Philips PSC705 manual

User’ s Manual Philips Consumer Electronics Compan y A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation Knoxville, TN 37914-1810, U.S.A. Printed in the U.S.A. 705 705 PSC PSC[...]

Philips Seismic Edge ™ 5.1-Channel PCI Sound Card PSC705 ____________________________ Philips Consumer Electronics Company One Philips Dr ive Knoxville, TN 37914 Revised 3/9/01 602500_705_Seismic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 10:46 AM Page 1[...]

S OFTW ARE E ND U SER L ICENSE A GREEMENT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULL Y . If you (end user , either an entity or an individual) do not agree with these terms and conditions do not install the softwar e. This End User License Agreement is a contract between y ou and Philips Consumer Electronics B.V , including its supplie[...]

Recording Sour ce Configuration .....................................................................................59 Resolving I/O Conflicts ..............................................................................................................62 Uninstalling Software Driv ers ..............................................................[...]

Seismic Edge tr uly revolutioniz es PC sound. Install your sound card as directed, connect a 5.1 speaker system (left & right front, left & r ight rear , center , and subwoof er) and tr y these: • Play the latest Holl ywood D VD hit and be prepared for gooseb umps as sound effects sw eep you a way . • Rediscov er your fa vorite music in[...]

W HA T Y OU NEED FOR INST ALLA TION Computer s come in different shapes and sizes. The installation procedures in this manual apply generally and y ou should compare the illustr ations here with your computer before y ou star t y our sound card installation. • Sound card • Installation CD • CD Analog Audio Cable • A Phillips screwdr iver Ha[...]

T O INST ALL THE SOUND CARD : T urn off your computer , and disconnect the power cable. Disconnect all devices that are connected to the computer . Remov e the computer cov er . Select an a vailable PCI slot and, if necessar y , remov e its cov er plate . Keep the mounting screw to secure your sound card later . Sav e the mounting plate for possibl[...]

S OUND C ARD C ONFIGURA TION (A CTU AL CARD LA Y OUT MA Y V AR Y ) 13 Line In Mic In Fr ont Out Cen/LFE or S/PDIF Out Game/Midi Po r t TA D AUX I n Analog CD IN CD A NALOG C ABLE Rear Out E ND B RA CKET C ONFIGURA TION Remov e the Seismic Edge™ Sound Card from the anti-static bag. Align your sound card with the selected PCI Bus-Slot and firmly pu[...]

Line In, Mic In and MIDI/Jo ystick Exter nal analog stereo sources with line level output can be connected to light b lue 3.5mm stereo jack at the top of the sound card bracket. A microphone can be connected to the pink 3.5mm mono jack. An analog or digital joystick and/or MIDI devices can be connected to the large connector at the bottom of the br[...]

17 16 2. Select Sear ch for the best driver f or your de vice (Recommended) . Click NEXT . T o install the drivers for Windo ws ® 95/98/Me/2000 1. T urn on the computer and place the Philips Seismic Edge™ CD in your CD-ROM drive. When the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box repor ts that a new PCI Multimedia Audio Device has been detected, click [...]

19 18 4 Select NEXT to install the driver s. 3. If you are installing from the install CD or if y ou ha ve copied the install to any other location, select SPECIFY A LOCA TION and browse to y our director y where the setup files are located. For Windows ® 95/98/Me, select Win9x director y then choose english. For Windows ® 2000, select WDM direct[...]

6. The installation will continue to install the f iles to your system. For Windows ® 95/98/Me, Click FINISH . For Windows ® 2000, you m ust install the Philips Seismic Edge Audio™ and Philips Seismic Edge GameP or t Enumerator devices. Browse to the Driver disk director y WDMEnglish to install these f iles. Y ou will find these files in the s[...]

Note: Any time you say No to a Applications Launc her dialog box lik e the one shown above, a second box will appear asking if you w ant to launc h the next time Windows is star ted. Answer Y es or No as desired. 9. Next, the DirectX ® Setup dialog box will appear . Click OK . 23 7. After clicking “Finish” the Philips Seismic Edge™ GameP or [...]

12. Enter the serial number located on the Y amaha Cor por ation Cer tif icate of Authenticity included with your documentation. This serial number is case sensitive! Click NEXT . 25 Y AMAHA S OFT S YNTHESIZER I NST ALLA TION 10. After Seismic Edge™ dr iver installation, the software launcher will prompt you to install the Y amaha SoftSynthesizer[...]

27 26 14. Select A Progr am Folder dialog box appear s. Click NEXT 13. The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears. Follow the instr uctions in this box . Click NEXT Inst alling Seismic Edge 602500_705_Seismic Manual.qxd 3/12/01 10:47 AM Page 26[...]

29 28 17. Product Registr ation – If you are connected to the internet, you can register your product no w by clicking YES in the dialog window shown belo w . If you pref er to register your product at a later time, go to: www .philipsusa.com/prod_reg_bounce .html and follow the instr uctions. Installation of Additional Softwar e Packa ges (such [...]

Siren XPr ess Installation for Windo ws NT ® (cont) 3. Double Click on Sirensetup .exe 4. Follow the on-screen instructions for installation R EAL M ODE DOS I NST ALLA TION (O PTIONAL ) This step is only required if y ou intend to r un DOS applications under real DOS mode by restar ting your computer in “MS-DOS mode”. This step is not required[...]

