AOpen Cobra AW-870LP User Manual
AOpen Cobra AW-870LP User Manual

AOpen Cobra AW-870LP User Manual

7.1 channel sound card

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Copyright / Disclaimer / FCC Statement
Cobra AW-870LP Sound Card
Copyright 2003, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or
computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical,
chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company,
We makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the
programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor,
or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or
consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.
Further, this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time
to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or change.
All brands or product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective companies.
FCC: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device
pursuant to Part 15 of Federal Communication Commission (FCC) rules.
CE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council
Directive on the approximation of the law of the member states relating to electromagnetic
compatibility (89/336/EEC) according to EN 55022 class B.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against frequency interface in residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not
installed or used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
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  • Page 1 Copyright / Disclaimer / FCC Statement AOpen Cobra AW-870LP Sound Card User’s Guide Copyright Copyright 2003, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents . Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna . Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver . Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected to CAUTION !!! The Federal Communication Commission warns the user that changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to...
  • Page 3: Overview

    – – AOpen Cobra AW-870LP 7.1 Channel Sound Card is designed delicately for gamers, DVD movie fans, music enthusiasts, DJs, and even professional musicians. This sound card allows digital/analog recording with 48K/16bit and playback with 96K/24bit parameters at a low signal-to-noise ratio (-100dB). Through ®...
  • Page 4: Software Boundle

    – – AOpen Cobra AW-870LP 7.1 Channel Sound Card is shipped in an anti-static plastic pouch to protect it from static electricity. Please do not open the pouch before you install the card. Before you start, please make sure that Windows XP/2000/Me or 98SE has been installed in your system and running properly.
  • Page 5: Chapter 3 - Driver Installation

    – – – – – Auto Run for Windows XP/2000/Me/98SE – ® Step 01: Insert the Multimedia Software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Step 02: Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation. If Auto Run can’t be used with your computer, please refer to each Windows as follows…… - Installing the Sound Card Driver under Windows XP/2000/Me ®...
  • Page 6: Chapter 4 - Xear 3D™ Introduction

    – – Step 03: Select “Control Panel” and click “Add/Remove Programs”. Step 04: Select “C-Media PCI Audio ” and than click “Change/Remove or Add/Remove”. Step 05: Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the uninstall , than reboot your system. – D ™...
  • Page 7 – – – – “ “ ” ” n C-Media’s 3D audio control panel Using Analog Output or Digital S/PDIF_Out Step 01: Turn on Analog Output and select Speaker Type, or turn on Digital S/PDIF Output Step 02: Check the connection is consistent with the audio jack configuration information Step 03: Do Speaker Test/3D Sound/Multi-channel Music Demo if you want Step 04:...
  • Page 8 – – “ ” “ ” n C-Media’s 3D audio control panel Playback Volume Step 01: Check that the playback devices/sources you want are turned on (in blue color). You can turn others off (it means to mute them). There might be some hided sources that cannot be showed in the block.
  • Page 9 – – Advanced Setting Step 01: You can click the checkbox to mute the microphone. Normally open. Step 02: If you feel the mic sound is too quiet, there are +20dB boost option. Click the checkbox of “Boost” to enable it. It’s nature that you will also get the background noise louder certainly.
  • Page 10 – – “ “ ” ” n C-Media’s 3D audio control panel Environment Emulation Step 01: Select an “Environment” button for emulation that is implemented by producing the sound reflection and reverberation. Step 02: You can change the “Environment Size” to Large or Small (pre-setting is Medium). You will hear the different feeling about the environment space.
  • Page 11: Magic Voice™ And Karaoke" In C-Media's 3D Audio Control Panel

    – – “ Magic Voice™ and Karaoke “ ” ” n C-Media’s 3D audio control panel Step 01: Click “On” to turn on the Karaoke function (that button will be blue.) Step 02: When singing a song, you may need the Voice Echo to make the singing more euphonious. You can select “Microphone Echo”...
  • Page 12: Chapter 5 - Faq & Trouble Shooting

    – & – & Chapter 5 – FAQ & Trouble Shooting Q1:Why no 7.1 channel sounds on Windows ME ? Windows ME requires to update DirectX 9.0 or above to support 7.1 channel surround sound. Please download “DirectX 9.0b End-User Runtime” from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en&categoryid=2 Q2:Why don’t I hear sound while playing CD? Most cases are because the OS is set in analog CD mode and you didn’t connect CD cable from the back...
  • Page 13 – & – & pen Software DVD Player Click display windows Click right key of mouse Select “Configuration” or “Setup” Choice “Audio” function setting page Check “Audio Output” If you can see or select speaker from 2 to 8 ch that mean this version →...
  • Page 14 – & – & Q4:What is 7.1CH listening environment and what difference with 5.1CH ? The 7.1 channel mode is newest multi-channel audio format and technology in the market. It includes center, subwoofer, front left, front right, left surround, right surround, left back surround, and right back surround according to Dolby Digital and DTS ES standards.

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