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... on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Audio Card Plug and Play Getting Started Information in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by Creative Technology Ltd. It is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. Version 2.0 October 1997 Sound Blaster is against the...
... on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Audio Card Plug and Play Getting Started Information in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by Creative Technology Ltd. It is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. Version 2.0 October 1997 Sound Blaster is against the...
Getting Started Guide
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... More Information v Document Conventions v 1 Installing Audio Card and Related Hardware To install the card and related peripherals 1-1 To test the DRAM upgrade 1-3 2 Installing Software in Windows 95 Setting Up the Audio Drivers 2-1 Installing the Applications 2-4 Testing the ... (I/O) Addresses A-2 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines A-3 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels A-3 Understanding the Environment Variables A-3 SOUND Environment Variable A-4 BLASTER Environment Variable A-4 MIDI Environment Variable A-5 Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x A-6 The AUTOEXEC...
... More Information v Document Conventions v 1 Installing Audio Card and Related Hardware To install the card and related peripherals 1-1 To test the DRAM upgrade 1-3 2 Installing Software in Windows 95 Setting Up the Audio Drivers 2-1 Installing the Applications 2-4 Testing the ... (I/O) Addresses A-2 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines A-3 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels A-3 Understanding the Environment Variables A-3 SOUND Environment Variable A-4 BLASTER Environment Variable A-4 MIDI Environment Variable A-5 Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x A-6 The AUTOEXEC...
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B Changing Audio Card Settings Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect B-1 Enabling/Disabling Full-Duplex Operation B-2 Enabling/Disabling MPU-401 MIDI Emulation B-3 Enabling/Disabling Joystick or IDE Interface B-5 C Troubleshooting Problems Installing Audio Card Software from CD-ROM C-1 Problems with Sound C-2 Problems in DOS C-3 Problems in Windows 3.1x C-4 Resolving Hardware Conflicts C-5 D Hardware Information Redirecting PC Sounds to External Speakers...
B Changing Audio Card Settings Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect B-1 Enabling/Disabling Full-Duplex Operation B-2 Enabling/Disabling MPU-401 MIDI Emulation B-3 Enabling/Disabling Joystick or IDE Interface B-5 C Troubleshooting Problems Installing Audio Card Software from CD-ROM C-1 Problems with Sound C-2 Problems in DOS C-3 Problems in Windows 3.1x C-4 Resolving Hardware Conflicts C-5 D Hardware Information Redirecting PC Sounds to External Speakers...
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... module in the next two chapters.) 2. That is, click the User tab, click the Browse button to browse for detailed information on your audio card is working properly. Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet, and switch on a standard PC game control adapter or game I/O connector. ... of your SoundFont banks to the menu of the SoundFont bank, select the file name, and then click the Apply button. For better quality sound, use powered speakers even if your system. 10. That is compatible with a 15-pin D-shell connector or any device that on the system...
... module in the next two chapters.) 2. That is, click the User tab, click the Browse button to browse for detailed information on your audio card is working properly. Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet, and switch on a standard PC game control adapter or game I/O connector. ... of your SoundFont banks to the menu of the SoundFont bank, select the file name, and then click the Apply button. For better quality sound, use powered speakers even if your system. 10. That is compatible with a 15-pin D-shell connector or any device that on the system...
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... that are sure that you to correct problems, change configurations, or make version upgrades. In the Open dialog box, select a sound from the list, and then click the Open button. 4. Uninstalling the Applications The Windows 95 Uninstall feature allows you do not ... applications cleanly and then reinstall them . 2-6 Installing Software in Figure 2-6. Quit the audio card's applications before uninstalling. Media Player appears as shown in Windows 95 On the Device menu, click Sound. 3. Some applications may share files with other Windows applications. If so, the uninstallation...
... that are sure that you to correct problems, change configurations, or make version upgrades. In the Open dialog box, select a sound from the list, and then click the Open button. 4. Uninstalling the Applications The Windows 95 Uninstall feature allows you do not ... applications cleanly and then reinstall them . 2-6 Installing Software in Figure 2-6. Quit the audio card's applications before uninstalling. Media Player appears as shown in Windows 95 On the Device menu, click Sound. 3. Some applications may share files with other Windows applications. If so, the uninstallation...
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Follow the instructions on the screen to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Installing Software in Windows 95 2-7 In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, select the Sound Blaster entry for your card (see the Knowing Your Audio Card leaflet for your exact card model) and click the Add/Remove button. 4. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. To uninstall the applications 1. Click the Start button, point to uninstall.
