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- Page 1 SPEA MEDIA XTC Hardware User Manual Hardware-Benutzerhandbuch Teilenummer 1740 9040.1 Rel. 0895 Copyright by SPEA Software AG...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Configuring Your SPEA MEDIA XTC Card under Windows..............24 The Advanced Settings Display ......................25 PART 4 CONFIGURATION OF THE SPEA MEDIA XTC UNDER WINDOWS® 95 ......26 Installing the SPEA MEDIA XTC in a Windows® 95 System ..............26 Using the SPEA MEDIA XTC with DOS games ..................26 Using the Mixer ............................28... - Page 3 Key Maps ............................35 APPENDIX A ABOUT MIDI........................36 What is MIDI? ............................36 General MIDI............................36 SPEA MEDIA XTC General MIDI Sound Set and MT-32 Sound Set .............36 APPENDIX B TROUBLESHOOTING ....................43 Problems when Using Two Sound Cards ....................43 Configuration Problems ..........................43 Audio Problems............................43 Problems Internal to the SPEA MEDIA XTC ..................43...
- Page 4 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Trademarks SPEA MEDIA XTC is a trademark of SPEA V7. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks within this manual are the property of their respective companies and are hereby...
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Page 5: Part 1 Introduction
Part 1 What is the SPEA MEDIA XTC? Introduction The SPEA MEDIA XTC is an expansion card which adds extensive sound recording and playback capabilities to your PC, as well as Congratulations on your purchase of the SPEA providing an interface for many popular CD- MEDIA XTC card! The SPEA MEDIA XTC ROM drives. -
Page 6: Spea Media Xtc Features
SPEA MEDIA XTC Features Included Software Here’s a brief overview of the many features The SPEA MEDIA XTC comes supplied with provided by the SPEA MEDIA XTC: installation software, configuration and initialization utilities, device drivers, and a Plug & Play... -
Page 7: About This Manual
We recognize that many people do not read You have a 3 year warranty for your SPEA manuals; however, an ounce of caution is MEDIA XTC card and 1/2 year warranty for the worth a pound of prevention, so we do strongly corresponding software. To ensure your... -
Page 8: Part 2 Installing The Spea Media Xtc
SPEA What You Need MEDIA XTC card, make sure that your computer system is turned OFF and that you To use the SPEA MEDIA XTC, your computer observe the following antistatic precautions: system should meet the following requirements: ... -
Page 9: Installation Via A Plug & Play System Or Utility (Icu)
As you configure and install the SPEA MEDIA be corrected manually. XTC card, follow these basic precautions: Handle the card by the edges only, being The SPEA MEDIA XTC is divided into 3 logical careful not to touch edge connectors or devices: exposed circuitry. -
Page 10: Jumper Locations And Functions
Jumper Locations and Functions JMP1 Phantom Power Supply for Microphone & Stereo / Mono Microphone Do not change the SPEA MEDIA XTC default This jumper is used to connect 2.5 volt jumper settings unless you are certain it is phantom power to the Mic/Line input jack and necessary (that is, if one or more of the four for configuring a Stereo or mono microphone. -
Page 11: External Audio Connectors
It can be connected to Walkman-type (1/8" TRS stereo) If you look at the SPEA MEDIA XTC, so that headphones or to amplified speakers. the bus connector is below (and the labelling of... -
Page 12: Installing The Spea Media Xtc Card
The pinout is: 2. Remove the metal expansion slot cover for the selected slot. Save the screw for If you look on the SPEA MEDIA XTC, so that installing the board. the bus connector is below (and the labelling of the board is readable), then the right pin is pin #1 and the left pin is #2. -
Page 13: Software Installation
