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- Page 1 Montego Eight-Channel Surround Sound Card Featuring Dolby® Digital Live www.TurtleBeach.com...
- Page 2 Driver Downloads: From the same support page, next to the 'Knowledge Base' button click on Downloads > Sound Cards > PCI Sound Cards > Montego DDL. This will bring up the list of Drivers and other support files E-mail Tech Support: support@TurtleBeach.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
_____________________________________________________ 8 NSTALLATION System Requirements ... 8 Installing the Montego DDL Sound Card ... 8 Installing the Drivers and Software ... 10 Installing the Windows XP Media Center Control Panel ... 11 Optimizing Playback Performance in Windows 2000 and XP ... 11 Uninstalling Montego DDL ... - Page 4 ______________________________________________________ 31 IXER Playback Settings ... 31 Record Settings ... 33 Note on Selecting Record Source in Windows Vista/Windows 7 ... 33 _______________________________________________ 35 IMITED ARRANTY User’s Guide...
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Page 5: Introducing Montego Ddl
EACH NTRODUCING ONTEGO Montego DDL represents the latest generation in multi-channel PC audio. Key features include: Dolby Digital Live (DDL) real-time encoder converts PC audio (e.g. games, MP3, WMA, WAV, etc.) into a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital audio stream that is transmitted through the optical S/PDIF output to a home theater A/V receiver or digital speakers. -
Page 6: Installation Cd
ONTROL ANEL Use the Montego Control Panel to control the Montego DDL‘s functions, as described in detail in a later section of this manual. Clicking the Turtle Beach icon in the System tray activates a menu from where you can launch the Montego Control Panel. -
Page 7: Connectors
Aux L/R In Accepts internal analog audio from a second CD or DVD (not available in (Stereo) Vista/Windows 7). Pin 1 - Left (white) Pin 2 - Ground (black) Pin 3 - Ground (black) Pin 4 - Right (red) Montego DDL... -
Page 8: Installation
Montego DDL sound card. This will help avoid any possible conflicts between the Montego DDL sound card drivers and the older drivers. - Page 9 CD-ROM drive and is not included with Montego DDL.) Then attach the connector to the CD Audio header on the Montego DDL. The CD audio cable should be plugged into the CD-ROM drive first; then the other end of the cable should be plugged into the appropriate connector on the Montego DDL sound card.
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Page 10: Installing The Drivers And Software
Insert the Montego DDL CD into the CD ROM drive. If the installation menu does not appear within 30 seconds, click on the ―My Computer‖ icon, double-click on the CD-ROM drive folder to open it, and double-click ‗SETUP.EXE’ to run the setup program from the CD. -
Page 11: Installing The Windows Xp Media Center Control Panel
For instructions on how to use the Montego DDL control panel for Windows XP Media Center, please see the later section in this manual entitled ―Windows XP Media Center Control Interface‖. -
Page 12: Checking Montego Ddl After Installation
Windows Systray at the bottom right of your PC screen. Clicking on this icon will bring up a menu from where you can launch the Montego DDL Control Panel. You can also launch the Montego DDL Control Panel by clicking Start All Programs Turtle Beach Montego DDL ... -
Page 13: Sound Playing On The Wrong Speakers
Device, as shown in the illustration. If not, select Montego DDL from the drop down menus and click Apply. If the Montego DDL does not appear in the list, the drivers were not installed properly from the CD, so try uninstalling and reinstalling from the CD. -
Page 14: Using The Montego Ddl
Properties. The selection under ―Audio device to use” should be set to DirectSound: Turtle Beach Montego DDL Device. If it isn‘t, then select this option, then press Apply OK at the bottom of the window. Close the options window and try Media Player again to see if it corrects the problem. -
Page 15: M Ontego Ddl C Ontrol P Anel
Equalizer and Environments effects. If your CD ROM drive is using the analog CD connector on the Montego DDL, then the CD audio is analog and will not be affected by the Equalizer, Environments or other effects settings. -
Page 16: Listening To Stereo Music In Surround Sound (2000/Xp Only)
PEAKER OSITIONING Under Vista/Windows 7, the settings on the Speakers and Effects tabs of the Montego DDL Control Panel function a little differently. For example, selecting ―5.1 Speakers‖ on the Speakers tab enables all 6 analog speakers so that the audio from 6 channel sources can be heard in the proper output channels, but does not automatically mix stereo audio to all of the speakers (that is, a stereo file will only be heard from the Front Left and Right speakers). -
Page 17: Listening To Dvds In Surround Sound
The stereo-to-surround feature is more dramatic when using 5.1 surround headphones, such as the Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA2 surround sound headphones, available at www.TurtleBeach.com. ISTENING TO S IN Watching DVDs on your PC requires DVD software, such as Cyberlink PowerDVD or InterVideo WinDVD, that plays DVDs with 5.1 surround sound output. -
Page 18: Using The Digital Output In Vista/Windows 7
For proper Dolby Digital or DTS pass-thru to an external decoder (such as an A/V receiver), the S/PDIF setting on the ‗Speakers‘ tab of the Montego DDL Control Panel should be set to ―48 kHz‖; additionally, you must set the Digital Output as your default playback device in the Vista/Windows 7 Sound Control Panel. -
Page 19: Listening To 3D Game Audio
