Aztech PCI288-Q3D II User manual

PCI 288-Q3DII SOUND CARD
Users Manual
Version 1.0

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Introduction .................................................................
Before You Begin ...........................................................
2.1 Minimum System Requirements ...................................................
2.2 Safety Precaution .......................................................................
2.3 Installation Notes.......................................................................
Setting Up Your Sound Card ...........................................
3.1 Installing Your Sound Card..........................................................
3.2 Connecting Your Sound Card ......................................................
Installing the Sound Card Drivers & Software Utilities .........
4.1 Installing the Sound Card Drivers..................................................
4.1.1 For Windows® 95 ...................................................................
4.1.2 For Windows® 98 ...................................................................
4.1.3 For Windows NT® 4.0 ............................................................
4.2 Installing Yamaha Soft Synthesizer S-YXG50 ..................................
4.3 Installing Other Bundled Applications ...........................................
Running the Software Utilities ..........................................
5.1 Running PCI Audio Properties Control Panel ..................................
5.1.1 Sample Sets ...........................................................................
5.1.2 AC97 Controls ......................................................................
5.1.3 Speakers................................................................................
5.1.4 QSound ................................................................................
5.2 Running Yamaha Soft Synthesizer S-YXG50 .................................
5.3 Running Clef Studio 3.0 .............................................................
5.4 Running AudioCatalyst .............................................................

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5.5 Running Voyetra MIDI Orchestrator Plus ....................................
5.6 Running Adobe® Acrobat® Reader .............................................
5.7 Running Audio Demo...............................................................
Frequently Asked Questions ..........................................
Technical Specifications ................................................
Sound Card Layout ......................................................
QEM (QSound Labs, Inc.) ..........................................
D.1 What is QEM? ......................................................................
D.2 What does QEM do? .............................................................
D.2a Getting QEM To Work On A Non-EAX DirectSound Game ...
D.2b Getting QEM to work on an EAX-ENABLED DirectSound
Game ..................................................................................
Glossary .....................................................................

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Chapter 1  Introduction
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the PCI 288-Q3DII Sound Card!
PCI 288-Q3DII uses QSound®Qsoft3D 3D positional technology to produce 3D
interactive audio effect with 2 or 4 speakers. 3D interactive effect adds more excitement
to games and reproduces music with a higher degree of realism than stereo alone can
achieve!
The control panel applet  PCI Audio  will give you access to the sound and
speakers configurations. In addition, the variety of software applications bundled are
excellent for the creation, editing and playback of MIDI and MP3 files.
The following sections will show you how to install and configure your sound card, as
well as the applications utilities bundled. In no time, you can sit back and let the PCI
288-Q3DII sound card storm your sensations!
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2.1 Minimum System Requirements
•PC-based computer with Pentium®166MHz MMX processor
(Pentium® 233MHz MMX-based processor or better is highly recommended)
•PCI Bus slot
•16MB RAM (32MB RAM and above for computers with Windows®98/
Windows NT®)
•Minimum 15MB hard disk space (system files and audio drivers only)
•CD-ROM drive
•Active (amplified) speakers
•Windows®95/98/NT® 4.0
Before You Begin
This chapter contains information that you need to know before installing your sound
card. They are the basic system requirements needed for your sound card to run, the
safety rules to follow, as well as the installation guidelines.
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2.2 Safety Precaution
Do not remove your card from its protective bag until you are ready to
install it.
•Always try to hold your card by its edges. Avoid touching any electronic
components on your card.
•Static electricity can cause permanent damage to your card. To prevent
such a damage, you must ground yourself during the installation:
»Use a grounding strap - a coiled wire with a clip at one end and an elastic
strap at the other. Wear the strap around your wrist and attach the clip to
any non-painted metal surface of your computer chassis.
OR
»If you do not have a grounding strap, touch any non-painted surface of
your computer chassis before you begin installation, and again every
minute or so until the installation is completed.
2.3 Installation Notes
•Computers vary in configuration, appearance and layout. The installation
procedures in this manual apply generally and you should compare the
illustrations here with your computer.
•A Philips screwdriver is required.
•The documentation for your computer should come in handy during the
installation. Have it ready by your side.
•If you have an existing non Plug-n-Play sound card installed in your
computer, you must first de-install its audio drivers before you remove the
card. Refer to the documentation of your existing sound card for more
details.
If your existing sound card is Plug-n-Play, you may proceed to install your
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Power off your computer and any connected devices before installing
your sound card !
3.1 Installing Your Sound Card
You need to remove any existing sound card installed in your
computer. If the sound card is non Plug-and-Play, de-install its audio
drivers before you remove it from your computer. Check the
documentation on your existing sound card for details.
1. Remove the chassis cover of
your computer and set it aside
out of your way.
Setting Up Your Sound Card
This chapter contains information on how to install the sound card to your computer
and to other audio equipment.
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2. Select an available PCI
Bus-Slot and remove its
cover plate.
Keep the mounting screw
to secure your sound card
later.
3. Align your sound card
with the selected PCI
Bus-Slot and firmly push
it into the slot.
If the sound card does not
slide in, do not force it.
Make sure the card is
aligned properly and try
again.
Mounting Screw
Cover Plate
PCI Bus-Slot

