ALS4000 Integrated PCI
Audio Accelerator
User’s Guide
Ver. 1.00
December 09, 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 2 SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................................ 5
CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE DRIVER INSTALLATION
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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Introduction
• High Performance PCI Subsystem Control Logic
• AC-Link Interface
• Built-in ALSFM Synthesizer
• Power Management
• Enhanced normal/digital game port
• ALS4000 Integrated PCI Audio Accelerator fully supports the PCI Plug and
Play standard. Add-in sound cards and motherboard implementations
designed around the ALS4000 Integrated PCI Audio Accelerator are
completely jumper and switch free.
The ALS4000 Integrated PCI Audio Subsystem is a single chip designed
for plug and play specification which minimizes support and installation
issues. This highly-integrated plug and play audio subsystem
incorporates the following functions:
Important Notice
This User’s Guide is intended to assist OEM customers in evaluating
Avance Logic sound products; it is not intended to be the User’s Guide
for the end-user. Avance Logic encourages the development of
documentation based on the information contained herein. For your
convenience, copies of this manual are available on diskette in Microsoft
Word 97. Ask your local Avance Logic sales representative for a copy.
This manual is also available on the Avance Logic Web site at
http://www.avance.com.
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Chapter 2
Specifications
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Hardware/Software Features
• High performance VLSI sound ASIC
• Compatible with DirectSound™, DirectSound3D™, Blaster™, Sound
Blaster Pro™, and Sound Blaster 16 Emulation.
• PC98 Specifications Compliant
• Avance ALSFM Synthesizer
• PCI Power Management Interface(PPMI) Compliant
• PCI Bus Master for PCI Audio/PCI 2.1/2.2 Compliant PCI Interface
• Supports DDMA, Avance Legacy Support for legacy DMAC Emulation
• 64-Voice Wavetable Synthesis w/ DLS-1 Support
• Supports Sound Blaster ADPCM decompression
• 3D Effect Sound
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Built-in Functional Blocks
• High Performance PCI Subsystem Control Logic
• AC-Link Interface
• Built-in ALSFM Synthesizer
• PPMI Power Management
• Enhanced normal & digital game port
• 3D Effect Sound
Enhanced Normal & Digital Game Port Support
16-Bit Full-duplex for Concurrent Recording and Playback
Single Crystal Operation(14.318Mhz)
5.0V Digital/Analog Mode
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Control logic is built into the ALS4000 to support the following functions:
• Audio Input
· CD-ROM Audio
· Line In
· Microphone
· PC Speaker In
• Audio Output
· Stereo Line-Out
• Game/MIDI Port
· External MIDI input and output
· Joystick input and MIDI connector
Software Support
• Windows 3.1
• Windows 95/98
• Windows NT 3.51/4.0/5.0
Compatibility
Applications
• Windows Sound System
• All DOS-based games
• Adlib
• All Sound Blaster Pro applications
• All Sound Blaster 16 applications
• Yamaha OPL3 FM Synthesizer
• Yamaha OPL4 Wavetable Synthesizer
• MPU-401 UART MIDI
• 16-bit stereo sound cards
• PC motherboard based sound systems
• MIDI controller
• Enhanced Game port support
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Emulation
• Sound Blaster Pro™
• Sound Blaster 16™
• Sound Blaster ADPCM
• MPU-401 UART MIDI interface
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Chapter 3
Hardware
Installation
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Evaluation Sound Card
AS9802 Sound Card Description
• PCI Plug and Play design
• Game/MIDI port
• Audio inputs from:
· ATAPI IDE CD-ROM audio
· Microphone
· Line In
• Audio Outputs to:
· Stereo Line Out
Input/Output Connections
Phonejacks, connectors, and headers are used to connect other devices to
the sound cards. A phonejack is a single hole receptacle for a phoneplug
and headers and connectors are multi-hole receptacles for multi-pin
plugs. The Line Out, Line In, and Microphone In connections are
phonejacks, the Game/MIDI Port is a D-shell 15-pin connector, and the
CD-ROM audio, and external controller connections are headers of various sizes.
Line Out -
amplified/amplified outputs for the left and right stereo channels. Nonamplified output is for attaching powered speakers or an external audio
amplifier.
