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Terratec Aureon 7.1 USB manual

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    Version 30/09/2010 Manual Windows XP[...]

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    2 CE Declaration We: TERRATEC Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany hereby declare that the product: Aureon 7.1 USB to which this declaration refers are in compliance with the following standards or standard- izing documents: 1. EN55022: 2006 2. EN55024: 1998 + A1: 2001+ A2: 2003 The following are the stipulated operating and en[...]

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    3 Inhalt 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Package Content ....................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Layout of the Aureon 7.1 USB .............................................[...]

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    4 1. Introduction 1.1 Package Content Start by making sure that nothing is missing. The scope of delivery includes at least the following: • 1 USB sound card Aureon 7.1 USB • 1 USB cable (1.8m) • 1 optical cable (1.8m) • 1 Software CD • 1 Quick Start Guide • 1 Customer service card[...]

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    5 1.2 Layout of the Aureon 7.1 USB Front View 1 – Analog Headphone stereo line output (3.5mm jack plug) 2 – Analog Microphone input (3.5mm jack plug) 3 – Analog Microphone input (3.5mm jack plug) 4 – USB port 5 – Volume up 6 – Volume down 7 – Mute[...]

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    6 Rear View 8 – Digital S/PDIF input (Toslink) 9 – Digital S/PDIF output (Toslink) 10 – Analog stereo line input (3.5mm jack plug) 11 – Analog stereo line output “Front” (3.5mm jack plug) 12 – Analog stereo line output “Surround” (3.5mm jack plug) 13 – Analog stereo line output “Rear” (3.5mm jack plug) 14 – Analog stereo l[...]

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    7 2. Installation 2.1 Connecting Aureon 7.1 USB to the computer To connect the Aureon 7.1 USB to your computer, you need a free USB Type A port. It makes no difference whether the port is a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port; the device functions equally well when attached to either. The Aureon 7.1 USB is hot-pluggable, which means that you can connect or dis[...]

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    8 3. Control-Panel 3.1 Main Setting Output device This defines the number of channels that go directly to the sound card. For best sound experience choose the speaker-configuration of your audio-playback. Click the configura- tion symbol to get more information. DSP-Modus To access the DSP mode, you have to activate the two switches labelled. With [...]

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    9 Analog Output You can raise or lower the volume of each separate speaker by clicking the corresponding volume dial and moving the mouse forwards or back. This allows you to match the sur- round sound perfectly to your room and speaker system. Self test With the play and stop button you can start the self test of the speakers.[...]

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    10 3.2 Mixer Volume You can adjust the volume of each individual input here. The faders controls the different inputs and give you the ability to mute one using the MUTE button or adjust the volume of the speakers using the faders. Record In the Record window you can set the signal source that you want to record and its vol- ume. S/PDIF is a digita[...]

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    11 3.3 Effect Environment You can use this menu to simulate sound effects. Have fun experimenting with different settings! Environment Size Select the size of the room in which you have set up the 7.1 speakers. This selection adjusts the volume to the room. Equalizer Using the integrated equalizer, you can increase or attenuate audio signals in 10 [...]

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    12 3.4 Karaoke / Magic Voice Here you can activate special effects for your microphone input, move the tone of the play or regulate voice suppression.[...]

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    13 3.5 Information Information The last tab displays general information about the application. It also allows you to choose whether or not to display the icon for starting the Control Panel in the taskbar. For more information on please visit our webpage www.ter ra tec .co m[...]