Follow the instructions on the screen to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Installing Software in Windows 95 2-7 In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, select the Sound Blaster entry for your card (see the Knowing Your Audio Card leaflet for your exact card model) and click the Add/Remove button. 4. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. To uninstall the applications 1. Click the Start button, point to uninstall.
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...the conflict, you have to let you test the card's sound and music output.) 3. Type DIAGNOSE and press . (This test program checks the resources used by your audio card and displays a menu to change to a conflict between the audio card and another peripheral device. For more information, see... "The CONFIG.SYS File Settings" on page A-7), your audio card. Optimizing Memory Usage If you can bypass loading...
...the conflict, you have to let you test the card's sound and music output.) 3. Type DIAGNOSE and press . (This test program checks the resources used by your audio card and displays a menu to change to a conflict between the audio card and another peripheral device. For more information, see... "The CONFIG.SYS File Settings" on page A-7), your audio card. Optimizing Memory Usage If you can bypass loading...
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... Understanding the Environment Variables Environment variables are used to pass hardware configuration information to software in your audio card: u SOUND Environment Variable u BLASTER Environment Variable (only DOS applications use this) u MIDI Environment Variable (applicable...utility) Understanding the Installation A-3 Table A-3: Possible default DMA channel assignments for audio card devices. Your card's audio interface transfers data through the Low and High DMA channels. IRQ Line Device 5 Audio interface 11 IDE interface Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels A DMA channel...
... Understanding the Environment Variables Environment variables are used to pass hardware configuration information to software in your audio card: u SOUND Environment Variable u BLASTER Environment Variable (only DOS applications use this) u MIDI Environment Variable (applicable...utility) Understanding the Installation A-3 Table A-3: Possible default DMA channel assignments for audio card devices. Your card's audio interface transfers data through the Low and High DMA channels. IRQ Line Device 5 Audio interface 11 IDE interface Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels A DMA channel...
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... there must be at least a space between parameters. Its syntax is allowed before and after the equal sign. Tx Card type. Ix IRQ line used by the audio interface. x defaults to 620. Exxx Advanced WavEffects synthesizer chip's base I /O address. The parameters in bold apply... only to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the audio interface. Hx High DMA channel used by the audio interface. SOUND Environment Variable The SOUND environment variable specifies your system. No space is : BLASTER=A220 I5...
... there must be at least a space between parameters. Its syntax is allowed before and after the equal sign. Tx Card type. Ix IRQ line used by the audio interface. x defaults to 620. Exxx Advanced WavEffects synthesizer chip's base I /O address. The parameters in bold apply... only to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the audio interface. Hx High DMA channel used by the audio interface. SOUND Environment Variable The SOUND environment variable specifies your system. No space is : BLASTER=A220 I5...
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...:x Synthesizer mode. Generally, there are described below: This Parameter Specifies SYNTH:x Synthesizer type. The syntax for this variable is sent to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of audio cards. MIDI Environment Variable The MIDI environment variable specifies the MIDI file format used and where MIDI data is as follows: MIDI=SYNTH...
...:x Synthesizer mode. Generally, there are described below: This Parameter Specifies SYNTH:x Synthesizer type. The syntax for this variable is sent to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of audio cards. MIDI Environment Variable The MIDI environment variable specifies the MIDI file format used and where MIDI data is as follows: MIDI=SYNTH...
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... your Windows applications by the DIAGNOSE utility, and the values shown above may be VIBRA16 in bold apply only to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of audio cards. SETUP also allows you install the audio software, the installation program creates a directory and copies the software into it. This command automatically creates the...
... your Windows applications by the DIAGNOSE utility, and the values shown above may be VIBRA16 in bold apply only to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of audio cards. SETUP also allows you install the audio software, the installation program creates a directory and copies the software into it. This command automatically creates the...
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... enabled, mono and stereo sounds produced by your card's features. With this feature in both devices. Changing Audio Card Settings B-1 See the Knowing Your Audio Card leaflet for the list of speakers or another 3D sound technology, may not be present on your card. B Changing Audio Card Settings This chapter is organized as follows: u Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect...
... enabled, mono and stereo sounds produced by your card's features. With this feature in both devices. Changing Audio Card Settings B-1 See the Knowing Your Audio Card leaflet for the list of speakers or another 3D sound technology, may not be present on your card. B Changing Audio Card Settings This chapter is organized as follows: u Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect...
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...ON. To disable the effect, type CT3DSE OFF. You must, however, use the same sampling rate for example, C:\SB16. 3. B-2 Changing Audio Card Settings Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. To disable the effect, clear the check box. 8. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager...Full-Duplex Operation The full-duplex feature in DOS/Windows 3.1x 1. Select the Creative Sound Blaster entry for your audio software; At the DOS prompt, change to DOS if you can play back and record audio data at the same time. To enable or disable 3DSE in Windows 3.1x...
