Sega Saturn sound box User Manual
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SEGA SATURN
Sound Box
User’s Manual
Doc. # ST-193-091394
SEGA
© 1994 SEGA. All rights reserved.
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REFERENCES
In translating/creating this document, certain technical words and/or phrases were
interpreted with the assistance of the technical literature listed below.
1. KenKyusha New Japanese-English Dictionary
1974 Edition
2. Nelson's Japanese-English Character Dictionary
2nd revised version
3. Microsoft Computer Dictionary
4. Japanese-English Computer Terms Dictionary
Nichigai Associates
4th version
History
Version 1: (September 7, 1994)
• New version to be used with the Sound Box
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Preface
This manual describes the functions and uses of the SEGA SATURN Sound
Box made by SEGA Enterprises, Ltd. This manual has been adapted to the
SEGA SATURN Sound Box. The Sound Box product and product
specifications may change without notification. For more information about
specifications, inquiries can be made to the Support Centers listed in section
4.1
Terminology
Some of the terms used in this manual are explained below.
Sound Box
The abbreviated term for the SEGA SATURN sound box. It is the device or
mechanism for the SEGA SATURN Game Machine sound development. In
addition to having functions equal to those of the sound custom chip used in
the SEGA SATURN, sound development environment function has been
added to enable more efficient development.
Sound Development Environment
The environment for developing game sounds is loaded on to a sound board.
The functions below can be used in developing sounds.
• SCSP function
• Sound board control CPU MC68EC000
• On-board emulator function
• Sound development environment function
Sound Board
This board is for providing a sound development environment. A circuit for
realizing a sound development environment function is loaded on the board.
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Table of Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................(i)
Terminology...........................................................................................(i)
List of Figures...................................................................................................(iv)
List of Tables.....................................................................................................(iv)
Chapter 1 Appearance........................................................................................1
1.1 Appearance and Names of Each Part.............................................2
Front View .......................................................................................2
Rear View.........................................................................................3
Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installation (Setup).............................................5
2.1 Unpacking and Checking Accessories...........................................6
2.2 Sound Box Installation Method .....................................................7
Installation Environment.............................................................7
2.3 Power ON/OFF...................................................................................8
Connecting the AC Cable ..............................................................8
Power ON .........................................................................................8
Power OFF ........................................................................................8
Chapter 3 Description of Parts..........................................................................9
3.1 Panel Switches..................................................................................10
Reset Switch...................................................................................10
Sound Monitor Switch................................................................11
3.2 Sound Development Environment Relationship...................12
Connector Names.........................................................................12
SCSI ID Setting...............................................................................13
How to Set the SCSI ID ................................................................14
Chapter 4 Customer Support Service...........................................................15
4.1 Customer Support Service.............................................................16
Index.....................................................................................................................17
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List of Figures
(Chapter 1 Appearance)
Figure 1.1 Sound Box Front View.......................................................2
Figure 1.2 Sound Box Rear View.........................................................3
(Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installation)
Figure 2.1 List of Package Contents .....................................................6
(Chapter 3 Description of Parts)
Figure 3.1 Panel Switch Names .........................................................10
Figure 3.2 Sound Connector Names.................................................12
Figure 3.3 Sound SCSI ID Set Switch Position................................13
Figure 3.4 Removing the Sound Box Cover...................................14
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List of Tables
(Chapter 3 Description of Parts)
Table 3.1 Sound SCSI ID Settings.......................................................13
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