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Copyright / Disclaimer / FCC Statement
AOpen
Cobra AW-870LP Sound Card
User’s Guide
Copyright
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Table of Contents . Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna . Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver . Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected to CAUTION !!! The Federal Communication Commission warns the user that changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for complianc
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 1 1 – – C Co ob br ra a A AW W- -8 87 70 0L LP P IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n C Ch ha ap pt te er r 1 1 – – C Co ob br ra a A AW W- -8 87 70 0L LP P IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n 1 1..1 1 - - O Ov ve er rv viie ew w AOpen Cobra AW-870LP 7.1 Channel Sound Card is designed delicately for gamers, DVD movie fans, music enthusiasts, DJs, and even professional musicians. This sound card allows digital/analog recording with 48K/16bit and p
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 2 2 – – H Ha ar rd dw wa ar re e IIn ns st ta alllla at tiio on n 1 1..4 4 – –S So of ft tw wa ar re e B Bu un nd dlle e - CyberLink PowerDVD 5 for 7.1CH support - Media Rack Player, Play 3D Demo and Rockwar Game bundled with C-Media Driver C Ch ha ap pt te er r 2 2 – – H Ha ar rd dw wa ar re e IIn ns st ta alllla at tiio on n AOpen Cobra AW-870LP 7.1 Channel Sound Card is shipped in an anti-
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 3 3 – – D Dr riiv ve er r IIn ns st ta alllla at tiio on n C Ch ha ap pt te er r 3 3 – – D Dr riiv ve er r IIn ns st ta alllla at tiio on n ® 3 3..1 1 – – A uto Run for Windows XP/2000/Me/98SE Step 01: Insert the Multimedia Software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Step 02: Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation. If Auto Run can’t be used with your computer, please refer to each Windows as follows…… ® 3 3..2 2 - - Ins
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 4 4 – – X Xe ea ar r 3 3D D IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n Step 03: Select “Control Panel” and click “Add/Remove Programs”. Step 04: Select “C-Media PCI Audio ” and than click “Change/Remove or Add/Remove”. Step 05: Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the uninstall , than reboot your system. C Ch ha ap pt te er r 4 4 – – X Xe ea ar r 3 3D D™ IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n “Xear 3D
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 4 4 – – X Xe ea ar r 3 3D D IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n 4 4..1 1 – – “ “M Ma aiin n S Se et tt tiin ng g” ” iin n C -Media’s 3D audio control panel Using Analog Output or Digital S/PDIF_Out Step 01: Turn on Analog Output and select Speaker Type, or turn on Digital S/PDIF Output Step 02: Check the connection is consistent with the audio jack configuration information Step 03: Do Speaker Test/3D Sound/Multi-channel Music Demo if you want S
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 4 4 – – X Xe ea ar r 3 3D D IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n 4 4..2 2 - - “ “M Miix xe er r” ” iin n C- Media’s 3D audio control panel Playback Volume Step 01: Check that the playback devices/sources you want are turned on (in blue color). You can turn others off (it means to mute them). There might be some hided sources th
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 4 4 – – X Xe ea ar r 3 3D D IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n Advanced Setting Step 01: You can click the checkbox to mute the microphone. Normally open. Step 02: If you feel the mic sound is too quiet, there are +20dB boost option. Click the checkbox of “Boost” to enable it. It’s nature that you will also get the background noise louder certainly.
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 4 4 – – X Xe ea ar r 3 3D D IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n 4 4..3 3 - - “ “S So ou un nd d E Ef ff fe ec ct ts s” ” iin n C -Media’s 3D audio control panel Environment Emulation Step 01: Select an “Environment” button for emulation that is implemented by producing the sound reflection and reverberation. Step 02: You can change the “Environment Size” to Large or Small (pre-setting is Medium). You
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 4 4 – – X Xe ea ar r 3 3D D IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n 4 4..4 4 - - “ “Magic Voice™ and Karaoke” ” iin n C-M edia’s 3D audio control panel Step 01: Click “On” to turn on the Karaoke function (that button will be blue.) Step 02: When singing a song, you may need the Voice Echo to make the singing more euphonious. You can select “Microphone Echo” to get the effect and adjust the volume of the echo sound to optimize it. When you are talking t
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 5 5– – F FA AQ Q & & T Tr ro ou ub blle e S Sh ho oo ot tiin ng g Chapter 5 – FAQ & Trouble Shooting Q1 :Why no 7.1 channel sounds on Windows ME ? Windows ME requires to update DirectX 9.0 or above to support 7.1 channel surround sound. Please download “DirectX 9.0b End-User Runtime” from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en&categoryid=2 Q2 :Why don’t I hear sound while playing CD?
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 5 5 – – F FA AQ Q & & T Tr ro ou ub blle e S Sh ho oo ot tiin ng g 1. Open Software DVD Player 2. Click display windows 3. Click right key of mouse 4. Select “Configuration” or “Setup” 5. Choice “Audio” function setting page 6. Check “Audio Output” →If you can see or select speaker from 2 to 8 ch that mean this version was supported 7.1CH decoding capability. Please choose 7.1 speakers mode no matter what kind of speakers you really use. Otherwi
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C Ch ha ap pt te er r 5 5 – – F FA AQ Q & & T Tr ro ou ub blle e S Sh ho oo ot tiin ng g Q4 :What is 7.1CH listening environment and what difference with 5.1CH ? 1. The 7.1 channel mode is newest multi-channel audio format and technology in the market. It includes center, subwoofer, front left, front right, left surround, right surround, left back surround, and right back surround according to Dolby Digital and DTS ES standards. 2.