Creative SoundBlasterRoar SR20 User manual

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OVERVIEW

1. NFC Receptor

2. Battery Indicator

3. Record Indicator

4. Power /

Bluetooth

®Status Indicator

5. Multifunction Button

6. Volume Up / Down Button

7. Button

8. Power ON / Standby Button

9. Microphone

10. DC Input

11. Aux-In

12. DC Out (USB 1.0A)

13. Micro USB Connector

14. MicroSD Slot

15. Mic On / Mute Switch

16. Record Button

17. (Record) Play / Pause Button

18. Shufﬂe / Repeat All Switch

19. Previous Button

20. Next Button

21. (MP3 Playback) Play / Pause Button

22. Loud Sounds Switch

23. Alarm Button

24. (Alarm) Arm / Off Switch

Top Rear

DID YOU KNOW? Wireless Speaker

The Sound Blaster Roar lets you stream music wirelessly.

The Sound Blaster Roar

connects to

Bluetooth

devices

with robust high-quality aptX®

and AAC music streaming.

NFC technology makes

connecting even easier

– just tap and play!

Here’s how you do it!

1A. One-touch pairing with NFC

2Start playback on your connected device.

B. Manual

Bluetooth

pairing

(i) Press and hold until the white LED

blinks rapidly.

(ii) Select SB ROAR SR20 on your device.

Turn on NFC on your NFC-enabled

device and tap your device on the NFC

logo to connect.

A. B.

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DID YOU KNOW? Wireless Speaker

Multipoint lets you pair 2 devices to the Sound Blaster Roar.

With Creative Multipoint,

you can connect up to

two

Bluetooth

devices

simultaneously. Toggle

easily between your

phone and tablet, or

share music playback

from your phone or a

friend’s phone.

Here’s how you do it!

1Pause playback on the connected device.

2Pair and connect a second device

(see previous page).

3Start playback on either one of the

connected devices.

To toggle between devices

Pause playback on the ﬁrst connected

device before starting playback on the

second connected device.

DID YOU KNOW?

The button instantly boosts the loudness of your music!

When sheer audio power is

needed – such as large parties

and social gatherings – press

the button to instantly

boost the loudness, depth and

spaciousness of the audio.

Button

Press during music playback.

Here’s how you do it!

For added boost

Connecting the Sound

Blaster Roar to the

power adapter gives

your music added

volume boost. It is

recommended to use

a power adapter

when using the

feature.

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Here’s how you do it!

DID YOU KNOW?

You can play digital audio from your PC/Mac with the

Sound Blaster Roar.

Enhance music playback from your PC/Mac with the powerful Sound Blaster Roar by

connecting it with the USB cable supplied.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Sound Blaster Control Panel enhances PC/Mac audio in real time.

Have complete control over

your PC/Mac audio with the

Sound Blaster Control Panel

software. The SBX Pro Studio

technologies – such as SBX

Bass and SBX Dialog Plus

– intelligently enhance

PC/Mac audio in real time.

Sound Blaster Control PanelUSB Audio

1Connect the Sound Blaster Roar to a PC/Mac.

2Press and hold until you hear a tone.*

This signiﬁes that the Sound Blaster Roar

has switched from USB Mass Storage

Device to USB Audio Device.^

3Play your music on the PC/Mac.

Here’s how you do it!

1Connect the Sound Blaster Roar to

a PC/Mac with a USB cable.

2Press and hold until your PC/Mac

recognizes the Sound Blaster Roar as

an Audio Output device.

3Visit www.soundblaster.com/

downloads/SBCP to download

and install the Sound Blaster

Control Panel.

If no audio is heard

For Windows:

Click Volume Control and select

Sound Blaster Roar as your output device.

For Mac:

1. Go to System Preferences and click Sound.

2. Click the Output tab and select Sound Blaster Roar.

Enhance your audio

To enhance your digital music further, you can use the

Sound Blaster Control Panel software. See next page.

Experience Guide

Learn about SBX Pro Studio-

enhanced audio proﬁles and

how you can customize them

to suit your playback needs.

Download the User Experience

Guide from www.soundblaster.

com/guide/ExperienceRoar

* If no tone is heard, disconnect the cable

from the computer, and start from Step 1 again.

^ Depending on your operating system, a

pop-up message may appear informing you

that the Mass Storage Device has not been

ejected properly. This is normal and not

disruptive to your microSD card.

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To skip tracks (in Repeat All mode):

Press or during playback.

4Press (REC) to playback

recordings.

To skip recorded tracks:

Press or during playback.

DID YOU KNOW?

Recording is made really easy with the Sound Blaster Roar.

If you need to record the song

playing on your Sound Blaster

Roar or do a voice recording,

just insert a microSD card and

you’re ready to go.

Recording

Here’s how you do it!

1Insert a microSD card.

microSD

Card

2Select source.

From built-in microphone

Switch on the microphone.