33 32 2. Select the GENERAL tab and click the Add button. Y ou may select an y one of the GAME CONTROLLERS listed, then click OK . J O YSTICK C ONFIGURA TION FOR W INDO WS ® 95/98/Me/2000: 1. Open the Control Panel and doub le-click on the GAME CONTROLLERS icon. Select the AD V ANCED tab and under POR T DRIVER ASSIGNMENT and select Philips Seismic[...]

Before calling the technical suppor t number please make sure you ha ve the following inf or mation a vailable: • Model number and date of purchase . • Computer type , processor speed, and memor y a vailable. • Computer Oper ating System (IE: Windows ® 95, Windows ® 98, etc.) • On-screen er ror information. • Other hardware connected to[...]

H ELP B UTT ON Click the blue “Help” button on any tab and y ou will hav e access to comprehensive hyper link ed help file describing the control panel. Within the help file you can navigate b y simply clicking on par ts of the image of the control panel, searching or by using contents or index lists. U TILITIES T AB Windows® Audio Application[...]

O UTPUT M ODE Headphone Select this mode when listening using headphones r ather than speaker s. The head- phones should be plugged into the “front” speaker jack. Selecting “Headphone” tells the sound card to use a special 3D algor ithm when play- ing 3D games. Selecting “2 Speaker s” will result in incorrect sound positioning when usin[...]

O UTPUT C ONTROL Balance Slider Use this slider to adjust the relative v olume of the r ight vs. left speaker . The ov er all volume will not be aff ected. T o center the balance slider automatically , right click on the balance slider , and choose “Center”. Fade Slider Use the slider to adjust the relative v olume of the front vs. rear speaker[...]

S/PDIF O UT (N O T FUNCTIONAL IN 5.1 SPEAKER MODE ) Disabled In this mode S/PDIF Out is disabled. Select one of the following options to determine what content will be sent to the S/PDIF Out connector . Fr ont Left and Right Channels In this mode the same content being sent to the front Line Out speaker jack in analog format will also be sent to th[...]

En vironment Using this pull down men u you can select various types of reverbs that simulate var ious environments. T o tur n on these environments the “Enable” box m ust be selected. If you are pla ying an EAX 1.0 or 2.0 game it should automatically select the appropriate environment as you mo ve around the game. The environment selector can [...]

Y our Seismic Edge™ sound card includes two distinct wa vetab le music synthesis engines. The Y amaha SXG is an extremely high quality , high polyphony (512 simulta- neous voices) MIDI synthesis engine with both GM and XG compatibility . Select the SXG for the richest music experience . The Seismic Edge W av eT able Synth is a pure hardware synth[...]

49 Default MIDI De vice When your card is initiall y installed the SXG Softsynth is selected as your default MIDI engine . T o view your default selection look under “Default MIDI Device” on the MIDI tab. MIDI applications will use this default device unless they hav e been specially conf igured to use a different device. T o change the default[...]

51 50 Select the Output Mode you wish to test. There are two modes to test y our speaker settings: Manual and Auto Manual Mode: Once you ha ve selected the appropriate Output Mode , click on any of the desired speaker s to verify proper connection. Y ou can check the Loop Sounds box that will result in continuous sound in that speaker . Click the S[...]

Using 4 or 5.1 channel sur round speaker s your Seismic Edge™ sound card can deliv- er tr ue multi-channel surround sound from a compatible soft-D VD play er application even if the pla yer only suppor ts stereo output. If the soft-D VD pla yer is capable of pro viding a tr ue 5.1 Dolby Digital or a 4 channel Dolby Digital™ do wn- mix Seismic E[...]

• Use the Field Chooser window to view y our collection the way y ou want to see it. SIREN XPress brings po werful functionality to your desktop: • Use Search for Music to find m usic on a network or removable drive . • Expor t custom pla ylists to your Rio or Nomad II por table MP3 device . • Use your Microsoft Internet Keyboard hotkeys to[...]

In 2 speaker or earphone mode you will see two dots and in 4 speak er modes you will see four dots. Y ou can also select other effects patterns by r ight-clicking on the visual display and choosing from the list of a vailable graphic effects. ” R IPPING (R ECORDING ) FR OM A CD 1. Place an audio CD in your computer’ s CD-ROM dr ive. 2. In nor m[...]

59 U PGRADING T O SIREN J UKEBO X If you lik e SIREN XPress but want more pow erful options, upgr ade to Sonic Foundr y’s SIREN Juk ebox: • CD burning • Unlimited MP3 r ipping • Advanced audio effects • P erfect Clarity Audio encoding • Higher bitr ate WMA encoding T o upgr ade , choose Instant Upgrade from the Help menu. A BOUT A UDIO [...]

• Open your fa vorite recording application and star t recording. 61 60 • Choose "Recording" under “Adjust V olume for”, and check the recording source that you want to displa y in the Recording Mixer . • Click OK, and the Recording Mixer windo w will open. Now you can select the recording source you intend to use and adjust the[...]

Windo ws ® 2000 Uninstall 1. Open the Add/Remove Hardware control panel applet 2. Select “Uninstall/Unplug a Device”. Click Next. 3. Select “Uninstall a Device”. Click Next. 4. Choose Philips Seismic Edge Audio from the list. Click Next. 5. Click Y es on conf ir m screen. Click Next. 6. Open the Add/Remove Hardware control panel applet 7. [...]

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