Line In -
devices such as a cassette, Digital Audio Tape, or Minidisc players for
playback, mixing, or recording.
Mic In -
microphone for live audio input for playback, mixing, or recording.
Game/MIDI Port -
joystick for game interaction or to attach an external MIDI device for
playback, mixing, or recording.
ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM Audio -
Audio connector is used to connect the audio cable from either an
ATAPI IDE or Sony CD-ROM drive for playback, mixing, and
recording.
The Line In phonejack is used to attach monaural or stereo
The Microphone In phonejack is used to attach a monaural
The Line Out phonejack provides the non-
The Game/MIDI Port connector is used to attach a
The ATAP I IDE/S ony C D-ROM
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Sound Card Installation
1. Power off the system and all peripheral devices. Unplug all power cords from the
power utility outlets.
2. Momentarily touch the chassis of the system unit with your bare hand to
discharge any static electricity.
3. Remove the cover from the system unit.
4. Locate a free PCI expansion slot and remove its cover plate. Retain the screw.
5. Carefully remove the sound card from the anti-static envelope and install it into
the expansion slot.
6. Secure the sound card with the screw removed earlier.
Mitsumi CD-ROM Audi o -
used to connect the audio cable from a Mitsumi CD-ROM drive for
playback, mixing, or recording. Only one of the two CD-ROM audio
connectors may be used at a time.
The Mitsumi CD-ROM Audio connector is
7. Attach any CD-ROM Audio to the sound card.
8. Replace the system unit cover.
9. Attach all external devices to the sound card as shown below.
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I/O Addresses
Note: If anything is connected to the Game/MIDI Port on the sound card, nothing
can be connected to any other Game/MIDI Port connector on the system.
10. Plug all power cords into power utility outlets.
11. Power on the system and install the appropriate software driver. Refer to
Software Driver Installation in Chapter 4 for instructions on installing the
software driver.
The following table shows the addresses occupied by the devices
supported by the sound system designs.
I/O Address Range Devices
200H, 201H Game Port
220H to 22FH Audio Interface
330H to 331H MPU-401 UART MIDI Interface
PC Motherboard Settings
388H to 38FH FM Music Synthesizer
All of the sound cards and sound system designs based on the ALS4000
Integrated PCI Audio Subsystems are completely compatible with the
PCI Plug and Play interface. No jumpers or switch settings are required.
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AS9802 Design
Stereo
Line-out
Line-in
Mic-in
7805
1308
CD-Audio Connectors
ALS4000
Specification:
Item Specification
System Requirements
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An 80386 computer or higher with an EGA
or VGA card installed(VGA recommended)
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5 MB of hard disk space
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An unused PCI expansion slot
Input/Output Connectors
"
Game/MIDI Port
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Stereo Line Out
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Line In
"
Mic In
"
ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM Audio
Card Size 80mm by 120mm
Raw Card Stock Standard thickness with two layer planes
Bus Connector PCI
Operating Temperature 0 to 70
0
C
Storage Temperature -50 to 1250 C
Operating Humidity 15 to 90%
Storage Humidity 0 to 90%
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Chapter 4
Software Driver
Installation
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Software Applications Supported
Applications CD/Diskette Names
Windows 3.1
Windows 95
Windows NT 3.51/4.0/5.0
Windows 98
DOS
ALS4000 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers
and Utilities
ALS4000 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers
and Utilities
ALS4000 Windows NT 3.51/4.0/5.0 Drivers
ALS4000 Windows 98 WDM Drivers
ALS4000 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers
and Utilities
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Software Driver Installation
Windows 3.1
1. Start Windows 3.1.
2. Insert the ALS4000 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities” CD
into CD-ROM drive D: (or E:).
3. Select [Run] from the Program Manager File menu and type D(or E): setup on
the command line.
4. A Welcome dialog box will appear, Click [Next] to continue the installation.
5. A Choose Destination Location dialog box will appear. Click [Next] in the
Choose Destination dialog box to install the ALS4000 sound driver to the default
directory or click on Browse if you want to install to a different directory.
6. Setup will automatically create a folder and icons for the sound application.
7. A Modifying AUTOEXEC.BAT dialog box will appear and Click on [Next] to
DOS
accept the default to “ Let Setup modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT. file”.
