Ht omega Eclaro User manual

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permission of HT OMEGA, Inc.

eClaro® and HT OMEGAlogo are trademarks of HT OMEGA, Inc. C-Media, the C-Media logo and Xear

3D are trademarks of C-media Electronics Inc. Dolby, Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Virtual

Speaker and Dolby Headphone are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS Connect, DTS Interactive

and DTS: NEOPC are trademarks of Digital Theater System, Inc. DTS is a registered trademark of

Digital Theater System, Inc. EAX and A3D are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. Microsoft,

DirectSound3D, Microsoft Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company and

product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Dolby Digital RTCE driver is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license from DTS, Inc. U.S. Pat. No's. 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380;

5,978,762; 6,487,535 and other U.S. and world-wide patents issued and pending. DTS CONNECT,

DTS INTERACTIVE and DTS NEO:PC are trademarks of DTS, Inc. DTS is a registered trademark of

ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

The product described in this manual has been developed and produced by HT OMEGA, Inc. The

information furnished in this document is provided for the customers’ reference. However, HT OMEGA,

Inc. assumes no liability for any incidental, consequential and certain other damages that arise out of or

relating in any way to the software or hardware device.

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Table of Contents

1. Instruction ............................................. 4

2. Features Overview ................................. 5

3. Installing H/W, S/W, and Speakers ....... 6

3.1 eClaro Hardware ..........................................................................................................6

3.2 eClaro Installation and Speaker Setup. ........................................................................9

3.3 eClaro Software.......................................................................................................... 11

4. Using Audio Driver ............................... 13

4.1 eClaro Software Control Panel...................................................................................13

4.2 Main Setting...............................................................................................................14

4.3 Mixer/Volume.............................................................................................................23

4.4 Sound Effects .............................................................................................................25

4.5 Magic VoiceTM and Karaoke ......................................................................................26

4.6 FlexBassTM .................................................................................................................27

4.7 Look for Information..................................................................................................28

5. FAQ & Troubleshooting......................... 29

6. Support / Contact................................. 31

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1. Introduction

Thanks for choosing an HT OMEGA audio solution!

eClaro’s Xear3DTM technology maximum supports for all kinds of applications. With

this manual, users can quickly take advantage of these great features to enjoy

amazing sound quality.

-Support DS3DTM

-Magic VoiceTM

-7.1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIFTER

-2-Speaker Virtual Theater

-Headphone output for Personal

Theater

-Environment Emulation

-Environment Sizes

-10-Band Equalizer

DVD Movies

Games

music

(MP3/CD)

Xear3D Features for All Applications

-Magic VoiceTM

-Microphone Echo Effect

Messenger/

Karaoke/

VOIP

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What’s in the box?

You should have received the following with your eClaro:

eClaro soundcard

Drivers/Applications CD

Fiber Optical Digital Cable

Headphone extension cable

Analog Input/Outputs D_SUB cable.

Additional Bracket for low profile

This manual

Specifications

(1) Sound Processor

C-Media CMI8788/PCI-8ch Chipset

Integrated S/PDIF Optical and 2pin Digital Output

24-bit/192kHz Stereo ADC

Full-duplex ultra high 24-bit/192kHz DACs

(2) Interface

PCI Express x1

Independent high performance headphone output connector.

Enhanced design on microphone input level circuit.

High quality Analog Inputs and Outputs by D_SUB cable..

Onboard Optical and 2pin digital Output

Front Panel Audio supports: 10pin connector (Intel AC97 Front Panel Audio

Compliant) for Front Panel Audio of PC case. With the front panel audio

enabled, users can connect a second microphone without any reduction of

input signal level.

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2. Features Overview

The following is an overview of the features of the eClaro. The eClaro driver supports

recent generation multi-channel digital functions and the following key features:

C-Media Xear 3D™ 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter technology

C-Media FlexBass™ – configurable LFE channel crossover frequency (from

50 to 250Hz)

C-Media Magic Voice™, For disguising voice in online chatting

C-Media’s unique Karaoke functions: Microphone Echo, 10-band EQ, 27

global reverberation environments

Supports 3D sound for PC gaming by DirectSound™

Support up to 7.1 CH audio playback

System Requirements (Minimum)

Genuine Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or equivalent AMD® processor

256 MB RAM

Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Available PCI Express X1 slot for the audio card

A headphone or 2channel amplified speakers (available separately)

500 MB of free hard disk space

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation from CD

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3. Installing H/W, S/W, and Speakers

3.1 eClaro Hardware

(1) Connectors

①OPTICAL Digital Output connector: Connects to external digital devices like

AV receivers, decoders or digital speaker systems. High quality Optical S/PDIF

output transmits PCM digital audio. Also allows pass-through of Non-PCM signal

like Dolby® Digital and DTS® stream to external DD/DTS decoder and A/V

receivers.

②Headphone (3.5mm Stereo-jack): Connects to a headphone only. This output

is linked to Front channel.

NOTE: When user connects a headphone to the headphone output connector,

all analog outputs can be muted automatically. This feature can be turned on or

off through the front headphone detect jumper.

