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- Page 1 User’s Guide version 4.00 Copyright © 2001 Jaton Corporation, USA. NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change, as the Company may make changes to product in order to improve...
- Page 2 No other license of any kind is granted to any part of the product or any of the intellectual property therein. TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SonicWave User's Guide, Jaton Corporation 1998. All rights reserved. FortéMedia, Inc. is a registered trademark of FortéMedia, Inc. Direct3D, DirectX, DirectSound, DirectSound3D, DirectMusic, and DirectInput are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation;...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 such as icons, screen display looks, etc. Reproduction or disassembly of embedded computer programs or algorithms is prohibited. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................6 PCI S ?.............6 OUND : ..................7 EATURES ............7 BOUT OCUMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS............ - Page 4 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 ÿ ÿ NT4.0 D .....38 INDOWS RIVER NSTALLATION PCI Sound Card Driver install from Autorun.....38 Manually Install PCI Sound Card Driver......40 FM801 ERIFYING THE INSTALLATION FOR INDOWS NT4.0.....................46 NT D .........49 INDOWS RIVER NINSTALL DOS D )..51...
- Page 5 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 OW DO CHANGE VOLUME AND BALANCE LEVELS IN ?................71 INDOWS Y MICROPHONE RECORDS AT VERY LOW LEVELS WITH ?..........71 DISTORTION OR NOT AT ALL ’ ?........72 HY DOESN T MY AUDIO WORK HAT TO DO IF SOUND CARD IS NOT FOUND OR IS NOT FM801 PCI ?.........73...
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Page 6: Introduction
With this Sound Card you will experience the latest audio technology….. so get ready to be impressed! SonicWave-SR sound card is an advanced audio controller for the PCI Bus. FortéMedia (chipset maker), a leader in the PC Multimedia industry,... -
Page 7: Features
About This Document Many people don’t read manuals, however, an ounce of caution is worth a pound of prevention, so we do strongly recommended that you take a few moments to go through these pages before installing your SonicWave-SR hardware... -
Page 8: System Requirements
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 software. This user’s guide contains Hardware and Software Installation pilots to setup your SonicWave Sound Card and its Driver Software for Windows9x/Me, Windows2000/XP, Windows environment. It also provides the instructions on how to use Audio Rack, an easy to use application for playing digital MIDI music, wave sound and CD audio on your PC. -
Page 9: Hardware Description
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION SonicWave-SR2 PCBLAYOUT Plate VIDEO PANASONIC 1 TAD 1 SONY 1 VIDEO AUX 1 PC SPK LINE IN SPEAKER GAME PCI Local Bus - -PnP 2 channel sound output SonicWave-SR4 PCBLAYOUT Plate VIDEO PANASONIC 1 TAD 1... -
Page 10: Sonicwave-Sr6 Pcblayout
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 SonicWave-SR6 PCBLAYOUT Plate VIDEO PANASONIC 1 TAD 1 SONY 1 VIDEO AUX 1 SPDIF OUT PC SPK LINE IN FRONT SPEAKER REAR SPEAKER GAME CENTER & SUB PCI Local Bus - PnP 6 channel sound output *SPDIF OUT = 2 Channel sound output only. - Page 11 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Ì Discharge static Ì electricity. Touch a metal plate on your system to ground yourself and discharge any static electricity. Ì Remove the cover from Ì your PC. Remove the computer’s cover, retain the screws if any.
- Page 12 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Ì Loss the screw and Ì remove the bracket . Remove the metal plate from the slot you have chosen and put the screw aside. Ì Place the sound card Ì into an available PCI slot.
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Page 13: Driver Installation
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION: The FM801 PCI sound card has the following driver support, Microsoft Windows 98/ME Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Microsoft NT 4.0 Native DOS The sound driver for Microsoft Windows operating system are supported latest Microsoft compliance and direct sound games, also supported the legacy DOS SoundBlaster Pro compatible games as well. - Page 14 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Installation Steps: 1. The Wizard will be guides you to begin the installation. 2. Click “Next” to continue.
- Page 15 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 3. Follow the instruction on the Windows. Click “Next” to continue.
- Page 16 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 4. Check the “specify a location” box. Click the “Browser” option to search for the location of the driver. 5. Open up the folder for the directory that contains the driver and click “OK”.
- Page 17 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 6. Press “Next” when the location is specify. 7. Wizard shown the FM801 Audio/Game device when the driver has been located properly. Press “Next” again.
- Page 18 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 8. Windows now starts copying the files. Click “Finish” to finish the Audio/Game Device installation.
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Page 19: Cd Autorun Setup
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 9. FM801 Joystick Device should be found again. This is second part of the installation. (Repeat the same procedures indicated above from step 2-8). The Setup utility can be run either through CD Autorun feature implemented... - Page 20 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 running. Your selection of operating system will be highlighted once the pointing device is on top of it. 2. After that, the AUDIO SETUP program will pops-up for its confirmation, click on Next button to continue the installation.
