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- Page 1 Spacewalker Sound System HOT-255 Sound Card User Manual (Deluxe)
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Page 2: Notices And Warnings
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Declaration of Conformity For the following product: HOT-255 PCI 3D Wavetable sound card We confirm that it complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference re- ceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
OYETRA UDIO TATION ............9 PACEWALKER NSTALL AUNCHER ................9 BOUT ANUAL PART 2 INSTALLING HOT-255 ............. 10 ................. 10 ..............10 HOULD ..............10 REPARING OMPUTER ..................12 ONNECTORS Modem/TAD In/Out ................. 12 TV Tuner/IDE/Sony CD Input ............12 CD Audio Input ................ - Page 4 Installing/Updating the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Driver ....15 Updating the Current Driver ..............15 Installing the Multimedia Extensions ............17 Configuring the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ .......... 18 MIDI Synthesizer Wavesets ..............18 Locking the MIDI Waveset ..............19 Legacy Emulation ..................20 Allow LPT Interrupt Sharing ..............
- Page 5 PART 4 USING HOT-255 IN WINDOWS 95 ........35 ..............35 HREE PERATING ODES Windows 95 Mode................35 Windows 95 MS-DOS Prompt ............35 Windows 95 MS-DOS Mode ............35 Using MS-DOS Mode ................36 How MS-DOS Mode works ..............36 .............
- Page 6 .............. 55 OLUME AND ALANCE EVELS ............55 ECORDING WITH A ICROPHONE CD A ................... 56 UDIO ................. 56 ROBLEMS WITH AMES APPENDIX C ERROR MESSAGES ..........58 APINIT.COM ..................58 APCONFIG.EXE ................61 MT32.EXE ..................62 APMIXER.EXE ................. 63 PCI S ................
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Page 7: Part 1 Introduction
PART INTRODUCTION Spacewalker Sound System HOT-255 Sound Card The Spacewalker Sound System HOT-255 Sound Card is designed based on ENSONIQ’s breakthrough AudioPCI technology to take full advan- tage of the PCI bus’ architecture, while maintaining compatibility with older legacy software. Legacy game compatibility was originally a prob- lem when considering a PCI based sound card solution. -
Page 8: Digital Audio
• Because of the high data transfer rates that the PCI bus will al- low, HOT-255 is able to utilize a flexible method of storing and accessing wavetable sounds. All 128 General MIDI instrument sounds are stored on the PC’s hard drive and accessed using the computer’s on-board RAM. -
Page 9: Included Software
Many people do not read manuals; however, an ounce of caution is worth a pound of prevention, so we do strongly recommend that you take a few moments to go through these pages before installing your HOT-255 hard- ware and software. In particular, we recommend that you carefully read... -
Page 10: Part 2 Installing Hot-255
Windows 3.x • One open PCI expansion slot • At least 12 MB of free hard disk space installing all HOT-255 software and samples. • Enough RAM to accommodate the system, plus the waveset cho- sen (2 MB and 4 MB wavesets included) •... - Page 11 • Static electricity can damage your equipment, but can be easily avoided. Before installing any internal optional equipment such as the HOT-255, consult your computer manufacturer’s manual regarding grounding, power connection, and peripheral card in- stallation. You can ground yourself by wearing an anti-static wrist strap (avail- able at most electronics stores).
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Page 12: Connectors
Connectors Figure 1: HOT-255 PCI 3D Wavetable Sound Card MODEM/TAD IN/OUT Port J8 can be used to connect a modem audio line to HOT-255. You would use this connector when using telephone answering machine software for input and output. TV TUNER/IDE/SONY CD INPUT Port J7 is used to connect a TV tuner, IDE CD-ROM audio connector, or a Sony CD-ROM audio connector. -
Page 13: Aux Input
INSTALLING HOT-255 AUX INPUT J3 is a stereo line-level input that accepts a 1/8-inch TRS stereo plug. It can be used as a source for digital sound recording, a source to be mixed with the output, or both. MIC IN J4 is a 1/8-inch input jack. - Page 14 INSTALLING HOT-255 Hold the HOT-255 by the edges and press the connector gently but firmly into the expansion slot. Remember PCI cards generally are installed with the component side facing the opposite direction of ISA cards. Align the notch in the mounting bracket of the HOT-255 with the screw hole in the rear panel of the computer case.
