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  • Page 1 Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 YSTEMS This documentation and the accompanying software are copyright © 1999 by Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publica- tion may be reproduced in any form or for any purpose without prior written authorization from Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    To install the drivers in Windows 98: To install the drivers in Windows 95: Final Software Installation Notes About Online Documentation Setting the Montego II Quadzilla as the default audio device Testing and Troubleshooting ® SoundCheck Uninstalling the Montego II Quadzilla NT 4.0 I...
  • Page 4 A3D Demos TBS M II Q ONTEGO UADZILLA ONTROL ANEL Windows 95/98 TBS Montego II Quadzilla Control Panel MIDI TAB A3D Settings Tab A3D Demos Tab Digital Output Tab Windows NT TBS Montego II Quadzilla Control Panel MIDI TAB Digital Output Tab...

  • Page 5: Welcome

    … ELCOME The ultimate audio gaming experience is here with the new Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla PCI accelerator card. Powered by the new A3D PCI ® audio accelerator and Wavetracing technologies, Montego II Quadzilla puts you right in the middle of the gaming action. Sounds come from above, below, right and to the left of you by modeling the acoustic characteristics (stone, marble, glass, water, etc.) of the gaming...

  • Page 6: Remember To Register

    Refer to the front of this manual or the Registration Card for these addresses. There are many benefits to registering your Montego II Quadzilla. In addition to the warranty, you also will receive: Update Notifications — to keep you informed of software updates and new Voyetra/Turtle Beach products.

  • Page 7: The Montego Ii Quadzilla

    O N E ONTEGO UADZILLA The Montego II Quadzilla has many significant features, including: A3D 2.0 positional audio >97 dB Signal to Noise Ratio 18 bit audio converters Headphone, 2-speaker and 4-speaker support RCA Digital Out Up to 96 Hardware accelerated DirectSound streams...

  • Page 8: Resource Usage

    EACH YSTEMS ESOURCE SAGE The Montego II Quadzilla, like all plug-in cards, requires certain computer resources in order to operate. These resources are associated with specific board functions. In Windows 95 and 98, the resources are set automatically by the Configuration Manager, but can be adjusted using the Windows Device Manager.

  • Page 9: 3-D Listening Mode

    3-D L ISTENING The Montego II Quadzilla is capable of producing 3D sound through four speakers, two speakers or headphones. To achieve the best 3D listening experience you must have the appropriate listening mode selected in the Montego II Quadzilla Control Panel applet. The different modes are: Headphones: Use this selection if you are listening through headphones.

  • Page 10: The Montego Ii Quadzilla Sound Card

    URTLE EACH YSTEMS II Q ONTEGO UADZILLA OUND Here is a look at the Montego II Quadzilla sound card, to help you identify the various connectors and ports. REAKOUT RACKET...

  • Page 11: Signal Flow Diagram

    IGNAL IAGRAM...
  • Page 12 URTLE EACH YSTEMS...

  • Page 13: Installing The Montego Ii Quadzilla

    II Q ONTEGO UADZILLA It is time to install the Montego II Quadzilla sound card. This chapter takes you through the process step-by-step. If you have another sound card in your system that you are replacing with the Montego II Quadzilla, remove that sound card’s drivers from your system, remove that sound card, then reboot the system to make certain no errors occur and no old sound card drivers remain.

  • Page 14: Overview Of The Steps

    3. Attach the audio cable to the CD-ROM drive (optional.) 4. Install the Montego II Quadzilla drivers and software. 5. Set the Montego II Quadzilla to be the default audio device if there is another audio device in your system.
  • Page 15 The second slot can be any type however because the bracket doesn’t require an actual slot. Also, you should position the Montego II Quadzilla card as far as possible away from the video card and power supply! 16-bit ISA slot – DO NOT USE! 8-bit ISA slot –...
  • Page 16 Misaligning these pins WILL damage the Montego II Quadzilla, the breakout bracket, and potentially your computer. Note that the cable is shipped pre-attached to the Montego II Quadzilla card. Match key with connector.
  • Page 17 NSTALLING THE UDIO ABLE The Montego II Quadzilla comes with an audio connector cable — one end is keyed (MPC-2), the other is not (Sony). All CD-ROM drives that adhere to the MPC-2 (Multimedia PC) standard have an MPC-2 jack.
  • Page 18 URTLE EACH YSTEMS...

  • Page 19: 98 Installation

    EFORE NSTALL THE RIVERS The Montego II Quadzilla sound card and breakout bracket must be installed in your system. If you have not already installed the sound card in your PC, refer to the previous chapter for instructions. IMPORTANT On the first boot up after physically installing the Montego II Quadzilla, place the Montego II Quadzilla Applications CD in your CD–ROM drive before Windows completes boot up.

