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MediaForte SF256-PCP User Manual - Minimum System Requirements

Manual is about: 4-channels PCI audio board

Summary of SF256-PCP

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    User manual sf256-pcp 4-channels pci audio board.

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    User manual.

  • Page 3: Read This First

    1 read this first the following diagram describes the board layout and the various connectors found on the sf256-pcp pci sound card: j5 j2 j3 antenna in * line in mic in j4 j1 j6 front speaker rear speaker game/midi port legend description j1 auxiliary connector (optional) j2 video connector j3 tele...

  • Page 4: Pins Configuration

    User manual pins configuration the following shows the pins configuration of jumper j1, j2, j3, j4, j5, and j6: j1, aux (optional) pin 1 pin 2 pin 3 pin4 left ground ground right j2, video pin 1 pin 2 pin 3 pin4 left ground ground right j3, tad pin 1 pin 2 pin 3 pin4 mono-out ground ground phone-in ...

  • Page 5: Setting Up Sf256-Pcp

    2 setting up sf256-pcp to install the sound board: 1. Switch off your system and all peripheral devices. 2. Leave the power cable connected to the grounded outlet so that your system is grounded. 3. Touch a metal plate on your system to ground yourself and discharge any static electricity that might...

  • Page 6: Minimum System Requirements

    User manual minimum system requirements f pentium 133mhz cpu f microsoft directx version 5 f 16mb ram (32mb if using 4mb sound library software wavetable) f microsoft windows 95, windows 98 or windows nt 4.0 f active speakers (connects to the front speaker jack) positioning your sound speaker this s...

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    2-3 setting up sf256-pcp connecting sf256-pcp to external devices the sf256-pcp pci sound board allows you to connect it to several other external devices as shown in the diagram below: fm dipole antenna cassette and cd player microphone (con6) gameport / midi connector (con5) antenna (con1) line in...

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    User manual 2-4 line-in jack, con1 the line-in jack allows standard audio output from e.G. Hi-fi system, cd player or cassette deck, to be channelled into sound board. This facilitates direct recording of external audio and also the mixing of external audio with sound produced by the sound board. Mi...

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    3 installation under windows 95/98 this chapter guides you through the installation of the sf256-pcp pci sound board under microsoft windows 95/98 environment. The installation is divided into two sections : audio and fm radio (optional feature only available on model sf256-pcp-r). Installation of t...

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    User manual 5. You will see the sf256-pcf pci audio/game device detected as shown below: 6. Click next and windows will start copying files into your harddrive. 7. Click finish to complete the installation and reboot your system. 3-2.

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    4 installation under windows nt 4.0 this chapter guides you through the installation of the sf256-pcp pci sound board under microsoft windows nt4.0 environment. The installation is divided into two sections: audio and fm radio (optional feature only available on model sf256-pcp-r). Installation of t...

  • Page 12: Install Joystick

    User manual 6. Select unlisted or updated driver and click ok. 7. Insert the sf256-pcp installation cd. 8. Type d:t4 and click ok (where d: is your cd-rom drive). 9. The following dialog box below will appear: 10. Select sf256-pcp wave, mixer, and midi and click ok. 11. Reboot your system when pro...

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    6. Select unlisted or updated driver and click ok. 7. Next, insert the microsoft windows nt cd-rom disk and type d:\drvlib\multimed\joystick\x86 (where d: is your cd-rom drive). 8. Click ok. 9. Select analog joystick driver and click ok. 10. Select any port address 0x0200 or 0x0201 and click ok. 11....

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    User manual.

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    5 installing software application the sf256-pcp pci sound card is bundled with a few software applications as listed below: f ezaudio audiorack application (win95/98/nt) f yamaha soft-synthesizer application (win95/98) f radioaktiv navigator (win95/98/nt) - only applicable to model sf256-pcp-r ignor...

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    User manual the following describes the interface on the ezaudio rack: installing radioaktiv application radioaktiv features 20 user-definable station settings for you to tune into and lock in your favourite stations for total convenience. Auto station scanning is also available in additional to con...

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    Note: if the autorun feature is disabled in your system, you may install radioaktiv navigator manually by running the file setup.Exe from the directory d:\radio on the cd. The following describes the interface on radioaktiv navigator: for detail information on how to use the radioaktiv navigator, us...

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    User manual note: if the autorun feature is disabled in your system, you may install yamaha softsynthesizer application manually by running the file setup.Exe from the directory d:\yamaha on the cd. The following interface shows the yamaha player: for detail information on how to use the yamaha s-yx...

  • Page 19: Specification

    A specification pci bus master interface q ensures low system overhead for audio data transfer q plug-n-play compatible q 32-bit pci bus master, pci 2.1 compliant compatibility q sound blaster pro, roland mpu401 (uart mode) q microsoft direct sound and mmsystem support q microsoft windows 95, window...

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    User manual a-2 effects synthesis q advanced audio effects such as reverb, chorus, flange, echo on all wave and midi playback digital audio q support directsound and directsound 3d games in windows 95 and windows 98. Q record, compress and playback 16-bit digital audio in stereo/mono q 44.1khz q ena...

