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  • Page 1 Turtle Beach Montego A3DXstream 64 Voice PCI Accelerator...
  • Page 2 Voyetra Technologies Inc. Turtle Beach Systems, the Turtle Beach logo, Montego A3DXstream, AudioStation, AudioView, MIDI Orchestrator, Digital Orchestrator, Voyetra, the Voyetra logo and the phrase “Multimedia Sound Specialists”...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    A3DX HAPTER NTRODUCING THE ONTEGO STREAM Resource Usage The required resources are as follows: System Requirements Speakers vs. Headphones The Montego A3DXstream Sound Card Signal Flow Diagram 3 - I A3DX HAPTER NSTALLING THE ONTEGO STREAM Overview of the Steps...
  • Page 4 URTLE EACH YSTEMS Port Addresses 8 - T TBS M HAPTER ONTEGO ONTROL ANEL Windows 95 TBS Montego Control Panel MIDI TAB A3D Tab A3D Demos Tab Windows NT TBS Montego Control Panel MIDI TAB Windows 3.1 TBS Montego Control Panel MIDI TAB Legacy Tab 9 - F...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 - Welcome

    … ELCOME And thank you for purchasing the Montego A3DXstream Turtle Beach continues to bring you the best value in PC sound quality and performance with the Montego A3DXstream. With advanced features such as high-speed bus-mastering scatter-gather PCI audio interface, DirectSound acceleration, 64 voice wavetable...

  • Page 6: Remember To Register

    However, you must be a registered user to receive full technical support. EBSITE Be sure to visit the Turtle Beach website for the latest information on new products, upgrades and to obtain the most recent drivers. You will find us at www.tbeach.com.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 - Introducing The Montego A3Dx Stream

    T W O NTRODUCING THE A3DX ONTEGO STREAM The Montego has many significant features, including: High-resolution 18-bit converters Greater than 92dB signal to noise ratio Aureal 3D Positional Sound in Windows 95 and 98 DirectSound™ acceleration in Windows 95 and 98 Full-duplex hardware for simultaneous 16-bit stereo record/playback 64 voice wavetable synthesis (not available in Win 3.11)

  • Page 8: Resource Usage

    EACH YSTEMS ESOURCE SAGE The Montego A3DXstream, like all plug-in cards, requires certain computer resources in order to operate. These resources are associated with specific board functions. In Windows 3.x, the resources are configured automatically by your BIOS, but can be overwritten by the user.

  • Page 9: Speakers Vs. Headphones

    PEAKERS VS EADPHONES The Montego A3DXstream is capable of producing 3D sound through both speakers and headphones. When using speakers, your left ear hears the sound coming from the left speaker but also some of the sound coming from the right speaker. The same holds true for you right ear, it also hears sounds coming from the left speaker.

  • Page 10: Signal Flow Diagram

    URTLE EACH YSTEMS IGNAL IAGRAM...

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 - Installing The Montego A3Dx Stream

    A3DX ONTEGO STREAM It is time to install the Montego A3DXstream sound card. This chapter takes you through the process step-by-step. If you have another sound card in your system that you are replacing with the Montego, remove that sound card’s drivers from your system, remove that sound card, then reboot the system to make certain no errors occur and no old sound card drivers remain.

  • Page 12: Overview Of The Steps

    2. Install the Montego sound card in the computer. 3. Attach the audio cable to the CD-ROM drive (optional.) 4. Install the Montego A3DXstream drivers and software. 5. Setting the Montego to be the default audio device if there are two sounds cards in your system.
  • Page 13 3. Select an unused PCI expansion slot for the card. For best results, choose a slot that is not immediately next to another board, since some boards emit signals that can interfere with the Montego. Also, position the Montego card as far as possible away from the video card and power supply! 16-bit ISA slot –...
  • Page 14 URTLE EACH YSTEMS CD-ROM A NSTALLING THE UDIO ABLE The Montego comes with an audio connector cable — one end is keyed (MPC-2), the other is not (Sony). All CD-ROM drives that adhere to the MPC-2 (Multimedia PC) standard have an MPC-2 jack. Connect the MPC-2 connector to your CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 15: Chapter 4 - Windows 95 Installation

    F O U R INDOWS NSTALLATION Now that the hardware is installed, it is time to configure the drivers. Plug and Play uses your system’s BIOS and the Plug and Play features of Windows 95 to allocate resources for the Montego. 95 D HICH ERSION OF...

  • Page 16: Before You Install The Drivers, Note

    EFORE NSTALL THE RIVERS The Montego A3DXstream sound card must be installed in your system. If you have not already installed the sound card in your PC, refer to the previous chapter for instructions. IMPORTANT On the first boot up after physically installing the Montego A3DXstream, place the Montego Applications CD in your CD–ROM drive before Windows completes boot up.
  • Page 17 At this point, the install program will check for Direct X 5 or later. If Direct X is not installed it will automatically be installed. If Direct X 5 or later is already on your system installation will proceed. If Direct X needed to be installed then you will be prompted to reboot.