SPEA MEDIA XTC Installation Disk 2 into your floppy disk drive. Do so and After fitting the SPEA MEDIA XTC card, it is then click on OK or press the Enter key. necessary to install the software. We 6. -
Page 14: Standard Modifications
SPEA MEDIA XTC directory i.e., C:\MEDIAXTC. dirname\SSINIT GM initializes the SPEA MEDIA XTC card to General MIDI mode at boot time. dirname corresponds to the SPEA MEDIA XTC directory, i.e., C:\MEDIAXTC. Note: If any of the above entries are removed, your system will not be able to properly initialize your SPEA MEDIA XTC card. -
Page 15: Part 3 Configuring The Spea Media Xtc
SPEA MEDIA XTC and software necessary to support the following popular music options: If you need to alter one or more of the SPEA MEDIA XTC settings, then use the utilities - General MIDI - provides an MPU-401 described in the following sections. -
Page 16: Using Ssinit
(normally C:\MEDIAXTC). SSInit allows you to set the operating mode, configure the SPEA MEDIA XTC hardware parameters, and adjust mixer controls. To launch SSInit: 1. Go to the SPEA MEDIA XTC installation directory. E.g., type: CD C:\MEDIAXTC 2. Launch SSinit by typing... -
Page 17: Quick Setup Screen
Setup screen, the values selected in Quick This screen allows you to quickly configure Setup are entered and you can now access some of the SPEA MEDIA XTC volume any of four additional screens - Hardware, settings and to set the operating mode. -
Page 18: Hardware Settings Screen
Hardware Settings screen. DMA selects the DMA (Direct Memory Access) Note: channel that SPEA MEDIA XTC uses for board IRQ 2 is the default IRQ setting for an MPU- initialization and digitized sound transfer. This 401 in many DOS applications. Some... -
Page 19: Hardware Test Screen
This screen allows you to adjust all of the audio your system that may affect proper operation of levels on the SPEA MEDIA XTC card. the SPEA MEDIA XTC card. From this screen you can perform either an IRQ or a DMA test Master Volume on your system to help resolve any conflicts. -
Page 20: Exit Screen
When this box is checked, the changes you just made in SSInit will be applied to the SPEA MEDIA XTC card and also will be saved to an initialization file so that they are reflected in subsequent uses of SSInit. -
Page 21: Mt32 Patch-Change Utility
This utility keeps track of commands that are “IRQ error”. If either occurs, use the Hardware sent to the SPEA MEDIA XTC and, when run, Settings screen to evaluate and/or reassign will display a list of these commands. You can DMA and IRQ settings. - Page 22 When you check the game's Sound Blaster settings, you see that they change the game's setting to match those of the SPEA MEDIA XTC to correct the problem.
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Page 23: Using The Intel Isa Configuration Utility (Icu)
330- you feel that it is necessary to make changes to the hardware configuration of the SPEA MEDIA XTC, you can use the ICU to do so. It is 350- located in the \PLUGPLAY\ICU directory. Help files are included. Be sure to carefully read this... -
Page 24: Configuring Your Spea Media Xtc Card Under Windows
The top half of the setup display presents the configuration options for the Primary Wave Record/Playback device. This is the area of the SPEA MEDIA XTC used for the recording of digital audio soundfiles and the playback of monophonic digital audio soundfiles. -
Page 25: The Advanced Settings Display
Advanced Settings Dialogue Box of the Hardware Setup screen of SSInit. The default is 2. Allow SPEA MEDIA XTC Use in DOS Box enables or disables the SPEA MEDIA XTC card in a DOS shell under Windows (allowing you to play DOS games under Windows). It is a good idea to leave this option enabled. -
Page 26: Part 4 Configuration Of The Spea Media Xtc Under Windows® 95
Windows® 95: from a DOS box or from the DOS Exclusive Mode. The DOS box method of The SPEA MEDIA XTC is easiest to use when launching games will yield the best SPEA installed in a plug-and-play system, i.e. When MEDIA XTC performance. - Page 27 SPEA MEDIA XTC card to work in DOS Exclusive Mode.