8. A Configuration Panel dialog box will appear for the first time installation and
please check each hardware settings and make changes according to hardware
installed and also if you do not hear music at tests.
9. Click on [Finish]. Setup will configure the hardware settings. Refer to the Setup
Utility Program in the next chapter to configure your sound card.
10. After the configuration is complete, remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.
1. Install the ALS4000 sound card (see “Sound Card Installation” in Chapter 3.)
Insert the “ALS4000 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities” CD
into CD-ROM drive D: (or E:).
2. If Windows 3.1 is running, exit the application.
3. At the C:\> prompt, type d: (or e: ) and press the Enter key. At the D:(or E)\>
prompt, type DOSINST.EXE and press the Enter key.
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4. The Avance Sound Chip Installation Program screen will be displayed showing
the following defaults:
Avance software copy to: C:\ALS4K
System boot up drive: C:\
• To make changes to the defaults, select the parameter with the Up/Down
Arrow keys and press the Enter key. Then change the parameter and press
the Enter key again to accept the change.
• When satisfied with the new parameters or to accept the defaults, select
“accept the above” with the Up/Down Arrow keys and press the Enter key.
5. The installation of the Avance Logic software drivers will now begin.
6. When all of the files are copied to the fixed disk, installation program will automatically update the autoexec.bat, and the apconfig.exe utility will automatically
start. Use the instructions given in “Setup Utility Program” on the next page to
set up the ALS4000 sound card.
Windows 95
7. When the installation and setup are complete, remove the CD from the CD-ROM
drive.
1. Power on the system and when the “New Hardware Found” window comes up,
Click [OK] to accept the default. Select “Driver from disk provided by hardware
manufacturer.”
2. Click on [OK] when the “Install From Disk” dialog box appears.
3. Insert the “ALS4000 DOS/Windows 3.1/Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities” CD
into CD-ROM drive, select the correct directory and click on [OK]. Windows 95
will automatically copy all of the needed files and configure the ALS4000 sound
card.
4. The sound application is included on this CD and you have the option of
installing it now. If you do not need to install the application, remove the CD
from the drive and skip procedures 5 thru 10.
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5. Select [Run] from the start menu, a Run dialog box appears:
6. Type X:\setup (X is the drive where driver exist) and Click on [OK].
7. Click [Next] in the Welcome dialog box.
8. A Choose Destination dialog box will appears, Click [Next] to install the sound
driver to the default directory or click on Browse if you want to install to a
different directory.
9. Windows will automatically create a folder and icon for the sound application.
10. Click [Finish].The installation is complete.
11. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.
Windows NT 3.51/4.0
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2.
3.
4.
Ensure that ALS4000 is installed properly and power on the system.
Insert the ‘ALS4000 Windows NT Drivers and Utilities’ CD into CD-ROM
drive. Go to [Control Panel/Multimedia/Device/Add] and choose [OK] for
‘Avance Logic, Inc. Sound Chip’.
While installing, “Driver Exists” warning message will appear and ask whether
to keep the old ‘midimap.cfg’ or [re-install]. Please select [re-install] or else
MIDI will not function properly.
Configure proper I/O’s and DMA’s if necessary as they appear on screen.
5.
Re-boot system and remove driver diskette before driver will take into effect.
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Windows 98 WDM
1. After installing ALS4000 sound card into the PCI slot of your computer and then
powering up the system, Windows 98 will prompt user with a “New Hardware
Found” dialog box for ALS4000 sound card is a Plug and Play device. To install
the ALS4000 driver, select your hard drive or any other drive location which the
driver database exists under.
2. Insert the “ALS4000 Windows98 WDM Driver and Utilities” diskette or CD
into the appropriate drive and select the drive from the prompted dialog box and
click on
logical devices on board automatically.
3. Install the ALSRACK media player by running the SETUP.EXE file (included
in the “ALS4000 Windows98 WDM Driver and Utilities” disk) from the
Windows 98
Group with the ALSRACK utility icon.
