SIIG SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP User manual

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SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP
Quick Installation Guide
04-0456A
Introducing the SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP
The SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP transforms your PC into a
high-definition 5.1 channel surround sound home
theater system.
Key Features and Benefits
• Compliant with AC'97 rev. 2.3 and PCI 2.2
specifications
• Supports 24-bit/96kHz digital and 20-bit/48kHz
analog connections
• Supports Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital EX
surround sound, EAX 1.0, 2.0, A3d 1.0 and
DirectSound3D
• HRTF-based 3D positional audio, supporting
DirectSound and A3D interface
• Digital out: S/PDIF (Toslink)
• Universal PCI interface enables this board to be
installed into PCI-X slots
• PerfectaudioupgradeforDVDplayback,listening
to MP3 or other music, gaming and more!
System Requirements
• Pentium III or equivalent PC with an available PCI
or PCI-X slot
• Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

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PackageContents
•SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP
• G9 DIN cable
• Spare standard height bracket
• Software CD and Quick Installation Guide
Layout
Figure 1: Layout
Aux-In
CD-In
Figure 2: G9 DIN Cable Connection
Line-In
Mic
Front (red)
Rear (white)
Center/Subwoofer
(yellow)
Headphones (green)
G9 DIN
Digital Out
(Toslink)
S/PDIF Out

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Audio Connectors
MIC
This connector provides microphone-in function.
LINE In
This connector provides analog line-in function.
Optical Digital Out (Toslink)
Optical Digital (S/PDIF) output via Toslink to Digital
5.1 surround sound speakers.
CD-In (internal)
This connector can be used to attach a CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM audio cable (cable not included).
Aux-In (internal)
This connector can be used to connect a second
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM or other audio output devices.
Audio cable not included.
S/PDIF Out (internal)
Digital output 2-pin connector for connecting to audio
input devices. Audio cable not included.
Front Out (red)
This connector provides front source output, or you can
connect one set of stereo speakers.
Rear Out (white)
This connector provides rear surround sound output.
Center/Subwoofer Out (yellow)
This connector provides center and subwoofer (LFE)
sound source output.
Headphone (green)
Thisconnectorcanbeusedto connectstereoheadphones.

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Hardware Installation
General instructions for installing the card are provided
below. Since the design of computer cases and
motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference
manual for further information, if needed.
Caution: Static Electricity Discharge may permanently
damage your system. To avoid possible static electricity
discharge during the installation, please follow the
guidelines below:
• Discharge any static electricity build up in your
body by touching a large grounded metal surface
or the computer’s case (if plugged in), for a few
seconds.
• During the installation, avoid contact with internal
parts. Handle cards only by their external edges.
1. Turn OFF the power to your computer.
2. Unplug the power cord and remove your
computer's cover.
3. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot.
4. Carefully align the card to the selected PCI slot,
push the board down firmly, but gently, until it is
well seated.
5. Replace the slot bracket's holding screw to secure
the card.
6. Connect one end of the audio cable from your
CD/DVD-ROM to the CD-In on the soundcard.
7. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the
power cord.
8. Make your speaker and device connections, then
complete the driver installation on the next pages.

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Driver Installation
Windows 2000
1. Boot up Windows, at the Add New Hardware
Wizard, click Cancel, then insert the driver CD.
2. Click Start, Run, type D:\32bit\setup.exe, then
click OK. (Change D: to match the drive letter of
your CD-ROM)
3. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
4. At the Select Components screen, select Install
Envy24 Family Audio Device Driver, then click
Next.
5. At the Choose Destination screen, click Next.
6. SelecttherestartWindows option,thenclickFinish.
Windows XP/Server 2003
1. Boot up Windows, at the Found New Hardware
Wizard, click Cancel, then insert the driver CD.
2. Click Start, Run, type D:\32bit\setup.exe, then
click OK. (Change D: to match the drive letter of
your CD-ROM)
3. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
4. At the Select Components screen, select Install
Envy24 Family Audio Device Driver, then click
Next.
5. At the Choose Destination screen, click Next.
6. If prompted, at the Hardware Installation box,
click Continue Anyway, otherwise go directly to
step 7.
7. SelecttherestartWindows option,thenclickFinish.