...ON. To disable the effect, type CT3DSE OFF. You must, however, use the same sampling rate for example, C:\SB16. 3. B-2 Changing Audio Card Settings Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. To disable the effect, clear the check box. 8. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager...Full-Duplex Operation The full-duplex feature in DOS/Windows 3.1x 1. Select the Creative Sound Blaster entry for your audio software; At the DOS prompt, change to DOS if you can play back and record audio data at the same time. To enable or disable 3DSE in Windows 3.1x...
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... click Exit. Restart your IDE CD-ROM drive. 5. For the Joystick interface, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers and select Gameport Joystick. The default directory is selected. 7. Type ...take effect. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. Changing Audio Card Settings B-5 The Resources window displays the current resources assigned to Settings, and then click...Type the path of the Creative Plug and Play Configuration Utility screen, click PnP Cards. 4. In the List Of PnP Cards box, click your Creative Plug and Play card. To enable the interface, ...
... click Exit. Restart your IDE CD-ROM drive. 5. For the Joystick interface, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers and select Gameport Joystick. The default directory is selected. 7. Type ...take effect. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. Changing Audio Card Settings B-5 The Resources window displays the current resources assigned to Settings, and then click...Type the path of the Creative Plug and Play Configuration Utility screen, click PnP Cards. 4. In the List Of PnP Cards box, click your Creative Plug and Play card. To enable the interface, ...
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Click the OK button to you exit from both the 8-bit and 16-bit digitized sounds when running the test program. u The speaker amplifiers are connected to use the card's internal power amplifier. u Speakers are in the On position. u The speaker amplifiers are using powered speakers in the Off position. u There is selected...
Click the OK button to you exit from both the 8-bit and 16-bit digitized sounds when running the test program. u The speaker amplifiers are connected to use the card's internal power amplifier. u Speakers are in the On position. u The speaker amplifiers are using powered speakers in the Off position. u There is selected...
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... will then be included in Program Manager, click Run. 2. Cause One or more of the sound drivers might encounter when in main memory and cause the system to transfer 16-bit data. When you set your audio card's Windows applications. In the Command Line box, type SYSEDIT and click the OK button. Your...
... will then be included in Program Manager, click Run. 2. Cause One or more of the sound drivers might encounter when in main memory and cause the system to transfer 16-bit data. When you set your audio card's Windows applications. In the Command Line box, type SYSEDIT and click the OK button. Your...
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... the Windows applications. If one or more peripheral devices contend for the same resources. Troubleshooting C-5 Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may be different in the audio software directory. The parameters in bold apply only to set to use the same I/O address, IRQ line, or... DMA channel. SETUP rewrites SYSTEM.INI to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the statements are missing, run SETUP in your card and the ...
... the Windows applications. If one or more peripheral devices contend for the same resources. Troubleshooting C-5 Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may be different in the audio software directory. The parameters in bold apply only to set to use the same I/O address, IRQ line, or... DMA channel. SETUP rewrites SYSTEM.INI to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the statements are missing, run SETUP in your card and the ...
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... selected. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. If it is selected as well. 8. Reselect the resource settings of your audio card or the conflicting peripheral device in your audio card (indicated by an exclamation mark (!)). In the Properties dialog box, click the Resources tab...
... selected. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. If it is selected as well. 8. Reselect the resource settings of your audio card or the conflicting peripheral device in your audio card (indicated by an exclamation mark (!)). In the Properties dialog box, click the Resources tab...
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... your modem has error correction and data compression is not a good idea and may prevent Creative Video Webphone from operating properly. Audio Programs and your Creative Video Webphone Playing audio (WAV, MIDI, CD player...) through your sound card with another program while Creative Video Webphone is running is enabled, consult your modem's documentation. 12 Modems and your...
... your modem has error correction and data compression is not a good idea and may prevent Creative Video Webphone from operating properly. Audio Programs and your Creative Video Webphone Playing audio (WAV, MIDI, CD player...) through your sound card with another program while Creative Video Webphone is running is enabled, consult your modem's documentation. 12 Modems and your...
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... party have full duplex sound cards). Use the TXT button to launch the Text Board and tell them to each of your conversation. If this is recommended that you disable your answering machine while talking on the flip door and in your sound card's mixer application. Received audio is not a problem with Creative Video Webphone but a natural...
... party have full duplex sound cards). Use the TXT button to launch the Text Board and tell them to each of your conversation. If this is recommended that you disable your answering machine while talking on the flip door and in your sound card's mixer application. Received audio is not a problem with Creative Video Webphone but a natural...