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...-DOS, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in this document is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Sound Blaster 16 and Wave Blaster are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Copyright © 1997 by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for backup purposes. No part of this manual may be used or copied...
...-DOS, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in this document is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Sound Blaster 16 and Wave Blaster are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Copyright © 1997 by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for backup purposes. No part of this manual may be used or copied...
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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 D-2 AUX1 Connector Pin Assignments D-3 AUX2 Connector Pin Assignments D-3 CD Audio Connector Pin Assignments ...
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 D-2 AUX1 Connector Pin Assignments D-3 AUX2 Connector Pin Assignments D-3 CD Audio Connector Pin Assignments ...
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... banks. Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet, and switch on how to browse for the installed folder of your Sound Blaster card, and then click AWE Control Panel. 3. To test the DRAM upgrade If you need a Y-cable splitter. 9. For better quality sound, use powered speakers even if your memory upgrade module is working properly. Refer to the online User's Guide for detailed information on the system. Installing Audio Card and Related Hardware 1-3 That...
... banks. Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet, and switch on how to browse for the installed folder of your Sound Blaster card, and then click AWE Control Panel. 3. To test the DRAM upgrade If you need a Y-cable splitter. 9. For better quality sound, use powered speakers even if your memory upgrade module is working properly. Refer to the online User's Guide for detailed information on the system. Installing Audio Card and Related Hardware 1-3 That...
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... Control Panel window, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 2-4 Installing Software in your package. Click the Start button, point to complete the installation. The CD-ROM supports Windows 95 AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. Insert the first installation diskette into your floppy disk drive. 2. Installing the Applications Your audio card's applications can use Windows 95 Media Player to test if your CD-ROM drive is installed and working...
... Control Panel window, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 2-4 Installing Software in your package. Click the Start button, point to complete the installation. The CD-ROM supports Windows 95 AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. Insert the first installation diskette into your floppy disk drive. 2. Installing the Applications Your audio card's applications can use Windows 95 Media Player to test if your CD-ROM drive is installed and working...
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If you do not have Volume Control, Sound Recorder or Audio Compression installed, make sure that the Media Player check box is selected, and then click the Details button. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to Figure 2-5 appears. The Windows Setup tabbed page similar to complete the installation. In the Multimedia dialog box, make sure that the Multimedia check box is selected. Click the Windows Setup tab. Make sure that the relevant check boxes are also selected. 6. Figure 2-5: Windows Setup tabbed page. 4. Installing Software in Windows 95 2-5 3.
If you do not have Volume Control, Sound Recorder or Audio Compression installed, make sure that the Media Player check box is selected, and then click the Details button. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to Figure 2-5 appears. The Windows Setup tabbed page similar to complete the installation. In the Multimedia dialog box, make sure that the Multimedia check box is selected. Click the Windows Setup tab. Make sure that the relevant check boxes are also selected. 6. Figure 2-5: Windows Setup tabbed page. 4. Installing Software in Windows 95 2-5 3.
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Click the Start button, point to uninstall. Installing Software in Windows 95 2-7 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. 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. To uninstall the applications 1.
Click the Start button, point to uninstall. Installing Software in Windows 95 2-7 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. 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. To uninstall the applications 1.
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... are using a non-PnP system such as Windows 3.1x, you must run a PnP configuration manager to the documentation on your card's resources. For details, refer to configure the card. This allows a PnP system to assign necessary resources such as follows: u Understanding the Software-Configurable Settings u Understanding the Environment Variables u Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x Understanding the Software-Configurable Settings Your audio card supports the Plug and Play (PnP...
... are using a non-PnP system such as Windows 3.1x, you must run a PnP configuration manager to the documentation on your card's resources. For details, refer to configure the card. This allows a PnP system to assign necessary resources such as follows: u Understanding the Software-Configurable Settings u Understanding the Environment Variables u Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x Understanding the Software-Configurable Settings Your audio card supports the Plug and Play (PnP...
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... variable specifies the base I /O address. Its syntax is allowed before and after the equal sign. The parameters in bold apply only to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the audio software (for your audio software directory. Hx High DMA channel used by the audio interface. xxx defaults to 5. The syntax for this variable is as follows: This Parameter Specifies Axxx...
... variable specifies the base I /O address. Its syntax is allowed before and after the equal sign. The parameters in bold apply only to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the audio software (for your audio software directory. Hx High DMA channel used by the audio interface. xxx defaults to 5. The syntax for this variable is as follows: This Parameter Specifies Axxx...