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Page 21: Cd Manual Setup
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 3. Windows system has copying all files from CD to your local hard disk, please wait until the process is over. Latterly, driver install proceeding will be finished. 4. Congratulations!! The PCI sound card driver has been successfully installed. - Page 22 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Double click on your CD-ROM drive. (Make sure the driver’s CD is inserted.)
- Page 23 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Double click on the Setup icon to start the driver installation process.
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Page 24: Verifying The Fm801 Driver Installation For Windows 98
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Please refer to page 14-16 to complete the following FM801 Audio Installation. Verifying the FM801 Driver Installation for Windows 98 Open the system properties screen by right click on “My Computer” and selecting “Properties”. Click on the “Device Manager”... - Page 25 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Double click “Sound, video and game controllers” from the hardware tree to verify the FM801 installation. You should see at least these two entries: FM801 Multimedia WDM, and FM801 PCI Joystick Device.
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Page 26: Fortémedia Control Panel For Windows 98
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 FortéMedia Control Panel For Windows 98 This program should be installed automatically upon the hardware installation. Activating FortéMedia Control Panel on Windows 98... - Page 27 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Double click on FortéMedia icon locating at the bottom-right corner of your screen. After double click on FM icon, FortéMedia Control Panel window will be displayed. General allows the user to select and test their speaker settings as well as to remove the installed driver.
- Page 28 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Elevation On will result high CPU usage. The center position of CPU usage slider is an indication of turning SRC on while Elevation mode is set at off. From different instruments. Playback Mixer allows users to configure the mixer mode during music playing.
- Page 29 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Record Mixer controls the mixer mode setting of recording instruments.
- Page 30 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Driver un-install, and Speaker Test To uninstall the FM801 PCI sound card driver, first go to the task bar then clicking on Start button, scroll up to Settings, and selecting on Control Panel.
- Page 31 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Double-click on FortéMedia icon in Control Panel.
- Page 32 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 This brings up the FortéMedia Dialog Box. Click on Uninstall button to remove the driver.
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Page 33: Windows Me Driver Installation
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 To test if the speakers are installed properly, click on “ Test All” button. Please watch carefully the movement of the music note shown on the screen to verify the correct placement of your speakers. ÿ... -
Page 34: Cd Autorun Setup
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 CD Autorun Setup The Autorun setup feature can only run with CD. This feature will enable you to install drivers for Windows ME, and DirectX 8.0 engine for the PCI sound card. As the CD is inserted (assuming the auto-insertion feature is enabled under your Windows operating system) the PCI sound card driver setup menu will appear on your screen. -
Page 35: Verifying The Fm801 Driver Installation For Windows Me
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Verifying the FM801 Driver Installation for Windows Open the system properties screen by click on “My Computer” and then selecting “Properties”. Tag to “Device Manager” screen, and double click on “Sound, video and game controllers” component from list. -
Page 36: Windows 2000/Xp Driver Installation
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 ÿ Windows 2000/XP Driver Installation Since the PCI sound card is a PnP device that will detected by your operating system automatically after your computer’s power turns on. When the detecting process stops, press on “Cancel”... - Page 37 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 To install audio driver, just simply click on “Install PCI Audio Driver“ button. Click on “Next” to continue.
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Page 38: Windows Nt4.0 Driver Installation
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Microsoft InstallShield® program copying all driver files from CD to your local hard disk, please wait until the process is over. That is it, after all files have been in placed, the driver installation is finished. ÿ... - Page 39 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Select “Yes” if you wish to continue the installation. Click “No” to quit. Once the driver is installed, please press on “OK” to re-boot the system to finish installation.
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Page 40: Manually Install Pci Sound Card Driver
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Manually Install PCI Sound Card Driver 1. To install the PCI sound card driver, first go to the task bar then clicking on Start button, scroll up to Settings, and selecting on Control Panel. 1. - Page 41 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 2. Select “Device” tab.
- Page 42 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 3. Click “Add” button to add a new device into multimedia properties.
- Page 43 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 4. An “Add” Dialogue box is displayed, and select the “Unlisted or Update driver” item, then click the “OK” button.
- Page 44 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 5. An “ Install Driver” dialogue box prompt. Insert the driver’s CD into the CD-ROM drive, search the directory in which the driver locates using “Browse”, then click on “OK” to continue.
- Page 45 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 6. Select “Winnt4” sub directory for NT driver.
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Page 46: Verifying The Fm801 Installation For Windows Nt4.0
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 7. Select the “FM801 wave, mixer and FM-syn” then press on “OK”. “Restart Now” to re-boot your system to complete the installation. Verifying the FM801 installation for Windows NT4.0 To verify the FM801 sound card driver installation, first go to the task bar then clicking on Start button, scroll up to Settings, and open the Control Panel. - Page 47 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Double-click on Multimedia icon.
