X-Fi Wireless Receiver User’s Guide
Congratulations!
Your Creative X-Fi™ Wireless Receiver complements Creative transmitters
like Creative Xdock™ or Creative Xmod™ Wireless. Together, your X-Fi
Wireless Receiver and transmitter enable you to enjoy the X-Fi difference,
wherever you are in your home, wirelessly.
Read on to learn how to get started with your new X-Fi Wireless Receiver!
Contents
About Your X-Fi Wireless Receiver.............................................. 2
About Your Remote Control.......................................................... 3
Setting Up Your X-Fi Wireless Receiver ....................................... 4
Setting Up Two or More X-Fi Wireless Receivers ........................ 9
About Broadcasting and Zone Control ....................................... 10
Manual Pairing............................................................................ 11
Using Your X-Fi Wireless Receiver............................................. 15
Using Your Wireless Features .................................................... 17
Troubleshooting Wireless Features ........................................... 20
FAQs ............................................................................................ 23
General Specifications ................................................................ 26
Safety Information....................................................................... 27
Regulatory Information............................................................... 28
About Your X-Fi Wireless Receiver 2
About Your X-Fi Wireless Receiver
1 Play/Pause button
Press to turn on X-Fi Wireless
Receiver.
Press and hold for three seconds
to turn off X-Fi Wireless Receiver.
2Previous/Rewind button
3 Next/Fast-forward button
4 Volume LED ring
5 Volume control
2
1
8
9 10
3
4
5
6
7
11
12
See “Using Your X-Fi Wireless
Receiver” on page 15.
6 Power/Standby LED
See “Understanding the Power/
Standby LED” on page 15.
7 Headphone jack
8RCA Audio Line Out jacks
9 3.5 mm Audio Line Out
jack
( )
10 5V DC In jack
11 Link LED
See “Understanding the Link LED”
on page 16.
12 Connect button
See “Setting Up Your X-Fi Wireless
Receiver” on page 4.
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).
1 Power/Standby button
6
5
4
2 Mute on/off button
3 Volume buttons
1
4Play/Pause button
5 X-Fi Crystalizer™ on/off buttons
2
6 X-Fi CMSS
3
The other buttons on your X-Fi Wireless Receiver
remote control mirror those of the remote control
buttons of the Creative transmitter you are using.
For more information, see your transmitter User’s
Guide.
®
-3D on/off buttons
Setting Up Your X-Fi Wireless Receiver 4
Setting Up Your X-Fi Wireless Receiver
Step 1: Position your X-Fi Wireless Receiver
Place your X-Fi Wireless Receiver near a power outlet, and up to 30 meters
(approximately 98 feet) away from your transmitter. You may place the units
in different rooms but avoid placing them near objects emitting radio
frequencies, for example, a radio or cordless phone.
NOTES
Signal quality between the transmitter and receiver may be
affected by any object or structure (for example, a wall) that is
between the units. Experiment with different positions if
necessary.
Connect your X-Fi Wireless Receiver 5
Step 2: Connect your X-Fi Wireless Receiver
1
1 Powered stereo or 2.1
speakers
2a Power adapter
2b Power outlet
2a
2b
Turn on your transmitter and X-Fi Wireless Receiver 6
Step 3: Turn on your transmitter and X-Fi Wireless
Receiver
1
MENU
OR
Xdock Xmod Wireless
2
3
X-Fi Wireless Receiver
NOTES
Your transmitter may vary in appearance from the models shown
here.
Turn on your transmitter and X-Fi Wireless Receiver 7
When the transmitter and receiver turns on, the Link LEDs at the back of
your units light up green. Your transmitter and receiver are automatically
paired (connected wirelessly), and you can start broadcasting music to your
receiver.
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Xdock Xmod Wireless
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X-Fi Wireless Receiver
Turn on your transmitter and X-Fi Wireless Receiver 8
To deactivate your receiver
Press the Broadcast button on your transmitter remote control.
Your receiver is deactivated and stops streaming music.
IMPORTANT
If your transmitter and X-Fi Wireless Receiver do not pair, simply
reset them. On one unit at a time, press and hold the Previous/
Rewind and Next/Fast-forward buttons
seconds. The Volume LED ring lights up. Your transmitter and X-Fi
Wireless Receiver will pair automatically.
together for three