GWC AA1570 User manual

USB 7.1 channel external sound card
User’s Manual

External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box User’s Manual
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual is designed for use with the External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box. Information in this
document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the
correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
The manufacturer does not make any representations or warranties (implied or otherwise) regarding
the accuracy and completeness of this document and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit
or any commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other
damage.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Always read the safety instructions carefully:
Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.
Keep this equipment away from humidity.
If any of the following situation arises, get the equipment checked by a service technician:
•The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
•The equipment has been dropped and damaged.
•The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
•The equipment has not been working well or you cannot get it to work according to the
User’s Manual.
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part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic or other means, in any form,
without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. Introduction....................................................................................................................1
Features...........................................................................................................................2
Package Contents............................................................................................................2
System Requirements......................................................................................................2
2. Using the Adapter..........................................................................................................3
How to Use YourAudio I/O Devices.................................................................................3
How to Setting 7.1 Surround Sound Speakers.................................................................6
3. Application Software Installation................................................................................15
For Windows XP and Vista only.....................................................................................15
Using Interface and Function Control.............................................................................18
3. Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................28
4. Limitation ……..……………………………………………………………………………….31
5. Specifications...............................................................................................................32
6. Regulatory Compliance...............................................................................................33
FCC Conditions..............................................................................................................33
CE..................................................................................................................................33
WEEE Information..........................................................................................................33
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1. Introduction
1. Introduction
GWC AA1570 USB 7.1 channel external sound card is the easiest way to upgrade your 2 channel
PC/Mac audio to 5.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound! Only need one single USB cable connect to
your PC/Mac, no driver installation necessary!
Enjoy a high-definition surround sound experience with GWC USB 7.1 channel external sound card!
GWC AA1570 can reproduce cinematic 5.1 and 7.1-channel surround sound from high-resolution
DVD-Audio and movies as well as unparalleled realism from the hundreds of existing DirectSound
3D game titles. This amazing external sound card can also connect most popular audio gear
such as microphones, home stereo and A/V receiver by 3.5mm audio cable or S/PDIF cable!
Features
zUpgrade computer audio capability to 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound
zDramatically improve your PC/ Computer/ Notebook audio quality
zAuxiliary inputs for microphone, stereo, and other analog sources
zEasy push button design for quick volume/mute control
zVirtual speaker shifter support
zIndividual speaker volume control
zPlug-and-play operation with Windows OS/ Mac OS default drivers
zFull-duplex playback/recording audio stream without Sound Card in PC
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Package Contents
External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box x1
CD (Driver and User’s Manual included) x1
Quick installation Guide x1
USB Type A to Type B Cable x1
S/PDIF cable(optional) x1
System Requirements
The minimum requirements for the PC are:
zIntel Pentium III or AMD K6 500 CPU above
zAt least 128MB RAM
zAt least 50 MB hard disk space
zPC or Mac with one available USB port
zWindows® 2000, XP , Vista™, Window 7
zMac OS X v10.x or higher
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2. Using the Adapter
2. Using the Adapter
How to Use Your Audio I/O Devices
No external driver installed under OS support of Win Vista, Win 2000, Win XP and Mac.
Simply use a cable line to connect the External USB 7.1 Channel sound box and the
available USB port of your PC or MAC and get the External USB 7.1 Channel Sound Box
effects directly.
Record Mute LED
Power LED
SPDIF-Out
Playback mute
Record mute
USB (Type B)
Volume Up
Volume down
SPDIF-In
Headphone
BS-Out C/B
Mic-In SS-Out
Line-In F-Out
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1. 7.1 Channel Speaker
Plug the speaker cable into the speaker/line-out jack as F-out (Front), SS-out
(Surround), BS-out (Back) and C/B (Center/Subwoofer) on the USB 7.1 Channel
Sound Box.
Notice for Mac users:
The speaker/line-out jack of 7.1 Channel Rear Surround and 7.1 Channel Surround are
F-Out (Front), SS-Out (Back), BS-Out (Surround) and C/B (Center/Subwoofer)
respectively.
2. Microphone
Plug the MONO microphone into the Mic-in jack on the USB Audio Adapter.
3. Stereo Audio Input
Plug the STEREO line into the Line-in jack on the USB Audio Adapter.
4. Headphone
Plug the Headphone line into the headphone jack on the Sound Box.
5. Power LED Indicator: Lights up when powered on; flash when operation.
Record Mute LED Indicator: Lights up for recording muted, lights off for recording
function can be used.
6. To enhance your audio performance, set your audio properties to the full hardware
acceleration and the best sample rate conversion quality.
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Note：
Some USB Host Controller may have problem with data stream package loss, this will
influence output audio data and make some discontinuous sound. But this is very rare.
Sometime, when user plug USB Personal Multi-media Device on PC system and OS
cannot auto change audio device to USB audio; please switch the audio device to USB
audio sound and audio devices properties in control panel.
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How to Setting 7.1 Surround Sound Speakers
On Windows 2000 and XP
Please follow the steps and finished the 7.1 surround sound speakers setting.
My computer > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Volume > Speaker Settings >
Advanced > Speaker setup > 7.1 surround sound speakers.
*Actual strings depend on your operation system. These screen shots are from Windows XP
and might vary slightly for each operation system.
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On Windows Vista
Please kindly follow the steps and finished the 7.1 surround sound speakers setting.
Settings > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Playback > Configure > Speaker setup
> 7.1 surround sound speakers.
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On Mac OS X v10.x or higher
Please kindly follow the steps and finished the 7.1 surround sound speakers setting.
1. Select Go first and then chose Utilities after, keep select Audio MIDI Setup as below
screen.
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2. Under Audio MIDI Setup, open the Audio Devices, and make sure you have chose
USB Sound Device under System Settings and Properties For. Also please check
Audio Output has setting the Format: at 8ch-16bit.
After settings as above, please select Configure Speakers and going to next step.
3. Select Multichannel then chose 7.1 Rear Surround, and now the setting has finished.
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4. Recording Function in SPDIF IN.
After settings as above, please select External SPDIF Interface under source.
5. Please open Audio Recorder, and double click Audio Recorder.
（The Audio Recorder may vary by different System）。
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6. Please click the red circle next to Output File to choose which file you want to save to.
7. Please name the file.
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8. Please click save and the following screen will show up.
9. Please choose USB Sound Device under Recording Audio Device.
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10. Please click Record to start recording.
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3. Application Software Installation
3. Application Software Installation
For Windows XP and Vista only
Notice：This application software allows you have extra functions as Karaoke, microphone
echo, magic voice, key shifting and vocal canceling…etc. Only support on Windows XP and
Vista only.
Connect the adapter first and then follow the procedures below to install the driver.
1. Connect the USB 7.1 Channel Adapter to your USB port of computer first, and insert
provided CD into CD-Rom. You may find the screen pop up as below. You may find the
USB Audio Device screen pop in the notification area as below.
2. Please follow the steps and process the installation.
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3. When the USB Multi-Channel Audio Device screen appears, Click on Next, and you
may find the Setup Status process automatically as below screen.
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4. After USB Multi-Channel Audio Device Driver installation complete, please select Yes,
and reboot the computer to effect the driver install.
5. After reboot and system running up again, a pop-up message will appear in the
notification area indicating the installation is complete. You may click it to open and for
functions control.
*Actual strings depend on your operation system. These screen shots are from Windows XP
and might vary slightly for each operation system.
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