- Page 48 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Click on Device tab in Multimedia Properties. FM801 should have five components installed as followings: Audio for FM801 Wave, Mixer, and FM-Syn MIDI for FM801 MPU-401 MIDI for FM801 Wave, Mixer, and FM-Syn Mixer for FM801 Wave, Mixer, and FM-Syn Line Input for FM801 Wave, Mixer, and FM-...
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Page 49: Windows Nt Driver Uninstall
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 If there is a yellow exclamation mark on one of the component or a missing component, try Uninstalling and then reinstall the drivers. Windows NT Driver Uninstall Use same procedure above path into Device tab screen in Multimedia Properties, then click on... - Page 50 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 “Remove” button as below. Windows will confirm your require for the driver removing, click “Yes” if you decided to do so.
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Page 51: Dos Driver Installation (Without Windows)
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Click on “Restart Now” to finish the un-installation. DOS Driver Installation (without Windows) This package is intended for Machines running DOS with Windows as its operating System. There is DOS sub-directory in FM801 Software Package containing tools for DOS support. -
Page 52: Fm801 Pci Sound Card Step By Step Dos Drive Installation
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 FM801 PCI Sound Card Step by Step DOS Drive Installation STEP 1 Please Select SB I/O Port: 1. I/O 220 2. I/O 240 ESC. To quit Please Enter (1~2 or ESC) : I/O 220 is the recommended setting for this selection STEP 2 *You may not see this step if your CMOS BIOS have IRQ 5,7,9,12 assigned to your Sound Card*... -
Page 53: Troubleshooting
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 DMA 1 is the recommended setting for this selection. STEP 4 You have selected: I/O Port: 220 IRQ Channel: 5 DMA Channel: 1 Is this OK for your DOS games (y/n) ? Answer YES if you are sure it’s OK. STEP 5 System needs to reboot for the settings to take effect. - Page 54 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 d) If there is "Reset Configuration" option, change it to "Yes/Enable". e) If there is "PnP OS" option, change it to "NO". Reboot. [2] Check list if a SB Game is not working For the best result of DOS game play and to reduce potential problem(s) of the additional layer of routing.
- Page 55 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Elevation is selected, CPU cycles will be required more, but results in a better audio effect. Interpolated Sample Rate Conversion(SRC): This improves the quality of sounds that are converted to different sample rates and Doppler effects.
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Page 56: Ezaudio™ Software Application
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Center: Provides adjustment over the perceived volume ratio between elements of the stereo image that appears in the middle of the stereo image between the speakers, and widely-placed elements. Adjusts the strength of the mono center signal. -
Page 57: Activating Ezaudio
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Activating EzAudio™ The proper way to activate EzAudio™ is: 1. Double click the EZ Audio icon in the task bar. You will then see the whole appearance of EzAudio™... -
Page 58: Ezaudio™ Component Description
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 EzAudio™ Component Description POWER ON/OFF Control Located at the upper-left corner, this component manages and launches the other components. The “Power” button acts as a power switch, when clicked, the EzAudio™ application will close itself. EzAudio™... -
Page 59: Play Ezaudio
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 IN, MIX or VIDEO. Play EzAudio™ The following are the common operations of CD, MIDI, and SOUND. Each component has the following basic functions: Play, Stop, Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind. The CD player also has Next and Previous functions. -
Page 60: Selecting Cd, Midi, O Rwave Titles
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 component and EzAudio™ will start to record your favorite sound or song. To stop recording simply press the stop button. Selecting CD, MIDI, Or Wave Titles The Playlist allows you to arrange CD tracks, MIDI songs, and WAVE sound files into a program of your choice. -
Page 61: The Midi Playlist
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 The MIDI Playlist Place the mouse pointer at the floppy-drive icon. Click on the icon to access MIDI Playlist. This allows you to accesses the Name MIDI dialogs box shown below. The dialog box allows you to enter the MIDI title and track number. -
Page 62: The Wave Playlist
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 The WAVE Playlist Move the mouse pointer to the audio-tape door and click on it to access the Sound Playlist. To play a .WAV digital audio file you must first insert the files you wish to hear in the Playlist. Once you have created a Playlist, press OK to close the Playlist. -
Page 63: Play Mixer
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 PLAY MIXER For volume control, click the MIXER button to bring out the Volume Control window. To adjust the Volume Control, or the applicable Wave/DS, FM-Syn, CD and Mic: Move the corresponding Balance dial left and right Move the corresponding Volume dial up and down... -
Page 64: Record Mixer
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 RECORD MIXER The recording mixer is inside MIXER component. To activate, first click on MIXER. Select Options from the Volume Control Panel. - Page 65 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 From pull down menu to select the Properties.
