C-Media CMI8738 User manual

C-Media CMI8738 5.1 Channel
PCI Sound Card
User Manual
Ver. 3.00
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Features
Full-duplex playback and recording. Built-in 16-bit CODEC
Support Microsoft® DirectSound™. Also support earphones,
2/4/6 channel speaker mode
Downloadable Wave Table Synthesizer, supporting Direct
Music®
PCI Rev. 2.1 compliant with bus mastering modes
ACPI compliant power down management
Support Windows® 2000, XP/2003/Vista/7 (32/64 bit)
System Requirements
Pentium-class computer with one available PCI slot
Windows® 2000, XP/2003/Vista/7 (32/64 bit)
DirectX 8.1 above is required
Package Contents
1 x C-Media CMI8738 5.1 Channel PCI Sound Card
1 x Driver CD
1 x User Manual
Note: Contents may vary depending on the market/country.

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Hardware Installation
It is recommended that you remove any previously installed sound card
and drivers prior to installing this 5.1 Channel PCI Sound Card to
avoid any conflicts. If previously installed drivers are not removed, this
5.1 Channel PCI Sound Card perhaps not function properly. (Note: If
your computer has on-board sound you will need to disable it on the
motherboard. For more information please see your computer’s
documentation or contact your computer’s manufacturer.)
Driver Installation
For Windows® 2000, XP/2003/Vista/7 (32/64 bit)
1. Place the Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Click the Start
button on the taskbar and click Run. Type “D:\SOUND\
CMedia8738\Setup.exe”. (Assuming you have placed the CD in
CD-ROM drive labeled as D).
2. Follow any on-screen instructions to complete the software
installation.
3. Restart your system.
4. Once you have rebooted the computer, this 5.1 Channel PCI
Sound card is ready to be used.

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Physical Connections
The rear panel of this 5.1 Channel PCI Sound Card has the following
jacks:
1. Line In (blue) – Connect to tape/CD/DVD player, or other audio
sources for output mixing and/or recording
2. Mic In (pink) – Connect to microphone
3. Front-Speaker (green) – Output to speakers with amplifier or
earphones or audio-in of home stereo
4. Rear-Speaker (black) – Connect to the rear speakers while
four/six channel speakers mode is enabled
5. Center/Sub-woofer (orange) – Connect to the center speaker

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and sub-woofer while six channel speakers mode is enabled
This 5.1 Channel PCI Sound Card also has the following internal
connection and jumpers:
TheFunction
J1 Analog CD/IN Port(Signals: L-G-G-R)
J2 Analog CD/IN Port(Signals: G-R-G-L)
J3 Aux-in
JP1&JP2
1-2 close Center/Bass channel in normal mode
2-3 close Center/Bass channel in inverse mode