  • Page 18: Setting The Montego As The Default Audio Device

    URTLE EACH YSTEMS ETTING THE ONTEGO AS THE DEFAULT AUDIO DEVICE If you have more then one sound card in your system you will need to set the Montego as the default audio device. ETTING THE ONTEGO TO BE THE EFAULT UDIO AND MIDI D...

  • Page 19: Testing And Troubleshooting Diagnostic Utility

    A3DX NINSTALLING THE ONTEGO STREAM Uninstalling the Montego A3DXstream is a two step process. First the applications must be removed, and then the drivers. Before Uninstalling be sure to close the Turtle Beach System Tray Launcher. O CLOSE THE URTLE...
  • Page 20 URTLE EACH YSTEMS NINSTALL THE PPLICATIONS AND RIVERS 1. From the Windows Control Panel double-click the System icon. 2. Click the Device Manager tab. 3. Double-click on Multi-function adapters. 4. Select TBS Montego Multifunction PCI Platform and click Remove. A dialog will display asking confirmation, Click Ok.

  • Page 21: Chapter 5 - Windows 3. X Installation

    … EFORE NSTALL THE RIVERS The Montego A3DXstream sound card must be installed in your system. If you have not already installed the sound card in your PC, refer to the Installing the Montego A3DXstream chapter for instructions. If installing the Montego A3DXstream in a system without Windows (DOS only) follow the directions in README.TXT in the MS_DOS...

  • Page 22: Testing And Troubleshooting

    URTLE EACH YSTEMS NSTALL THE ONTEGO IN INDOWS 1. Start Windows 3.x and make sure the Program Manager is open. 2. Place the Montego’s Installation CD in your CD-ROM drive. 3. Choose Run from the Program Manager’s File menu. In the Run dialog box, type the letter name of the drive followed by \setup.

  • Page 23: Uninstalling The Montego A3Dxstream

    3. Click on the up and down arrows to change a setting. 4. Click Ok. A3DX NINSTALLING THE ONTEGO STREAM To uninstall the Montego A3DXstream applications and driver double– click the Remove TBS Montego icon in the TBS Montego program group and follow the onscreen instructions.
  • Page 24 URTLE EACH YSTEMS...

  • Page 25: Chapter 6 - Windows Cnt 4.0 Install

    The sound card must be installed in your system. If you have not already installed the sound card in your PC, refer to the “Installing the Montego A3DXstream” chapter for instructions. That your BIOS is in non Plug-and-Play mode. For instructions on changing your BIOS, refer to your motherboard’s manual.

  • Page 26: Installing The Montego Drivers In Windows Nt

    The drivers are located on the root of the Montego CD- ROM. Type in the letter of your CD-ROM drive if it’s not already there and click OK. (Example, D: ) 6. Select the Turtle Beach Montego driver in the dialog box. Click OK.

  • Page 27: Setting The Montego As The Default Audio Device

    7. Windows NT may report that the file AU88NT32.DLL is already present on your system. Install the file provided with the Turtle Beach Montego by clicking the New button. This will insure you have the newest driver. 8. A dialog box, titled TBS Montego PCI Audio, should now appear. From here you can choose to enable or disable a joystick.

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    URTLE EACH YSTEMS ROUBLESHOOTING The Montego PCI is assigned an IRQ by the BIOS. If you are having an IRQ conflict, you will need to go into your BIOS setup to select which IRQ is assigned to the slot in which you installed your Montego PCI. Please see your motherboard manufacturer’s documentation.

  • Page 29: Uninstalling The Montego A3Dxstream

    A3DX NINSTALLING THE ONTEGO STREAM Uninstalling the Montego A3DXstream is a two step process. First the applications must be removed, and then the drivers. Before Uninstalling be sure to remove the Turtle Beach System Tray Launcher. O CLOSE THE URTLE...
  • Page 30 URTLE EACH YSTEMS...

  • Page 31: Chapter 7 - Making Connections

    S E V E N AKING ONNECTIONS ANEL The back panel of the Montego has Microphone input, Line input, Line output and MIDI/ Joystick connectors. These enable you to connect audio input and output devices to your PC. The diagram on the left shows the connectors on Montego’s back panel.

