device has these jacks and connectors to enable the attachment of a wide variety of devices.

Front

Back

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Jack or

Connector

Mic-in 1 jack

Description

Mic-in 2 jack

Headphone jack

Line-out jack

Line-in jack

Mobile-in jack

USB port

Connects to a microphone using a 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) mono jack.

Connects to a microphone using a 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) mono jack.

Connects to stereo headphones using a 3.50 mm (1/8inch) stereo jack. Speaker output from the line-out jack is muted when the headphone jack is connected.

Connects to the Left and Right inputs on powered analog speakers or an A/V receiver.

Connects to line-level sources (for example, MP3 players).

Connects to a 4-pole analog jack of a mobile device.

Connects to a computer with a USB cable, or to a 5V 1A

DC power adaptor for standalone operation.

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Note:

When devices are connected to mobile-in and line-in simultaneously, the device connected to the mobile-in has higher priority.

Using display indicators and control dials

Your USB audio device has the following indicators and control dials to adjust and monitor operational status.

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Control or Button Description

Reverb amount knob

Turn clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the reverb effect.

Microphone mute button/indicator

Power/playback volume indicator

Playback volume/ mute knob

Push to mute/unmute microphone volume.

Lights up in red when microphone is muted.

Lights up in red when USB power is detected.

Pulse in red when volume is muted.

Blinks rapidly in red 3 times when playback volume knob is at maximum volume.

Turn clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the playback volume. Push down to mute/unmute.

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