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... internal stereo music synthesizer or MIDI port. Generally, there are described below: This Parameter Specifies SYNTH:x Synthesizer type. E (default setting) specifies the Extended MIDI file format. The syntax for this variable is sent to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of audio cards. The parameters in the command are three MIDI file formats: General MIDI, Extended MIDI and Basic MIDI. MIDI Environment Variable The MIDI environment variable specifies the MIDI file format used and where MIDI...
... internal stereo music synthesizer or MIDI port. Generally, there are described below: This Parameter Specifies SYNTH:x Synthesizer type. E (default setting) specifies the Extended MIDI file format. The syntax for this variable is sent to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of audio cards. The parameters in the command are three MIDI file formats: General MIDI, Extended MIDI and Basic MIDI. MIDI Environment Variable The MIDI environment variable specifies the MIDI file format used and where MIDI...
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... User's Guide. Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. To disable the effect, clear the check box. 8. To enable or disable 3DSE in Windows 95 1. To disable the effect, type CT3DSE OFF. At the DOS prompt, change to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. To enable the effect, type CT3DSE ON. Click the Start button, point to the directory containing your audio card is useful for both playback and recording. In the Control Panel window...
... User's Guide. Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. To disable the effect, clear the check box. 8. To enable or disable 3DSE in Windows 95 1. To disable the effect, type CT3DSE OFF. At the DOS prompt, change to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. To enable the effect, type CT3DSE ON. Click the Start button, point to the directory containing your audio card is useful for both playback and recording. In the Control Panel window...
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... audio cards. SETUP rewrites SYSTEM.INI to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the statements are missing, run SETUP in the audio software directory. Troubleshooting C-5 Make sure that the following statements are set up the drivers and the Windows applications. Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may be different in bold apply only to set to use the same I/O address, IRQ line, or DMA channel...
... audio cards. SETUP rewrites SYSTEM.INI to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the statements are missing, run SETUP in the audio software directory. Troubleshooting C-5 Make sure that the following statements are set up the drivers and the Windows applications. Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may be different in bold apply only to set to use the same I/O address, IRQ line, or DMA channel...
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... to run "Get On The Internet". 3. b. b. e. If your e-mail address and Internet mail server and click Next. Select the Connection tab. Setting Up the Dialing and Service Provider Information To set up your Internet Service Provider and click Next. 10. Select Programs, followed by Control Panel. Under "Setup Options" choose "Manual" and click Next. 4. Click Next to install files and driver to access...
... to run "Get On The Internet". 3. b. b. e. If your e-mail address and Internet mail server and click Next. Select the Connection tab. Setting Up the Dialing and Service Provider Information To set up your Internet Service Provider and click Next. 10. Select Programs, followed by Control Panel. Under "Setup Options" choose "Manual" and click Next. 4. Click Next to install files and driver to access...
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... directory where you add this line to use them. If you have installed CTCM. Follow the instructions on the screen to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET CTCM= \CTCU /S /W= where and are the directories where your Creative PnP cards will be configured before all the statements that load other PnP configuration manager in DOS/Windows 3.1x: 1. Load the installation CD-ROM into your...
... directory where you add this line to use them. If you have installed CTCM. Follow the instructions on the screen to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET CTCM= \CTCU /S /W= where and are the directories where your Creative PnP cards will be configured before all the statements that load other PnP configuration manager in DOS/Windows 3.1x: 1. Load the installation CD-ROM into your...
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... a PC. It can now work together without a PnP system BIOS. With the emergence of Plug and Play (PnP), a revolutionary design philosophy and a new PC architecture specification finalized recently, the PC, hardware cards, drivers and the operating system can support PnP cards on its own, with or without such "user intervention". Its main functions are some compatibility problems. For more details. Some PnP...
... a PC. It can now work together without a PnP system BIOS. With the emergence of Plug and Play (PnP), a revolutionary design philosophy and a new PC architecture specification finalized recently, the PC, hardware cards, drivers and the operating system can support PnP cards on its own, with or without such "user intervention". Its main functions are some compatibility problems. For more details. Some PnP...
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... MIDI playback because currently, the Sound Blaster hardware and driver do not support this. u You cannot add reverb to a wave (including DirectSound) playback. With ever-increasing CPU power and Intel's new multimedia-extended instructions, software wavetable synthesis is why we have two modes of the constraints explained in this leaflet). full-duplex and half-duplex modes. This is now feasible and can only do so using...
