HT Omega eClaro User Manual

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Table of Contents

1. Instruction ............................................. 4

2. Features Overview ................................. 5

3. Installing H/W, S/W, and Speakers ....... 6

3.1 eClaro Hardware .......................................................................................................... 6

3.2 eClaro Installation and Speaker Setup. ........................................................................ 9

3.3 eClaro Software .......................................................................................................... 11

4. Using Audio Driver ............................... 13

4.1 eClaro Software Control Panel ................................................................................... 13

4.2 Main Setting ............................................................................................................... 14

4.3 Mixer/Volume ............................................................................................................. 23

4.4 Sound Effects ............................................................................................................. 25

4.5 Magic VoiceTM and Karaoke ...................................................................................... 26

4.6 FlexBassTM ................................................................................................................. 27

4.7 Look for Information .................................................................................................. 28

5. FAQ & Troubleshooting ......................... 29

6. Support / Contact................................. 31

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1. Introduction

Thanks for choosing an HT OMEGA audio solution! eClaro’s Xear3D

TM

technology maximum supports for all kinds of applications. With this manual, users can quickly take advantage of these great features to enjoy amazing sound quality.

- Support DS3D

TM

- Magic Voice

TM

- 7.1 Virtual SPEAKER SHIFTER

- 2-Speaker Virtual Theater

- Headphone output for Personal

Theater

- Environment Emulation

- Environment Sizes

- 10-Band Equalizer

DVD Movies

Games

music

(MP3/CD)

Xear3D Features for All Applications

- Magic Voice

TM

- Microphone Echo Effect

Messenger/ Karaoke/ VOIP

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What’s in the box?

You should have received the following with your eClaro:

 eClaro soundcard  Drivers/Applications CD  Fiber Optical Digital Cable  Headphone extension cable  Analog Input/Outputs D_SUB cable.  Additional Bracket for low profile  This manual

Specifications

(1) Sound Processor

 C-Media CMI8788/PCI-8ch Chipset  Integrated S/PDIF Optical and 2pin Digital Output  24-bit/192kHz Stereo ADC  Full-duplex ultra high 24-bit/192kHz DACs

(2) Interface

 PCI Express x1  Independent high performance headphone output connector.  Enhanced design on microphone input level circuit.  High quality Analog Inputs and Outputs by D_SUB cable..  Onboard Optical and 2pin digital Output  Front Panel Audio supports: 10pin connector (Intel AC97 Front Panel Audio

Compliant) for Front Panel Audio of PC case. With the front panel audio enabled, users can connect a second microphone without any reduction of input signal level.

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2. Features Overview

The following is an overview of the features of the eClaro. The eClaro driver supports recent generation multi-channel digital functions and the following key features:

 C-Media Xear 3D™ 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter technology  C-Media FlexBass™ – configurable LFE channel crossover frequency (from

50 to 250Hz)

 C-Media Magic Voice™, For disguising voice in online chatting  C-Media’s unique Karaoke functions: Microphone Echo, 10-band EQ, 27

global reverberation environments

 Supports 3D sound for PC gaming by DirectSound™  Support up to 7.1 CH audio playback

System Requirements (Minimum)

 Genuine Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or equivalent AMD® processor  256 MB RAM  Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (SP1)  Available PCI Express X1 slot for the audio card  A headphone or 2channel amplified speakers (available separately)  500 MB of free hard disk space  CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation from CD

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3. Installing H/W, S/W, and Speakers

3.1 eClaro Hardware

(1) Connectors

① OPTICAL Digital Output connector: Connects to external digital devices like

AV receivers, decoders or digital speaker systems. High quality Optical S/PDIF output transmits PCM digital audio. Also allows pass-through of Non-PCM signal like Dolby® Digital and DTS® stream to external DD/DTS decoder and A/V receivers.

② Headphone (3.5mm Stereo-jack): Connects to a headphone only. This output

is linked to Front channel.

NOTE: When user connects a headphone to the headphone output connector, all analog outputs can be muted automatically. This feature can be turned on or off through the front headphone detect jumper.

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NOTE: Please DO NOT connect active speakers to the headphone output connector of sound card.

③ Analog I/O multi-channel in/outputs connector: D-SUB connector for

Microphone Input, Line Input and 8 ch outputs.

④ Front Panel detection: When a headphone is inserted into the Front Panel

Audio or headphone output connector of sound card, all analog outputs from D-SUB cable will be muted. If you need to enable/disable this feature, change jumper as below.

Turn off detection (Factory Default)

Turn on detection

Note: eClaro allows automatic muting of analog speakers when headphones are connected to the Front Panel Audio or headphone connector of the card itself. This feature can be turned on or off using the jumper settings. When enabled, it is possible that some electrical noise maybe heard briefly through the speakers if the headphones are removed during audio playback. For this reason, it is recommended that all audio playback be momentarily paused before removing headphones. (Only applicable if auto-mute function is enabled).

⑤ Front Panel Audio (10 Pin Header): Connects to the Front Panel Audio Cable of

your PC case. Pin 1 – MIC, Pin 2 – Ground, Pin 5 - Front Right, Pin 9 - Front Left. Pin 3,4,6,7,8 and10 are not available

Note: When user connects headphones to the Front Panel Audio, all analog

outputs can be muted automatically. This feature can be turned on or off through

the front headphone detect jumper.

⑥ Swappable OP amp connector: eClaro provides swappable opamp socket for

Front Channel and Headphone output. The socket uses dual DIP type.

⑦ S/PDIF Output (2Pin digital out): Connects to external digital input device such

as a digital receiver or HDMI VGA card which has 2pin digital input.

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(2) D_SUB cable

① MIC IN (Pink colored): Connects to external condenser or dynamic microphone

for voice input. OPAMP controlled preamp circuits on board provide increased

MIC input gain.

② LINE IN (Blue colored): Connects to external analog line-level sources, such as

CD players, MP3 players, MD players, TV card's internal line output and other

analog stereo output devices.

③ FRONT (Green colored): Connects to Front input on powered analog speakers

or an external amplifier.

④ SIDE SURROUND (Black colored) Connects to Rear (or side surround) input

on amplifier or powered multi-channel analog speakers.

⑤ CENTER/S.WOOFER (Orange colored): Connects to Center/Sub-Woofer

inputs on amplifier or powered multi-channel analog speakers.

⑥ BACK SOURROUND (Gray colored): Connects back surround input on

powered multi-channel analog speakers, an external multi-channel amplifier in

7.1 channel analog playback modes.

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3.2 eClaro Installation and Speaker Setup.

(1) Installing eClaro to main board.

Before installing the eClaro card, we recommend that you disable onboard audio device in main board BIOS setting, and uninstall any other sound cards on PC to avoid conflicts.

① Turn off PC. ② Open the PC case ③ Insert eClaro to empty PCI Expressx1 slot.

④ Secure sound card.

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(2) Installing Speaker.

Note: Please do not touch sound card during operation. eClaro contains highly

sensitive integrated circuit (IC) chips that protect against damage from static electricity. These circuits generate heat during operation.

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