  • Page 20: To Install The Drivers In Windows 98

    Windows 98 drivers. (If your system is running the Windows 95 operating system, please skip to the next section.) 1. Turn on the computer and place the Montego II Quadzilla Applications CD in your CD-ROM drive if you did not already.
  • Page 21 4. Windows will search the system for the correct driver which will be located on the CD-ROM drive. Click next to continue the installation. 5. The installation will install the appropriate drivers for the various subsystems of the board. When this is complete you will be prompted to reboot the system.

  • Page 22: To Install The Drivers In Windows 95

    Hardware Found dialog box reports that it sees the Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla sound card, select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer. Then click OK. 2. When the Install from Disk dialog box displays enter the letter of your CD-ROM drive, or click on Browse and locate your CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 23: Final Software Installation Notes

    OFTWARE NSTALLATION OTES At this point, the drivers should be installed and the Montego II Quadzilla sound card should be functional. We recommend that you run the SoundCheck diagnostic located in the TBS Montego II Quadzilla program folder to test your system or troubleshoot any conflicts you might have.

  • Page 24: About Online Documentation

    ESTING AND ROUBLESHOOTING If the Montego II Quadzilla or your system is not working properly, there is probably a resource conflict in your system. This means that two or more devices in the system are using the same resources. Resource con- flicts are fairly typical and are a normal part of the PC hardware install- ation process —...

  • Page 25: Soundcheck

    II Q NINSTALLING THE ONTEGO UADZILLA Uninstalling the Montego II Quadzilla is a two step process. First the applications must be removed, and then the drivers. Before Uninstalling be sure to close the Turtle Beach System Tray Launcher. O CLOSE THE...
  • Page 26 Click Ok. 5. From the Windows Control Panel double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 6. Select Montego II Quadzilla Applications from the list and click the Add/Remove button.. 7. Select Montego II Quadzilla Drivers from the list and click the...

  • Page 27: Windows Nt 4.0 Install

    The sound card must be physically installed in your system. If you have not already installed the sound card in your PC, refer to the “Installing the Montego II Quadzilla” chapter for instructions. All other applications have been closed down. This is very important.
  • Page 28 D:\NT directory (where D: is the CD-ROM drive letter) Click OK. 6. Select the Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla driver in the dialog box. Click OK. 7. A Turtle Beach splash screen should now appear. Click the OK button.

  • Page 29: Setting The Montego Ii Quadzilla As The Default Audio Device

    ROUBLESHOOTING The Montego II Quadzilla PCI is assigned an IRQ by the BIOS. If you are having an IRQ conflict, you will need to go into your BIOS setup to select which IRQ is assigned to the slot in which you installed your Montego II Quadzilla PCI.

  • Page 30: Uninstalling The Montego Ii Quadzilla

    II Q NINSTALLING THE ONTEGO UADZILLA Uninstalling the Montego II Quadzilla is a two step process. First the applications must be removed, and then the drivers. Before Uninstalling be sure to remove the Turtle Beach System Tray Launcher. O CLOSE THE...

  • Page 31: Making Connections

    This section covers hooking up the Montego to the rest of your audio system. ANEL The back panel of the Montego II Quadzilla has Microphone input, Line input, Line output and MIDI/ Joystick connectors. The breakout bracket includes an RCA digital Output, and a second Line output.

  • Page 32: Audio Connections Overview

    S/PDIF Digital Output — (Sony Philips Digital Interface) This RCA style coax output connector can be connected to the input of a DAT recorder to record the direct digital output of the Montego II Quadzilla. UDIO ONNECTIONS...

  • Page 33: Joystick Controller

    Beach, allows you to have both a joystick and a MIDI keyboard connected to your system. If you want to connect a joystick to the Montego II Quadzilla, the sound card and its drivers must be properly installed in your system.
  • Page 34 URTLE EACH YSTEMS...
  • Page 35 The S/PDIF digital output enables digital transfer of audio data from the PC without signal degradation. The output sample rate can be set to 32kHz or 48kHz. This is done in the Montego II Quadzilla Audio Control Panel applet in the Digital Out tab.
  • Page 36 URTLE EACH YSTEMS NCLUDED OFTWARE MIDI O RCHESTRATOR MIDI Orchestrator Plus turns your multimedia PC into a complete desktop MIDI recording studio. Create multi-track MIDI recordings of your own music or modify pre-recorded MIDI songs. Whether you’re a beginner or an accomplished musician, even if you can’t read a note—you’ll be able to compose and play professional-sounding music right from the start.
  • Page 37 Quadzilla software suite. A3D D EMOS The Montego II Quadzilla board provides A3D positional audio support which enables an amazing three dimensional audio experience using only two speakers. This technology is demonstrated with the programs included in the A3D demos folder.
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  • Page 39 UADZILLA ONTROL ANEL The TBS Montego II Quadzilla Control Panel allows you to configure the features of your Montego II Quadzilla. It lets you easily adjust wavetable settings, A3D settings and offers access to the A3D demos. The Montego II Quadzilla Control Panel is slightly different in Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 so be sure to reference the proper section.

