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1. 3 nona nona 4 nonae nonae a nane nona b none none Change Port Driver Assignment IF your game controller part requires a specific port driver select it from the list below Port Driver Philips Acoustic Edge GamePort 2 Select the GENERAL tab and click the Add button You may select any one of the GAME CONTROLLERS listed then dick OK EL Add Game Controller z Ta add a game controller select the controller below and click OF Game Controllers Rg oT anis 4 button joystick button flight poke button flight poke w throttle button gamepad d ans 2 button joystick sais 4 buthon iovetick amp Rudder Pedals IF your game controller does not appear in the list above click Add Other Custom Add Other ees Installing Acoustic Edge 3 After making your selection highlight the selected controller in GAME CONTROLLERS ad dick the PROPERTIES button Select CALIBRATE and calibrate your joystick Your joystick should be installed and ready for flignt Game Controller Properties ki x Settings Test Game Controller Calibration IF pour game controller is not functioning properly on the Test page it may need to be calibrated Click Calibrate and follow the instructions to calibrate the controller Calibrate cancel ms Technical Support Before calling the technical support number please make sure you have
2. na ER miu oe 1 NN Um DE rim ETT t i714 i LPS Eur i EJ ir LET Bile i I Lom i B Fr E ES 133 T i nM TIT Milli EIS I d IBI II arca hl a arai iii anl LL END BRACKET CONFIGURATION Line In Mic In a Line Out Lime S PDIF Black Game Midi Port Installing Acoustic Edge S PDIF IN Brown S PDIF OUT j orange CD ANALOG CABLE Lime DIN Black DIN CONNECTING TO YOUR ACOUSTIC EDGE SOUND CARD Speakers Carefully insert the Line Out cable into the top DIN socket on the sound card bracket making sure the key is properly aligned If the cable does not easily insert into the socket DO NOT FORCE IT IN instead verify the key aignment is correct and gently reinsert The DIN sockets are the large round sockets just below the two smaller jacks for Line In and Mic Next plug your front speakers or headphone into the lime colored 3 5mm stereo Jack at the other end of the cable If you have a quad surround or 5 1 channel speakers then plug your rear surround speakers into the black colored 3 5mm stereo Jack on the same cable If you have a 5 1 channel speaker system then also plug the center LFE speakers into the orange colored 3 5mm stereo speaker jack on the same cable If you are using a par of digtal S PDIF speakers for your front or rear speak ers then plug them into the S PDIF Out phono jack as indicated below S PDIF If you inten
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4. XPress media library If you are unable to play media or use the transport controls for SIREN XPress after the installation process you can manually run the Configuration W izard from SIREN s normal mode by choosing Configuration W izard from the Options menu You can also search your hard drive s for media to add to your media library any time by choosing Search Computer for Media from the Options menu Playing Media SIREN will allow you to play rr3 wrna wav pca aif Ogg eM wn asf mpg mpeg mov and qt files as well as audio CDs You can start playing media immediately by dicking on the Play button in either compact or normal mode Playing media by type W ith the compact mode expanded dick on the Play Media from button From the menu that displays you can select your media by library views album artist genre or playlist or choose to play an audio CD GRAPHIC EFFECTS SIREN XPress displays dazzling visual effects during audio playback SIREN XPress defaults to the spedal Acoustic Edge visual which represents the six distinctly different channels of sounds generated by the Acoustic Edge W ith this effect selected you will see up to six dots one corresponding to each speaker channel pulsating to the sound coming from the corresponding channel For example in 5 1 speaker mode you will see these six dots Top center dot center channel Top right dot right front channel Bottom left dot left rear channe
5. formi will also be sent to the S PDIF output in digtal format for applications running on your PC MP3 games etc For externa inputs CD In or Line In select the proper source on the Apply Reverb Q X pander Q MSS to External Input Source pull down menu located on the Settings tab Use this mode if you are using digtal SyPDIF speakers for your front speakers or wish to send the front speaker stereo signal to an external device connected to the S PDIF output such as a mini disk recorder or receiver with S PDIF In Please note that the volume settings on the Settings tab will have no affect on the signa on the S PDIF output Rear Left and Right Channels In this mode the same content being sent to the rear surround Line Out speaker jack in andog forme will also be sent to the S PDIF output in digtal formet for applications running on your PC MP3 games etc For external inputs CD In or Line In select the proper source on the Apply Reverb Q X pander Q MSS to External Input Source pull down menu located on the Settings tab Use this mode if you are using digtal S PDIF speakers for your rear speakers For proper operation you must also be in 4 speaker or 5 1 speaker mode Please note that the volume settings on the Settings tab will have no affect on the signa on the S PDIF output Control Panel Center and LFE Channels In this mode the same content being sent to the Center LFE Line Out speaker jack in analog formet will also be sent to
