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MontegoTM DDL
Eight-Channel Surround Sound Card
Featuring Dolby® Digital Live
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Notices Montego DDL Users Guide Version 6 Software and documentation copyright © 2005 - 2009 Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any form without prior written consent from Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. (“VTB”). In no event will VTB be liable for direct, indirect, special, exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual, even if advised of the p
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM Contents INTRODUCING MONTEGO DDL _________________________________________ 5 INSTALLATION CD __________________________________________________ 6 Control Panel .................................................................................................................................... 6 CONNECTORS _____________________________________________________ 7 INSTALLATION _____________________________________________________ 8 System Requirements .....................
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MIXER TAB ______________________________________________________ 31 Playback Settings ............................................................................................................................ 31 Record Settings ............................................................................................................................... 33 Note on Selecting Record Source in Windows Vista/Windows 7 ........................................ 33 LIMITED WARRANTY _____________
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM INTRODUCING MONTEGO DDL Montego DDL represents the latest generation in multi-channel PC audio. Key features include: Dolby Digital Live (DDL) real-time encoder converts PC audio (e.g. games, MP3, WMA, WAV, etc.) into a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital audio stream that is transmitted through the optical S/PDIF output to a home theater A/V receiver or digital speakers. Optical S/PDIF input and output for playback and recording of digital audio at resolutions of up to 24
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INSTALLATION CD The Montego DDL CD includes the following components: Montego DDL Audio drivers for Windows 2000/XP/Media Center Edition/Vista/Windows 7. Drivers Montego DDL A convenient utility for controlling the Montego DDL audio features. Control Panel Software Software Suite A versatile suite of music software, described in the next section. Adobe® Acrobat® A limited version for use with the reference manuals. Reader PDF Reference PDF versions of software reference manuals tha
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM CONNECTORS Connector Function Stereo, 4, 6 and 8 channel speaker configurations are selected from the Montego Control Panel Speakers Tab. Front Out (Channels 1 & 2) Use Front Out for stereo playback on powered speakers or headphones. Surround Out Use Surround Out for rear channel powered speakers in 4, 5.1 and 7.1 channel (Channels 3 & 4) analog playback modes. Center/LFE(Chan Use Center/LFE Out for powered center and sub-woofer speakers in 5.1 or 7.1
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INSTALLATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Before proceeding with the installation, please make sure that your system meets the following minimum specifications for use with the Montego DDL: PC Pentium 800 MHz / compatible or higher with one available PCI expansion slot RAM 128 MB system RAM Hard Drive Approximately 100 MB free space is required during the driver / application installation process. Additional space required for software applications installation. Display 800x600 High Color (
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM 5. With a gentle back-and-forth rocking motion, press the gold-striped edge connector on the Montego DDL sound card firmly into the PCI slot until it snaps into place. Secure its rear metal bracket to the chassis with the screw you removed in the previous step. Remove the rear bracket Gently install the sound card 6. If you‘re using Windows 2000 and want to connect the analog CD audio output, refer to the next section. Otherwise, you can now replace the PC‘s co
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INSTALLING THE DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE 1. Connect your powered speakers, microphone, and any other audio peripherals to the appropriate inputs and outputs on the Montego DDL 2. Power-on your PC. After Windows boots, if the ―Found New Hardware Wizard‖ is displayed, click on the Cancel button to end this process. It is important that you click on Cancel to properly install your sound card drivers! 3. Insert the Montego DDL CD into the CD ROM drive. If the installation menu does not
