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SoundSystem
5.1
A
Sky
UREON
Digital Audio Solution
English Manual
Version 18.02.03

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  • Page 1 SoundSystem UREON Digital Audio Solution English Manual Version 18.02.03...
  • Page 2 CE Declaration TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany hereby declare that the product: SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing docu- ments: 1. EN 55022 Class B 2.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    From opening the package to installation................6 Short and to the point for busy pros..................7 The connectors of the Aureon 5.1 Sky PCI card ..............8 Installation - step by step....................... 9 Installing the driver software....................10 The connections and their uses.

  • Page 4: Welcome

    SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky PCI card A broad range of connections. The SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky is the result of our many years of experience in the PC audio sector and reflects the continuous evolution of audio and multimedia software for the PC. The SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky offers you a wide range of interconnection options with other...
  • Page 5 As a result, the Aureon 5.1 Sky achieves a S/N ratio of well over -100 dB(A) on its analog in- puts and outputs! Recording and playback of audio material at the purely digital level. The SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky features an optical input and output in 24-bit S/PDIF format.

  • Page 6: From Opening The Package To Installation

    Appendix of this documentation. Start by making sure that nothing is missing. The scope of delivery of the SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky includes at least the following: · 1 PCI sound card TerraTec SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky ·...

  • Page 7: Short And To The Point For Busy Pros

    Short and to the point for busy pros. · The SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky is a PCI card that supports Busmastering. Please choose a PCI slot which is far away from the graphics card(s) or SCSI/RAID controllers—i.e. as close to the “bottom” as possible in most installations.

  • Page 8: The Connectors Of The Aureon 5.1 Sky Pci Card

    The connectors of the Aureon 5.1 Sky PCI card 1. Analog microphone audio input (3.5 mm jack) 2. Analog stereo audio input (3.5 mm jack) 3. Analog stereo audio output “Front” (3.5 mm jack) 4. Analog stereo audio output “Rear” (3.5 mm jack) 5.

  • Page 9: Installation - Step By Step

    Reconnect the AC power cable as well as all other cables and turn your PC on. Make sure that your speakers or hifi system is set to low volume. · Start your computer. The installation of the driver software is the next step. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)

  • Page 10: Installing The Driver Software

    Installing the driver software. The SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky currently comes with drivers for Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The card cannot be used under Windows 95 and Win- dows NT 4. You should therefore determine which operating system you are using before in- stalling the card.
  • Page 11 Driver installation under Windows 98 SE After the SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky is installed, Windows 98SE recognizes the card as a new hardware component and displays the following window. Click “Next”. Select here the “Search for the best driver for my device (Recommended)” item and click “Next”.
  • Page 12 If Windows requests a second driver file, please refer to the aforementioned directory on the Aureon 5.1 Sky CD-ROM. It is also possible (e.g. if this is the first sound card installation in your system) that some additional Windows extensions have to be installed. Please have your Windows CD ready for this purpose.
  • Page 13 If everything is correctly set up, the window should look like this. The figure shows the expanded view of the “Sound, video and game controllers” branch. To obtain this view, simply click the “+” symbol on the left side. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 14 Select “Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)” and click “Next”. Activate the checkbox “Specify a location:”, enter the path <CD>:\Drivers\WDM\ and click “Next”. Alternatively, you can change to the respective directory by clicking on “Browse...”. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 15 To do so, execute <CD>:\autorun.exe Follow the instructions of the individual installation programs, and there's not really a lot that can go wrong. A particular software can also easily be removed from your system. For this SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 16 If everything is correctly set up, the window should look like this. The figure shows the expanded view of the “Sound, video and game controllers” branch. To obtain this view, simply click the “+” symbol on the left side. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 17 Once the computer has been restarted, you have logged on as the administrator and the new hardware has been detected by the Windows 2000 hardware wizard, the following window will appear. Click “Next”. Select the “Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)” item and click “Next”. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 18 Activate the checkbox “CD-ROM drives” and click “Next”. This screen should be acknowledged by clicking on “Next”. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 19 A particular software can also easily be removed from your system. For this purpose, call up “Control Panel -> Software” and locate the programs to be removed. Select the various programs and click “Add/Remove Programs...”. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 20 If everything is correctly set up, the window should look like this. The figure shows the expanded view of the “Sound, video and game controllers” branch. To obtain this view, simply click the “+” symbol on the left side. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 21 Once the computer has been restarted, you have logged on as the administrator and the new hardware has been detected by the Windows XP hardware wizard, the following window will appear. Select “Specify a location (advanced)” and click “Next”. Select “Search this path” and enter “<CD>:\Drivers\WDM”. Now click “Next”. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 22 You can therefore continue the installation with absolute peace of mind. Click “Finish”. It is possible that such a dialog window appears again in the course of the installation. If this is the case, simply click “Yes”. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 23 If everything is correctly set up, the window should look like this. The figure shows the ex- panded view of the “Sound, video and game controllers” branch. To obtain this view, simply click the “+” symbol on the left side. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)

