User Manual – ALP222e
7.4 Verifying the card installation
Once the driver and card have been installed as per the process described hereinabove, you can
verify that the card is installed correctly and working properly.
7.4.1Presence of playback and recording devices
The audio devices exposed by the card driver are visible on the Windows sound panel. To open it,
right click on the loudspeaker icon in the Windows taskbar and select "Sound":
The audio devices exposed by the card driver are visible from the "Play" and "Record" tabs.
If the card devices are not listed in the Windows sound control panel:
Make sure that the card is inserted correctly in the PCI slot and screwed to the
●
computer chassis.
Try to uninstall the ALP-X Kit (from the Windows control panel, Applications) and
●
re-install it.
∞
Playback to a device can be tested by right clicking on it and selecting "Test". The VU-meter must
then show modulation and the sound must be heard on the card output(s) according to the
routing and levels configured in the ALP-X Manager application.
Note
The output WDM device level setting, accessible from the Windows Sound control panel, is
coupled to the corresponding input level setting of the card's onboard mixer, and impacts left
and right channels.
.
15