AOpen AW-870LP User Manual

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FCC

: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device

pursuant to Part 15 of Federal Communication Commission (FCC) rules.

: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council

Directive on the approximation of the law of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EEC) according to EN 55022 class B.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against frequency interface in residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Cobra AW-870LP Sound Card

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User’s Guide

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. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna . Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver . Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected to

CAUTION !!!

The Federal Communication Commission warns the user that changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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Chapter 1 – Cobra AW-870LP Introduction ............................................................................................. - 1 -

1.1 - Overview .......................................................................................................................... - 1 -

1.2 - Features ........................................................................................................................... - 1 -

1.3 - System Requirements........................................................................................................ - 1 -

1.4 –Software Boundle .............................................................................................................. - 2 -

Chapter 2 – Hardware Installation ......................................................................................................... - 2 -

Chapter 3 – Driver Installation............................................................................................................... - 3 -

3.1 – Auto Run for Windows

3.2 - Installing the Sound Card Driver under Windows

3.3 - Installing the Sound Card Driver under Windows

3.4 - Uninstalling the Sound Card Driver under Windows

Chapter 4 – Xear 3D™ Introduction ....................................................................................................... - 4 -

4.1 – “Main Setting” in C-Media’s 3D audio control panel ............................................................. - 5 -

4.2 - “Mixer” in C-Media’s 3D audio control panel ........................................................................ - 6 -

4.3 - “Sound Effects” in C-Media’s 3D audio control panel............................................................ - 8 -

4.4 - “Magic Voice™ and Karaoke” in C-Media’s 3D audio control panel......................................... - 9 -

Chapter 5 – FAQ & Trouble Shooting.....................................................................................................- 10 -

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AOpen Cobra AW-870LP 7.1 Channel Sound Card is designed delicately for gamers, DVD movie fans, music enthusiasts, DJs, and even professional musicians. This sound card allows digital/analog recording with 48K/16bit and playback with 96K/24bit parameters at a low signal-to-noise ratio (-100dB). Through S/PDIF output, it can deliver 24bit/96K high-definition 5.1 Dolby Surround EX/DTS ES DVD soundtracks and audio stream to external receiver satisfying audio enthusiasts and pioneers. Being compatible with various industrial standards for gaming such as EAX™ 1.0&2.0, A3D™ 1.0, Direct Sound™ 3D powered by Sensaura provide enthusiastic gamers breathtaking sound experience in gaming.

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- C-Meida CMI8768 7.1 Channel Integrated Sound Chip

- Support Sound Output to 7.1 / 5.1 / 4 / 2 Speakers

- Support 96K/24bit Playback; 48K/16bit Recording

- Support One Optial S/PDIF Output

- Bundled with Low_Profile Bracket

- 32bit PCI Bus Master, PCI 2.2 compliant

- DirectSound™ 3D HW Acceleration

- Support most industrial standards of PC 3D sound for gaming, including EAX™1.0&2.0, A3D™ 1.0, and

DirectSound™ 3D SW

- Support the latest Dolby

- Sensaura

ZoomFX, MacroFX, etc.

- Unique Karaoke Functionality: Mic Echo, Key-Shifting, Vocal Cencellation

- Interesting Magic Voice™ Feature to Change Users’ Voice Tone for IP Phone, Online Games, and

Messenger Applications

- C-Media Xear 3D™ 7.1 Virtual Speaker SHIFTER Technology

- Support 10-Band Equalizer with 12 Preset Models; 27 Global Environment Effects

CRL3D HRTF 3D engine, AOpen Cobra AW-870LP can

CRL3D HRTF 3D Positional Sound Enhancement with Multi-Drive 7.1, EnvironmentFX,

Digital EX and DTS® ES 6.1/7.1CH DVD soundtrack playback

Digital/DTS®, or 6.1/7.1 Dolby® Digital

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- One free PCI 2.1 or 2.2 compatible slot on MB

- Intel Pentium

- 64MB System Memory

- 20MB Free HDD Space

- Microsoft

7.1CH support)

- CD-ROM Drive (or DVD-ROM Drive Recommended)

II 266MHz or AMD K6 500MHz or higher CPU

Windows XP / 2000 / Me / 98SE (Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or above is requried in ME for

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- Media Rack Player, Play 3D Demo and Rockwar Game bundled with C-Media Driver

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AOpen Cobra AW-870LP 7.1 Channel Sound Card is shipped in an anti-static plastic pouch to protect it from static electricity. Please do not open the pouch before you install the card.

Before you start, please make sure that Windows XP/2000/Me or 98SE has been installed in your system and running properly. Please follow the following steps carefully while installing your sound card.

Step 01: Turn off the computer power and disconnect all power cords. Step 02: Refer to your computer user’s manual and remove the computer cover. Step 03: Plug the Sound Card into any free 32-bit expansion PCI slot of the computer. Step 04: Connect the audio cable to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Step 05: Put the computer cover on and reconnect all power cords.

You can connect various types of audio equipment, such as speakers, headphones, CD player and so on, to the sound card through its back panel jacks. The following figure shows the port design of the sound card bracket and also illustrate how to connecting your audio devices to the sound card.

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Auto Run for Windows

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Step 01: Insert the Multimedia Software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Step 02: Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation.

If Auto Run can’t be used with your computer, please refer to each Windows as follows……

Installing the Sound Card Driver under Windows

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We recommend you to install Microsoft® Windows® Me/2000/XP before you install this PCI sound card, and ensure you didn’t install any other sound card device drivers in your current system.

Step 01: After hardware installation has been finished, power up your computer and wait for

Windows

Step 02: The message box will show “Found New Hardware Wizard” Click “Cancel”. Step 03: Insert the Step 04: Click “Start” at Windows bottom left corner. Step 05: Select “Run”. Step 06: Key in the drive and path for driver installation program; for example, “D:\ SETUP.EXE”.

(If Drive D is your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive).

Step 07: Click “OK” to start the driver installation procedure, and follow the on-screen instructions to

finish the installation.

Step 08: When the driver has been installed, please restart your computer.

Installing the Sound Card Driver under Windows

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Step 01: After hardware installation has been finished, power up your computer and wait for

Windows

Step 02: The message box will show “Add New Hardware Wizard” and “This Wizard searches for new

drivers for PCI Multimedia Audio Device”. Click “Cancel”.

Step 03: Insert the Step 04: Click “Start” at Windows bottom left corner. Step 05: Select “Run”. Step 06: Key in the drive and path for driver installation program; for example, “D:\ SETUP.EXE”.

(If your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive is D)

Step 07: Click “OK” to start the driver installation procedure Step 08: When the screen will show “System Files Requirement” message box, Please Key in the path

for Windows 98SE CD, Click “Continue” and follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation.

Step 09: When the driver has been installed, please restart your computer.

Uninstalling the Sound Card Driver under Windows

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Step 01: Click “Start”. Step 02: Select “Settings”.

Me/2000 /XP to boot up.

Multimedia Software

98SE to boot up.

Multimedia Software

XP/2000/Me/98SE

XP/2000/Me

into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.

98SE

CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.

XP/2000/Me/98SE

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