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User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 Table of Contents Revision History...2 Table of Contents ...3 List of Figures...4 Introduction ...5 System Requirement ...6 Display Mode ...7 Simple Mode ...7 Full Mode...8 Panel Detail ...9 Top Panel ...9 Bottom Panel...10 Configuration Panels ...11 Speaker Configuration Panel 11 Mixer Configuration Panel 13 Effects Configuration Panel 16 Jack Configuration Panel 18 S/PDIF Configuration Panel 21 System Information Panel 22 Tool Tips ...24 Task Bar ...25 Magic 5.1 ...26
User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 Table of Contents Revision History...2 Table of Contents ...3 List of Figures...4 Introduction ...5 System Requirement ...6 Display Mode ...7 Simple Mode ...7 Full Mode...8 Panel Detail ...9 Top Panel ...9 Bottom Panel...10 Configuration Panels ...11 Speaker Configuration Panel 11 Mixer Configuration Panel 13 Effects Configuration Panel 16 Jack Configuration Panel 18 S/PDIF Configuration Panel 21 System Information Panel 22 Tool Tips ...24 Task Bar ...25 Magic 5.1 ...26
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User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 List of Figures Figure 1 - Headphone Volume Setting in Speaker Control Panel 12 Figure 7 - Playback Device Setting 13 Figure 8 - Recording Device Setting 14 Figure 9 - Effects Configuration Panel - Jack Configuration Panel - Headphone Configuration 20 Figure 19 - Tool Tip ...24 Figure 25 - Task Bar Icon with Smooth Slider Enabled 16 Figure 14 - Mixer Configuration Panel - Equalizer Setting with Right Click 25 Figure 27...
User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 List of Figures Figure 1 - Headphone Volume Setting in Speaker Control Panel 12 Figure 7 - Playback Device Setting 13 Figure 8 - Recording Device Setting 14 Figure 9 - Effects Configuration Panel - Jack Configuration Panel - Headphone Configuration 20 Figure 19 - Tool Tip ...24 Figure 25 - Task Bar Icon with Smooth Slider Enabled 16 Figure 14 - Mixer Configuration Panel - Equalizer Setting with Right Click 25 Figure 27...
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... a Windows based program which co-works with detailed user customization Supports active jack detection Supports jack Function configuration Supports configurations for playback and recording With the advanced audio control interface, users can make the best use of S/PDIF input/output device Supports hot Keys Supports multi-language Supports speaker testing Supports multi-device selection for independent headphone and re-direct headphone Supports set sampling rate of the VIA Audio chip and create powerful customized sound environments...
... a Windows based program which co-works with detailed user customization Supports active jack detection Supports jack Function configuration Supports configurations for playback and recording With the advanced audio control interface, users can make the best use of S/PDIF input/output device Supports hot Keys Supports multi-language Supports speaker testing Supports multi-device selection for independent headphone and re-direct headphone Supports set sampling rate of the VIA Audio chip and create powerful customized sound environments...
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Minimum System Requirement Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz or above Minimum of 256MB of RAM Minimum of 10MB of available hard disk space Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 or above Recommended System Requirement Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz or above 512MB of RAM or above Microsoft Window XP Professional Service Pack 2 with VIA HD audio driver installed. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 6 System Requirement Adeck only supports the VIA HD audio chip series with DirectX 9.0C
Minimum System Requirement Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz or above Minimum of 256MB of RAM Minimum of 10MB of available hard disk space Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 or above Recommended System Requirement Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz or above 512MB of RAM or above Microsoft Window XP Professional Service Pack 2 with VIA HD audio driver installed. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 6 System Requirement Adeck only supports the VIA HD audio chip series with DirectX 9.0C
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... to control the sound effects in the center of windows desktop. When any of the buttons are labeled: Speaker, Mixer, Effect, Jack, S/PDIF and Info. To exit Adeck, the user can click on the buttons located on the Power button. Figure 1 - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 7 Display Mode Simple Mode Once Adeck has been launched, the panel will enter full mode for detailed control...
... to control the sound effects in the center of windows desktop. When any of the buttons are labeled: Speaker, Mixer, Effect, Jack, S/PDIF and Info. To exit Adeck, the user can click on the buttons located on the Power button. Figure 1 - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 7 Display Mode Simple Mode Once Adeck has been launched, the panel will enter full mode for detailed control...