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7. never heard them like this before Play a 3D audio enabled game and experience what virtual reality can mean e Elevate your classic 2D games to a whole new level of audio realism e Compare enhanced Q MSS to ordinary Dolby Digtal on DVD and hear the remarkable differences KEY FEATURES e 256 Streams of DirectSound acceleration and digtal mixing e 96 streams of 3D audio acceleration including positional reverb obstruction and ocduson e Full duplex 48khz digtal recording and playback e Philips ThunderBird Avenger high performance audio accelerator e Hardware DSP accelerated Q Sound 3D algorithms including Q Sound3DiInteractive positiond 3D Q Sound Environmental Modeling for EAX and DS3D games Q Sound Multi Speaker System for quad or 5 1 output of stereo sources QXpander for 3D enhancement of stereo DVD QSurround 5 1 speaker virtualization over stereo speakers compatible SoftDVD player required e 576 voice total wavetable synthesis music polyphony 512 Voice professona quality soft synth with XG and GM compatibility 64 channel hardware wavetable synthesizer e Dua gameport accelerator with legacy and digtal joy stick modes e DirectSound DirectSound3D EAX 10 EAX 20 I3D Level 2 and A3D 1 0 compatibility e Stereo 4 channel surround 5 1 speaker or headphone output QMSS enhanced DVD playback mode compatible SoftDVD player required Introduction MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Install
8. settings for the Digtal Audio input and output S PDIF is the acronym for industry wide standard called Sony Philips Digtal Interface This is the sgnal typically labeled Digtal O utput on the back of a newer generation CD Player or similar Digta Audio consumer devices E Philips Acoustic Edge Audio Control Panel Ltilties Settings S PDIF Etfects MIDI Speaker Test Information SPDIF In Enable Apply GXpander MSS IPDIF Out Disabled Front Left and Right Channels C Rear Left and Right Channels Center and LFE Channels C DVD A amp C3IDTS credis si PHILIPS S PDIF IN Enable This setting is used to enable the S PDIF In on Philips Acoustic Edge from a digta source such as a CD ROM or DVD drive housed in the PC or an outside device connected to the external S PDIF cable Apply QXpander QMSS Checking this box will have the following effect W hen in 4 speaker or 5 1 speaker mode any source connected to S PDIF In will be expanded to all speakers using Q MSS W hen in 2 speaker mode Q Xpander will be applied to any source connected to S PDIF In providing an enhanced wider sound field S PDIF OuT 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 Front Left and Right Channels In this mode the same content being sent to the front Line Out speaker jack in analog
9. speaker mode QX pander Settings Tab Q X pander widens the sound field of stereo music and provides 3D enhancement to 2D audio games when using stereo speakers Tone Control Settings Tab Allow you to adjust treble and base levels to your personal taste Control Panel HELP BUTTON Click the blue Help button on any tab and you will have access to comprehensive hyper linked help file describing the control panel Within the help file you can Navigate by simply clicking on parts of the image of the control panel searching or by using contents or index lists UTILITIES TAB Windows Audio Applications Philips Acoustic Edge Audio Control Panel Utilities Settings SPOIF Effects MoI Speaker Test information Volume Sound MediaPlayer CD Player Multimedia Control Recorder Properties fe oc Space Junk Wumpus I Show Control Panel lean in the TaskBar cred PHILIPS Volume Control Windows audio mixer for adjusting volume of various sound sources Multimedia Properties Windows utility for selecting multimedia devices Use it to switch between the Acoustic Edge s two MIDI music synthesis engnes See MIDI Tab section Sound Recorder Media Player amp CD Player Windows playback and record applications Control Panel Space Junk amp Wumpus 3D audio applications that demonstrate Q Sound Lab s 3D audio technology You must have the Acoustic Edge install CD in your CD ROM drive to laun
