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User’s Guide Version 6
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Notices Riviera User’s 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 poss
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM Contents INTRODUCING RIVIERA ........................................1 RIVIERA CD ...............................................2 Riviera Program Suite 2 RIVIERA CONNECTORS .........................................3 System Requirements 4 INSTALLING THE RIVIERA SOUND CARD ............................5 Installing the Riviera 5 Installing the Drivers and Software 6 To uninstall Riviera 7 Optimizing Playback Performance in Windows 2000 and XP 7 CHECKING RIVIERA AFTE
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM INTRODUCING RIVIERA Riviera represents the latest generation in multi-channel PC audio and provides the following key features: DVD Playback with full 6-speaker surround sound. Surround sound available via digital audio connection to a home theater system or multiple analog audio outputs connected to a surround speaker system. Optical S/PDIF output for playback of pure digital audio at resolutions of up to 24 bits 48kHz sampling rates, allowing for pass-throu
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RIVIERA CD The Riviera CD includes the following components: Riviera Drivers Audio drivers for XP, Vista and Win 7. Riviera Control A convenient utility for controlling the Riviera audio features. Panel Software Adobe® Acrobat® A limited version for use with the reference manuals. Reader PDF Reference PDF versions of software reference manuals that can be viewed and printed with Manuals the Adobe Acrobat program included on the CD. RIVIERA CONTROL PANEL Use the Control Panel to con
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM RIVIERA CONNECTORS Connector Function VersaJack™ / This multi-function jack operates in two modes which are selected on the Riviera Line-In L/R Control Panel (described in the previous section): Center/Sub Speaker Output Mode: When using Riviera for 5.1 surround sound playback, this jack provides analog signals for the center and sub speaker outputs. Line input mode: When configured as an input, this jack lets you record from external line-level sources, such as C
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(Stereo) Pin 1 - Ground (black) Pin 2 - Right (red) Pin 3 - Ground (black) Pin 4 - Left (white) nd Aux L/R In For internal analog audio from 2 CD or DVD. Pin configuration: (Stereo) Pin 1 - Left (white) Pin 2 - Ground (black) Pin 3 - Ground (black) Pin 4 - Right (red) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PC Pentium 800 MHz or higher with one available PCI 2.1 compliant expansion slot RAM 256 MB System RAM Hard Drive Approximately 50 MB free space is required during the driver / application
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM INSTALLING THE RIVIERA SOUND CARD If you’re replacing a sound card that’s already in your PC, or if your PC has a sound chip on the motherboard (i.e. if there are headphone and microphone jacks on the front or rear of your PC): Uninstall the drivers and associated software for the old sound card or sound chip on your motherboard before installing your Riviera sound card. This will help avoid any possible conflicts between the Riviera sound card drivers and the older d
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Remove the rear bracket Gently install the sound card 6. Replace the PC‟s cover, reconnect the power cord and peripherals. Connect your powered speakers, microphone, and any other audio peripherals to the appropriate inputs and outputs on the sound card. INSTALLING THE DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE After inserting Riviera into a free PCI slot, install the drivers and software by following these instructions: The Riviera CD will launch automatically only if the Auto-Insert Notification o
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM 4. When prompted, reboot the system. While preparing for reboot, the PC may appear to be temporarily "frozen". Do not interrupt the computer at this time. Wait a few minutes for the installation to complete. The wait time will vary depending on the speed of your PC. Please wait for the system to reboot to properly complete the installation. TO UNINSTALL RIVIERA If you should ever need to uninstall your Riviera sound card, click Start > Programs > Turtle Beach
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CHECKING RIVIERA AFTER INSTALLATION LAUNCHING THE RIVIERA CONTROL PANEL After running the software installation procedure from the Riviera 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 Riviera Control Panel. You can also launch the Riviera Control Panel by clicking Start All Programs Turtle Beach Riviera Run Riviera Control Panel. Before conti
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM NO SPEAKER SOUND If you don‟t hear any sound, check the following: Check that the speakers are turned on. Make sure you‟re not using passive speakers that require an amplifier. The Riviera analog outputs can only drive powered speakers, not passive speakers. Check that the speakers are properly connected to the Riviera analog outputs. See the Control Panel Speakers Tab section in this manual for details. If the speakers have an integrated volume control or mute
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USING THE RIVIERA 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 Riviera by clicking Tools on the Windows Media Player men
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM Enable the Environments in the Equalizer Tab and select an Environment from the pull-down menu. This sends the stereo signal processed by reverb to the surround speakers. You can adjust the amount of this effect with the Surround speaker volume controls in the Speaker Tab. Use the Equalizer to alter the tone to suit the genre of music you‟re listening to. For different surround sound effects, try adjusting the balance of Front, Surround, Center and LFE speaker le
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LISTENING TO DVDS IN SURROUND SOUND Watching DVDs on your PC requires DVD software, such as Cyberlink PowerDVD or InterVideo WinDVD, that plays DVDs with 5.1 surround sound output. This software is usually included with the 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-c
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM USING EAR FORCE SURROUND SOUND HEADSET ® Turtle Beach Ear Force headphones are a perfect add-on for the Riviera. Be sure to check them out at www.TurtleBeach.com. The optional Turtle Beach Ear Force HPA2 surround-sound headset lets you experience surround-sound without having to set-up a 5.1 speaker system. The Ear Force HPA2 includes an amplifier unit that boosts the output level of the 5.1 output signals to provide head-shaking bass and a removable microphone co
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RIVIERA CONTROL PANEL The Control Panel lets you access all of the Riviera audio features. You can launch the control panel from the Turtle Beach palm tree icon located on the right side of the Windows Start menu or by clicking Start All Programs Turtle Beach Riviera Run Riviera Control Panel. The control panel includes a set of tabs which, when clicked, activate various controls for accessing Riviera‟s features. SPEAKERS TAB (VISTA/7 VERSION) SPEAKERS TAB (XP VERSION) This
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WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM USING THE CONTROL PANEL PRESETS SAVING AND RESTORING PRESETS The Control Panel lets you save the Tab settings as presets for easy recall. Once you‟ve set the controls for a particular configuration, click on the Preset button, then click Save to call up the Save Preset dialog. Select a category from the Preset Category menu, type in a name, then press OK. To restore a saved preset, click the Preset button and select the category name followed by the preset name. IMP
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SPEAKERS TAB The Speakers Tab is divided into the following sections: “Speaker Configuration” lets you test speaker operation and select speaker configuration modes. “Volume” sets the master volume and individual speaker volumes. “Settings Summary” indicates the status of important control panel settings. S/PDIF Settings sets the digital output configurations. “Speaker Mix Tuned For” (Vista/7 Only) allows for further multi-speaker configuration options available only in Wind
