YAMAHA WF192XG User Manual

PCI SOUND CARD

GETTING STARTED

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY
THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the
instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC
requirements. Modifications not expressly
approved by Yamaha may void your authority,
granted by the FCC, to use the product.

2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to

accessories and/or another product use only high
quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this
product MUST be used. Follow all installation
instructions. Failure to follow instructions could
void your FCC authorization to use this product in
the USA.

3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found

to comply with the requirements listed in FCC
Regulations, Part 15 for Class “B” digital devices.
Compliance with these requirements provides a
reasonable level of assurance that your use of
this product in a residential environment will not
result in harmful interference with other electronic
devices. This equipment generates/uses radio
frequencies and, if not installed and used
according to the instructions found in the users
manual, may cause interference harmful to the

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

operation of other electronic devices. Compliance
with FCC regulations does not guarantee that
interference will not occur in all installations. If this
product is found to be the source of interference,
which can be determined by turning the unit
“OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the
problem by using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is
being affected by the interference.
Utilize power outlets that are on different branch
(circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line
filter/s.
In the case of radio or TV interference,
relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead­in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to
co-axial type cable.
If these corrective measures do not produce
satisfactory results, please contact the local
retailer authorized to distribute this type of
product. If you can not locate the appropriate
retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of
America, Electronic Service Division, 6600
Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620
The above statements apply ONLY to those
products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of
America or its subsidiaries.

CANADA

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

• This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.

• Ceci ne s’applique qu’aux produits distribués par Yamaha Canada Musique Ltée.

Precautions

● Do not expose the soundcard to direct sunlight,
excessive humidity, high temperatures, excessive
dust or strong vibrations.

● Before handling the soundcard, be sure to touch a
metal surface to discharge any static electricity
which may be in your body.

● When holding the soundcard, do not touch the
inside area of the circuit board or apply excessive
pressure to the card, and be sure to protect the
card from contact with water or other liquids.

● Before installing the soundcard in the computer,
unplug the power connector of your computer.

● Before connecting the computer to other devices,
turn off the power switches of all devices.

✼ Company names and product names described in this booklet and the online manual in the supplied CD-ROM are the trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged.

● It is possible that computer malfunctions or
operator actions might destroy data that was
created with the included application software. We
recommend that you back up all important data
onto floppy disks. Yamaha is not responsible for
loss of data through computer malfunctions or
operator actions.

● The soundcard contains no user-serviceable
parts, so never touch the inside area of the circuit
board or tamper with the electronic circuitry in any
way. Doing so may result in electrical shock or
damage to the soundcard.

YAMAHA CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER CARE
AND USE OF THE SOUNDCARD AND
SOFTWARE.

Preparations Before Using Yamaha WAVEFORCE

Thank you for buying Yamaha WAVEFORCE package. Before using your new soundcard and software
included in the package, please read this booklet thoroughly for preparation.

Contents of WF192XG Package:

This package contains the following items. Check all items are properly contained in the package before
starting installation. If there is some items missing, contact your retailer where you bought this package.

• WF192XG SoundCard

• WF192XG Installation Wizard CD-ROM

• Final Fantasy VII CD-ROM (Playable Demo Version)

• Getting started (this booklet)

• PC/PCI cable

About Information Resources:

Besides this booklet that contains the first clue about WF192XG, other detailed information you require to use
the WF192XG is provided as an electronic document in the supplied CD-ROM disk. To make access to the
information, you must install its browsing software, Adobe Acrobat Reader, in your computer. First put the
supplied CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive connected with your computer and open the “doc” → “eng” → “acr”
folder in the CD-ROM. Then double-click Adobe Acrobat Reader installer icon and follow the messages
shown in the display to accomplish installation of the application.

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Consulting on Documentation:

Leaving the card in its antistatic bag before you are ready to install it, first read the online manual supplied
with the CD-ROM using Acrobat Reader. You can find the online manual (.pdf file) by opening the “doc” →
“eng” folder in the CD-ROM. Double-clicking the .pdf file will start Acrobat Reader automatically and you will
be able to read the online manual. Yamaha recommends you to print out the description about installation
for reference during installation. To print out the online manual, select [File] menu → [Print] command on
Acrobat Reader window.
Along with this, refer to a manual that came with your computer on installation of a PCI extension card in
terms of:

• Removing the cables attached to the computer

• Opening a cover of your computer

• Discharging static electricity that may have built up on your body

• How to install the PCI extension card inside of your computer

If you are not sure or cannot find specific information on how to install a PCI card in your computer, contact
the manufacturer of your computer before starting installation.

Copying the Serial Number:

On installation of the card, locate a sticker put on the card that is printed with a card’s serial number. Put
down the number on a piece of paper to make online registration of the card. Because it might be difficult to
check the number after installation of the card inside the computer, this must be done BEFORE attaching the
card inside of your computer.

Installation of the PCI Card:

For detailed procedure to install the card and its driver software, refer to the description you printed out from
Acrobat Reader. Notice that installation of the card requires an empty PCI card slot in your computer. If you
use a PCI slot that has been occupied with another card, first remove the driver software for that card, turn
off the computer to remove the card, and then reboot the computer to forcibly recognize that the old card is
not there.

Installation of the Driver Software:

The soundcard will not work until you install appropriate driver software (Yamaha DS-XG driver) and reboot
the computer. Follow the instructions below to install the appropriate DS-XG driver.

n Different driver software should be installed to a different version of Windows 95. Say, Windows 95 OEM System Release 2 (aka.,

OSR2) requires driver software other than for pre-OSR2 version of Windows 95.

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