10. 4 or 5 1 speaker Dolby Digital playback l Make sure 4 Speakers or 5 1 Speakers is selected and for Windows 2000 that Expand All is NOT selected in the Acoustic Edge control panel settings tab 2 Follow the soft DVD players instructions for 4 or 5 1 speaker playback Some players will not offer this feature 3 Play a DVD and Acoustic edge will output the 4 or 5 1channel Dolby Digta sound provided by the soft DVD player DVD Playback Modes Acoustic Edge supports Microsoft s standards for multichannel playback however sore soft DVD players may not If this mode does not work with your soft DVD player then use QMSS DVD enhancement mode described in the preceding section If you only have stereo speakers l Make sure 2 speakers is selected in the Acoustic Edge control panel settings tab 2 Select DVD Q Surround under 2 speakers in the Acoustic Edge control panel 3 Follow the soft DVD players instructions for 5 1 speaker playback If your soft DVD player does not provide a 5 1 speaker mode then select Q X pander instead of DVD Q Surround in line 2 above and follow the soft DVD players instructions for stereo playback instead 4 Play a DVD and Acoustic Edge will virtualize surround effects coming from the DVD ABOUT SIREN XPRESS Transform your PC into the ultimate music entertainment center with SIREN XPress music jukebox SREN XPress lets you rip your CD collection onto one conveni
11. 58 Recording Source Configuration 59 Resolving 1 0 Conflicts csccccccnte 61 Uninstalling Software Drivers 61 Windows 95 98 Me Uninstall s sssssssssssssssssssesssssessssessesscsosseesessesaesassssssaneassasseesseess 61 W indows NT Uninstal suus nini inicie tei ear kocl Unio clade ica ond zx e tare tir 61 W indows 2000 Uninstall aces iri prisam rekiric iat o dpenetuic re lunari tr riviera nena 62 Introduction CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THE PHILIPS ACOUSTIC EDGE SOUND CARD Thank you for enhancing your computer with the Philips Acoustic Edge We know youll agree once you gwe it the edge that your PC will never sound the same again Now get ready to ignite your imagination with the most immersive sound stage ever created on a PC a full blown digtal surround sound discrete six channel home theater experience through your new Philips Acoustic Edge Sound Card Acoustic Edge is the first PC card to deliver the impact of 6 distinct channels of sound from every application Utilizing advanced digtal signal processing algorithms and extreme hardware acceler ation Acoustic Edge extracts audio phile quality sound from your PC with no added strain to your processor not just from DVD s or 3D audio garves but from all your games music and movies Load your favorite music games and movies and be prepared to hear every detal as never before articulated through 96 distinct 3D voices 256 distinct DirectSo
12. FTSYNTHESIZER TM S 7aGS0 v3 0 LICNESE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This YAMAHA License Agreement AGREEMENT is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and YAMAHA far 5 6 350 v3 0 identified above which may include associated software components media printed materials and online or electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT Bu installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT vou agree to be bound by the IF You do not agree to the terms of this AGREEMENT do nat install or use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement IF you choose Mo Setup will clase To install 5 4650 vou must accept this agreement 16 You must restart your corrputer a this time Click OK Setup has finished copying Files to your computer Before you can use the program vou must restart Windows or your computer Choose one of the following options and click OF to finish setup 17 Product Regstration If you are connected to the internet you can regster your product now by clicking YES in the dialog window shown below If you prefer to regster your product at a later time go to www philipsusaconyprod_reg_ bounce htm and follow the instructions Applications Launcher V1 14 E Philips Product Registration Website We can use your Internet browser to take you to the Philips Product Registration Website Do you wish to run this ap
13. G Soft icon in the systray lower right corner of your screen or in the control panel and selecting SoftSynthesizer Setup H W Wavetable Voices Use this and the H W W aveteble Chorus and Reverb Level controls to adjust Acoustic Edge W aveTable synth These adjustments will have no effect on MIDI play back unless the Acoustic Edge W avetable synth is selected as the MIDI deuce Better Gaming Default Recommended Best setting for Windows DirectSound and DirectSound3D Gaming Maximum hardware acceleration for games Better Polyphony Setting for the highest MIDI W aveTable polyphony most simultaneous voices This setting will reduce resources available for DirectSound and 3D audio acceleration and increase CPU consumption You will only notice an effect if your file is high polyphony i e using a large number Of voices simultaneous For high polyphony applications you typically will want to use the Yamaha SXG instead which has up to 512 voice polyphony H W Wavetable Chorus Level None Chorus effect is not applied As Specified in MIDI File Chorus effect is applied only as specified in the MIDI file being played If no chorus is specified for a MIDI voice then no change will be observed when switching between this mode and None mode Global Chorus will be applied to all MIDI voices regardless of the MIDI file and the chorus intensity will be set using the slider H W Wavetable Reverb Level None Reverb effect is n