3D G ISTENING TO When playing games that use DirectSound3D™, the Montego DDL surround sound processor converts the 3D positional sounds into HRTF positional audio so that the 3D effects of the game can be heard in headphones or stereo speakers. -
Page 20: Using Ear Force Surround Sound Headphones
5.1 speaker system. To connect the HPA2 to the Montego DDL analog outputs, insert the colored jacks on the headphone cable into the matching plugs on the Montego DDL bracket (Green = Front, Black = Surround, Orange = Center/Sub, Pink = Microphone). -
Page 21: Montego Ddl Control Panel
ONTEGO The Control Panel lets you access all of the Montego DDL audio features. You can launch the control panel from the Turtle Beach palm tree icon located on the right side of the Windows Start menu or by clicking Start ... -
Page 22: Speakers Tab
PEAKERS The Speakers Tab is divided into the following sections: Speaker Configuration lets you test speaker operation and select speaker configuration modes. Volume sets the master volume and individual speaker volumes. Settings Summary indicates the status of important control panel settings. ... -
Page 23: Speaker Configurations
URTLE EACH PEAKER ONFIGURATIONS The Speaker Configuration pull-down menu sets the following speaker modes: Headphones (2-speakers) 2 Speakers (Stereo) 4 speakers (Quad) Montego DDL... - Page 24 5.1 Speakers (5.1 Surround) 5.1 Headphones (5.1 Surround) 7.1 speakers (7.1 Surround) User’s Guide...
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Page 25: Testing The Speaker Configuration
Center Canceller: Indicates that the Center Canceller effect in the Effects Tab is enabled, which removes audio signals that are panned to the center of a stereo source. This is typically used to remove the voice from a song. Montego DDL ONFIGURATION OLUMES... -
Page 26: S/Pdif Settings
The digital input and output signals are connected to external devices using fiber optic TOSLINK cables, available at the Turtle Beach web site (www.TurtleBeach.com) or at most consumer electronics retailers. The S/PDIF Digital Output may be used to connect a 5.1 / 7.1 digital speaker system or an A/V receiver with digital inputs. - Page 27 Validity Check: When this option is checked, the S/PDIF input will ignore the Validity Bit on the incoming S/PDIF signal. When the Validity bit is set by the transmitting device, the Montego DDL will not play the S/PDIF audio stream if this option is not checked. Montego DDL...
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Page 28: Graphic Equalizer Tab
RAPHIC QUALIZER The Graphic Equalizer provides 10 frequency bands that can be boost or cut to tailor the system frequency response, or tone. Two rows of buttons at the top of the slider bank provides quick access to eight equalizer presets. -
Page 29: Effects Tab
When the Environments Enable button is on, clicking on the pull-down menu lets you select from a list of reverberation settings. The Environment Size buttons set the depth of this effect. These settings can be very effective when listening to stereo music in multi-speaker mode by creating reverb in the surround channels. Montego DDL... -
Page 30: Effect Tab,
OUND OICE HANGER When activated by pressing the Enable button, this effect alters the microphone input signal by adding an echo/reverb effect or by changing the pitch up or down. Note that these effects only operate on the microphone input. To try this effect: Insert a microphone into the mic input jack and turn up the Microphone volume in the Mixer Tab so that you can hear your voice on the speakers when you speak into the mic. -
Page 31: Mixer Tab
Vista/Windows 7): Sets the volume of the Windows MIDI software synthesizer. Use the Pan control to balance the left and right signals. Microphone: Sets the volume of the microphone input. Since the microphone is a mono input, it does not have a pan control. The Montego DDL... - Page 32 Microphone Options Button, labeled ―…‖, activates a dialog box with an option to boost the microphone volume by +20dB. CD Player: Sets the volume for the CD ROM audio. Line In: Sets the volume of the signal plugged into the Line input jack. Use the Pan control to balance the left and right signals.
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Page 33: Record Settings
―Recording Devices‖. When the Recording Devices dialog window appears, it will display the available recording sources for the Montego DDL. To choose a record source, simply click on the item in the list, and then click the ‗Set Default‘ button. - Page 34 The following diagram illustrates the signal flow for the recording input path in Windows 2000/XP. Note that the volume sliders in the Playback Mixer do not affect the recording level of the source selected as a Record Source unless they are recorded from the Stereo Mix source, which is the output of the Playback Mixer: User’s Guide...
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Page 35: Limited Warranty
Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. ("VTB") warrants to the original end-user purchaser ("Purchaser") that the retail Turtle Beach hardware product herein ("Product") will be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase by the Purchaser ("Warranty Period"). This limited warranty extends only to the Purchaser and is not transferable or assignable to any subsequent purchaser. -
Page 36: Fcc Declaration Of Conformity
Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., 150 Clearbrook Road, Ste. 162, Elmsford, NY 10523 PRODUCT COMPLIANCE Tel: (914) 345-2255 Fax: (914) 345-2251 INFORMATION TO USER: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules.
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