– Records voice and sounds

picked up by the microphone.

From Aux-in /

Bluetooth

source

Mute the microphone.

– Records Aux-in audio

directly from your media

player or

Bluetooth

device.

3Press (REC) to start recording.

Press (REC) again to

stop recording.

REC

Recording speciﬁcations

lAudio recording is saved

in WAV format in the

VOICE folder.

lFor recording, a Class 4

microSD card is

recommended.

lThe default recording

sampling rate is at 16 kHz.

This is designed to record

longer voice recording

sessions (e.g. meetings)

and avoid large ﬁle sizes.

Here’s how you do it!

1Insert a microSD card.

microSD Card

2Press .

To skip folders:

Press and hold or during playback.

3Navigate through tracks.

DID YOU KNOW?

Your Sound Blaster Roar comes with a built-in WMA/MP3 player.

Besides streaming music from

your smart phone wirelessly

via

Bluetooth

, the Sound

Blaster Roar can also play

audio ﬁles on a microSD

card with the built-in WMA/

MP3 player.

WMA/MP3 Player

Playback tips

lYou can play WMA, WAV

or MP3 ﬁles.

lThe Sound Blaster Roar

supports microSD or

microSDHC cards up to

32GB.

lSee Organizing audio

ﬁles on microSD card

using a computer in the

Quick Start Guide.

lIf connected to a

computer, the Sound

Blaster Roar switches

to MicroSD Card Reader

mode every time you

pause playback

(see pg 15).

Press or when playback is stopped.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Your Sound Blaster Roar is built for grabbing attention!

The Sound Blaster Roar’s built-in

siren feature is sure to put you at the

center of attention when you activate

it. So if you need to alert others

quickly, sound the siren!

Siren

Here’s how you do it!

1Arm the siren.

2Press and hold ALARM for 3 seconds

to trigger the siren*.

3Switch off the siren.

The siren feature was not designed,

manufactured, or sold for use in emergencies.

Creative is not liable for any loss of or

damage to life, health or property as a

result of the use of this product feature.

Leaving the siren on for a long period

of time may prematurely wear out the

speaker drivers. Switch off the siren

when not in use.

DID YOU KNOW?

The dual-purpose battery powers your Sound Blaster Roar and

also charges your smartphone!

Here’s how you do it!

Simply connect a USB cable to the

Sound Blaster Roar’s USB DC Out and the

other end to your smartphone.

Dual-Purpose Battery

Optimize your charging

lThe speaker will charge your smartphones

even when the speaker is off.

lWhen turned on, some smartphones

require a higher charging rate than

battery banks can typically provide.

For the quickest charging time, turn off

your smartphone before charging it.

* The siren can be

triggered even when the

speaker is switched off.

Press ALARM again.

Slide the switch to OFF.

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Here’s how you do it!

Loud sound bites will be played at

¾ of maximum volume.

Loud sound bites will be played at

maximum volume.

Switch on the Loud Sounds Mode.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Sound Blaster Roar is the perfect companion to end the day with.

Besides playing music at

loud volumes, the Sound

Blaster Roar can also

gently soothe you to sleep.

In Bedtime Mode, audio

playback from the microSD

card will gradually fade out

within 15 or 30 minutes,

after which the speaker will

power off automatically.

This is great for parents of

young children – you can

record yourself reading a

bedtime story and play it

back to your children as

they are about to sleep.

You can also use it to play

music before you sleep!

Bedtime Mode*

Here’s how you do it!

1Insert a microSD card.

2 Start audio playback.

To play music ﬁles:

Press .

To play voice recordings:

Press (REC).

3Activate Bedtime Mode.

For 15 minutes:

Press and hold (REC) until you hear a beep.

For 30 minutes:

Press and hold (REC) until you hear two beeps.

To deactivate Bedtime Mode:

Press .

DID YOU KNOW?

Staying alert is a little easier with the Sound Blaster Roar.

The Sound Blaster Roar

comes with a handy

Loud Sounds Mode that will

keep you on your toes by

playing loud and unexpected

sound bites at random times.

If you think coffee won’t pull

you through the long hours,

activate the Loud Sounds

function.

Sudden, loud and unexpected sounds may keep

people awake. However, the Loud Sounds feature

was not designed, manufactured or sold to be used

in situations that requires absolute alertness; for

example, driving and operating machinery. Creative is

not liable for any loss of or damage to life, health or

property as a result of the use of this product feature.

Loud Sounds Mode*

* Patent pending * Patent pending

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DID YOU KNOW?

The Sound Blaster Roar doubles up as a microSD card reader!

When you connect your

Sound Blaster Roar to

a computer, it instantly

becomes a microSD card

reader! You can browse

or modify contents of any

microSD card easily.

Card Reader

Here’s how you do it!

1Connect the speaker to a computer via

USB cable.

2Insert a microSD card.

3Browse or modify microSD card contents

on your computer.

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