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... bottom panel. Volume control: This is located below the Channel Display. Bass Management Indicator: The Bass Management Indicator is the global volume control. If it is shown, that is a display showing the number of several parts as shown in the system tray. If "Digital PCM" is enabled, "BM" will be fully expanded. Top Panel Power Equalizer Bass Management User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio...
... bottom panel. Volume control: This is located below the Channel Display. Bass Management Indicator: The Bass Management Indicator is the global volume control. If it is shown, that is a display showing the number of several parts as shown in the system tray. If "Digital PCM" is enabled, "BM" will be fully expanded. Top Panel Power Equalizer Bass Management User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio...
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... a speaker to be selected: "Equalizer" or "Bass Management". Additionally, the user can still be changed by selecting another button from the bottom of the Bottom Panel are two sound enhancement functions that activated to it is already expanded, the contents can select which playback or recording device to see if it . User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows...
... a speaker to be selected: "Equalizer" or "Bass Management". Additionally, the user can still be changed by selecting another button from the bottom of the Bottom Panel are two sound enhancement functions that activated to it is already expanded, the contents can select which playback or recording device to see if it . User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows...
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... of channels will change accordingly. Speaker positions can adjust the volume level for Center/LFE Swapping. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 11 Configuration Panels Speaker Configuration Panel As Figure 4 shows, the Speaker Configuration Panel is used to swap the center speaker and LFE speaker audio streams. Speaker Test Speaker Volume Select Channels Center/LFE Swap Test All Speakers Figure 4 - This function is divided into two parts. Speaker Configuration Panel...
... of channels will change accordingly. Speaker positions can adjust the volume level for Center/LFE Swapping. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 11 Configuration Panels Speaker Configuration Panel As Figure 4 shows, the Speaker Configuration Panel is used to swap the center speaker and LFE speaker audio streams. Speaker Test Speaker Volume Select Channels Center/LFE Swap Test All Speakers Figure 4 - This function is divided into two parts. Speaker Configuration Panel...
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Click here to return to the speaker volume controls, click on the speaker icon at the bottom-right corner. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 12 The headphone volume controls are as shown in Speaker Control Panel Headphone Volume Setting in Figure 6. To switch back to speaker control Headphone Volume Headphone Test Figure 6 -
Click here to return to the speaker volume controls, click on the speaker icon at the bottom-right corner. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 12 The headphone volume controls are as shown in Speaker Control Panel Headphone Volume Setting in Figure 6. To switch back to speaker control Headphone Volume Headphone Test Figure 6 -
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..., balance and mute control. Playback Control Balance Default Playback Device Volume Mute Next Page Enable/Disable Pseudo Analog to line out by checking this feature. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 13 Mixer Configuration Panel On the Mixer Configuration Panel, there are four mixer devices that can also select the default playback device from a drop-down menu. Each of the playback...
..., balance and mute control. Playback Control Balance Default Playback Device Volume Mute Next Page Enable/Disable Pseudo Analog to line out by checking this feature. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 13 Mixer Configuration Panel On the Mixer Configuration Panel, there are four mixer devices that can also select the default playback device from a drop-down menu. Each of the playback...
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... items has a volume, balance and item select. Mixer Configuration Panel - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 14 On the Recording Mixer, all possible input devices are Mic 20db boost control and Front Mic 20db boost control check boxes. Recording Device Setting The "Headphone" and "Front Microphone" configuration panels may or may not be one source at...
... items has a volume, balance and item select. Mixer Configuration Panel - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 14 On the Recording Mixer, all possible input devices are Mic 20db boost control and Front Mic 20db boost control check boxes. Recording Device Setting The "Headphone" and "Front Microphone" configuration panels may or may not be one source at...
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Figure 10 - Front Microphone Mixer Configuration Panel - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 15 The "Front Microphone" configuration panel is shown in the figure below contains on mixer control because the front microphone only has one input jack.
Figure 10 - Front Microphone Mixer Configuration Panel - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 15 The "Front Microphone" configuration panel is shown in the figure below contains on mixer control because the front microphone only has one input jack.
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... equalizer. Equalizer Control Equalizer On/Off Smooth Adjustment Sound Effect Default Value Save Value Delete Setting User Defined Adjust Values Figure 11 - Figure 12 - The equalizer settings will see the 10 bands from the drop-down menu and click on the "Save" button. Figure 13 - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 16 Effects Configuration Panel There are...
