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SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP Quick Installation Guide Introducing the SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP The SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP transforms your PC into a high-definition 5.1 channel surround sound home theater system. Key Features and Benefits • Compliant with AC'97 rev. 2.3 and PCI 2.2 specifications •...
Package Contents • SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP • G9 DIN cable • Spare standard height bracket • Software CD and Quick Installation Guide Layout CD-In Line-In Aux-In G9 DIN Digital Out (Toslink) S/PDIF Out Figure 1: Layout Headphones (green) Rear (white) Center/Subwoofer (yellow) Front (red)
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Audio Connectors This connector provides microphone-in function. LINE In This connector provides analog line-in function. Optical Digital Out (Toslink) Optical Digital (S/PDIF) output via Toslink to Digital 5.1 surround sound speakers. CD-In (internal) This connector can be used to attach a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio cable (cable not included).
Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference manual for further information, if needed. Caution: Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage your system. To avoid possible static electricity discharge during the installation, please follow the guidelines below: •...
Driver Installation Windows 2000 Boot up Windows, at the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Cancel, then insert the driver CD. Click Start, Run, type D:\32bit\setup.exe, then click OK. (Change D: to match the drive letter of your CD-ROM) At the Welcome screen, click Next. At the Select Components screen, select Install Envy24 Family Audio Device Driver, then click Next.
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Windows XP x64/Server 2003 x64 Boot up Windows, at the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Cancel, then insert the driver CD. Click Start, Run, type D:\64bit\setup.exe, then click OK. (Change D: to match the drive letter of your CD-ROM) At the Welcome screen, click Next. At the Select Components screen, select Install Envy24 Family Audio Device Driver, then click Next.
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Enable Windows Audio Systems that do not have a sound card previously installed may need to enable Windows Audio support after installing the SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP. Windows XP/Server 2003 Click Start, Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices. At the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties box check Enable Windows Audio, then click OK.
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Double-click DVD/CD-ROM drives, then double click your DVD or CD-ROM drive, then click the Properties tab. Check Enable digital CD Audio for this CD-ROM device, then click OK. If prompted, restart Windows. Otherwise, your CD-ROM device is ready for use. Audio Deck Audio Deck is an easy to use, full featured audio utility that allows you to adjust audio outputs, recording,...
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• S/PDIF Control: Sets Digital output signal source • Speaker: Sets the volume for the various speakers • Playback: Adjusts the volume of each output device • Recording: Selects the recording source and controls it's recording level • Sound Effects: Includes Equalizer with 4 presets and you can customize your own settings, QXpander, Environments.
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S/PDIF Control • S/PDIF Out Enable: Turns ON/OFF the Optical Digital Out • AC3 or PCM auto select (48kHz): With this setting all of the digital sources (wave, midi) are played over the digital output. This setting is also used when you want to send encoded AC3 streams to an external decoder •...
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Speaker Here you can set the volume for the various speakers. All speakers can be muted by clicking the check button above the speaker icon. Playback Here you can adjust the playback settings for various resources. Next Page • Wave: Sets the volume for WAV sound (WAV, MP3, WMA) •...
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• CD Player: Sets the volume for analog output of the CD/DVD-ROM • MIC: Sets the volume for microphone playback • Line In: Sets the volume for analog playback of Line In sound (no playback through Digital Optical Out) • CD In: Sets the volume for analog output of CD In •...
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Sound Effects This panel is enable by selecting Immezio 3D Effect Enable in Advanced Controls (not supported in 64-bit Windows). • Equalizer: Set the volume of different frequencies independently • Preset: Select from the pre-configured equalizer settings • QXpander: Adjusting the sound expanding effect •...
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• Language: Select Auto, English or Chinese • Center/LFE Swap: Swap center speaker and sub- woofer speaker outputs • Stereo Expander: This setting duplicates the front channel stereo sound to the other surround sound channels • Emmezio 3D Effects Enable: Offers 3D audio for computer games or musical playback in multi-channel mode.
This product comes with a 5-year manufacturer warranty. Please see SIIG website for more warranty details. If you should happen to have any problems with this product, follow the procedures below. A) If it is within the store's return policy period, please return the product to the store where you purchased from.
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Fremont, CA 94538-3152 SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and the SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other names used in this publication are for identification only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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