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Page 15: Part 3 Installing Audiopci™ Software
PART SOFTWARE Windows 95 Installing/Updating the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Driver The first time you run Windows 95 after inserting the HOT-255 card, follow this procedure: Log on to Windows 95. Windows 95 will detect the PCI Maltimedia Audio Device ( ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ ) and prompt you for a driver diskette. - Page 16 Install dialog will appear and then click “Install Driver for Windows 95 / DOS” button. ( In the mean time, the Install program will detect the existence of HOT-255, if HOT-255 doesn’t exist, an error message will display ).
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Page 17: Installing The Multimedia Extensions
Installing the Multimedia Extensions Windows 95 includes a number of multimedia utilities. If your system was configured with Windows 95 before the HOT-255 card is installed it is likely that these utilities are not installed. Note: To install these extensions, you will need to have your Windows 95 installation media handy. -
Page 18: Configuring The Ensoniq Audiopci
AudioPCI™ Legacy Device” on page 21 for more information on config- uring the AudioPCI™ Legacy Device. The AudioPCI™ Properties window contains several tabs with the con- figuration options for the HOT-255. To open the AudioPCI™ Properties window follow the steps below: Open the Device Manager by selecting... -
Page 19: Locking The Midi Waveset
INSTALLING AUDIOPCI SOFTWARE To select from existing wavesets: Click the down arrow in the “MIDI Synthesizer Waveset” section to display the drop down box with all the available wavesets. Highlight and click the waveset you wish to use. Click OK to close the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Properties window. To load a new waveset: Click the Add Waveset button in the “MIDI Synthesizer Waveset”... -
Page 20: Legacy Emulation
INSTALLING AUDIOPCI SOFTWARE Legacy Emulation AudioPCI™ legacy emulation provides applications with the resources necessary to function in MS-DOS Mode or an MS-DOS Prompt. AudioPCI™ does not require most of the resources used by non-PCI (also called ISA or Legacy) devices. To ensure compatibility with applications designed to function with those non-PCI cards, the AudioPCI™... -
Page 21: Driver Files
INSTALLING AUDIOPCI SOFTWARE Driver Files There should never be a need to use the Change Driver… button under the Driver tab of the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Properties window. Always use the Install Wizard to remove or update the driver files. PCI Resources The PCI resources for AudioPCI™... - Page 22 INSTALLING AUDIOPCI SOFTWARE To reconfigure the AudioPCI™ Legacy Device resources: Open the Device Manager by selecting Start Settings Control Panel and double-clicking System. Double-click “Sound, video and game controllers” from the hard- ware tree under the Device Manager tab. Double-click ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Legacy Device. Select the Resources tab.
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Page 23: Disabling/Uninstalling The Ensoniq Audiopci
INSTALLING AUDIOPCI SOFTWARE To modify individual resources: Clear the checkbox labeled “Use Automatic Settings”. Select the Resource you wish to modify in the Resource Settings Window and click Change Setting… or double-click the resource. If the Device Manager indicates that the resource is not modifiable you may still be able to change it by selecting an alternate Basic Configuration. -
Page 24: Uninstalling The Audiopci
Install dialog will appear and then click “Install Driver for Windows 95 / DOS” button. ( In the mean time, the Install program will detect the existence of HOT-255, if HOT-255 doesn’t exist, an error message will display ). -
Page 25: Windows 95 Osr2
HOT-255 Installation CD. The same Install Wizard used in Windows 95 is used in Windows 95 OSR2. Installing/Updating the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Driver After inserting the HOT-255 card follow this procedure the first time you run Windows 95 OSR2: Log on to Windows 95 OSR2. -
Page 26: Configuring The Ensoniq Audiopci™ And Legacy Device
INSTALLING AUDIOPCI SOFTWARE Configuring the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ and Legacy Device The AudioPCI™ is configured exactly the same as detailed “Configuring the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™” on page 18 and “Configuring the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Legacy Device” on page 21. There should never be a need to use the Update Driver button under the Driver tab of the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™... -
Page 27: Uninstalling The Audiopci
INSTALLING AUDIOPCI SOFTWARE Note: If the Legacy Emulation is disabled in the Device Manager, MS- DOS Mode and MS-DOS Prompt applications will not be able to use the AudioPCI™ card for sound or music. Uninstalling the AudioPCI™ The Install Wizard includes a remove only option. To uninstall the AudioPCI™... -