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NOTE: Please DO NOT connect active speakers to the headphone output

connector of sound card.

③Analog I/O multi-channel in/outputs connector: D-SUB connector for

Microphone Input, Line Input and 8 ch outputs.

④Front Panel detection: When a headphone is inserted into the Front Panel

Audio or headphone output connector of sound card, all analog outputs from

D-SUB cable will be muted. If you need to enable/disable this feature, change

jumper as below.

Turn off detection (Factory Default)

Turn on detection

Note: eClaro allows automatic muting of analog speakers when headphones are

connected to the Front Panel Audio or headphone connector of the card

itself. This feature can be turned on or off using the jumper settings. When

enabled, it is possible that some electrical noise maybe heard briefly through the

speakers if the headphones are removed during audio playback. For this

reason, it is recommended that all audio playback be momentarily paused before

removing headphones. (Only applicable if auto-mute function is enabled).

⑤Front Panel Audio (10 Pin Header): Connects to the Front Panel Audio Cable of

your PC case.

Pin 1 –MIC, Pin 2 –Ground, Pin 5 - Front Right, Pin 9 - Front Left.

Pin 3,4,6,7,8 and10 are not available

Note: When user connects headphones to the Front Panel Audio, all analog

outputs can be muted automatically. This feature can be turned on or off through

the front headphone detect jumper.

⑥Swappable OP amp connector: eClaro provides swappable opamp socket for

Front Channel and Headphone output. The socket uses dual DIP type.

⑦S/PDIF Output (2Pin digital out): Connects to external digital input device such

as a digital receiver or HDMI VGA card which has 2pin digital input.

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(2) D_SUB cable

①MIC IN (Pink colored): Connects to external condenser or dynamic microphone

for voice input. OPAMP controlled preamp circuits on board provide increased

MIC input gain.

②LINE IN (Blue colored): Connects to external analog line-level sources, such as

CD players, MP3 players, MD players, TV card's internal line output and other

analog stereo output devices.

③FRONT (Green colored): Connects to Front input on powered analog speakers

or an external amplifier.

④SIDE SURROUND (Black colored) Connects to Rear (or side surround) input

on amplifier or powered multi-channel analog speakers.

⑤CENTER/S.WOOFER (Orange colored): Connects to Center/Sub-Woofer

inputs on amplifier or powered multi-channel analog speakers.

⑥BACK SOURROUND (Gray colored): Connects back surround input on

powered multi-channel analog speakers, an external multi-channel amplifier in

7.1 channel analog playback modes.

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3.2 eClaro Installation and Speaker Setup.

(1) Installing eClaro to main board.

Before installing the eClaro card, we recommend that you disable onboard audio

device in main board BIOS setting, and uninstall any other sound cards on PC to

avoid conflicts.

①Turn off PC.

②Open the PC case

③Insert eClaro to empty PCI Expressx1 slot.

④Secure sound card.

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(2) Installing Speaker.

Note: Please do not touch sound card during operation. eClaro contains highly

sensitive integrated circuit (IC) chips that protect against damage from static

electricity. These circuits generate heat during operation.

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3.3 eClaro Software

Please disable any existing PCI or onboard sound/audio devices (may need to

disable in BIOS) and remove the associated software and drivers before

installing "eClaro" to avoid potential device and/or driver conflicts. Drivers and

applications can be removed through the “Add or Remove Programs”menu in

Windows Control Panel.

(1) Installing the drivers and software

①Turn on PC. Windows will automatically detect new hardware-Multimedia

Audio Controller and prompt the Found New Hardware Wizard. Click the Cancel

button to end this process.

②Insert installation CD into the CD/DVD drive. Installation CD will launch

automatically only if the Auto-Insert Notification option is enabled for your CD/DVD

drive. If the installation menu does not appear after inserting the installation CD into

your CD/DVD drive, browse to the drive letter that contains the installation CD and

double-click on the CD/DVD drive icon to explore it. Search for and run

"SETUP.EXE" and proceed to the next step.

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③When the installation menu appears, select "Next". Follow the instructions that

appear during the installation selecting the options that best match your audio setup.

④When prompted, reboot the system. Wait a few minutes for the installation to

complete. The wait time will vary depending on the speed of your PC. Please wait

for the system to reboot to properly complete the installation.

(4) TO UNINSTALL "eClaro" drivers and softwares

①Open the Windows Control Panel (Start => Settings => Control Panel).

②Open the Add/Remove Programs (or Programs & Features) applet. Select "HT

OMEGA Claro" and click on the "Change/Remove" button to the lower right of the

screen.

③To complete the uninstall process, Windows needs to be restarted. Select Yes, I

want restart my computer now then press Finish. (Please do not skip restart

now before installing updated driver)

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4. Using Audio Driver

4.1 eClaro Software Control Panel

This is C-Media’s 3D audio control panel that allows the user to manage all audio

configurations. After finishing the installation of the driver and rebooting the system,

the audio control panel will be available through two locations:

1.Left-Click the icon in the system tray in the bottom-right of your screen. You can also

right click the icon to access the audio-related menu.