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM INSTALLING THE WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER CONTROL PANEL You may skip this section if you’re not installing Montego DDL in a Windows XP Media Center PC. 1. From the Montego DDL installation menu, select Install Montego DDL Applications. 2. Select Install Control Panel for XP Media Center Edition. Then follow the instructions that appear during the install, selecting the options that best match your audio setup. For instructions on how to use the Montego DDL control
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CHECKING MONTEGO DDL AFTER INSTALLATION LAUNCHING THE MONTEGO DDL CONTROL PANEL After running the software installation procedure from the Montego DDL CD, the Turtle Beach palm tree icon should appear in the Windows Systray at the bottom right of your PC screen. Clicking on this icon will bring up a menu from where you can launch the Montego DDL Control Panel. You can also launch the Montego DDL Control Panel by clicking Start All Programs Turtle Beach Montego DDL Run Montego DDL
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM The Master Volume on the Speakers Tab should be at least half-way up and the Mute button should be off, so the sound is not muted. The individual speaker volumes to the right of the Master Volume should be set to about 75% towards the right. This can be easily done by pressing the Reset button at the bottom of the volume section. (Windows XP Only) The Wave Volume slider in the Mixer Tab should be turned up and the Mute button should be off, so the Wave sound is n
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USING THE MONTEGO DDL PLAYING DIGITAL MUSIC WITH WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER Once you‘ve confirmed that the speakers are operating properly, launch Windows Media Player and play some music files from your digital song library. If you don‘t hear any sound even though Media Player indicates the song is playing: Check that Media Player‘s volume control is turned up. In Windows 2000/XP, Check that Media Player is configured to play from the Montego DDL by clicking Tools on the Windows Media Pl
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM SOUND FX Whenever a Sound Effect has been Enabled, the Settings Summary in the Speakers Tab indicates which effect has been turned on. This lets you easily see if the sound is being modified by the effects, without having to search the Control Panel tabs. KEY SHIFTER The Key Shifter in the Effects Tab lets you change the key of a digital song file while it‘s playing—without changing the speed of the song playback. To try this effect, play a song with Windows Med
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Check that the ―Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM Device‖ option is enabled in the CD drive‘s Properties settings (using Windows XP or 2000). Access this by clicking Start Control Panel System Hardware Tab Device Manager DVD/CD ROM Drives Right click on the name of the CD drive in question Click Properties Select Properties Tab. LISTENING TO STEREO MUSIC IN SURROUND SOUND (2000/XP ONLY) When listening to stereo in 4, 5.1 and 7.1 speaker configurations, the
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM Another example: if you are using stereo headphones and want to hear all channels of an 8 channel audio source in a more ―spatially correct‖ manner than can normally be produced in stereo headphones, enable ―Headphones‖ on the Speakers tab, then enable the Speaker Positioning on the Effects tab and choose ―7.1 Sources‖ from the ‗Speaker Mix Tuned For‘ drop-down menu. Once ―7.1 Sources‖ has been enabled, adjust the speaker icons to create a better sense of space (i.e.
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DVD player installed on your PC. Typically, these programs provide an audio option tab that lets you set the audio playback format. From this tab, you should set the audio playback format to 5.1 surround so that the DVD audio will play on all 6 channels of your multi-channel system. Multi-channel DVD audio is encoded in either Dolby Digital or DTS, both of which compress 5.1 channels of audio into a single digital audio stream. When using the analog outputs to play DVD multi-channel s
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM LISTENING TO 3D GAME AUDIO When playing games that use DirectSound3D™, the Montego DDL surround sound processor converts the 3D positional sounds into HRTF positional audio so that the 3D effects of the game can be heard in headphones or stereo speakers. When using Dolby Digital Live to drive digital speakers via the S/PDIF output, the 3D positional audio from the game will be converted to 5.1 positional audio on the speakers, to create a realistic and immersive gamin
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USING EAR FORCE SURROUND SOUND HEADPHONES ® Turtle Beach Ear Force headphones are a perfect add-on for the Montego DDL. Be sure to check them out at www.TurtleBeach.com. The optional Turtle Beach Ear Force surround-sound headphones let you experience surround-sound without having to set-up a 5.1 speaker system. Currently, two models are available: The Ear Force HPA2 includes an amplifier unit that boosts the output level of the 5.1 output signals to provide head-shaking bass.