Page 28: Windows Nt 4.0
CD. The DEFAULT.ECW file copied during the installation is a two- megabyte waveset. Installing/Updating the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ To install or update the software for the HOT-255 card in Windows NT 4.0 follow this procedure: Logon to Windows NT 4.0 and establish any network connections. -
Page 29: Configuring The Ensoniq Audiopci
INSTALLING AUDIOPCI SOFTWARE Configuring the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Figure 5: ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Driver Settings Joystick To enable the AudioPCI™ joystick port in Windows NT 4.0 perform the following steps: Open the Control Panel by selecting Start Settings Control Panel. Double-click the Multimedia icon. Expand the Audio Devices branch under the Devices tab. -
Page 30: Synth Wave File
INSTALLING AUDIOPCI SOFTWARE • To use the AudioPCI™ joystick port in Windows NT 4.0 the joy- stick device driver must be installed. The Microsoft joystick driver is provided with Windows NT 4.0. Synth Wave File The ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Driver window provides a “Synth Wave File” section where you are able to select a wavetable instrument set to be used by the AudioPCI™. -
Page 31: Ensoniq Mixer
AudioPCI™. See the “ENSONIQ Mixer” section on page 43 for details about the ENSONIQ Mixer. Uninstalling the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ To remove the software for the HOT-255 card in Windows NT 4.0 follow this procedure: Open the Control Panel by selecting... -
Page 32: Windows 3. X
There is no support for MS-DOS Prompt inside Windows 3.x. Installing/Updating the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Drivers To install or update the software for the HOT-255 card in Windows 3.x / DOS 6.22 follow this procedure: Logon to Windows 3x and establish any network connections. -
Page 33: Configuring The Ensoniq Audiopci
INSTALLING AUDIOPCI SOFTWARE Configuring the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ All the settings for the AudioPCI™ can be adjusted from the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ driver settings window. To open the settings window follow this procedure: Open the Program Manager, then double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group. -
Page 34: Ensoniq Mixer
AudioPCI™. See the “ENSONIQ Mixer” section on page 43 for details about the ENSONIQ Mixer. Uninstalling the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ To uninstall the HOT-255 card Windows 3.x drivers follow this proce- dure: Open the Program Manager. In the File menu, choose Run…... -
Page 35: Part 4 Using Hot-255 In Windows 95
LAPC-1). For additional information see the section titled “Selecting the Best Sound Options in a game” on page 40. Three Operating Modes You will use one of three modes when using the HOT-255 in Windows 95: Windows 95 Mode Windows 95 MS-DOS Prompt... -
Page 36: Using Ms-Dos Mode
USING HOT-255 IN WINDOWS 95 the operating system. Using MS-DOS Mode To start the system in MS-DOS Mode: Select Shutdown from your Start Menu. When the Shutdown dialog box appears select “Restart the com- puter in MS-DOS Mode.” Select YES. -
Page 37: Autoexec.bat
USING HOT-255 IN WINDOWS 95 • The Windows 95 folder (i.e., C:\WIN95) ENSMIX32.EXE STARTER.EXE MIXRES32.DLL SNDSCAPE.INI • The Windows 95 Help folder (i.e., C:\WIN95\HELP) EAPCI95.HLP AUTOEXEC.BAT The Install Wizard adds a few lines to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to initial- ize AudioPCI™. If the AUTOEXEC.BAT file is missing it will be cre- ated. -
Page 38: Config.sys
APINIT.COM into high memory when using the NOEMS option if APINIT.COM fails to run APLOAD.EXE or APCONFIG.EXE. In the rare case that a program will not work with a memory manager you will not be able to use the HOT-255. -
Page 39: Installing Games For Audiopci
APCONFIG.EXE to work properly. • Some older games may have difficulty detecting the HOT-255 at certain resource settings. Typically, these games would expect the card to be at a fixed set of resources and would fail to load if those resources were not detected. -
Page 40: Selecting The Best Sound Options In A Game
Most MS-DOS based games that provide sound have some procedure for sound setup. These procedures generally present you with a list of popular sound cards or sound devices to choose from. The HOT-255 will work with one or more of the available options. -
Page 41: Music Options
Music Options Most MS-DOS games offer a menu choice for sound when they start up. HOT-255 supports all of the popular music options. The only time you will need to provide an instruction to HOT-255 is when MT32/LAPC-1 is offered and Sound Canvas/General MIDI is not. -
Page 42: Digital Audio Options
USING HOT-255 IN WINDOWS 95 Digital Audio Options HOT-255 supports ENSONIQ Soundscape, SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro and AdLib digital audio emulation. If an application provides all of these as options specify ENSONIQ Soundscape as your first, SoundBlaster Pro as your second and AdLib as your last choice for digital audio. -