14. GE TO YOUR SOUND CARD To prevent damage please 1 Always hold your sound card by its edges Avoid touching any electronic components on your sound card 2 Use a grounding strap or touch any non painted surface of your computer chassis before you begn installation to discharge static electricity TO INSTALL THE SOUND CARD Turn off your corrputer and disconnect the power cable Disconnect all devices that are connected to the computer Remove the computer cover Select an available PCI slot and if necessary remove its cover plate Keep the mounting screw to secure your sound card later Save the mounting plate for possible use later od Mounting Screw Installing Acoustic Edge Remove the Acoustic Edge Sound Card from the anti static bag Align your sound Card with the selected PCI Bus Slot and firmly push it into the sot Be sure the sound card is aligned properly and fits snugly into the sot Sound Card Top amp com View Mounting Screw Align sound card and fit finmly in place Use the screw from the slot cover to secure the sound card to the frame of the computer chassis but do not over tigaten Securing the card assures proper grounding PCI Bus Slot SOUND CARD CONFIGURATION ACTUAL LAYOUT MAY VARY AUX In TAD Analog CD IN Digital CD In qx dim adm a E 1 i 1 E F 1 TUER LT d a prin n an Emr LJ neu 1 T Mtr vi am ke Er um A CF ga pucr milk
15. IABILITY THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU 7 Validity and Termination The license granted hereunder shall terminate autometically and without notice if you do not comply with all the terms and conditions of this End User License Agreement In the event of termination you shall immediately stop any use of the Licensed Software and destroy all copies thereof In addition in the event of terrrination because of your failure to com ply with your obligations Philips reserves the right to invoke any and all other remedies available to it in law or contract including the right to claim damages 8 Applicable Law This contract shall exclusively be governed by the laws of the Kingdom of The Netherlands without regard to its conflict of law provisions 9 Competent Court The competent court for any dispute between you and Philips pursuant to this End User License Agreement is the court of s Hertogenbosch the N etherlands Philips Consumer Electronics B V 1999 Eindhoven T he N etherlands V 1 991214 Table of Contents Introduction key gc nt lt x cence teen mn een eer 7 Minimum System Requirements ou ssssssssessssssssssssnessscsnesssnsnsassnessoesnessonsnsasoneneseonsneaseneneononeseos 8 ludg sciaaSo eM E 8 Installing Acoustic Edge Hardware Installation ornon ononronnonnnan 9 W hat you need for Installation eere e eere eeee serene
16. IF Cable A Phillips screwdriver Have your Windows installation CD available as it may be needed to complete installation of common software components Video Guide A 3 part video installation guide can be found on the Acoustic Edge Installation CD If CD DVD autorun is enabled a Philips Edge Series Autorun window will pop up when the CD is inserted into the CD drive Then click on the View PSC 706 Installation Videos icon from the window Another Philips Edge Series AutoRun win dow will pop up dick on either Part 1 Introduction mpg Part 2 Hardware mpg Part 3 Software mpg depending on which part you want to view If CD DVD autorun is disabled double click on autorun exe located in the root directory of the Philips install CD or run it from the W indows Start Run menu Another way to manually start is by double clicking on Desktop My Computer then dick on the Philips Edge icon O nce the Philips Edge Series AutoRun window pops up you may make the same choices as stated above Part 1 Introduction mpg Part 2 Hardware mpg Part 3 Software rnpg essusts eco Installing Acoustic Edge INSTALLING THE SOUND CARD iA Uninstall the drivers for any previously installed sound cards Consult your previous sound card documentation for details Turn off computer and remove existing sound card If your computer has on board sound consult your PC documentation to disable it iA STATIC ELECTRICITY CAN CAUSE PERMANENT DAMA
17. IS NOT CONTROLLED ON THISTAB BUT IN A SEPARATE CONTROL PANEL See details on the following pages Philips Acoustic Edge Audio Control Panel Ltilties Settings SPDIF Effects MIDI Speaker Test Information efault MIDI Device AN VaveTable voices YAMAHA SXG Driver Better Gaming Better Polyphony Adjust by clicking AG Soft Icon belay i Vavelable Reverb Level None Global 5 ose As Specified in MIDI File Enable Select Reverb on Effects Tab AN Wave Table Chorus Level Mone Yamaha SA Setup C Global As Specified in MIDI File 196 Click ta change Default MIDI Device PHILIPS Your Acoustic Edge sound card includes tWO distinct wavetable music synthesis engines The Yamaha SXG is an extremely high quality high polyphony 512 simulta neous voices MIDI synthesis engne with both GM and XG compatibility Select the SXG for the richest music experience The Acoustic Edge W aveTable Synth is a pure hardware synthesis engine designed for use with games or other applications were low CPU consurrption is critical Select the Acoustic Edge W aveTable Synth only for games that utilize MIDI for music Note that most current PC games do not use MIDI music so typically the SXG Softsynth can be left selected even when playing games These games use digtal sound recordings exclusively and are not effected by MIDI output selection Control Panel Default MIDI D