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Page 28: Using The Mixer
In addition to controlling the audio audio levels and balance of the SPEA MEDIA performance of the SPEA MEDIA XTC for XTC. To view the mixer, work your way through... -
Page 29: Locking Configurations Under Windows® 95
To the dynamic nature of a plug & play system, remove the SPEA MEDIA XTC driver, bring up you can't always guarantee that the settings the the System Properties page and select the operating system assigns to the card will be the Device Manager property page. -
Page 30: Spea Media Xtc Devices
Windows® 95 three devices in the tree: SPEA MEDIA XTC Gameport / Joystick SPEA MEDIA XTC's three primary DOS utilities SPEA MEDIA XTC Plug & Play (MT32 Change, DM Test, and S2KStat) can all ... -
Page 31: Part 5-Using Spea Media Xtc
Sound Blaster digital audio emulation. If an popular sound cards or sound devices. The application provides both as options, specify SPEA MEDIA XTC card will work with one or Soundscape digital audio as your first choice. more of the available options. -
Page 32: Using The External Midi Connector
Some SPEA MEDIA XTC MIDI Input applications have the capability to select a is a MIDI Input device provided by the SPEA particular MIDI output device directly, MEDIA XTC Windows driver for routing MIDI bypassing the MIDI Mapper. -
Page 33: Using The Midi Mapper With The Spea Media Xtc
These setups are stored in a configuration file called MIDIMAP.CFG, located in your WINDOWS\ SYSTEM directory. The SPEA MEDIA XTC installation process (as described in Part 2 of this manual) automatically creates a new MIDIMAP.CFG file and renames your old file MIDIMAP.SND. To view the SPEA MEDIA XTC MIDI Mapper setups: 1. -
Page 34: Routing Midi Data To The External Midi Out Port
Synthesizer device - in other words, to the If you are using an external synthesizer, make onboard synth on the SPEA MEDIA XTC card. sure it is connected to the SPEA MEDIA XTC Data transmitted on channels 11-16 is routed as described in the previous section before nowhere (the Port Name is None) and will not proceeding. -
Page 35: Patch Maps
These are unique in that each key of a use the MPU-401 compatible MIDI interface in keyboard plays an entirely different sound, as your SPEA MEDIA XTC card to connect to an opposed to simply playing the same sound at a external synthesizer that does not support the different pitch. -
Page 36: Appendix A About Midi
16 channels to allow a implemented in SPEA MEDIA XTC. Also number of instruments to be independently included are the SPEA MEDIA XTC MT-32 controlled. Unlike television channels, however, Sound Set and Percussion Map Sets. the only difference between MIDI channels is a number carried in the first byte of most MIDI messages. - Page 37 17 0 Organ 1 Piano1 Detuned Or. 1 Piano 1w 16 60's Organ 1 16 Piano 1d 32 Organ 4 Piano 2 18 0 Organ 2 Piano 2w Detuned Or. 2 Piano 3 32 Organ 5 Piano 3w 19 0 Organ 3 Honky-tonk 20 0...
- Page 38 33 0 Acoustic Bass Trumpet 34 0 Fingered Bass Trombone Trombone 2 35 0 Picked Bass Tuba 36 0 Fretless Bass Muted Trumpet 37 0 Slap Bass 1 French Horn 38 0 Slap Bass 2 French Horn 2 39 0 Synth Bass 1 Brass 1 Synth Bass 101...
- Page 39 Square Wave Sitar Square Banjo Sine Wave Shamisan Saw Wave Koto Synth Taisho Koto Doctor Solo Kalimba Lead Syn. Calliope Bag Pipe Chiffer Lead Fiddle Charang Shanai Solo Vox Tinkle Bell 5th Saw Wave Agogo Bass & Lead Steel Drums Fantasia Woodblock Warm Pad...