Page 43: Part 5 Using Audiopci™ Applications In Win95
ENSONIQ Mixer ENSONIQ has included a mixer for AudioPCI™. This mixer accommo- dates some features found on the HOT-255. These features are unavail- able through the Windows 95 mixer. To start the mixer simply double-click the ENSONIQ Mixer icon in the taskbar. -
Page 44: Recording
USING AUDIOPCI APPLICATIONS IN WIN95 • Chorus The chorus effect will add depth to the card’s synthesizer sounds. The three settings for chorus are Off, On, and Full. Note: Chorus is a special effect, which should be used with discre- tion;... -
Page 45: Options Menu
AudioPCI™ driver, APINIT.COM, to be loaded. APCONFIG.EXE The APCONFIG.EXE utility is used to obtain hardware settings and show the status of the HOT-255. This is useful for finding out how the HOT-255 is configured so that you may properly setup a particular game. Usage: APCONFIG.EXE... -
Page 46: Apmixer.exe
APMIXER.EXE Use APMIXER.EXE to change the volume levels or the MPU-401 waveset used on the HOT-255. APMIXER.EXE has two modes of operation, com- mand-line mode and interactive mode. Command-line mode is useful for advanced users who want to setup batch files with particular volume levels. -
Page 47: Mt32.Exe
USING AUDIOPCI APPLICATIONS IN WIN95 APMIXER.EXE without any options will invoke the interactive editor. The interactive editor mode allows you to change the mixer settings with the mouse, TAB, PGUP, PGDN, or arrow keys. Figure 7: APMIXER.EXE Interactive Mode The settings for APMIXER.EXE are independent of the ENSONIQ Mixer settings in Windows 95. - Page 48 USING AUDIOPCI APPLICATIONS IN WIN95 Where selects the MT-32 patch set. /OFF selects the General MIDI patch set. Typing MT32.EXE without any arguments (i.e., /ON or /OFF) will display the currently loaded waveset. Windows 95 always uses the General MIDI patch. Use MT32.EXE in a batch file to temporarily enable the MT-32 patch set for MS-DOS Prompt applications.
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Page 49: Part 6 Voyetra-Audiostation Installation
Install dialog will appear and then click “Install Driver for Voyetra - AudioStation” button. ( In the mean time, the Install program will detect the existence of HOT-255, if HOT-255 doesn’t exist, an error message will display ). -
Page 50: Appendix A More About Midi
APPENDIX MORE ABOUT MIDI What is MIDI? MIDI (an acronym for the Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a hard- ware and software specification that allows electronic musical instruments and a wide variety of related equipment (such as personal computers) to communicate with each other. -
Page 51: General Midi
MORE ABOUT MIDI General MIDI General MIDI (GM) is an enhancement to the original MIDI specification designed to make it easy to play back a Standard MIDI File on a variety of instruments, with some assurance that the proper sounds will be heard. General MIDI assigns specific sounds to individual program change num- bers, (for example, sending MIDI program change 1 message to a GM instrument will always call up a Grand Piano sound). - Page 52 MORE ABOUT MIDI 93. Pad 5 (bowed) 102. FX 6 (goblins) 111. Fiddle 120. Reverse Cymbal 94. Pad 6 (metallic) 103. FX 7 (echoes) 112. Shanai 121. Guit Fret Noise 95. Pad 7 (halo) 104. FX 8 (sci-fi) 113. Tinkle Bell 122.
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Page 53: Appendix B Troubleshooting In Windows 95
I/O Port Address, Interrupt Request lines (IRQ), and Direct Memory Access channels (DMA). Even though the HOT-255 is a plug and play card, the presence of other legacy cards can still cause resource conflicts. To resolve such conflicts, it... -
Page 54: Using Two Sound Cards
CD-ROM drive. Using Two Sound Cards Having another sound card in your system in addition to the HOT-255 will greatly increase the chances of having system conflicts. We highly recom- mend that any other sound devices and their associated Windows 95 driv- ers be removed before installing the HOT-255. -
Page 55: Volume And Balance Levels
TROUBLESHOOTING IN WINDOWS 95 Volume and Balance Levels To make adjustments to HOT-255’s volume settings and balance levels, use the ENSONIQ Mixer. The Install Wizard adds the ENSONIQ Mixer to your taskbar. See the section entitled “ENSONIQ Mixer” on page 43 for more details The Windows 95 mixer can also be used to adjust the volume settings. -
Page 56: Cd Audio
CD-ROM drive, and the other end to the Aux Input on the back of the HOT-255. Make sure the headphone volume dial on the CD-ROM drive is turned all the way up. - Page 57 TROUBLESHOOTING IN WINDOWS 95 ber that you can obtain the AudioPCI™ hardware settings by look- ing at the values displayed by APCONFIG.EXE in MS-DOS Mode or the DOS Application Settings tab of the ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ Legacy Device window in Windows 95. •...
