TerraTec Audio Center User manual

TERRATEC Audio Center
High Definition Audio Device
User Manual
Rev. 1.2 January, 29th 2013

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Table of Contents
Revision History..................................................................................2
Chapter 1: Installing the Software Package ................... 4
1.1 Installation ............................................................................ 4
1.2 Un-Installation....................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: TERRATEC Audio Center ...............................10
2.0 Open TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe Device Software CPL.................. 10
2.1 TERRATEC Audio Center Function Introduction............................. 14
2.1.1 Default Device selected ....................................................14
2.1.2 Master Volume / Mute & Un-Mute ........................................16
2.1.3 Function Pop Menu ..........................................................17
2.1.4 Xear 3D EX....................................................................18
2.1.5 Xear Pro (ASIO) ..............................................................19
2.1.6 Function Page Area..........................................................20
2.1.7 Audio Status Panel ..........................................................21
2.1.8 Profile Panel .................................................................22
2.2 Speaker-Output Device function page........................................ 23
2.2.1 Volume control Page ........................................................24
2.2.2 Speaker Settings Page ......................................................25
2.2.3 Sample Rate Page ...........................................................26
2.2.4 Equalizer .....................................................................27
2.2.5.1 Environment Effect......................................................28
2.2.6 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter.................................................29
2.2.7 Flex Bass II ...................................................................30
2.2.8 Xear SingFX...................................................................32
2.2.9 Xear Surround Speaker .....................................................33

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2.2.10 Xear Audio Brilliant ........................................................34
2.2.11 Xear Dynamic Bass .........................................................35
2.2.12 Xear Smart Volume ........................................................36
2.2.13 Xear Voice Clarity..........................................................37
2.2.14 Xear Surround Max.........................................................38
2.3 SPDIF-Out Device function introduction ..................................... 39
2.3.1 Volume control Page ........................................................40
2.3.2 Sample Rate Page ...........................................................41
2.4 Mic-in Device function introduction .......................................... 42
2.4.1 Volume control Page ........................................................43
2.4.2 Sample Rate Page ...........................................................44
2.4.3 Xear SingFX Page ............................................................45
2.4.4 Microphone Boost Page .....................................................46
2.4.5 Noise Reduction Page .......................................................47
2.5 Line-In Device function introduction ......................................... 48
2.5.1 Volume control Page ........................................................48
2.6.2 Sample Rate Page ...........................................................49
2.6 SPDIF-In Device function introduction ....................................... 50
2.6.1 Volume control Page ........................................................50
2.6.2 Sample Rate Page ...........................................................51
2.7 Stereo Mix Device function introduction .................................... 52
2.7.1 Volume control Page ........................................................52
2.7.2 Sample Rate Page ...........................................................53
2.8 Information Page Introduction ................................................. 54
2.9 Tray Icon Function Introduction ............................................... 55
Appendix A - Multi-Lingual Supporting List ...................61

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Chapter 1: Installing the Software Package
Insert TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe driver CD. Double click the setup.exe file, if auto run is
disabled. Press “Cancel” if you want to quit installation.
1.1 Installation
Start Driver installing, you can see a welcome window, please press “Next”button to next
step, press “Cancel” if you want to quit installation as following diagram.
Notice:
Ensure that you have plug-in the PCI-E audio card before installing
TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe Audio Device driver. Otherwise, driver installation error
may occur.
Before installing/Uninstalling, you should close all audio programs to avoid the
driver installation failed.

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Click on the “Install”button to start installing.
If you see a dialog as below, please press “OK” and then shut-down your PC, and check
your TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe was plug-in property or not.
Start to copy necessary files and install driver and CPL.

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Before go to the restart confirmation window, there is a message box to advise customer
that they need to restart PC to make the function be effective.
Restart confirmation and click finish button to complete installing.

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1.2 Un-Installation
Double click the “Programs/Uninstall a program” item from Windows Control Panel.
Select “TERRATEC Audio Center”item, and then click “Uninstall” button.
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Start uninstalling process.
Before Uninstalling, you should close all audio programs to avoid the driver installation
failed.
Click “Next” button to start remove…

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Double confirmation
Starting remove…
Uninstall driver successfully, it is recommend restarting your computer to completely re-
move driver.

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Chapter 2: TERRATEC Audio Center
2.0 Open TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe Device Software CPL
After the driver installing and rebooting, you will find the TERRATEC Audio Center icon on the
system tray bar.
You are able to open the TERRATEC Audio Center by double-clicking on the icon as fol-
lowing diagram.
Win7/Vista Tray Icon
When you open the TERRATEC Audio Center firstly, you can see a message as below, you
can get the information about how getting start to use TERRATEC Audio Center.
If you don’t want to see this window next time, you can click on the “Don’t show this mes-
sage again” option.