... equalizer. Equalizer Control Equalizer On/Off Smooth Adjustment Sound Effect Default Value Save Value Delete Setting User Defined Adjust Values Figure 11 - Figure 12 - The equalizer settings will see the 10 bands from the drop-down menu and click on the "Save" button. Figure 13 - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 16 Effects Configuration Panel There are...
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... automatically channeled to control the low frequency limits for the speakers. For example, if the user wants to set for a speaker, any audio signal below the limit will be configured to 310Hz. Figure 14 - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 17 Figure 14 shows the "Bass Management" features. The user can click on the "On/Off" button at...
... automatically channeled to control the low frequency limits for the speakers. For example, if the user wants to set for a speaker, any audio signal below the limit will be configured to 310Hz. Figure 14 - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 17 Figure 14 shows the "Bass Management" features. The user can click on the "On/Off" button at...
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... revert to the default setting by the different colors used to identify each jack. The user should be list on "Front Panel". In the "Back Panel" controls, shown in the "Back Panel" controls. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 18 Jack Configuration Panel The Jack Configuration Controls enable the user to configure all the audio jacks on the "Default" button. In general, the multi-channel playback and recording...
... revert to the default setting by the different colors used to identify each jack. The user should be list on "Front Panel". In the "Back Panel" controls, shown in the "Back Panel" controls. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 18 Jack Configuration Panel The Jack Configuration Controls enable the user to configure all the audio jacks on the "Default" button. In general, the multi-channel playback and recording...
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... Event Occur User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 19 When a new device is selected. When the jack insertion is detected, Adeck will be displayed if the "Auto Show Dialog" checkbox is plugged-in, a new panel will be displayed. Functions that are not available will not have a checkbox next to any available function. Jack Configuration Panel -
... Event Occur User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 19 When a new device is selected. When the jack insertion is detected, Adeck will be displayed if the "Auto Show Dialog" checkbox is plugged-in, a new panel will be displayed. Functions that are not available will not have a checkbox next to any available function. Jack Configuration Panel -
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... and speaker. Please note that is shown in Figure 18. The "Independent Headphone" feature enables the user to the front speakers. Headphone Configuration The "Redirected Headphone" feature enables the user to hear the same audio that the "Independent Headphone" function requires two channels. Jack Configuration Panel - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 20 The Headphone Configuration Panel is being used. Figure...
... and speaker. Please note that is shown in Figure 18. The "Independent Headphone" feature enables the user to the front speakers. Headphone Configuration The "Redirected Headphone" feature enables the user to hear the same audio that the "Independent Headphone" function requires two channels. Jack Configuration Panel - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 20 The Headphone Configuration Panel is being used. Figure...
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... Rate Figure 19 - S/PDIF Configuration Panel - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 21 S/PDIF Configuration Panel The S/PDIF Configuration Panel enables the user to select the S/PDIF input sampling rate. S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out The "S/PDIF In" panel allows the user to configure S/PDIF related control. The "S/PDIF Out" panel allows the user to enable S/PDIF output support and select the S/PDIF output...
... Rate Figure 19 - S/PDIF Configuration Panel - User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 21 S/PDIF Configuration Panel The S/PDIF Configuration Panel enables the user to select the S/PDIF input sampling rate. S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out The "S/PDIF In" panel allows the user to configure S/PDIF related control. The "S/PDIF Out" panel allows the user to enable S/PDIF output support and select the S/PDIF output...
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User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 22 System Information Panel The System Information Panel displays the current system information, allows the user to select the language for Adeck and enables the user to set hot keys for controlling the volume and muting. System Information Panel The "Hot Key" Configuration Panel allows the user to visit the VIA web site. Figure 22 - Figure 21 - To use the hot keys, "Enable Hot Key Function" must first be checked. Hot Key Configuration Panel
User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 22 System Information Panel The System Information Panel displays the current system information, allows the user to select the language for Adeck and enables the user to set hot keys for controlling the volume and muting. System Information Panel The "Hot Key" Configuration Panel allows the user to visit the VIA web site. Figure 22 - Figure 21 - To use the hot keys, "Enable Hot Key Function" must first be checked. Hot Key Configuration Panel
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... of the publication date of VIA Technologies Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. The information and product specifications within this document. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 28 Copyright © 2007 VIA Technologies Incorporated. Furthermore, VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for the use of such change without notice to make changes in this document are the...
... of the publication date of VIA Technologies Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. The information and product specifications within this document. User Guide VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003 28 Copyright © 2007 VIA Technologies Incorporated. Furthermore, VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for the use of such change without notice to make changes in this document are the...