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M-Audio 4230/MRP manual

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    T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 What’ s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Sonica Featur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 System Requirements [...]

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    Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the Sonica b y M-Audio. Sonica is y our audio upgrade for an y PC or Macintosh computer*, utilizing the conv enience of y our computer’ s USB port—no tools, computer disassembly , or power supply is needed. The Sonica brings you true 24-bit 96kHz audio f or the highest quality stereo , virtual surround, an[...]

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    3 What’ s in the Box? The following items ar e included with your Sonica: • Sonica audio interface • One (1) standard USB cable • Midiman/M-Audio driver CD (includes driv er installation software) •P r oduct man ual and warranty card Sonica Features •P ortable 24-bit/96kHz audio upgrade for laptops and desktops • Digital connector for[...]

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    4 System Requirements W indows: Minimum: • 200 MHz Pentium with MMX • 64 MB RAM • CD-R OM Drive •A vailable USB 1.1 port • Windows® Me, 2000, or XP Recommended: • 500 mHz Pentium III • 128 MB RAM •D VD-R OM Drive and D VD Pla y er application (F or Dolby Digital Pla yback) •A vailable USB 1.1 por t • Windows® Me, 2000, or XP A[...]

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    A Closer Look... The following is an illustration of y our Sonica, with a description of its connectors and components. Please see the section, “Hooking Up Y our Sonica, ” f or more information. 1. USB Connector : Connect the “device end” of the USB cable that came with your Sonica to this USB connector . 2. Po wer LED: This LED will be lit[...]

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    Software Installation Y our Sonica comes with software that allows it to communicate with y our particular operating system and platform (PC or Mac). Please locate the operating system for y our computer in this section and follow those instructions. Sonica’ s “driv er” software, which includes the SRS T ruSur round XT virtual surround sound [...]

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    6. The Hardwar e Installation window appears with a warning that the driver has not passed Windows Logo testing. Press the button "Continue An ywa y ." 7. After the installation, the M-Audio Sonica Control Panel icon appears in the System T ra y of your Windows T askbar . See section, “Using the SRS T ruSur round XT Softwar e” for mor[...]

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    W indows Me 1. Place the Sonica Software CD in y our CD-R OM Drive. 2. Plug the Sonica into your computer’ s USB port. 3. The New Har dware Wizard will appear , and state that "This wizard helps you install softwar e for : Unknown." Select "Install the softwar e automatically (Recommended)." Click "Next." 4. The New [...]

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    Mac OS 9.2.2 1. Insert Sonica Software CD into your CD-R OM drive. AutoRun will open the CD and allow y ou to view its contents. 2. Double click the “M-Audio Sonica Installer . ” 3. Click "Continue" at the M-P ow ered Scr een. 4. Read the "Instructions for using M-Audio Sonica." Click "Continue." 5. Select your ins[...]

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    Mac OS X (10.1.3 or later) 1. Insert the Sonica Software CD into your CD-R OM Drive and open the CD to view its contents. 2. Double click "M-Audio Sonica Installer .dmg" file . An Icon will appear on y our desktop mark ed "Sonica." 3. Double click the "Sonica" icon on your desktop . 4. Now double click on the "M-A[...]

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    Hooking Up Y our Sonica Y our Sonica has an 1/8” mini jack. This is an “analog” audio output that you can connect to your po wer ed speak ers. Y ou ma y also connect this output to the stereo analog inputs of a home ster eo or surr ound receiv er . The Sonica also has a standard optical connector . This is a “digital” audio output that th[...]

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    Using Analog Connection: Using Optical Digital Connection: NO TE: For those who ha ve a coaxial digital connector ra ther than optical connector on y our surround r eceiver or other digital de vice, y ou may use the CO2 Coaxial/Optical Con v er ter from M-Audio to connect y our Sonica. The C02 Coaxial/Optical Conv erter allows y ou to use an optica[...]

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    Using the Sonica with a Software DVD Player The Sonica will work with an y software D VD pla yer . What type of audio signal your D VD pla y er sends to the Sonica depends on the setting in y our D VD pla yer software. Generally , your D VD play er software will pr ovide a series of audio setup options or pref erences.The exact location of these au[...]

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    Using the SRS T ruSurround XT™ Software T ruSurr ound XT is a patented SRS technolog y that solv es the problem of pla ying 5.1 multi-channel content ov er tw o speakers. T ruSurr ound XT delivers a compelling, vir tual surr ound sound experience thr ough any two-speak er pla yback system. It is fully compatible with all multi-channel f ormats up[...]

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    (Stereo) Cinema Mode: If you ar e using a D VD softwar e a pplication that only supports a 2-channel output and you wish to pla y a Dolby Digital or DTS movie (or DTS m usic CD), then choose this mode. This should also be used for sour ces that are encoded with Dolby Surr ound encoding, which is used for almost all 2- channel mix downs of movie con[...]

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    WOW : WOW is an awar d winning stereo enhancement technology that significantly improv es the performance of ster eo (non-surr ound sound encoded material) signals through an y tw o- speak er system. It extends the sound image in both the horizontal and vertical planes well be yond the speak ers themselv es. In addition, W O W incorporates T ruBass[...]

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    Sonica and the Windows Sound System The Sonica’ s Windows Multimedia drivers will allo w you to use the Sonica as your Windows system sound de vice. If the Sonica is the only audio device installed in y our computer , then Windows will “select” it automatically . Otherwise , you ma y need to tell Windows to use the Sonica. To check your Windo[...]

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    Sonica W arranty MIDIMAN/ M-AUDIO war rants this pr oduct, under normal use , to be free of defects in materials and w orkmanship for a period of One (1) Y ear from date of pur chase, so long as: the pr oduct is owned by the original purchaser , with pr oof of pur chase from an authorized MIDIMAN dealer and, the product has been r egistered to the [...]

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