Diamond External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Card User Manual

External usb 7.1 channel sound card

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External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Card
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  • Page 1 External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Card User’s Manual ©2010 Diamond Multimedia. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is designed for use with the External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Card. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................1 Features ..........................2 Package Contents ......................2 System Requirements ......................2 2. Using the Adapter ......................3 How to Use Your Audio I/O Devices ................... 3 How to Setting 7.1 Surround Sound Speakers ..............6 3.
  • Page 4: Introduction

    Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. 1. Introduction The external USB 7.1 Channel Sound Card provides an amazing audio accessory for computer with a USB port. It is equipped with standard input and output connectors to add great stereo performance.
  • Page 5: Features

    Full-duplex playback/recording audio stream without wound card in PC Supports suspend/ resume and remote wake-up Window Vista™ Premium Level Compliant Package Contents External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Card CD (Driver and User’s Manual included) Quick installation Guide USB Type A to Type B Cable...
  • Page 6: Using The Adapter

    No external driver installed under OS support of Win Vista, Win 2000, Win XP and Mac. Simply use a cable line to connect the External USB 7.1 Channel sound card and the available USB port of your PC or MAC and get the External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Card effects directly.
  • Page 7 User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box 7.1 Channel Speaker Plug the speaker cable into the speaker/line-out jack as F-out (Front), SS-out (Surround), BS-out (Back) and C/B (Center/Subwoofer) on the USB 7.1 Channel Sound Card. Notice for Mac users: The speaker/line-out jack of 7.1 Channel Rear Surround and 7.1 Channel Surround are F-Out (Front), SS-Out (Back), BS-Out (Surround) and C/B (Center/Subwoofer) respectively.
  • Page 8 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. Note: Some USB Host Controller may have problem with data stream package loss, this will influence output audio data and make some discontinuous sound. But this is very rare. Sometime, when user plug USB Personal Multi-media Device on PC system and OS cannot auto change audio device to USB audio;...
  • Page 9: How To Setting 7.1 Surround Sound Speakers

    User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box How to Setting 7.1 Surround Sound Speakers On Windows 2000 and XP Please follow the steps and finished the 7.1 surround sound speakers setting. My computer > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Volume > Speaker Settings > Advanced >...
  • Page 10 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. On Windows Vista Please kindly follow the steps and finished the 7.1 surround sound speakers setting. Settings > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Playback > Configure > Speaker setup >...
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  • Page 12 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. On Mac OS X v10.x or higher Please kindly follow the steps and finished the 7.1 surround sound speakers setting. Select Go first and then chose Utilities after, keep select Audio MIDI Setup as below screen.
  • Page 13 User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box Under Audio MIDI Setup, open the Audio Devices, and make sure you have chose USB Sound Device under System Settings and Properties For. Also please check Audio Output has setting the Format: at 8ch-16bit. After settings as above, please select Configure Speakers and going to next step.
  • Page 14 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. 4. Recording Function in SPDIF IN. After settings as above, please select External SPDIF Interface under source. 5. Please open Audio Recorder, and double click Audio Recorder. (The Audio Recorder may vary by different System)。...
  • Page 15 User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box 6. Please click the red circle next to Output File to choose which file you want to save to. 7. Please name the file.
  • Page 16 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. 8. Please click save and the following screen will show up. 9. Please choose USB Sound Device under Recording Audio Device.
  • Page 17 User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box 10. Please click Record to start recording.
  • Page 18: Application Software Installation

    Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. 3. Application Software Installation For Windows XP and Vista only Notice:This application software allows you have extra functions as Karaoke, microphone echo, magic voice, key shifting and vocal canceling…etc. Only support on Windows XP and Vista only.
  • Page 19 User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box When the USB Multi-Channel Audio Device screen appears, Click on Next, and you may find the Setup Status process automatically as below screen.
  • Page 20 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. After USB Multi-Channel Audio Device Driver installation complete, please select Yes, and reboot the computer to effect the driver install. After reboot and system running up again, a pop-up message will appear in the notification area indicating the installation is complete.
  • Page 21: Using Interface And Function Control

    User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box Using Interface and Function Control This section will show you the using Interface and function control. Please Right click the USB Multi-Channel Audio Device icon to use the function as Volume Control, Windows Media Player, Sound Recorder and Multimedia Properties. To open the Using interface, please Left click the USB Multi-Channel Audio Device icon and select Open, or double click the USB Multi-Channel Audio Device icon to entry the Using Interface.
  • Page 22: Main Setting

    Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. Main Setting Using Analog Output Analog Output:Turn on this button then can select analog output channels mode. Analog Output channels Mode:Earphone, 2CH, 4CH, 6Ch and 8CH for selected. Digital Output:Turn on this button then can select SPDIF Out data format.
  • Page 23 User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box directly click speaker graphic can do sound testing. 10. Auto Sound Test:Can auto testing every channel sound effect. 11. Stop Auto Sound Test:Can stop auto testing. Victual Speakers Shifter Total Volume Up Control Total Volume Down Control Clockwise Counter Clockwise...
  • Page 24 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. Digital Volume Control Reset Volume Left Channel Control Center Channel Control Right Channel Control Subwoofer Channel Control Rear Right Channel Control Right Back Channel Control Left Back Channel Control...
  • Page 25 User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box Rear Left Channel Control Balance Control Volume Up/Down Control Master Volume On/Off Wave Volume Balance Wave Volume Control Wave Volume On/Off SW Synth Volume Balance SW Synth Volume Control SW Synth Volume On/Off 10.
  • Page 26 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. Recording Volume Control Stereo Mixed Balance Control Stereo Mixer Stereo Mixer Microphone Record Balance Microphone Record Volume Control Microphone Record On/Off Microphone Record Advanced Setting...
  • Page 27 User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box Effects Environment Bathroom Opera Underwater Music Pub More option:27 mode for selected Environment Size...
  • Page 28 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. Large Middle Small Equalizer 9. Ten Band Equalizer Adjust 18. Pre-Set Mode (Metal) 10. Pre-Set Mode (Default) 19. Pre-Set Mode (RAP) 11. Pre-Set Mode (Dance) 20.
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  • Page 30 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. Karaoke Karaoke On/Off:Click this button then can control all karaoke functions. Karaoke Setting Reset:Can reset all setting to default value Start Microphone Echo Function:Select this button will pop up a dialog box to enable microphone function.
  • Page 31 User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box Echo Low/High Control Bar:Adjust echo low/high Magic Voice Function (Optional):This function only supported in multi-channel audio products. When you enable microphone echo then can pull down the menu to select magic voice. Magic voice provides 5 different effects for choice. Start Key Shifting Function:Select this button to enable key shifting function and control.
  • Page 32 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. background music and cancel it as possible.
  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box 3. Troubleshooting No Sound You can often resolve a few basic problems by checking: The power of the speaker The sound volume The cable connections The audio CD compatibility No Sound Is Recorded You can often resolve a few basic problems by checking: If the MIC is probably connected If the file is saved and opened properly...
  • Page 34 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. Most general case was digital CD playback function did not open. Because USB audio is digital signal, it is use different path to process CD music with traditional analog CD.
  • Page 35 User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box If the real 7.1 source is not available under Vista™ If the real 7.1 source is not available under Vista, you have to click the button of surrounding effect to activate audio output via SS-out, BS-out and C/B out. Otherwise, audio output will transmit through headphone and Front out only.
  • Page 36: Limitation

    Support recording but monitoring under Line In. 3. Windows® XP and Vista™: If the driver of External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Card is properly installed; External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Card will switch to headphone mode after plugging in a headphone jack.
  • Page 37: Specifications

    User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box C/B out but SPDIF out. 5. Specifications Item Description Interface USB 1.1/ 2.0 1 x USB Type B Port Headphone 1x3.5mm Stereo audio Jack Female in Green Front Audio 1x3.5mm Stereo audio Jack Female in Green Surround 1x3.5mm Stereo audio Jack Female in Gray Audio-Out...
  • Page 38 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. Volume Down Press the Volume down bottom for volume down Play Mute Press the Play Mute bottom for playback mute Record Mute Press the Record Mute bottom for recording precess mute.
  • Page 39: Regulatory Compliance

    User’s Manual External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box 6. Regulatory Compliance FCC Conditions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received.
  • Page 40 Error! Use the Home tab to apply 標題 1 to the text that you want to appear here. Technical Support Diamond Technical Support staff is here to help resolve any issues that you may be experiencing. Prior to contacting technical support please make sure you have the following information available.
  • Page 41 If, at the time of repair, a product is "out of warranty" or within the last ninety (90) days of the warranty period, Diamond warrants any repair for ninety (90) days.
  • Page 42 RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. DIAMOND’S SOLE LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ITS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT, AT DIAMOND ’S OPTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED IF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL FAIL FOR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

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