  • Page 24: The Connections And Their Uses

    We would like to introduce them to you briefly below: Internal, onboard: CD audio, AUX and TTL. The PC board of the Aureon 5.1 Sky features three plug connectors for analog connections to CD-ROM drives (CD1 and CD2), or other cards such as TV or video expansion modules (AUX).
  • Page 25 (or when looping a signal through the system). An optical fiber cable (optical waveguide) is used here to connect digital equipment (many Mini- Disc players use this connection type). A cable of this type is included with the Aureon 5.1 Sky, so you can get started right away.

  • Page 26: The Software

    Solid tools, no frills. Well, almost: if it's goodies you're looking for, you'll also find them on the SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky CD. We've filled the “HOTSTUFF” folder—a TerraTec tradition—with a collection of what we consider to be the choicest audio shareware and freeware programs.

  • Page 27: The Aureon Controlpanel

    Each signal source can be muted individually by clinking on its MUTE button. Mutes playback sources are recorded nevertheless. The settings in the Record window affect whether or not a source is recorded. Adjust the position of the stereo image with the balance faders below the level faders. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 28 The “Digital” window contains the settings for the digital input and output. The Master Clock. Here we're dealing with the sample rate used by your SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky. This is— depending on the application—a very important point, as the card can be (and in some cases, must be) controlled by an external signal (from a MiniDisc recorder, for example), or it can SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
  • Page 29 The digital interfaces of the Aureon 5.1 Sky support all bit resolutions between 8 and 24 bits, as well as all sample rates between 8 and 96 kHz. 192 kHz can even be used in Windows XP with Service Pack 1.
  • Page 30 A message will be displayed to this effect under the button. The “Speaker” window. The “Speaker” window lets your configure the 3D capabilities of your Aureon 5.1 Sky. Important! In Windows 98SE, AC3 or DTS streams can only be looped with Sensaura disabled. You must restart your system after changing the Sensaura support setting.
  • Page 31 The “Misc” window. The “Misc” window contains a number of functions not directly related to the Aureon 5.1 Sky, but which affect the ControlPanel itself. These include the loading and saving of mixer pre- sets, the display of the taskbar icon, as well as the colors and language of the ControlPanel.

  • Page 32: Wavelab Lite 2.0

    :-) The MusicMatch Jukebox is much more, however—and that's why it's included in the TerraTec package: in addition to playing a variety of audio file formats, the program supports simple, digital ripping of audio CDs.

  • Page 33: Cyberlink Powerdvd

    In addition, Logic offers you a musical notation view, a range of MIDI and audio editors, and the integration of videos for dubbing purposes. Here you can set the levels of the individual signal sources. For a detailed description of the application, please see the online documentation. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)

  • Page 34: The Hotstuff Folder

    We've put together quite a collection of additional programs, tools and files on the SoundSys- tem Aureon 5.1 Sky CD-ROM. This folder is definitely worth a closer look. Many of the programs in the folder are shareware. Please support the shareware principle and pay the authors for the programs you enjoy and use regularly.

  • Page 35: Practice

    (optical fiber) for recording and playback. A cable of this type is included with the Aureon 5.1 Sky. As a rule, the devices to be connected will have one input and output socket (IN and OUT) each. Optical OUT sockets can be identified—in addition to the label—by the red light visible inside them.
  • Page 36 In Windows98SE, Sensaura must also be disabled. If Sensaura is active, it must be dis- abled in the “Speaker” window. You must restart your system after changing the Sensaura support setting. A message will be displayed to this effect under the button. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)

  • Page 37: Stuff Worth Knowing

    As the AES/EBU protocol is nearly identical to S/PDIF and the transmission essentially only differs in the signal strength, you can make your own converter with a bit of soldering. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)

  • Page 38: Appendix

    Appendix. FAQ—frequently asked questions and their answers. An FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for initial problem-solving can be found on the installation CD and on the Internet at www.terratec.net/ttus/support.htm. SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)

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