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4. Secure your sound card to the
chassis of your computer with
the mounting screw.
5. Replace the cover of your
computer.
You may wish to connect your
CD-ROM audio cable to the
sound card for CD-ROM audio
output. See Appendix C -
Sound Card Layout for the
location of the CD Audio
connector on the sound card.
(The audio cable should be supplied with
the CD-ROM drive. However, as CD-
ROM audio cables are not standardized,
you need to make sure that your CD-ROM
audio cable is suited for use with this
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3.2 Connecting Your Sound Card
You may connect a variety of audio equipment to your sound card as shown in
the illustration below:
Microphone:
Connect to a microphone. For example, you can sing Karaoke through
the microphone. (Sound will be output from the attached speakers)
Line-In: Connect from any external sound sources, example, from the Line/
Audio Out of your external Audio CD-ROM or mini-hifi. (Sound will
be output from the attached speakers)
Front Speakers / Headphones:
Connect a pair of active (amplified) speakers. You may also connect to
your headphones for private listening.
Rear Speakers:
Connect another pair of active speakers to enjoy better 3D sound effect.
S/PDIF Output: Connect to either a S/PDIF receiver or AC3 receiver.
MIDI / Game Port:
Connect to either a joystick, game pad or a MIDI keyboard.
Microphone
Line-In
Front Speakers / Headphones
Rear Speakers
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Place your PCI 288-Q3DII
Multimedia Studio CD in
the CD-ROM drive.
Click Next.
Installing the Sound Card Drivers
& Software Utilities
4.1 Installing the Sound Card Drivers
4.1.1 For Windows®95
1. Power on your computer and start Windows®95. Windows®95 will detect
your newly-installed sound card and the following Update Device Driver
Wizard will appear.
This chapter contains information on how to install the sound card drivers and
software utilities found in the PCI Audio Multimedia Studio CD.
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A Setup Type Window will
appear.
Choose the language
preferred and click Next to
continue.
3.
Windows will prompt that
the sound card drivers
have been located.
Click Finish to install the
drivers found.
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5.
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Select the components and
utilities that you want to
install.
(If you are playing DOS
games, you will need to
install the DOS drivers.)
Click Next to continue.
If you had chosen to install
Clef3 (Multimedia
Application Software), a
Clef Studio 3.0 program
group will be created.
Select the Yes, I want to
restart my computer now
option and click the Finish
button to complete the
installation of the sound
card drivers.
Windows®95 may now
prompt you for the
Windows®95 CD. This
usually happens if you did
not install some Windows®
95 multimedia applications
previously. If this occurs, follow the instructions below:
(i) Place the Windows®95 CD in the CD-ROM drive and click OK.
(ii) Specify where the required files can be found on the Windows®95
CD and click OK.

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7. During installation of drivers, DirectX 5.2 drivers will also be installed.
8. When the installation of DirectX 5.2 drivers is completed, you will be
prompted to restart your system.
Select the Yes, I want to restart my computer now option. Click the Finish
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4.1.2 For Windows® 98
2 Click the option Search
for the best driver for
your device
(Recommended).
Click Next.
1 Power on your
computer. Windows®98
will run and detect your
newly installed sound
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3 Place the PCI 288-
Q3DII Multimedia
Studio CD in the CD-
ROM drive and select
the CD-ROM drive
option.
Click the Nextbutton to
continue.
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prompt you that the sound
card drivers have been
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6AMultimedia Studio CD
Installation Window will
appear. Select the
components and utilities you
want to install and clickNext.
(If you are playing DOS
games, you will need to
install the DOS drivers.)
7 If you had chosen to install
Clef3(Multimedia Application
Software), a Clef Studio 3.0
program group will be created.
You will be prompted to
restart your system when the
installation of drivers is
completed.
Select theYes, I want to restart
my computer now option and
click the Finish button.
5ASetup Type Window will
appear. Choose the language
preferred and click Next to
continue.

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4.1.3 For Windows NT® 4.0
1. Power on your computer to start Windows NT®.
2. Place your PCI 288-Q3DII Multimedia Studio CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3. From the Windows NT®taskbar, click the Start button.
4. Select Settings and click on Control Panel.
5. Double-click the Multimedia icon. Click the Devices tab.
6. Select the Audio Devices option and click the Add button.
7. Select the Unlisted or Updated Driver option. Click OK to continue.
8. Direct Windows NT®to theDRIVERS\NT40 directory on the CD and select
the preferred language directory where the audio drivers can be found (this
would be D:\DRIVERS\NT40, assuming your CD-ROM drive letter is
D).
9. Select the PCI Audio Device option and click OK.
10. A Wavetable Sample Setup screen will appear. Click OK to proceed.
11. Do not restart your system when prompted.
12. Repeat Steps 6-7 to install PCI Audio Gameport.
13. Choose Restart Now when prompted.

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4.2 Installing Yamaha Soft Synthesizer S-YXG50
1. Place the PCI 288-Q3DII Multimedia Studio CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2. From the Windows®95/98/NT®4.0 taskbar, click the Start button and then
click Run.
3. Type D:\SoftSynt\Win95\<Language>\Setup.exe in the text box,
where <Language> = English
Dutch
German
French
Italian
or Spanish
Type "Win95" when using Windows®95/98. Substitute with Nt40 if you
are using Windows NT®4.0. (Assuming your CD-ROM drive is D, if not,
substitute the drive letter accordingly). Click OK.
4. Follow all on-screen instructions to complete the installation of the Soft
Synthesizer.
During registration, if the serial number is prompted, please obtain it from the PCI 288-Q3DII
Multimedia Studio CD
After the software has been installed, a Yamaha Soft Synthesizer S-YXG50
program group will be created.
5. To check that the Yamaha Soft Sythesizer is installed successfully, from
Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.The Yamaha Soft
Sythesizer S-YXG50should be displayed. To run the application, see section
5.2 - Running Yamaha Soft Synthesizer S-YXG50.