18. International treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion af it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and Will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Cancel Installing Acoustic Edge 13 The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears Follow the instructions in this box Click NEXT Choose Destination Location Setup will install 5 750 in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install ta a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose nat to install 5 350 by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder CAM AHASS YG 50 Browse Cancel 14 Select A Progran Folder dialog box appears Click NEXT Select Program Folder setup will add program icons ta the Pragram Folder listed below Tou may type a new folder name or select ane from the existing Folders list Click Mest to continue Prograrn Folders Adobe Acrobat 4 0 Diablo Il EAX2 0 SDK Fos Interactive Heavy Metal FARE HHM2E Hyper Inter idea wVinD vD lomega are Ed Back Cancel Installing Acoustic Edge 15 TheYarmeha Software License Agreement dialog box is displayed If you accept the terms and conditions Click YES Software License Agreement x Please read the following License Agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement YAMAHA SO
19. OFTSYNTHESIZER INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT Follow these steps to install the Yamaha SoftSynthesizer from your install CD Insert your install CD into your CD drive Go to DAS yxgbOWNNtAOWDisk1N D represents your CD ROM drive Double Click on Setup exe A WN FR Follow the on screen instructions for installation The required serial number is located on the Yamaha Corporation Certificate of Authenticity included with your documentation SIREN XPRESS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT Follow these steps to install the Siren XPress This application alows you to play and organize music l Insert your install CD into your CD drive 2 Go to DMpplicetions Sonic FoundrySiren D represents your CD ROM drive Siren X Press Installation for Windows NT cont 3 Double Click on Sirensetup exe 4 Follow the on screen instructions for installation REAL Mope DOS INSTALLATION OPTIONAL This step is only required if you intend to run DOS applications under red DOS mode by restarting your computer in MS DO S mode This step is not required to run DOS applications in a DOS box MS DOS prompt In red DOS mode you must have your DOS CD ROM drivers loaded for access to the install CD Another way to do this is to simply run INST DOSBAT from a DOS box in W indows Run INSTALL EXE from the DOS directory on the CD This installation program will create the T Bird directory on any drive you desire Follow the screen prompts to install th
20. User s Manual Philips Consumer Electronics Company PHILIPS p H i L i DS A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation duc O Let make things 777488 Lete make thunge better PHILIPS Philips Acoustic Edge 5 1 Channel PCI Sound Card PSC706 Philips Consumer Electronics Company One Philips Drive Knoxville TN 37914 Revised 03 12 01 Philips Acoustic Edge 5 1 Channel PCI Sound Card Copyright 2000 Acoustic Edge is a trademark of Philips Consumer Electronics ThunderBird Avenger is a trademark of Philips Semiconductors Q Sound Q EM Q Sound Environmental Modeling Q Sound Multi Speaker System Q MSS Q 3D Q Sound3DInteractive Q 3DI Q X pander AudioPix and the Q logo are trademarks of Q Sound Labs Inc Siren is a trademark of Sonic Foundry Incorporated EAX and Environmental Audio Extensions are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and other countries Microsoft and Windows are regstered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation DirectX and DirectSound are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMSAND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY If you end user either an entity or an individual do not agree with these terms and conditions do not install the software This End User License Agreement is a contract between you and Philips Consumer Electronics B V includ
21. all the drivers in a specific Mi P locations Click Nest to start the search location sa you can select the driwer pou want Floppy disk drives CO ROM drive Microsoft Windows Update i Specify a location D wWINSPNENGLISH Browse z Back Cancel Back Cancel Installing Acoustic Edge 4 Select NEXT to instal the drivers Add New Hardware Wizard Windows driver file search for the device Philips Acoustic Edge Audio Windows ig now ready to install the best driver for this device Click Back to select a different driver or click Next to continue Location of driver fo D SwINSSSENBGLISHSOEMSETLP IMF Cancel 5 Windows then copies the files You may be prompted to insert your Windows CD or floppy as the core sound components of the operating system may need to be copied as well These include audio Codecs the Mixer and the Sound Recorder program Source D SwINSSSENIBEISHSTBIRDT28 DLS Destination CAWINDOWS S 7STEMSTBIRD1238 0L5 The installation will continue to install the files to your system For Windows 95 98 Me Click FINISH For Windows 2000 you must install the Philips Acoustic Edge Audio and Philips Acoustic Edge GamePort Enumerator devices Browse to the Driver disk directory W DMNEngish to install these files You will find these files in the same W DM install directory and W indows will finish installing the drivers for Philips Acous