  • Page 32: Joystick Controller

    URTLE EACH YSTEMS Line Input — connects line level audio sources such as a mixer, tape deck, CD player, etc. Line Output — to monitor the output of the Montego, connect to powered speakers, connect to a separate power amp/speaker system or connect headphones directly.
  • Page 33 ANEL The TBS Montego Control Panel allows you to configure the features of your Montego A3DXstream. It lets you easily adjust wavetable settings, A3D settings and offers access to the A3D demos. The Montego control Panel is slightly different in Windows 3.1, Window 95 and Windows NT so be sure to reference the proper section.
  • Page 34 URTLE EACH YSTEMS 95 TBS M INDOWS ONTEGO ONTROL ANEL MIDI TAB DOS B MIDI O ESTINATION FOR This list box lets you select how MIDI is handled by programs running in DOS boxes. There are two options. Montego MPU-401 - This setting sends MIDI data to an external synthesizer attached to the MIDI port.
  • Page 35 These settings can be changed while a song is playing. A3D T UTPUT The Montego A3DXstream is capable of optimizing it’s A3D Interactive positional audio technology for speakers or headphone output. This setting lets you select the target output. For optimum performance select between speaker or headphone output whenever you switch between speakers and headphones.
  • Page 36 URTLE EACH YSTEMS ISABLE IRECT OUND ARDWARE CCELERATOR Some games using DirectSound do not check the hardware resources correctly. If no sound is audible, you can disable hardware acceleration of DirectSound with this checkbox. Applications will then use the generic, slower and lower-quality software DirectSound drivers supplied within DirectX 5.0.
  • Page 37 AVETABLE FFECTS The Montego A3DXstream offers advanced global reverb and chorus effects. These controls allow fine tuning of the chorus and reverb effects. Effects Checkbox – You can disable the chorus and reverb effects with this checkbox. When disabled, no effect are heard even if a program or MIDI file requests them.
  • Page 38 URTLE EACH YSTEMS EGACY The Legacy tab lets you configure your hardware settings for the Montego A3DXstream. Unless you are having a hardware conflict it is recommended that you use the default settings.
  • Page 39 Both 16-bit and 32-bit versions of the Acrobat install can be found on the Turtle Beach Applications CD-ROM. If you chose not to install the Acrobat Reader during the Montego A3DXstream installation, locate the Acrobat directory on the CD and double-click SETUP.EXE.
  • Page 40 URTLE EACH YSTEMS ECHNICAL UPPORT This Getting Started Guide, the Testing and Troubleshooting utilities and the various help and PDF files should be all you need to get the Montego sound card and the software applications working. However, if you need support, here is how to contact us —...
  • Page 41 IGITAL RCHESTRATOR Included as one of the options on your Montego Applications CD install is a demo version of Digital Orchestrator Pro. This incredible program is the “big brother” to MIDI Orchestrator Plus (included) and adds the power of multitrack digital audio recording to the powerful MIDI recording and editing capabilities of MIDI Orchestrator.
  • Page 42 URTLE EACH YSTEMS levels, then output a stereo WAV file to add to your production. Audio production doesn’t get any simpler than this. There are some great tools built in too, such as digital delay for echo and chorusing effects, a compressor/limiter, time compress/ expand and more. There are also many MIDI transforms such as humanize, move, and diatonic transposition, just to name a few.
  • Page 43 ARRANTY AND ICENSING NFORMATION This Appendix includes the warranty for the Montego A3DXstream sound card, the Voyetra End-User License Agreement for the software suite in this package and the FCC and EMC Declarations of Conformity.
  • Page 44 ARRANTY Voyetra Technologies Inc. ("Voyetra") warrants to the original end-user purchaser ("Purchaser") that the Turtle Beach Systems Montego A3DXstream ("Product") will be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase by Purchaser ("Warranty Period").
  • Page 45 OYETRA ICENSE GREEMENT By installing this Software you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement, promptly contact the seller of this Software to arrange an appropriate remedy.
  • Page 46 URTLE EACH YSTEMS VOYETRA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Voyetra shall not be liable for errors or omissions contained in the Software or manuals, any interruption of service, loss of business or anticipatory profits and/or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of these materials.
  • Page 47 CAUTION: 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 PRODUCT COMPLIANCE Turtle Beach Systems 5 Odell Plaza Yonkers, NY 10701 Tel: (914) 966 0600...
  • Page 48 URTLE EACH YSTEMS (EMC) ECLARATION OF ONFORMITY Manufacturers Name: Turtle Beach Systems Manufacturers Address: 5 Odell Plaza Yonkers, NY 10701 Declares that this product: Product Name: Montego A3DXstream Model Number(s): TBS3355 Year of Manufacture: 1998 Conforms to the following Product Specifications:...
  • Page 49 NDEX cable connections, 32 Mic, 9, 31 CD-Audio Connector, 9 MIDI/joystick, 31 CD-ROM audio cable Montego sound card connecting, 14 back panel, 31 features of, 7 installing, 11 warranty, 44 MPC-2 connector, 14 Digital Orchestrator Pro, 41 PDF files, 39 port addresses, joystick, 32 headphones, 8 Product ID Number, 12...
  • Page 50 URTLE EACH YSTEMS Windows 95, 19 Windows 3.x Turtle Beach, contacting, 2 common conflicts, 22 installing the drivers, 21, 22 resources, 8 Testing and Troubleshooting, 22 Windows 95 common conflicts, 18 Update notifications, 6 installing the drivers, 15, 16 resources, 8 Testing and Troubleshooting, 18 Windows NT 4.0...
  • Page 52 b la ck g re e n b lue S T E R E O L IN E IN P U T C D IN w h ite re d M IC R O P H O N E IN P U T M O D E M A U D IO g re e n...

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