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Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started................................................................1
1.1 Unpacking the WinFast 4Xsound...............................................2
1.2 Package Contents .....................................................................2
1.3 System Requirements ...............................................................2
1.4 Important Safety Instructions.....................................................3
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation .....................................................5
2.1 Card Layout...............................................................................5
2.2 Connector and Jumper setting information................................6
Chapter 3 Software Installation ......................................................7
3.1 DOS Installation.........................................................................7
3.2 Windows 95/98 Installation........................................................7
3.3 Windows 95/98 Un-installation ..................................................8
3.4 Windows NT 4.0 Installation......................................................8
Chapter 4 Windows Application ...................................................11
4.1 Introduction..............................................................................11
4.2 MIDI Player, Wave Player, and CD Player ..............................12
4.3 System Mixer...........................................................................12
4.4 MP3 Player..............................................................................14
Chapter 5 The 4-Speaker System .................................................15
5.1 The Speaker Installation..........................................................15
5.2 The Positions Of The Speakers...............................................15
5.3 The Mixer Setup ......................................................................15
5.4 The Demo................................................................................16
5.4.1 Optical Fiber Application in CMI8738 SPDIF-OUT (MD/Sound
Card/MP3 Player Setup)..........................................................16
5.4.2 The application program setup ................................................17
5.4.3 CMI8738 SPDIF-IN..................................................................20
5.4.4 Loopback (bypass) mode setup...............................................22
Appendix A. Limited Warranty ..........................................................24
Appendix B. FCC Statement..............................................................24
Appendix C. Calling for Technical Support......................................25
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Getting Started 1
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Game and MIDI Interface
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
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2.2 Connector and Jumper setting information
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Game/MIDI Connect with joystick or devices that use MIDI interface
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