22. ation of your Philips Acoustic Edge requires the following minimum hardware and operating system e One available PCI 2 1 compliant slot e Intel Pentium dass or 100 compatible 166MHz or faster processor e Intel or 100 compatible motherboard chip set e 16MB system RAM CD ROM for driver instdlation e Stereo 4 channel surround powered speakers 5 1 speakers or headphones e Windows 95 W indows 98 W indows N T9 4 0 SP3 W indows 2000 Windows Me W Hat s INCLUDED You will find the following items in your Acoustic Edge package l Acoustic Edge sound card in a anti static pouch l Acoustic Edge installation CD l Analog audio cable to connect CD DVD drive to sound card l Line Out cable l S PDIF cable l Acoustic Edge user s manual l Product regstration card Bundled applications may be included on the installation CD or on separate media depending on the Acoustic Edge model Please retain the Yamaha Certificate of Authenticity The included serial number will be needed during softwere installation Not all product features supported using this operating system W HAT YOU NEED FOR INSTALLATION Computers corre in different shapes and sizes The installation procedures in this manual apply generally and you should compere the illustrations here with your cornputer before you start your sound card installation Sound card Installation CD CD Analog Audio Cable Line out Cable SyPD
23. ch these applications Show Control Panel Icon in theTaskBar Enabling this allows you to open the control panel from the taskbar Default setting is enabled SETTINGS TAB This tab allows you to select your exact speaker configuration and provides you with sliders for adjusting the master volume left right speaker balance fade control balance between front and back speakers Center LFE Low Frequency Effects level control for 5 1 channel playback and Tone Control which affects all channels Philips Acoustic Edge Audio Control Panel Utilities Settings seoiF Effects MIDI Speaker Test Information utput Made tC Headphone C 2 Speakers GEpander v i esurround utput Control Balance pu F IL E111 LILII Jw Enable Center Master LFE Treble Bass C 4 Speakers v 51 Speakers DVD SSM nti Apply Reverbiasxpanderatz5 to External Input Source JCD zm lb gg crest Gel 5 PHILIPS ess Control Panel Output MODE Headphone Select this mode when listening using headphones rather than speakers The head phones should be plugged into the front speaker jack Selecting Headphone tells the sound card to use a special 3D algorithm when play ing 3D games Selecting 2 Speakers will result in incorrect sound positioning when using headphones Selecting Headphones when using speakers will reduce the effectiveness of 3D effects Note The Acoustic Edge is design
24. crophone CD Stereo Mix Aut In S PDIF In Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance P 90 FS3IPb F39o 3 p S E Volume Volume Volume aa Volume Volume Volume rt T T gt T rm a a Select Select v Select Select Select T Select Philips Edge Audio Miser 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 Acoustic 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 Acoustic Edge card and other essential cards for example disk controller and graphics cards Add each card back until Device Manager indi cates that a conflict has occurred To resolve conflicts inW indows 95 98 Click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Inthe Control Panel window double click the System icon 3 Inthe System Properties dialog click the Device manager tab 4 Under the Sound Video and Game Controllers entry select the conflicting audio card driver indicated by an exclamation mark and click the Properties button 5 n the Properties dialog dick the Resources tab Select Use Automatic Settings and click the OK button Restart your computer to allow W indows 95 98 to reassign resources to the dev
25. d to use the externa S PDIF In or S PDIF out connections then carefully insert the S PDIF cable into the bottom DIN socket on the sound card bracket rmeking sure the key is properly aligned If the cable does not easily insert into the socket DO NOT FORCE IT IN instead verify the key aligament is correct and gently reinsert The DIN sockets are the large round sockets just below the two smaller Jacks for Line In and Mic To connect digtal speakers an AC3 or DTS decoder receiver or other device with an SyPDIF input to the S PDIF Out of the sound card plug it into the orange phono Jack on the end of this cable To connect an externa digtal source with an S PDIF output to the sound cards S PDIF In plug it into the brown phono jack on the end of this cable Do not simultaneously connect devices to both the brown external S PDIF In connection and the interna Digtal CD connector as they will interfere with each other see Internal Connections Below Line In Mic In and MIDI Joystick External analog stereo sources with line level output can be connected to light blue 3 5brmmm 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 digtal joystick and or MIDI devices can be connected to the large connector at the bottom of the bracket Installing Acoustic Edge Internal Connections Connectors for three line level analog inputs Aux In TAD Analog CD In and one SyPDIF digtal i