  • Page 40: Midi Tab

    This list box lets you select how MIDI is handled by programs running in DOS boxes. There are two options. Montego II Quadzilla MPU-401 - This setting sends MIDI data to an external synthesizer attached to the MIDI port. Montego II Quadzilla MIDI - This setting sends MIDI data to the internal Montego II Quadzilla music synthesizer.
  • Page 41 A3D S ETTINGS UTPUT The Montego II Quadzilla is capable of optimizing it’s A3D Interactive positional audio technology for 2-speaker, 4-speaker or headphone output. This setting lets you select the target output. For optimum performance change target output settings whenever you switch between speakers and headphones.
  • Page 42 URTLE EACH YSTEMS ISABLE IRECT OUND ARDWARE CCELERATOR Some games using DirectSound do not check the hardware resources correctly. If no sound is audible, you can disable hardware acceleration of DirectSound with this checkbox. Applications will then use the generic, slower and lower-quality software DirectSound drivers supplied within DirectX 5.0.
  • Page 43 AVETABLE FFECTS The Montego II Quadzilla offers advanced global reverb and chorus effects. These controls allow fine tuning of the chorus and reverb effects. Effects Checkbox – You can disable the chorus and reverb effects with this checkbox. When disabled, no effects are heard even if a program or MIDI file requests them.
  • Page 44 URTLE EACH YSTEMS...
  • Page 45 UPPORT This Getting Started Guide, the SoundCheck utilities and the various help and PDF files should be all you need to get the Montego II Quadzilla sound card and the software applications working. However, if you need support, here is how to contact us — Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm, EST.
  • Page 46 URTLE EACH YSTEMS You must be registered or have your product ID at hand. If possible, use a telephone near your computer. The technician might need to ask about the type of system you are using and the additional hardware installed on the system — for example, a synthesizer, CD-ROM drive or MIDI interface.
  • Page 47 ARRANTY AND ICENSING NFORMATION This Appendix includes the warranty for the Montego II Quadzilla sound card, the Voyetra End-User License Agreement for the software suite in this package and the FCC and EMC Declarations of Conformity.
  • Page 48 YSTEMS ARDWARE ARRANTY Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. ("Voyetra") warrants to the original end-user purchaser ("Purchaser") that the Turtle Beach Systems Montego II Quadzilla ("Product") will be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase by Purchaser ("Warranty Period").
  • Page 49 SOFTWARE LICENSE: This is a legal agreement (Agreement) between you (either an individual or an entity) and Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. (Voyetra) that sets forth the license terms and conditions for using the enclosed software (Software) and updates of the Software. In this Agreement, the term “Use”...
  • Page 50 URTLE EACH YSTEMS VOYETRA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Voyetra shall not be liable for errors or omissions contained in the Software or manuals, any interruption of service, loss of business or anticipatory profits and/or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of these materials.
  • Page 51 FCC D ECLARATION OF ONFORMITY PRODUCT NAME: Internal PCI Sound Card Model Number: TBS-33750-01 FCC RULES: TESTED TO COMPLY WITH FCC PART 15, CLASS B OPERATING ENVIRONMENT: FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions.
  • Page 52 ONFORMITY Manufacturers Name: Turtle Beach Systems Manufacturers Address: 5 Odell Plaza Yonkers, NY 10701 Declares that this product: Product Name: Montego II Quadzilla Model Number(s): TBS33750-01 Year of Manufacture: 1999 Conforms to the following Product Specifications: EMC: EN55022 (CISPR:1993) C...
  • Page 53 NDEX features of, 7 installing, 13 warranty, 48 MPC-2 connector, 17 cable connections, 33 CD-Audio Connector, 10 CD-ROM audio cable connecting, 17 port addresses, joystick, 33 Product ID Number, 14 headphones, 8 RAM, 8 red wire, 17 registering your software, 6 resource usage, 8 I/O addresses, 8 installing the sound card, 13...
  • Page 54 URTLE EACH YSTEMS Windows 95 common conflicts, 24 installing the drivers, 19, 22 warranty, 48 resources, 8 website, 2, 6 Testing and Troubleshooting, 24 white wire, 17 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 3.x installing the drivers, 27 installing the drivers, 27 resources, 8...
  • Page 56 b la ck g re e n b lue S T E R E O L IN E IN P U T C D IN w h ite re d M IC R O P H O N E IN P U T M O D E M A U D IO g re e n...

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