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PSC706 706
PSC
User’s Manual
Philips Consumer Electronics Company
A Division of Philips Electronics
North America Corporation
Knoxville, TN 37914-1810, U.S.A.
Printed in the U.S.A.
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 1 Philips Acoustic Edge™ 5.1-Channel PCI Sound Card PSC706 ____________________________ Philips Consumer Electronics Company One Philips Drive Knoxville,TN 37914 Revised 03/12/01
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 2 SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. If you (end user, either an entity or an individual) do not agree with these terms and conditions do not install the software.This End User License Agreement is a contract between you and Philips Consumer Electronics B.V, including its suppliers and licensors (“Philips”) for this software program (“Licensed Software”). By installing the Licensed
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 4 Table of Contents Introduction Recording Source Configuration.....................................................................................59 Key Features .......................................................................................................................................7 Resolving I/O Conflicts..............................................................................................................61 Minimum
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 6 Introduction CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THE Acoustic Edge truly revolutionizes PC sound. Install your sound card as directed, PHILIPS ACOUSTIC EDGE™ SOUND CARD! connect a 5.1 speaker system (left & right front, left & right rear, center, and subwoofer) and try these: Thank you for enhancing your computer with the Philips Acoustic Edge™. We know you’ll agree, once you give it the edge, that your PC will never sound the • Play th
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 8 Introduction MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WHAT YOU NEED FOR INSTALLATION Installation of your Philips Acoustic Edge™ requires the following minimum hardware Computers come in different shapes and sizes.The installation procedures in this and operating system: manual apply generally and you should compare the illustrations here with your computer before you start your sound card installation. • One available PCI 2.1 compliant slot ® • Inte
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4 4 602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 10 Installing Acoustic Edge INSTALLING THE SOUND CARD TO INSTALL THE SOUND CARD: Turn off your computer, and disconnect the power cable. Disconnect all devices that are connected to the computer. Uninstall the drivers for any previously installed sound cards. Consult your previous sound card documentation for details. Remove the computer cover. Turn off computer and remove existing sound card. If your computer has on-board sound, consul
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 12 Installing Acoustic Edge Remove the Acoustic Edge™ Sound Card from the anti-static bag. Align your sound .SOUND CARD CONFIGURATION (ACTUAL LAYOUT MAY VARY) card with the selected PCI Bus-Slot and firmly push it into the slot. Be sure the AUX In TAD Analog sound card is aligned properly and fits snugly into the slot CD IN Digital CD In Sound Card Top & Bottom View PCI Bus Slot Mounting Screw Align sound card and fit firmly in place Use t
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 14 Installing Acoustic Edge CONNECTING TO YOUR ACOUSTIC EDGE SOUND CARD Speakers FRONT Carefully insert the “Line Out” cable into the top DIN socket on the sound card REAR (Lime) bracket making sure the key is properly aligned. If the cable does not easily insert (Black) into the socket DO NOT FORCE IT IN, instead verify the key alignment is correct C/LFE Lime DIN and gently reinsert. The DIN sockets are the large round sockets just below
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 16 Installing Acoustic Edge ® Internal Connections To install the drivers for Windows 95/98/Me/2000 Connectors for three line level analog inputs (Aux In,TAD, Analog CD In) and one 1. Turn on the computer and place the Philips Acoustic Edge™ CD in your S/PDIF digital input (Digital CD In) are provided along the top of the sound card as CD-ROM drive. indicated in the picture on page 16. Use the 4 pin CD audio cable to connect the When the A
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 18 Installing Acoustic Edge 2. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended). 3. If you are installing from the install CD or if you have copied the install to any Click NEXT. other location, select SPECIFY A LOCATION and browse to your directory ® where the setup files are located. For Windows 95/98/Me, select Win9x ® directory then choose english. For Windows 2000, select WDM directory. Click NEXT. 18 19
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 20 Installing Acoustic Edge 4 Select NEXT to install the drivers. 6. The installation will continue to install the files to your system. ® For Windows 95/98/Me, Click FINISH. ® For Windows 2000, you must install the Philips Acoustic Edge Audio™ and Philips Acoustic Edge GamePort Enumerator devices. Browse to the Driver disk directory WDM\English to install these files. You will find these ® files in the same WDM install directory and Window
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 22 Installing Acoustic Edge 7. After clicking “Finish” the Philips Acoustic Edge™ GamePort will be installed. It Note: Any time you say No to a Applications Launcher dialog box like the one ® is possible during gameport installation,Windows will detect newer versions of shown above, a second box will appear asking if you want to launch the next time msanalog.vxd, vjoyd.vxd and msjstick.drv. It is recommended that you keep your Windows is st
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 24 Installing Acoustic Edge YAMAHA SOFTSYNTHESIZER INSTALLATION 12. Enter the serial number located on the Yamaha Corporation Certificate of Authenticity included with your documentation. This serial number is case 10. After Acoustic Edge™ driver installation, the software launcher will prompt you sensitive! to install the Yamaha SoftSynthesizer. Click YES. Click NEXT. 11. The Yamaha SoftSynthesizer Welcome page appears. Click NEXT. 24 2
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 26 Installing Acoustic Edge 13. The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears. Follow the instructions 14. Select A Program Folder dialog box appears. in this box . Click NEXT Click NEXT 26 27
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 28 Installing Acoustic Edge 15. The Yamaha Software License Agreement dialog box is displayed. If you accept 17. Product Registration – If you are connected to the internet, you can register the terms and conditions, Click YES. your product now by clicking YES in the dialog window shown below. If you prefer to register your product at a later time, go to: www.philipsusa.com/prod_reg_bounce.html and follow the instructions. Installation of A
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 30 Installing Acoustic Edge ® WINDOWS NT® INSTALLATION Siren XPress Installation for Windows NT (cont) ® 3. Double Click on Sirensetup.exe Installation of the drivers for your Philips Acoustic Edge™ in a Windows NT envi- ronment are as follows (note: you must have the appropriate privileges in order to 4. Follow the on-screen instructions for installation install the drivers): REAL MODE DOS INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL) ® 1. Boot the system to t
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 32 Installing Acoustic Edge JOYSTICK CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS® 95/98/Me/2000: 2. Select the GENERAL tab and click the Add button. You may select any one of the GAME CONTROLLERS listed, then click OK. 1. Open the Control Panel and double-click on the GAME CONTROLLERS icon. Select the ADVANCED tab and under PORT DRIVER ASSIGNMENT and select Philips Acoustic Edge GamePort. 32 33
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 34 Installing Acoustic Edge Technical Support 3. After making your selection, highlight the selected controller in GAME Before calling the technical support number please make sure you have the CONTROLLERS and click the PROPERTIES button. Select CALIBRATE and following information available: calibrate your joystick. Your joystick should be installed and ready for flight! • Model number and date of purchase. • Computer type, processor speed
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602500_706_Acoustic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 11:26 AM Page 36 DSP Special Effects and Algorithms Control Panel PHILIPS ACOUSTIC EDGE™ DSP SPECIAL EFFECTS AND ALGORITHMS HELP BUTTON Click the blue “Help” button on any tab and you will have access to comprehensive EAX™ Game Compatibility (Effects Tab) hyper linked help file describing the control panel. Within the help file you can The Acoustic Edge uses QSound Environmental Modeling™ (QEM™) to achieve navigate by simply clicking on parts of the im
