SIIG 04-0501A User Manual

SoundWave 7.1 PCI

Quick Installation Guide

Introducing the SoundWave 7.1 PCI

The SoundWave 7.1 PCI transforms your PC into a home
theater system with multi-channel surround sound.

Features

• Compliant with PCI revision 2.2 and PC99
specification

• Supports 24-bit/96KHz playback, 16-bit/48KHz
recording

• S/PDIF transmitter supports 44.1/48/96KHz
sampling rate and 16-/24-bit resolution

• HRTF-based 3D positional audio supporting
DirectSound 3D, EAX and A3D interfaces

• Supports multi-channel output to 2, 4, 6 (5.1), 8
(7.1) speakers

• Supports most industrial standards of PC 3D sound
for gaming

System Requirements

• Pentium® II 266 MHz (PIII 800 MHz recommended)
or equivalent PC with an available PCI slot

• Windows® 2000 / XP (32-/64-bit) / Server 2003
(32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-/64-bit)

• 64 MB system memory

• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

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Package Contents

• SoundWave 7.1 PCI

• Software CD (Xear 3D)

• Quick Installation Guide

Layout

Aux-in CD-in

PC speaker-in

Optical In/Out

CD-S/PDIF-in

Figure 1: Layout

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Line In

Mic In

Front Out

*

Rear Out

*

Surround Out

*

Center/Subwoofer

*

S/PDIF Out

Figure 2: External Connectors

*Note: Must use all four connectors to get the full

7.1 surround sound.

External Connectors

Line In (Blue):

This is a stereo line-level input that can be used to
record into an audio recording program.

Mic In (pink):

The mic input allows you to connect a mono microphone
for recording, videophone or voice recognition
applications.

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Front Out (green):

This jack should connect to powered left and right
speakers located to the left and right of your computer
monitor. If you have a two speakers stereo setup, this is
the jack to use. You can also plug a pair of stereo
headphones into this jack.

Rear Out (black):

This line-level output should be connected to powered
Left and Right Surround speakers. These speakers
should located to your left and right sides, behind your
head.

Surround Out (black):

This line-level output connects to powered left and
right center support channel speakers. These speakers
should be located directly to your left and right sides as
you are looking at your computer monitor.

Center/Subwoofer (orange):

This line-level output connects to powered Center and
Subwoofer speakers. The Center channel speakers
should be directly above or below your monitor and the
subwoofer can just go about anywhere it will fit in your
room.

S/PDIF Out:

The Digital Output jack is a S/PDIF Coaxial output you
can use with an RCA cable to connect to a digital
recorder, mixer or surround receiver. A 75 Ohm digital
coaxial cable is required for this type of connection.

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