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VIA HD Audio Adeck
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VIA Technologies M2N-CM DVI, M3A78 - Motherboard - ATX, M2N68, M2N68-VM - Motherboard - Micro ATX, M3A78-CM - Motherboard - Micro ATX User Manual

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User Guide
VT1708A VIA HD Audio Adeck For Windows 2000, Windows XP & Server 2003
Jun 13 2007 Revision 1.1e
Revision History
Rev Date Initial Note
1.1e Jun.13.07 PW Initial public release
Table of Contents
Revision History....................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................... 3
List of Figures.......................................................................................................................... 4
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 5
System Requirement ................................................................................................................ 6
Display Mode........................................................................................................................... 7
Simple Mode.................................................................................................................... 7
Full Mode......................................................................................................................... 8
Panel Detail............................................................................................................................. 9
Top Panel ........................................................................................................................ 9
Bottom Panel................................................................................................................. 10
Configuration Panels ..................................................................................................... 11
Speaker Configuration Panel.................................................................................... 11
Mixer Configuration Panel........................................................................................ 13
Effects Configuration Panel...................................................................................... 16
Jack Configuration Panel ......................................................................................... 18
S/PDIF Configuration Panel..................................................................................... 21
Tool Tips ............................................................................................................................... 24
Task Bar ............................................................................................................................... 25
Magic 5.1.............................................................................................................................. 26
System Information Panel ....................................................................................... 22
List of Figures
Figure 1 - Simple Mode Adeck ................................................................................................... 7
Figure 2 - Full Mode Adeck ........................................................................................................8
Figure 3 - Top Panel ................................................................................................................. 9
Figure 4 - Speaker Configuration Panel ..................................................................................... 11
Figure 5 – Speaker Configuration Panel with Independent Headphone Enabled .............................. 11
Figure 6 - Headphone Volume Setting in Speaker Control Panel ................................................... 12
Figure 7 - Mixer Configuration Panel -- Playback Device Setting ................................................... 13
Figure 8 - Mixer Configuration Panel - Recording Device Setting................................................... 14
Figure 9 - Mixer Configuration Panel - Headphone ...................................................................... 14
Figure 10 - Mixer Configuration Panel - Front Microphone............................................................ 15
Figure 11 - Effects Configuration Panel - Equalizer...................................................................... 16
Figure 12 - Equalizer Setting with Smooth Slider Disabled........................................................... 16
Figure 13 - Equalizer Setting with Smooth Slider Enabled............................................................ 16
Figure 14 – Effects Configuration Panel – Bass Management........................................................ 17
Figure 15 – Jack Configuration Panel – Back Panel ..................................................................... 18
Figure 16 - Jack Configuration Panel – Front Panel ..................................................................... 18
Figure 17 - Jack Configuration Panel – Jack Detect Event Occur ................................................... 19
Figure 18 - Jack Configuration Panel - Headphone Configuration .................................................. 20
Figure 19 – S/PDIF Configuration Panel – S/PDIF Out................................................................. 21
Figure 20 – S/PDIF Configuration Panel – S/PDIF In ................................................................... 21
Figure 21 - System Information Panel....................................................................................... 22
Figure 22 - Hot Key Configuration Panel.................................................................................... 22
Figure 23 - Hot Key - Set Volume with Hot Key.......................................................................... 23
Figure 24 - Tool Tip ................................................................................................................ 24
Figure 25 – Task Bar Icon for Adeck ......................................................................................... 25
Figure 26 – Task Bar Icon with Right Click................................................................................. 25
Figure 27 – Magic 5.1 – Switching to 4 Channel ......................................................................... 26
Figure 28 – Magic 5.1 – Switching to 6 Channel ......................................................................... 27
Introduction
Audio Deck (Adeck) is a Windows based program which co-works with the VIA HD Audio driver and the VIA HD Audio chip. With the advanced audio control interface, users can make the best use of the VIA Audio chip and create powerful customized sound environments. The main features of Adeck include:
Supports various sound enhancement settings with detailed user customization Supports active jack detection Supports jack Function configuration Supports configurations for independent headphone and re-direct headphone Supports set sampling rate of S/PDIF input/output device Supports hot Keys Supports multi-language Supports speaker testing Supports multi-device selection for playback and recording
System Requirement
Adeck only supports the VIA HD audio chip series with VIA HD audio driver installed.
Minimum System Requirement
Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz or above Minimum of 256MB of RAM Minimum of 10MB of available hard disk space Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 or above
Recommended System Requirement
Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz or above 512MB of RAM or above Microsoft Window XP Professional Service Pack 2 with DirectX 9.0C
Display Mode
Simple Mode
Once Adeck has been launched, the panel will be displayed in the center of windows desktop. The Adeck system is initialized using the simple mode (see Figure 1). In this mode, the user only has limited control and audio information. The basic controls include: master volume and mute. The basic audio information includes: peak meter, number of channels, S/PDIF out status or sound effect status, etc.
Figure 1 - Simple Mode Adeck
If the user needs to control the sound effects in detail, he can click on the buttons located on the lower part of the panel. These buttons are labeled: Speaker, Mixer, Effect, Jack, S/PDIF and Info. When any of the buttons are activated, the Adeck system will enter full mode for detailed control. To exit Adeck, the user can simply click on the Power button.
Full Mode
In the full mode, the bottom part of Adeck expands. Depending upon the button that was selected, different panels will be displayed in the expanded portion. Figure 2 shows an example of Adeck in Full Mode.
Figure 2 - Full Mode Adeck
Panel Detail
Adeck consists of two parts; A top and bottom panel. In the simple mode, only the top panel will be fully shown. In the full mode, both the top and bottom panel will be fully expanded.
Top Panel
The top panel consists of several parts as shown in Figure 3.
Volume control: This is the global volume control. The global volume is controlled using a slider. Scrolling
the slider to the left decreases the volume. Scrolling the slider to the right increases the volume.
Mute button: This is the global mute control. When the mute button is activated, all speakers connected
to the system will be silenced.
Channels Display: On the right of the peak meter, there is a display showing the number of audio
channels that is being used in the system. The number of channels can be changed in the speaker configuration panel.
Peak Meter: The volume peak meter is located to the left of the channel display. The number of peak
meters changes according to the number of channels used in the system.
S/PDIF Output Status: The S/PDIF output status is located to the right of the Channel Display. If “Digital
PCM” is shown, that indicates the audio system will allow a PCM music stream output from the S/PDIF output jack.
Bass Management Indicator: The Bass Management Indicator is located below the Channel Display. If it
is enabled, “BM” will be visible. Notice that the “Bass Management” and “Equalizer” functions can not be enabled at the same time.
Equalizer Indicator: The Equalizer Indicator is located to the right of the Bass Management Indicator. If
it is enabled, “EQ” will be visible. As mentioned earlier, the Equalizer and Bass Management functions can not be enabled at the same time.
Configuration Panels: On the bottom of the top panel, there is a row of buttons. When any of the buttons
are activated (except the "Power" button), the bottom panel expands to show the selected panel.
Power Button: When the Power button is activated, Adeck will hide itself in the system tray.
Volume Control Mute S/PDIF Output Status
Speaker Peak Meter
Open Middle Panel Equalizer
Figure 3 - Top Panel
Power
Bass ManagementChannel Number
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