Setup Utility Program
NEXT
. Windows98 will copy all the necessary files and set up all the
START MENU|RUN
AVCONFIG.EXE
. This will create the Avance Sound Program
This utility is used to set up the ALS4000 sound card. It is automatically
started when the Avance Logic software drivers are first installed in a
DOS or Windows 3.1 application. It should be re-run anytime the system
hardware configuration is changed or a change to the ALS4000 sound
card configuration is desired. The apconfig.exe utility resides in the
directory into which the Avance Logic software drivers were stored.
To run the apconfig.exe utility, perform the following:
1. If Windows 3.1 is running, exit the application and at the C:\> prompt, set the
current directory to the directory containing the avconfig.exe utility (ALS4K
was the default directory at installation time), type avconfig.exe, and then press
the Enter key to execute the utility.
2. The ALS4000 Sound Chip Configuration Program screen will be displayed. Use
the Tab, Space, Enter, Down Arrow, and ESC keys and/or the mouse to select
and set options in menus, to move between menus, and to make and set changes
to values.
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3. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, the SB16 configuration screen
showing the I/O port, DMA, and IRQ settings will be displayed, and the default
settings are: I/O Port: 220, DMA1: 1, IRQ: 5. Select and set any changes or
accept the defaults.
4. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “MPU401” to configure
the external MIDI. The Enable/Disable box can be selected by using mouse or
[space] key. If the external MIDI is enabled, the I/O port and IRQ settings will be
displayed and can be changed by mouse or [down arrow] key. The default
settings are: I/O Port: 330 and IRQ: 9. Select and set any changes or accept the
defaults.
5. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “ADLIB” to configure
the OPL3. The Enable/Disable box can be selected by using mouse or
[space] key.
6. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “Game Port” to
configure the game port. The Enable/Disable box can be selected by using mouse
7. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, select “Set Volume”. The
8. In the Sound Chip Configuration Program menu, 8-Bit Sound/16-Bit Sound/FM
9. When satisfied with the operation of the ALS4000 sound card, select [OK] to
Trouble Shooting
or [space] key.
Setting Volume screen will be displayed. Make and set any changes or accept the
existing settings and return to the Main Menu.
Music box will be displayed. Select each box and verify the correct operation of
the ALS4000 sound card. Follow the instructions given for each mode. If the
sound card does not operate correctly in any mode, reconfigure it by rerunning
this procedure.
exit the utility.
The ALS4000 sound card is designed to run trouble free once it is
installed and set up. Most problems will be encountered during
installation and setup or will be encountered later when something is
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Problems in DOS
1. Problem: No sound when playing a DOS game
Cause: There may be a conflict in the SB16 settings.
Solution: Rerun the apconfig.exe utility and try another Port, DMA, or
Problems in Windows 3.1
1. Problem: There is no “Sound” or “MIDI Sequencer” item in the Device
changed in the system. The following are descriptions of and solutions
for the more common problems that you may encounter. Please review
these problems before requesting technical assistance.
IRQ address.
pull-down menu in the Media Player or the alsrack.exe
application does not work.
Cause: The MIDI software driver may not be loaded. Check the
system.ini file for the following lines. If any are missing,
perform the steps outlined in the Solution. If all are present, call
for technical assistance.
[boot]
drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll
[drivers]
Wave=avsndsys.drv
Aux= avsndsys.drv
Mixer= avsndsys.drv
Midi=avsndsys.drv
[386Enh]
device= avsndsys.386
Solution: Run the avconfig.exe utility in its entirety.
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FCC Notice
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses,
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
1. Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded interconnect cables must be employed with this equipment to
insure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this
device.
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Technical Support
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Avance Logic
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following 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.
Avance Logic, Inc. is committed to providing the best technical support
possible for our products. Our technical support team is standing by to
assist you in any way that they can. To better serve you, may we suggest
that you review our WWW site before requesting assistance. Answers to
frequently asked questions (http://www.realtek.com.tw/cp/faq.htm) and
the latest information are posted there for your convenience.
Avance Logic, Inc.
Technical Support
3F, No.56, Wu-Kung 6 Road, Wu-Ku Industrial Park
Taipei Hsien, Taiwan(R.O.C.)
Tel : 886- 2-2980098
FAX: 886-2-2980094
FTP site: ftp://ftp.realtek.com.tw/pub/avance/SOUND
WWW site: http://www.realtek.com.tw
Telephone Hours
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Closed Holidays
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