Sega Saturn sound box User Manual
Sega Saturn sound box User Manual

Sega Saturn sound box User Manual

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  • Page 1 All rights are reserved: No one is permitted to reproduce or duplicate, in any form, the whole or part of this document without SEGA’s permission. SEGA will not be held responsible for any damage to the user that may result from accidents or any other reasons during operation of the user’s equipment, or programs according to this document.
  • Page 2 ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. SEGA SATURN Sound Box User’s Manual Doc. # ST-193-091394 SEGA © 1994 SEGA. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. R E F E R E N C E S In translating/creating this document, certain technical words and/or phrases were interpreted with the assistance of the technical literature listed below. KenKyusha New Japanese-English Dictionary 1974 Edition...
  • Page 4 ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. History Version 1: (September 7, 1994) • New version to be used with the Sound Box...
  • Page 5: Preface

    Some of the terms used in this manual are explained below. Sound Box The abbreviated term for the SEGA SATURN sound box. It is the device or mechanism for the SEGA SATURN Game Machine sound development. In addition to having functions equal to those of the sound custom chip used in the SEGA SATURN, sound development environment function has been added to enable more efficient development.
  • Page 6 ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (This page was blank in the original Japanese document.) (RDJ, 9/27/94)
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Table of Contents Preface........................(i) Terminology ...................(i) List of Figures....................(iv) List of Tables..................... (iv) Chapter 1 Appearance..................1 1.1 Appearance and Names of Each Part..........2 Front View ..................2 Rear View..................3 Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installation (Setup)..........5 2.1 Unpacking and Checking Accessories...........6 2.2 Sound Box Installation Method .............7...
  • Page 8 ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. List of Figures (Chapter 1 Appearance) Figure 1.1 Sound Box Front View............2 Figure 1.2 Sound Box Rear View............3 (Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installation) Figure 2.1 List of Package Contents .............6 (Chapter 3 Description of Parts) Figure 3.1 Panel Switch Names ............10 Figure 3.2 Sound Connector Names..........12...
  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Appearance

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Chapter 1 Appearance Chapter 1 Appearance 1.1 Appearance and Names of Each Part....2 Front View ..........2 Rear View..........3 (RDJ, 9/27/94)
  • Page 10: Appearance And Names Of Each Part

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 1 . 1 Appearance and Names of Each Part The appearance of the Sound Box is shown in Figures 1.1 and 1.2. More information about each part can be found in chapter 3. Front View Figure 1.1 Sound Box Front View <Name of Parts>...
  • Page 11: Rear View

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Rear View Figure 1.2 Sound Box Rear View Figure 1.2 shows the name of each part. Details of each part are given in chapter 3. 1) AC inlet 2) Sound Development Environment Relational Connector • MIDI Connector •...
  • Page 12 ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (This page is blank in the original Japanese document.) (RDJ, 9/27/94)
  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Unpacking And Installation (Setup)

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installation (Setup) Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installation (Setup) 2.1 Unpacking and Checking Accessories....6 2.2 Sound Box Installation (Setup) Method.....7 Installation (Setup) Environment ....7 2.3 Power ON/OFF............8 Connecting the AC Cable .........8 Power ON ............8 Power OFF ............8...
  • Page 14: Unpacking And Checking Accessories

    "Customer Support Service" for more information. (1) Sound Box (2) AC Cable (3) Sound Box User's Manual Figure 2.1 List of Package Contents Item Qnty 1) Sound Box 2) AC Cable 3) SEGA SATURN Sound Box User's Manual (this manual) (RDJ, 9/27/94)
  • Page 15: Sound Box Installation Method

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 2 . 2 Sound Box Installation (Setup) Method Installation (Setup) Environment Observe the following items when installing the Sound Box. • Do not place in direct sunlight or near a heater. • Do not install in an area of extremely high or low temperatures, and avoid use in areas subject to violent vibration.
  • Page 16: Power On/Off

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 2 . 3 Power On / OFF Connecting the AC Cable Observe the following items when connecting the AC cable. 1) Turn off the Sound Box power switch. 2) Plug the female side (end) of the AC cable into the Sound Box AC inlet.
  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Description Of Parts

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Chapter 3 Description of Parts Chapter 3 Description of Parts 3.1 Panel Switches..............10 Reset Switch..............10 Sound Monitor Switch..........11 3.2 Sound Development Environment Relationship..12 Connector Names............12 SCSI ID Setting..............13 How to Set the SCSI ID ..........14 (RDJ, 9/27/94)
  • Page 18: 3 . 1 Panel Switches

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 3 . 1 Panel Switches The panel switches have the following functions. • Resets the sound board • Sound debug mode setting Figure 3.1 Panel Switch Names Reset Switch This switch resets the entire sound board.
  • Page 19: Sound Monitor Switch

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Sound Monitor Switch This switch determines whether the monitor program on the sound board is used or not. The setting for using the monitor program is normally used. Alive This status allows the sound monitor program to be used. Pressing the reset...
  • Page 20: Sound Development Environment Relationship

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 3 . 2 Sound Development Environment Issues Connector Names Figure 3.2 explains names and simple functions of the sound development relational connector (called sound connector below). For connector positions, see rear view in chapter 1. Figure 3.2...
  • Page 21: Scsi Id Setting

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. SCSI ID Setting When a host machine (PC/AT, Mac, etc.) is connected to the SCSI, the SCSI ID must be set. The SCSI ID can use the numbers 1 through 6. The ID is changed by the switch on the sound board to a setting not used by another SCSI device, such as a hard disk drive, already connected.
  • Page 22: How To Set The Scsi Id

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. How to Set the SCSI ID Follow the steps below when changing the SCSI ID. You do not need to follow these steps if using ID=6 setting. 1. Remove the Sound Box cover. • Make sure the power of all peripheral devices connected to the Sound Box is off.
  • Page 23: Chapter 4 Customer Support Service

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Chapter 4 Customer Support Service Chapter 4 Customer Support Service 4.1 Customer Support Service Information.......16 (RDJ, 9/27/94)
  • Page 24: Customer Support Service

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 4 . 1 Customer Support Service Information Inquiries about the SEGA SATURN Sound Box can be made to the following centers. 1) SEGA Technical Inquiries Company: SEGA Enterprises, Ltd. Department: Technical Support Address: 275 Shoreline Dr./Redwood City/CA/94065...
  • Page 25: Index

    ST-193-091394 Sega Enterprises, Ltd. I N D E X AC Inlet........................3 Accessories........................6 ALIVE.........................11 Amplifier........................12 Audio Signal Output Connector ................3 Audio-Out .........................12 Customer Support Service..................6 Daisy Chain Cable ....................12 Front View ........................2 Host Machine (Host) ...................8, 13 ID ..........................13 Input Specifications....................8 KILL..........................11...

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