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    A-3 specification q enable reverb supports games taking advantage of creative’s eax environmental audio extensions q select default environment to preset to your personal preference for non-eax ds3d game titles analog/digital mixer q 7-channels record source and playback mixer with stereo inputs for...

  • Page 22: System Requirement

    User manual digital tuning fm radio (on sf256-pcp-r model only) q frequency range: vhf band ii (88mhz to 108mhz) q 75 ohms dipole antenna to improve reception in pc q user-friendly gui provides ease of tuning q alarm and sleep function turn on/off to specific time q program in background allows you ...

  • Page 23: Faq and Trouble-Shooting

    B faq and trouble-shooting this section provides some tips to troubleshoot the sound card. F what are the configuration problems? F what are dma channels and pci? Example: the sf256-pcp pci sound card has been functioning fine and well. After adding some new devices to your computer, you are puzzled...

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    User manual to resolve such conflicts, it is important to know the settings of other cards and peripherals currently in your system, including the mouse, fax-modem, video accelerators, etc. For detail information, refer to the section on resolving i/o conflicts. There are three major configuration s...

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    Interrupt request (irq) line usage default irq range sb interface 5 , 7, 9 direct memory access (dma) channel usage default dma range dma channel 0 , 1 the sb legacy environment variable is: f sb legacy interface's base i/o address f irq line used by the audio interface f dma channel used by audio i...

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    User manual the resource list shows three i/o address range entries, one dma entry and one irq entry. Some old games have difficulty detecting the pci audio card at certain resource settings. As the game developer expects the pci card to be fixed at a set of resources and would fail to load if those...

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    Resolving hardware conflicts under windows 95/98 resolve hardware conflict using automatic settings: 1. Click on the start button, select setting and click on control panel. 2. Double-click on the system icon. 3. In the system properties dialog box, click on the device manager tab. 4. Under the soun...

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    User manual what are dma channels and pci? Under windows 9x, the sf256-pcp pci sound card is capable of full duplex audio. This means that the card can playback wav file and record another wav file concurrently. With the pci bus, full duplex is possible without any dma channels. To test full-duplex ...

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    Problems with joystick and games what should i do if my joystick does not work? 1. The audio card's joystick port may conflict with the system's joystick port. Disable the audio card's joystick port and use the system port instead. Refer install joystick under chapter 4 if you are using windows nt. ...

  • Page 30: Problems With My Sound Card

    User manual my dos games do not work properly with sf256-pcp pci sound card and the system pops up the message "can't find pci chipset device!" during system boot-up. If your sound card does not work properly with your dos games, and you see the message "can't find pci chipset device!" when the syst...

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    Why are some of the windows multimedia components (i.E. Media player) are missing? If you install the sf256-pcp pci sound card after windows 9x is installed, windows will not install the sound utilities that you would expect to find. Features such as the audio codec, the media player, and the micros...

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    User manual why are two interrupts allocated for my sf256-pcp sound card? The pci audio uses one pci interrupt for operation. Additional irq is used for isa legacy support. One pci irq is needed for the audio to function under a pnp operating systems such as windows 9x. An additional isa irq is dedi...

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    Refer chapter 2 setting up sf256-pcp sound board to check on the speakers connection. 3. To eliminate the possibility of a bad cable, try plugging a pair of high impedance headphones to the sf256-pcp pci sound card's front speaker jack or rear speaker jack and see if you can hear any sound. My speak...

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    User manual how do i change volume and balance levels under windows 9x? To make adjustments to sf256-pcp pci sound card's volume settings and balance levels, use the ezaudio rack mixer. The install wizard adds the ezaudio icon to your taskbar. Click on the ezaudio icon and the ezaudio rack pop-up on...

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    My microphone recording is soft, or with distortion, or not at all? For ease of installation, we recommend that you use a dynamic microphone. These require the least amount of setup. Do the following to ensure that your software is set up correctly: 1. Check your microphone connection. You microphon...

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    User manual experience choppiness in netmeeting or internetphone or other 3rd party conferencing software when you do video conferencing. If you experience choppiness in netmeeting or internet phone, the followings may be the possible cause: 1. Check the modem connection. You need to check whether y...

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    In windows 9x, the installation does not auto-run after the cd-rom is inserted. 1. Double-click on the my computer icon on your windows desktop. 2. In the my computer window, right-click on the cd-rom drive icon. 3. On the shortcut menu, click autoplay and follow the on-screen instruction. To enable...

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    User manual to solve the problem: in the q3d control panel view, make sure that the 4 speaker option is checked and click the apply button. Next, under the sf256-pcp pci sound card's volume control, ensure that the check box of the source rear master is unmuted and set to maximum. In the recording c...

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    How to re-install radioaktiv navigator under windows 9x? Remove your current radioaktiv application by: 1. Click on the start button from the taskbar. 2. Select settings and click on control panel. 3. Click on the add/remove program icon. 4. Highlight radioaktiv v3.60 and click on the add/ remove bu...

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