26. digtal S PDIF rather than analog then see the instructions in the S PDIF section of this manual DVD SSM Small Speaker Mode Check this box if you will be utilizing Dolby Digtal 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 w indows 2000 W DM drivers only 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 volurme of the right vs left speaker The overall volume will not be affected To center the balance slider automatically right click on the balance slider and choose Center Fade Slider Use the slider to adjust the relative volume of the front vs rear speaker To center the fade dider autometically right click on the fade slider and choose Center Volume Sliders Center To adjust the volume output for the center channel in 5 1 Speaker mode Master To adjust the volume output for the mester volume all speakers affected LFE To adjust the volume output for the Low Frequency Effects Channel in 5 1 Speaker mode Tone Control Treble and or Bass level can by emphasized by checking the Enab
27. e files to your hard drive The install program will edit your autoexec bat file to perform automatic initialization of Philips Acoustic Edge for use in real mode DOS Using the PhilipsAcoustic Edge Control Panel for DOS To launch the DO S control panel 1 Goto CAPSC7OO C represents you hard drive 2 TypeVOLCNTRL EXE This application allows you to adjust volurre levels balance input levels synthesizer modes speaker modes and midi effects in real DOS In DOS gams that have music settings if you select FM synthesis in the game make sure the synth control in the control panel is set to OPL3 For games tha support MIDI rmpu 401 select the WVTBL wavetable option The game publisher normal ly has this information in the program documentation NOTE This application is for real MS DOS mode only and should not be run under Windows In Windows use theWindows mixer for adjusting playback and recording levels Installing Acoustic Edge JOYSTICK CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS 95 98 Me 2000 1 Open the Control Panel and double click on the GAME CONTROLLERS icon Select the ADVANCED tab and under PORT DRIVER ASSIGNMENT and select Philips Acoustic Edge GamePort f Game Controllers 3 xj General Advanced Controller ID Assignment To modify the controller ID select the ID and click Change D Name Game Controllers 1 z axiz 4 buthon joystick z axiz 4 button joystick 2 none none
28. e soft DVD player is capable of providing a true 5 1 Dolby Digtal or a 4 channel Dolby Digtal down mix Acoustic Edge will output all 4 or 5 1 Dolby Digtal channels Even if the soft DVD player supports 4 or 5 1 channel Dolby Digtal you may prefer using QMSS playback of DVD s because of the enhanced rear channel content it provides If you have only stereo speakers Acoustic Edge can also provide virtual surround using its Q Surround feature To enable 4 or 5 1 speaker QMSS DVD enhancement l Make sure 4 Speakers or 5 1 Speakers and Expand All for Windows 2000 is selected in the Acoustic Edge control panel settings tab O pen the control panel or settings menu for the soft DVD player Select the menu or tab that controls the player s audio settings Look for a panel that allows you to select the number and type audio channels SU RB WN Select either 2 speaker Stereo or 2 speaker Dolby Surround or ProLogc Either option will work well as the QMSS DSP algorithm does not depend on Dolby encoding Effectively you should follow the soft DVD player instructions for playing back over stereo speakers even though you have a quad or 5 1speaker system connected 6 Close the control panel and play a DVD Acoustic Edge will detect that it is in 4 or 5 1 speaker mode but is only receiving two channels of audio from the DVD and autorraticelly generate 4 or 5 1 distinct channels of surround sound using QMSS To enable a
29. ed for use wth headphones or amplified powered speakers Use with passive norcarrplified speakers is not recommended 2 Speakers Select this mode when using stereo 2 or 3 piece speaker systerre The Acoustic Edge will apply advanced 3D algorithrre to virtudlize sounds all around you when playing compatible 3D audio enabled games QX pander QXpander widens the sound field of stereo music and provides 3D enhancement to 2D audio games Using this feature in combination with speakers providing 3D enhancement may cause distortion and is not recommended DVD QSurround This feature will greatly enhance your listening experience when used during DVD playback in 2 speaker mode This feature will provide the sensation of a full blown 5 1 speaker system by vrtualizing the surround speakers For proper operation 5 1 output must be selected in the soft DVD player s control panel Q Surround 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 Q X pander mode instead of DVD Q Surround The Acoustic Edge supports numerous playback modes for various speaker configurations See the DVD Playback Modes section of this manual for details Control Panel 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
