Encore ENM232-6VIA User Manual

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ENM232-6VIA

5.1 Channel Surround Sound Card

User Manual

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that depicted herein.

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Features

• Theater Quality Surround Sound

• Dynamic Gaming Experience

• Dolby® 5.1 Support

• 24bit/96KHz Playback

• Enjoy MP3s, games, videos and movies with great sound

quality

• Features 5.1 channel digital sound

• Enjoy realistic gaming audio with EAX® technology

• Supports the latest Dolby® DVD 5.1 Ch AC-3 digital codin g

output

• DirectSound™ 3 H W acceleration

Note: EAX® is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. Theater Quality Surround Sound.

Specifications

•

Supports 96K/24 bit playback; 48K/16 bit recording

•

PCI Rev. 2.2 compliant with bus mastering modes

•

Support the latest DVD Dolby® 5.1 Channel Coding Output

•

DAC Data Width - 16bit

•

DirectSound™ 3 HW acceleration

System Requirement

• Available PCI slot

• CD-ROM Drive

• Windows® 8 / 7 / XP; Windows Vista®

• DirectX 8.1 above is required

• Amplified Speakers, Amplifier with Speakers, Headphones

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Package Conten ts

• ENM232-6VIA Surround Sound Card

• Software Driver CD

• User Manual

Hardware & Software Installation

It is recommended that you remove any previously installed sound card and drivers prior to installing the ENM232-6VIA Surround Sound Card to avoid any conflicts. If previously installed drivers are not removed, the ENM232-6VIA Surround Sound Card perhaps not functions properly.

(Note: If your computer has on-board sound you will need to disable it on the motherboard. For more information please see your computer’s documentation or contact your computer’s manufacturer.)

Physical Connections

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The rear panel of the ENM232-6VIA has the following jacks:

1. Line In (blue) – Connect to tape/CD/DVD player, or other audio sources for output mixing and/or recording

2. Mic In (pink) – Connect to microphone

3. Front-Speaker (green) – Output to speakers with amplifier or earphones or audio-in of home stereo

4. Rear-Speaker (black) – Connect to the rear speakers while four/six channel speakers mode is enabl ed

5. Center/Sub-woofer (orange) – Connect to the c enter speaker and sub-woofer while six channel spea kers mode is enabled

Notice: The 4 channel mode is not available on the Windows 8, 7 and Vista.

It also has the following internal connec tion and jumpers:

The Functio n

J10

Analog CD/IN Port(Signals: L-G-G-R)

J11

Analog CD/IN Port(Signals: G-R-G-L)

J12

Aux-in

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Driver Installation

1. Insert the installation CD

into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will automatically appear.

Click the “Software

Driver” button.

3. Follow any on-screen

instructions to complete the software installation.

After driver installation is

complete, please restart your computer in order to use.

Launch the Application Software

The Audio Deck application provides full featured audio utility that allows you adjust audio output, record, sound effect and surround sound. During driver installation, a quick launch icon is placed in the Windows taskbar. Click on following icon to open the Audio Deck control pane.

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1. Click the “Advanced

Control” button.

2. Click the “Channel 6

button”, and then click the “Test” button.

3. Click each speaker from virtual home theater when testing your

speaker connection.

Technical Support

For more information, please check our website:

http://www.encore-usa.com