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Windows XP x64/Server 2003 x64
1. Boot up Windows, at the Found New Hardware
Wizard, click Cancel, then insert the driver CD.
2. Click Start, Run, type D:\64bit\setup.exe, then
click OK. (Change D: to match the drive letter of
your CD-ROM)
3. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
4. At the Select Components screen, select Install
Envy24 Family Audio Device Driver, then click
Next.
5. At the Choose Destination screen, click Next.
6. SelecttherestartWindows option,thenclickFinish.
Verify Successful Installation
1. Right click My Computer, then click Manage.
Click Device Manager.
2. Double-click Sound, video and game controllers:
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Envy24 Family
Audio Controller WDM should be displayed.
Windows XP x64/Server 2003 x64: Envy24 Family
Audio Controller WDM 64bits should be
displayed.
Uninstalling the Soundcard Driver
If you want to uninstall the driver from the system, it's
best to do so before removing the card from the system
using the setup program that you also used when
installing the driver, however, at the appropriate time
select Uninstall Envy24 Family Audio Device Driver
and follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the
driver.

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Enable Windows Audio
Systems that do not have a sound card previously
installed may need to enable Windows Audio support
after installing the SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP.
Windows XP/Server 2003
1. Click Start, Control Panel, Sounds and Audio
Devices.
2. At the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties box
check Enable Windows Audio, then click OK.
3. Click Yes to restart Windows.
Sounds and Multimedia Properties Audio
Configuration
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
1. Click on the Start button:
For Windows 2000: Click Settings, Control Panel,
Sounds and Multimedia (double click if at the
Control Panel window).
ForWindowsXP/Server 2003: ClickControlPanel,
Sounds and Audio Devices.
2. Click the Audio tab.
3. In the Sound Playback and Sound Recording drop
down box, select Envy24 Family Audio (WDM).
4. Click OK to save the changes.
Enable Digital CD Playback
1. Right click My Computer, click Manage, then
click Device Manager.

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2. Double-click DVD/CD-ROM drives,then double
click your DVD or CD-ROM drive, then click the
Properties tab.
3. Check Enable digital CD Audio for this
CD-ROM device, then click OK.
4. If prompted, restart Windows. Otherwise, your
CD-ROM device is ready for use.
Audio Deck
Audio Deck is an easy to use, full featured audio utility
that allows you to adjust audio outputs, recording,
sound effects and surround sound support to match
your taste and mood. During driver installation, a
quick launch icon is placed in the taskbar by the system
clock. Click on the icon to open the Audio Deck control
panel.
Control Panel
S/PDIF Control
Playback
Recording
Information
Advanced Controls
Speaker
Change Channel
Sound Effects
Close
Stereo Link
Mute
Master Volume
Control

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• S/PDIF Control: Sets Digital output signal source
• Speaker: Sets the volume for the various speakers
• Playback:Adjuststhevolume of each output device
• Recording: Selects the recording source and
controls it's recording level
• Sound Effects: Includes Equalizer with 4 presets
and you can customize your own settings,
QXpander, Environments. This tab appears only
after selecting Immezio 3D Effects Enable in the
Advanced Controls window. Important: Sound
Effectsnotsupported in Windows XP x64 and Windows
Server 2003 x64
• Advanced Controls: Sets sound parameters for the
soundcard
• Information: System and driver information is
displayed here
• Change Channel: Displays the current channel
mode. Click any button to access Channel Setup to
change channel mode
• Master Volume Control: Adjusts the system
volume of the left and right channels
• Stereo Link: Adjusts the left and right channels
individually
• Mute: Turns the system sound On/Off
immediately
• Close: Click here to close the Control Panel

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• S/PDIF Out Enable: Turns ON/OFF the Optical
Digital Out
• AC3 or PCM auto select (48kHz): With this setting
all of the digital sources (wave, midi) are played
over the digital output. This setting is also used
when you want to send encoded AC3 streams to an
external decoder
• AC3 Only (48 kHz): This setting is only used when
you want to send encoded AC3 streams to an
external encoder.
• PCM Only: This setting is only for digital sources
(wave,MIDI),which are played over digitaloutput
S/PDIF Control

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Speaker
Here you can set the volume for the various speakers.
All speakers can be muted by clicking the check button
above the speaker icon.
Playback
Here you can adjust the playback settings for various
resources.
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• Wave: Sets the volume for WAV sound (WAV,
MP3, WMA)
• SW Synth: Sets the volume for MIDI sound from
software synthesizer