- Page 66 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 From Properties control panel, highlight the “Recording” box in the “Adjust volume for” windows. Choose the input source then press “OK”. Check the "Select Box" for the recording channels. If one prefers to record the entire source at the same time, then the "Mix Balance"...
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Page 67: Frequently Asked Questions & Troubleshooting
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Frequently Asked Questions & Troubleshooting The tip for troubleshooting is to examine the evidence you have, gain as much information as you can, and eliminate possibilities one by one. In most cases, the source of the problem will soon become clear. -
Page 68: What Are The Configuration Problems
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 What are the configuration problems? Adding new hardware and software to your computer requires ensuring that there are no conflicts with your existing system. If you have difficulty with the installation procedure or are unable to make the card work, a conflict may be present. -
Page 69: What Are Dma Channels And Pci
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 What are DMA Channels and PCI? Under Windows 9x, the FM801 PCI sound card is capable of full duplex. This means that the card can playback one .WAV file while recording another. With the PCI bus full duplex is possible without any DMA channels. -
Page 70: Can Iinstall Two Sound Cards
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Can I install two sound cards? Having another sound card in your system in addition to the FM801 PCI sound card will greatly increase the chances of having system conflicts. We highly recommend that any other sound devices and their associated Windows drivers be removed before installing the FM801 sound card. -
Page 71: How Do Ichange Volume And Balance Levels In Windows 9 X
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 the speakers. If you hear one and not the other, the problem is internal and has nothing to do with your audio system. Be sure that your monitoring system is properly set up. Try connecting a sound source other than FM801, such as an audio CD player, and establishing whether or not you can hear it. -
Page 72: Why Doesn't My Cd Audio Work
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 amount of setup. Do the following steps to be sure that your software is set up correctly for MIC input: In your toolbar, next to the clock, double-click on the EzAudio icon. Under the Recording panel of Mixer make sure MIC is checked. -
Page 73: What To Do If Sound Card Is Not Found Or Irq Is Not Assigned To Fm801 Pci Sound Card
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 My DOS games do not work properly with FM801 based sound card and the system pops up the message "Can't find PCI Chipset Device!" during system boot-up. If your sound card does not work properly with your DOS games, and you see the message "Can't find PCI Chipset Device!"... -
Page 74: How To Adjust Sb Irq/Io/Dma For Some Dos Games ?74
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Section with title "PCI/PnP", make sure it reserves enough IRQ for PCI devices. If there is a "Reset Configuration" option, change it to "Yes/Enable", if there is a "PnP OS" option, change it to "NO" The SB Games are not working properly... -
Page 75: Does Fm801 Support Linux Os
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 Does FM801 support Linux OS? FM801 supports Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows XP and DOS. Linux is not supported by FM801 in the current driver set. What are the 2-speaker, 4-speaker and 6- speaker Audio Output Options used that can be found in FortéMedia Control Panel? These buttons are designed for the end users to... -
Page 76: Technical Support
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 The PCI audio uses one PCI interrupt for operation. Additional IRQ is used for ISA legacy support, an additional to the PCI IRQ. One PCI IRQ is needed for the audio to function under a PnP operating systems such as Windows 9x. - Page 77 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 through Jaton Web site. Have following information handy when you contact technical support: þ Name of the product. þ Software Driver and Version. þ System Information, such as CPU speed, BIOS version, Monitor Specification, etc.
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Page 78: Limited Warranty
(2) years from manufacturing date. This limited warranty applies only to the original purchaser of Jaton Product and is not transferable. This limited warranty does not apply if failure to the Product Registration, or over thirty (30) days from purchase (original invoice date). -
Page 79: Exclusive Obligation
Limited Warranty. Terms and Conditions. Direct Jaton Customer: This warranty applies only for a period of two (2) years from purchase date of Jaton original invoice. Reseller/ Vendor: This warranty applies only for a period of two (2) years from manufacturing... -
Page 80: Services Agreement
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 date. Registered User: This warranty applies only for a period of two (2) years from purchase date and register within 30 days of purchase date from legal reseller. Others: If the products do not conform to this Limited Warranty (as herein above described), Manufacturer should charge services such as repair, replacement whether based on its costs. -
Page 81: Reducing Warranty Claim Rejections
User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 any part of this Limited Warranty is determined to be void or illegal, the remainder shall remain in force and effect. Some states do not allow limitation of implied warranties, or exclusive or limitation on product incidental or consequential damages, so above limitation may not apply to you. - Page 82 User’s Guide SonicWave - SR Version 4.0 We believe it is important for you to know and understand what your warranty coverage provides and what it does not. We also want you to be aware that most hardware warranties only relate to the function of the hardware.
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