2. Double-click “HT OMEGA Claro” icon in Windows “Control Panel”.

(Start=>Setting=>Control Panel)

Main Control Program icon on Control Panel

Or you can find it in Control Panel >All Control Panel Items and View by Small Icons

under VISTA and Windows7. There you can find HTO CLARO icon.

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4.2 Main Setting

Xear3D Claro control panel is the graphic interface for eClaro driver. You can control

all features of the eClaro on this control panel. The following pictures show a basic

overview of the eClaro. The Xear3D control panel has Main Setting, Mixer, Effect,

Karaoke/Magic Voice, FlexBass and Information tabs.

eClaro Main Setting for XP

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eClaro Main Setting for VISTA and Windows7

(1) Analog Output select mode

This part can let user to select analog and digital output mode. There are 5 types

analog output modes: Headphone, 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Output Mode.

(2) Digital Output select mode

Digital output mode is configured to define which format will be out by S/PDIF

interface. There are a total 7 digital output modes: Dolby Digital Live/ DTS

Interactive/ Digital audio 44.1K/ 48K/ 96K/ 192K/ SPDIF In Loopback.

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Dolby Digital Live--- Audio data will be encoded toAC-3 5.1 format and output

via S/PDIF out

DTS Interactive--- Audio data will be encoded to DTS cinema 5.1 bit stream

format and output via S/PDIF out

Digtal Audio 44.1 KHz---S/PDIF out with 44.1KHz sample rate

Digtal Audio 48 KHz---S/PDIF out with 48KHz sample rate

Digtal Audio 96 KHz---S/PDIF out with 96KHz sample rate

Digtal Audio 192 KHz---S/PDIF out with 192KHz sample rate

NOTE: When Dolby Digital Live or DTS Interactive is enabled the analog outputs

will be turned off automatically to prevent interference.

NOTE: Windows VISTA and Windows7 driver provides S/PDIF Output mode

separately. You can choose PCM, Dolby Digital Live, DTS:Interactive on

S/PDIF Output.

(3) DSP Mode

This button switches the DSP vision function on or off. When DSP mode us turned on

the visual function menu will be displayed. When DSP is off, the standard speaker

mode will be displayed.

There are a total 5 selectable DSP modes. C-Media 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter /

Dolby ProLogic IIx / Dolby Headphone (only exist when Headphone on speaker

mode setup) / Dolby Virtual Speaker (only exist when 2CH on speaker mode)/ DTS

NEO:PC (exclusive with Dolby ProLogic IIx).

C-Media 7.1Virtual

Speaker shifter

Dolby ProLogic IIx

Dolby Headphone

Dolby Virtual Speaker

DTS NEO:PC

NOTE: Dolby Headphone will be shown at Headphone Mode ofAnalog Output under

Windows VISTA and Windows7.

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(4) Individual DSP control

Audio DSP allows adjustments to the settings of the corresponding DSP. The DSP

can be divided into categories: Input Processor for stereo audio source and Output

Processor.

1. Dolby feature process in C-Media driver:

DOLBY FEATURE PROCESS

2. DTS feature process in C-Media driver:

The C-Media Oxygen HD driver allows a range of different processing options for

stereo/ 5.1/ 7.1 channel audio.

DTS FEATURE PROCESS

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3. Dolby Pro Logic IIx Mode

Dolby Pro Logic IIx

○

1Center Width Control

○

2Reset balance button

○

3Dimension Control

○

4Music mode / Cinema mode select, 1 and 2 only can be adjusted under Music

mode

○

5Panorama Control, this is tested by measuring the output levels of the Left /

Right surround channel when turned on and off

4. Dolby Headphone Mode

Dolby Headphone

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1Reference Room Emulation

○

2Livelier Room Emulation

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3Larger Room Emulation

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5. Dolby Virtual Speaker

Dolby Virtual Speaker

○

1Reference Room Mode

○

2Wide Mode

6. DTS NEO:PC

DTS NEO:PC

○

110 degrees Center Width Control

○

2Reset balance button

○

3Dimension Control

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4Music mode / Cinema mode select, 1 and 2 only can be adjusted under Music

mode

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7. C-Media SPEAKER SHIFTER

SPEAKER SHIFTER

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1Volume Control: Increase / decrease the volume of all channels by 1 dB.

○

2Auto Rotation Mode: The virtual speakers will rotate clockwise or

counterclockwise slowly. For example, if clockwise is selected:



T=0

T=0.25 sec

T= 1 sec

○

3Manually Rotation Mode: Use mouse to rotate the virtual speakers on the

screen manually.

○

4Free Moving Mode: Use pointer and click-and-drag to move the location of

individual virtual speakers / virtual listener.

○

5Reset: Reset the location of virtual speakers / virtual listener to default.

○

6Virtual Speaker: Each virtual speaker virtualizes one channel of the 7.1

channel speakers in the real world.

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7Virtual Listener: The virtual listener virtualizes your position in the real world.

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8Volume indicator for each channel.

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