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SIIG 04-0501A manual

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  • Page 1

    1 SoundWave 7.1 PCI Quick Installation Guide 04-0501A Introducing the SoundWave 7.1 PCI The SoundWave 7.1 PCI transforms your PC into a home theater system with multi-channel surround sound. Features • Compliant with PCI revision 2.2 and PC99 specification • Supports 24-bit/96KHz playback, 16-bit/48KHz recording • S/PDIF transmitter supports [...]

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    2 Package Contents • SoundWave 7.1 PCI • Software CD (Xear 3D) • Quick Installation Guide Layout Figure 1: Layout Aux-in CD-in PC speaker-in Optical In/Out CD-S/PDIF-in[...]

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    3 External Connectors Line In (Blue): This is a stereo line-level input that can be used to record into an audio recording program. Mic In (pink): The mic input allows you to connect a mono microphone for recording, videophone or voice recognition applications. * Note : Must use all four connectors to get the full 7.1 surround sound. Figure 2: Exte[...]

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    4 Front Out (green): This jack should connect to powered left and right speakers located to the left and right of your computer monitor. If you have a two speakers stereo setup, this is the jack to use. You can also plug a pair of stereo headphones into this jack. Rear Out (black): This line-level output should be connected to powered Left and Righ[...]

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    5 Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary, refer to your computer reference manual for further information, if needed. Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage your system. Discharge any static electricity build up in your body by touc[...]

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    6 3. Insert the software CD, Autorun should start the installation automatically. If Autorun does not start, click Start , Run . Type X:Setup.exe , then click OK . (Replace X: with the drive letter of your CD-ROM) 4. Click Next, Next, Next . 5. Choose Yes, I want to restart my computer now, then click Finish . Windows Vista ™ 1. After installing[...]

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    7 Uninstalling the Sound Card Driver Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 1. Click Start . 2. Select Settings (skip for XP / Server 2003 ). 3. Click Control Panel, double click Add/Remove Programs . 4 . Select C-Media PCI Audio , then click Change/Remove or Add/Remove . 5. Follow the on screen instructions to complete the uninstall, then restart your system[...]

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    8 Speaker Configuration Windows 2000 1. From the main desktop, click Start , Settings , Control Panel . 2. Double click Sounds and Multimedia , click Audio tab. 3. Click Advanced under Sound Playback, then click the Speakers tab. 4. Click the drop down list and select your speaker type. 5. Click OK to save the settings. Windows XP 1. From the main [...]

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    9 4. When Windows resumes, repeat steps 1-2 , then continue with step 5. 5. Select the Audio tab. 6. Click Advanced under Sound Playback, then click the Speakers tab. 7. Click the drop down box and select your speaker type. 8. Click OK to save the settings. Troubleshooting Q1 : I have a 7.1 speaker system connected, only two speakers are working? A[...]

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    11 Technical Support and Warranty QUESTIONS? SIIG ’ s Online Support has answers! Simply visit our web site at www.siig.com and click Support . Our online support database is updated daily with new drivers and solutions. Answers to your questions could be just a few clicks away. You can also submit questions online and a technical support analyst[...]

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    SoundWave 7.1 PCI is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and the SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG, Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other names used in this publi[...]