StarTech.com Sound Adapter Card manual

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    PCI Sound Adapter Card 5.1 Channel Low Pr ofile PCI Sound Adapter Card - 24 bits PCISOUND5LP Instruction Manual[...]

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    FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide rea- sonable protection against har mful interference in a residential installation. This equip- ment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency[...]

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    i T able of Content s Introduction ..................................................................... 1 P ackaging Contents.....................................................................1 System Requirements .................................................................1 Installation .....................................................[...]

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    1 Introduction Packaging Contents 1 x PCISOUND5LP adapter card • 1 x Full Profile Brack et • 1 x Driver CD • 1 x User Manual • System Requirements A vailab le 5V compatible PCI slot • Microsoft Windows • ® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista Microsoft DirectX • ® 8.1 or abov e Inst allation It is recommended that you rem[...]

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    2 Inser t the card into the open PCI slot and screw the br ack et to the 4. rear of the case. NO TE: If the computer takes full profile e xpansion cards, the lo w profile brack et on the card will need to be changed with the included full profile brack et. Place the cov er back onto the computer . 5. Inser t the power cab le into the sock et on [...]

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    3 Physical Layout Line In 1. (blue) – Connect to the audio output of a stereo receiv er , CD play er , etc. Mic In 2. (pink) – Connect to the microphone (Mono). Front-Speaker 3. (green) – Connect to front speakers or earphones or audio-in of a stereo receiver . Rear-Speaker 4. (blac k) – Connect to the rear speakers when 4 or 6 channel spea[...]

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    4 Specications Bus Interface PCI v2.2 (5V) Internal Connectors 1 x Aux-In header 2 x Analog CD/IN header External Connectors 5 x 3.5mm Mini Jac k (Line-In, Mic, F ront Out, Rear Our , Center/Sub Out) Chipset VIA T remor VT1723 Duplex Mode Full Duplex: 6 output streams, 2 input streams Maximum Sampling Rate Playbac k: 96k/24-bit Recording: 48k/16[...]

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    5 T echnical Support StarT ech.com’ s lifetime technical suppor t is an integral part of our com- mit-ment to pro vide industr y-leading solutions. If y ou ev er need help with your product, visit www .star tech.com/suppor t and access our com- prehensive selection of online tools , documentation, and downloads . Warranty Information This product[...]

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    StarT ech.com has been making “hard-to-find easy” since 1985, providing high quality solutions to a diverse IT and A/V customer base that spans man y channels, including gov ernment, education and industrial f acilities to name just a f e w . We off er an unmatched selection of computer parts, cables , A/V products, KVM and Serv- er Management[...]