... MIDI playback because currently, the Sound Blaster hardware and driver do not support this. u You cannot add reverb to a wave (including DirectSound) playback. With ever-increasing CPU power and Intel's new multimedia-extended instructions, software wavetable synthesis is why we have two modes of the constraints explained in this leaflet). full-duplex and half-duplex modes. This is now feasible and can only do so using...
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... audio playback or recording is restricted to improve performance. u Wave playback is too slow (for Sound Blaster cards that Microsoft's Audio Compression Manager (ACM) supports. u You cannot play back through the 16-bit DMA channel. Copyright © 1997 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. u Creative FastSpeech playback is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Half-Duplex Mode When you select this option in clicking sounds heard during playback. Sound Blaster is not supported. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows...
... audio playback or recording is restricted to improve performance. u Wave playback is too slow (for Sound Blaster cards that Microsoft's Audio Compression Manager (ACM) supports. u You cannot play back through the 16-bit DMA channel. Copyright © 1997 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. u Creative FastSpeech playback is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Half-Duplex Mode When you select this option in clicking sounds heard during playback. Sound Blaster is not supported. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows...
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... player) for playback or recording. Line In jack Connects an external device (such as provided online.) Telephone Answering Device connector Provides a mono connection from a standard voice modem, and transmits microphone signals to the modem. Microphone In jack Connects an external microphone for details on your new audio card. Refer to the online User's Guide, "Hardware Information", for voice input. Read the Getting Started manual to find out how to install and use your audio card. 1 Also connects powered speakers and an external amplifier when built...
... player) for playback or recording. Line In jack Connects an external device (such as provided online.) Telephone Answering Device connector Provides a mono connection from a standard voice modem, and transmits microphone signals to the modem. Microphone In jack Connects an external microphone for details on your new audio card. Refer to the online User's Guide, "Hardware Information", for voice input. Read the Getting Started manual to find out how to install and use your audio card. 1 Also connects powered speakers and an external amplifier when built...
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... enable or disable full duplex in DOS/Windows 3.1x 1. Parameter Preferred Value Ix I5 Dx D1 Hx H1 Pxxx P330 Tx T6 Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect The Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement (3DSE) effect allows you can play back and record audio data at the same time. On the system menu, click Input/Output Settings. 3. The MixerSet control panel appears. 4. You must, however, use the same sampling rate for your speakers will...
... enable or disable full duplex in DOS/Windows 3.1x 1. Parameter Preferred Value Ix I5 Dx D1 Hx H1 Pxxx P330 Tx T6 Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect The Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement (3DSE) effect allows you can play back and record audio data at the same time. On the system menu, click Input/Output Settings. 3. The MixerSet control panel appears. 4. You must, however, use the same sampling rate for your speakers will...
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u First and Second DMA channels for audio recording and playback u Dynamic filtering for digital audio recording and playback Built-in Digital/Analog Mixer u Mixes sources from digitized voice and inputs from MIDI devices, CD Audio, AUX, Line In, Microphone, and PC Speaker u Selectable input source or mixing of various audio sources for recording Volume Control u Software volume control of Master Playback Volume, Master Recording Volume, Digitized Voice, and inputs from MIDI devices, CD Audio, AUX, Line In, Microphone, and PC Speaker u Microphone level at 32 levels: • above 0 dB, it is ...
u First and Second DMA channels for audio recording and playback u Dynamic filtering for digital audio recording and playback Built-in Digital/Analog Mixer u Mixes sources from digitized voice and inputs from MIDI devices, CD Audio, AUX, Line In, Microphone, and PC Speaker u Selectable input source or mixing of various audio sources for recording Volume Control u Software volume control of Master Playback Volume, Master Recording Volume, Digitized Voice, and inputs from MIDI devices, CD Audio, AUX, Line In, Microphone, and PC Speaker u Microphone level at 32 levels: • above 0 dB, it is ...
User Guide
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16-bit Audio Card User's Guide Information in this document is subject to copy the software on the part of their respective owners. All rights reserved. All other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement. The licensee may make one copy of Microsoft Corporation. MS-DOS is a registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of the software for any purpose without notice and does...
16-bit Audio Card User's Guide Information in this document is subject to copy the software on the part of their respective owners. All rights reserved. All other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement. The licensee may make one copy of Microsoft Corporation. MS-DOS is a registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of the software for any purpose without notice and does...