- Page 40 80. Mute Triangle 49. Crash Cym 1 65. Hi Timbale 81. Open Triangle 50. Hi Tom 66. Lo Timbale The SPEA MEDIA XTC also supports the following extensions to the General MIDI Percussion Map: 82. Shaker 83. Jingle Bell 84. Bell Tree 85.
- Page 41 MT-32 Sound Set 0. Accuo Piano 1 33. Harmo Pan 66. Elec Bass 1 99. Syn Mallet 1. Accuo Piano 2 34. Chorale 67. Elec Bass 2 100. Windbell 2. Accuo Piano 3 35. Glasses 68. Slap Bass 1 101. Glock 3.
- Page 42 MT-32 Percussion Set 34. Drum Sound 51. Drum Sound 68. Drum Sound 35. _ _ _ 52. Accou High Tom 69. Low Timbale 36. Accou Bass Drum 53. Ride Cymbal 70. High Agogo 37. Accou Bass Drum 54. _ _ _ 71.
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Page 43: Appendix B Troubleshooting
Appendix B Audio Problems Troubleshooting If you are satisfied that the SPEA MEDIA XTC hardware and software are properly installed with no conflicts, but you hear no sound at all, If your SPEA MEDIA XTC card is not the problem may be with your audio functioning as it should, don't panic. -
Page 44: Problems With Games
Problems with Games Problems under Windows Make sure that the SPEA MEDIA XTC is in If you are able to run Windows, but the the proper operating mode. One way to be SPEA MEDIA XTC software applications sure is to follow the guidelines for choosing... -
Page 45: Problems With Midi Under Windows
Confirm that you are using the proper adapter for the Joystick/MIDI port. If you are playing MIDI data into the SPEA MEDIA XTC but you aren't hearing anything, it is likely that the software you are using needs to be set to echo the information back out to a sound device. -
Page 46: Appendix C Technical Specifications
Appendix C Audio Output Connector: 3.5 mm (1/8") mini phone jack Technical Tip = L channel Ring = R channel Specifications Sleeve = Ground Max Output Level into a Line Input: 2 V r.m.s. On-board Processor (5.6 V p-p) 8 MHz Motorola 68EC000 Max Output Level into Headphones: 100mW into Hi-Z headphones (Walkman Style) Synthesizer... - Page 47 Audio Mixing MIDI/Joystick Connector Input Sources: Synthesizer Output, PCM Output, CD/Aux Input , Mic/Line Input, TV Tuner, Modem Joystick A button 1 + Level Control: 12-bit for Synthesizer and PCM, Joystick A X-coordinate 5-bit for all others GND (Joystick A buttons 1 & 2 -) Level Control Range: 0 to -62 dB for all GND (Joystick B buttons 1 &...
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Page 48: Appendix Dmidisoft Recording Session Plus
Appendix D How to install the Software: MIDISOFT Recording 1. Insert the MIDISOFT Installation disk in the corresponding disk drive. Session Plus 2. Start Windows (if not already done) 3. Start the Installation from the Program Manager with the following call: MIDISOFT's Program Recording Session Plus is a powerful sequencer offering Standard MIDI 'File' 'Run'... -
Page 49: Appendix E Glossary
CONFIG.SYS when the system is booted up. Expansion Card: An internal peripheral, added to expand a computer’s capability. The SPEA MEDIA XTC is an expansion card. Expansion Slot: The physical space and accompanying connectors within the computer where expansion cards are installed. - Page 50 I/O Port: Input/Output port. Computers typically use a memory address to communicate with a peripheral via an I/O port. Knowing and accessing the specific address and port for a given peripheral is usually the job of the driver. See also Driver. .INI File: An ASCII text file that specifies default values and configuration variables for a program.
- Page 51 Sound Blaster: A popular early sound card. Many games assume the presence of a Sound Blaster. The SPEA MEDIA XTC is fully Sound Blaster compatible. Standard MIDI File: An addition to MIDI specification that defines a standard file format for MIDI sequences.
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