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Page 58: Appendix C Error Messages
APPENDIX ERROR MESSAGES This appendix provides descriptions of the error messages generated by AudioPCI™’s MS-DOS utilities. APINIT.COM Error: This program cannot be run from Windows. Error: Memory Manager is currently inactive. Try turning off the AUTO switch in your memory manager CONFIG.SYS entry. - Page 59 ERROR MESSAGES Error: Could not lock code/patch RAM. These occur of the extended memory needed for the legacy code could not be allocated or locked. Try using a smaller SMARTDRV.EXE cache size (i.e., LH C:\WIN95\ SMARTDRV.EXE 1024) or increasing the amount of system RAM. Error: Could not allocate code/patch RAM below 4-MB boundary.
- Page 60 ERROR MESSAGES Error: SynthFile name is too long. The full waveset file path and name (combined) in SNDSCAPE.INI must be no more than 63 characters long. You can try downloading and installing the latest AudioPCI™ drivers, specifying a shorter Destination Path for the MS-DOS Utilities. Then, select or add a different waveset file with a shorter filename.
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Page 61: Apconfig.exe
ERROR MESSAGES Error: Invalid parameters. Error: Config pointer out of range. Error: ENSONIQ AudioPCI™ tag not found. Any of these three errors can occur if a user invokes APCONFIG.EXE directly with arguments that are invalid. If the user is going to in- voke this program (in order to view the AudioPCI™... -
Page 62: Mt32.Exe
ERROR MESSAGES Error: BLASTER environment variable missing or incorrect. This message will occur if the BLASTER environment variable was not properly set. Make sure the “Enable Legacy Emulation” box is checked on the Settings tab of the AudioPCI™ Device Properties window. -
Page 63: Apmixer.exe
ERROR MESSAGES Error: AudioPCI™ DOS driver is not loaded. In MS-DOS Mode the MS-DOS driver, APINIT.COM, must be suc- cessfully loaded for the utility to work. Error: AudioPCI™ Windows driver is not loaded. The Windows 95 driver, EAPCI.VXD, must be successfully loaded for the utility to work. -
Page 64: Pci Specific Errors
ERROR MESSAGES Error: AudioPCI™ driver is not loaded. The MS-DOS driver, APINIT.COM, must be successfully loaded for the mixer to work. Make sure the “Enable Legacy Emulation” box is checked on the Settings tab of the AudioPCI™ Device Prop- erties window. Try shutting down to MS-DOS Mode from Win- dows 95, using the Start Menu. -
Page 65: Appendix D Technical Specifications
TECHNICAL APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS Host Interface Port Address: One 64-byte I/O Port Interrupt Usage: One PCI Interrupt Number of Audio Ports: There is one stereo input port, one microphone input port with BIAS power and Boost available, one stereo output port, one stereo internal CD audio input connector, one internal stereo TV tuner input connector and one internal modem/TAD input/output connector. -
Page 66: Audio Mixing
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Digital Recording Section A/D Converter: 16-bit Linear Serial Sigma-Delta Converter Available Sampling Rates: 4.0 - 48.0 kHz Source Selection: Any external source, Mic, CD, Synthesizer, Wave, Mo- dem or TV tuner Level Control: Individual Level Control Range: +12 to -50 dB on all record sources Formats: 8-bit unsigned linear, 16-bit signed linear. -
Page 67: Telephone Answering Device (Tad) In/Out
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PIN 3: Ground PIN 4: Right Channel Telephone Answering Device (TAD) In/Out: PIN 1: Modem Audio Input PIN 2: Ground PIN 3: Ground PIN 4: Boosted (30 dB) Microphone Output External Audio Connectors Mic In: Connector: 3.5-mm (1/8-inch) mini phone jack Tip = Signal + Switchable BIAS Ring = Float Sleeve = Ground... -
Page 68: Line Out
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Line Out: Connector: 3.5-mm (1/8-inch) TRS mini phone jack Tip = L channel Ring = R channel Sleeve = Ground Max Output Level into a Line Input = 2 V r.m.s. (5.6 V p-p) Max Output Level into Headphones = 20 mW into 28 Ohm head-phones Connector Pin-Out Figure 8: MIDI/Joystick Connector Pin-Out...
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