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• CD Player: Sets the volume for analog output of
the CD/DVD-ROM
• MIC: Sets the volume for microphone playback
• Line In: Sets the volume for analog playback of
LineInsound (no playback through Digital Optical
Out)
• CD In: Sets the volume for analog output of CD In
• Wave Table: Sets the volume for MIDI sound from
wavetable daughter board (not included)
• Aux: Sets the playback volume for Aux In
• PCM SPDIF: Sets the volume for S/PDIF Out
Recording
In the recording menu you can choose which source the
sound card will use to record.
• SourceColumn:Setthe volume for recording signal
which the user has selected
• DCRemove:Reduces interference when recording
through the microphone.
• 20dB boost: Increases the sensitivity of the
microphone by 20dB
Source Column

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Sound Effects
This panel is enable by selecting Immezio 3D Effect
Enable in Advanced Controls (not supported in 64-bit
Windows).
• Equalizer: Set the volume of different frequencies
independently
• Preset: Select from the pre-configured equalizer
settings
• QXpander: Adjusting the sound expanding effect
• Environmental Modeling: Select different
environment effect models
Advanced Controls
In the advanced controls menu you can set system
parameters for the SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP.

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• Speaker Test: Tests the position of your 2, 4 or 6
channel speaker system. Click on a speaker icon
and you will hear a short note. Speaker test works
with speakers connected into the G9 DIN audio
connector only. Speaker Test not intended for
Optical S/PDIF or surround sound speakers
operating through a digital decoder box
• Channel Setup: Click on the desired icon to change
the speaker mode. The active mode will display to
the left of the menu.
• Language: Select Auto, English or Chinese
• Center/LFE Swap: Swap center speaker and sub-
woofer speaker outputs
• Stereo Expander: This setting duplicates the front
channel stereo sound to the other surround sound
channels
• Emmezio 3D Effects Enable: Offers 3D audio for
computer games or musical playback in
multi-channelmode. Important: Immezio 3D Effects
notsupported in Windows XPx64 andWindows Server
2003 x64
Speaker Test
Speaker TestChannel Setup

Technical Support and Warranty
QUESTIONS? SIIG’s Online Support has answers!
Simply visit our website at www.siig.com and click on Support.
Our online support database is updated daily with new drivers
and solutions. Answers to your questions could be just a few clicks
away. Youcanalsosubmitquestionsonlineandoneofour technical
support analysts will promptly respond.
Thisproduct comeswitha 5-yearmanufacturer warranty. Pleasesee
SIIGwebsiteformorewarrantydetails. If youshould happento have
any problems with this product, follow the procedures below.
A) If it is within the store's return policy period, please return the
product to the store where you purchased from.
B) If your purchase has passed the store's return policy period,
please follow these steps to have the product repaired or replaced.
Step 1: Submit your RMA request.
Go to www.siig.com, click Support, then RMA to submit a
request to SIIG RMA. If the product is determined to be
defective,an RMAnumberwillbeissued. SIIG RMAdepartment
can also be reached at [phone].
Step 2: After obtaining an RMA number, ship the product.
•Properlypackthe product for shipping. All software,cable(s)
andanyotheraccessories that came with the original package
must be included.
•Clearly write your RMA number on the top of the returned
package. SIIGwill refuse to acceptanyshippingpackage, and
will not be responsible for a product returned without an
RMA number posted on the outside of the shipping carton.
•Youareresponsible for the cost of shipping. Ship the product
to the following address:
SIIG, Inc.
6078 Stewart Avenue
Fremont, CA 94538
RMA #:
•SIIG will ship the repaired or replaced product via Ground
in the U.S. and International Economy outside of the U.S. at
no cost to the customer.

SoundWave5.1PCI-LPis atrademark ofSIIG, Inc.
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April, 2007 Copyright ©2007 by SIIG, Inc. All rights reserved.
PRODUCT NAME
SoundWave 5.1 PCI-LP
FCC RULES: TESTED TO COMPLY WITH FCC PART 15, CLASS
B OPERATING ENVIRONMENT: FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
FCCCOMPLIANCESTATEMENT:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR
PRODUCT COMPLIANCE
SIIG, Inc.
6078 Stewart Ave.
Fremont, CA 94538-3152
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