User manual PHILIPS PSC705

[. . . ] Philips Seismic EdgeTM 5. 1 Channel PCI Sound Card ____________________________ User's Manual Philips Sound Solutions 1 Philips Seismic EdgeTM 5. 1 Channel PCI Sound Card © Copyright 2001 Seismic EdgeTM is a trademark of Philips Consumer Electronics ThunderBird AvengerTM is a trademark of Philips Semiconductors QSoundTM, QEMTM, QSound Environmental ModelingTM, QSound Multi-Speaker System, QMSSTM, Q3DTM, QSound3DInteractive, QXpanderTM, AudioPixTM and the Q logo are trademarks of QSound Labs, Inc. SirenTM is a trademark of Sonic Foundry, Incorporated EAXTM and Environmental Audio Extensions are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and other countries. Microsof® and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] For proper operation 5. 1 output must be selected in the soft-DVD player's control panel. QSurround requires a soft-DVD player capable of providing 5. 1 channel output. If your soft-DVD player does not offer 5. 1 output mode then select "stereo' or "Pro-Logic mode" in the soft-DVD player's control panel and select QXpander mode instead of DVD QSurround. The Seismic Edge supports numerous playback modes for various speaker configurations. See the "DVD Playback Modes" section of this manual for details. 4 Speakers Select this if you have a 4 or 5 piece speaker system (stereo front left and right and rear/surround left and right speakers and optional subwoofer). 3D sounds generated by compatible applications will processed to the appropriate speaker and stereo sounds from applications will be expanded to four distinct channels using QMSS. Stereo sources from external inputs (CD In, Line In . . ) will not be expanded to the rear speakers unless the source is selected in the "Apply Reverb/QXpander/QMSS to External Input Source:". Similarly the "Apply QXpander/QMSS" box must be checked under "S/PDIF In" on the "S/PDIF" tab in order for S/PDIF In sources to be expanded to all 4 speakers. If your front or rear speakers are digital (S/PDIF) rather than analog then see the "S/PDIF" section of this manual for additional instructions. 5. 1 Speakers: Select this mode if you have a 5. 1 speaker system (front left, front center, front right, surround left and right speakers and LFE/subwoofer). 3D sounds generated by compatible applications will processed to the appropriate speaker and stereo sounds from applications will be expanded to 5. 1 distinct channels using QMSS. Stereo sources from external inputs (CD In, Line In . . ) will not be expanded to the rear, center and LFE speakers unless the source is selected in the "Apply Reverb/QXpander/QMSS to External Input Source:". Similarly the "Apply QXpander/QMSS" box must be checked under "S/PDIF In" on the "S/PDIF" tab in order for S/PDIF In sources to be expanded to all speakers. If your front or rear speakers are digital (S/PDIF) rather than analog then see the instructions in the "S/PDIF" section of this manual. Be certain your Ce/LFE speakers are connected correctly when using this mode. (See Connecting to your Seismic Edge Sound Card Section). 28 DVD SSM (Small Speaker Mode) Check this box if you will be utilizing Dolby Digital DVD playback mode using small satellite speakers. This will enable the subwoofer connected to the sound cards' LFE output to produce the bass content that the satellites cannot produce. This box will have no effect when using QMSS DVD Enhancement. (See DVD Playback Modes). Expand All This feature only works with Windows 2000 and Windows XP/WDM drivers. Select "Expand All" before starting the application to transform stereo applications to 4 or 5. 1 speaker playback. This occurs automatically in other operating systems. Output Control Balance Slider Use this slider to adjust the relative volume of the right vs. The overall volume will not be affected. [. . . ] Open your favorite recording application and start recording. 44 RESOLVING I/O CONFLICTS Conflicts between your audio card and another device may occur if they are set to use the same I/O address. To resolve I/O conflicts, change the resource settings of your Philips Seismic Edge card or the conflicting device using Device Manager in Windows® 95/98. If you are still unable to determine which card is causing the conflict, remove all cards except the Philips Seismic Edge card and other essential cards (for example, disk controller and graphics cards). Add each card back until Device Manager indicates that a conflict has occurred. To resolve conflicts in Windows® 95/98 1. [. . . ]