30. ent location your hard drive Let SIREN XPress help you surf the net and find more great music to add to your collection MP3 WAV and W MA files are all supported Use SIREN XPress advanced organizational features to create custom playlists of the songs you want to hear SIREN XPress maximizes your audio experience with daz zling colorful eye candy real time computer animation that pulses and interacts with your songs And when youre ready to hit the road with your portable MP3 player SIREN XPress is the fun easy way to upload your custom playists Supported MP3 players do not currently run under Windows NT or Windows 2000 You must be running SIREN XPress on Windows 9x to upload songs to portable players SIREN XPress includes 20 free MP3 encodes with unlinited MP3 playback SIREN XPress makes it easy to organize your music e SIREN XPress includes a powerful database driven music management engine e The Sort Group and Filter tools provide you with superior control over your music library About SIREN XPress Use the Field Chooser window to view your collection the way you want to see it SIREN XPress brings powerful functionality to your desktop e Use Search for Music to find music on a network or removable drive e Export custom playlists to your Rio or Nomed Il portable MP3 device e Use your Microsoft Internet Keyboard hotkeys to control SIREN XPresss functions Siren XPress Quick Start Welcome to S
31. erent but the procedure is the same as described If you have older versions of Windows 95 then the installation will be slightly different than described below To install the drivers for Windows 95 98 Me 2000 l Turn on the computer and place the Philips Acoustic Edge CD in your CD ROM drive W hen the Add N ew Hardware W izard dialog box reports that a new PCI Multimedia Audio Device has been detected click NEXT Add New Hardware Wizard This wizard searches for new drivers Far PLI Multimedia Audio Device A device driver iz a software program that makes a hardware device work Cancel Installing Acoustic Edge 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended 3 If you are installing from the install CD or if you have copied the install to any Click NEXT other location select SPECIFY A LOCATION and browse to your directory where the setup files are located For Windows 95 98 Me select W in9x directory then choose english For Windows 2000 select W DM directory Click NEXT Add New Hardware Wizard What do you want Windows to do Search for the best driver for your device Recommended nsnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn Add Hew Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected C Display a list of
32. ese settings now or select NO to modify later Speaker settings are described under the Settings Tab in this manual Applications Launcher V1 1 Ea i 4 Philips Acoustic Edge Audio Control Panel o This application will allow vou to select your speaker configuration Do you wish to run this application Installing Acoustic Edge YAMAHA SOFTSYNTHESIZER INSTALLATION 12 Enter the serial number located on the Yamaha Corporation Certificate of 10 After Acoustic Edge driver installation the software launcher will prompt you Authenticity included with your documentation This seria number is case to install the Yamaha SoftSynthesizer Click YES sensitive i Applications Launcher 1 12 ES Click NEXT User Information x Please enter your name the name of the company for whom you work and the product serial number 2 Tamaha SaoftSynthesizer 5 135 Install Do you wish bo install this application M ame Company Serial 11 TheYarneha SoftSynthesizer Welcome page appears Click NEXT Welcome Welcome ta the S G50 Setup program This program will install 5 73 50 an your computer It is strongly recommended that vau exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel ta quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Nest to continue with the Setup program WARMING This program is protected by copyright law and
33. evice When your card is initially installed the SXG Softsynth is selected as your default MIDI engne To view your default selection look under Default MIDI Device on the MIDI tab MIDI applications will use this default device unless they have been specially configured to use a different device To change the default device see Multimedia Properties below If the current default device is Yamaha SXG Driver then make adjustments as indicated in Yamaha SXG Setup below If the default device is Acoustic Edge W aveTable Synth then meke adjustments as indicated under the H AW Wavetable below Multimedia Properties Use this ICON to change your default MIDI device Click on the Multimedia properties icon Select the MIDI tab on the Multimedia Control Panel Single instrument will be selected A WN FR To change to a different MIDI output select it then select Apply or OK You can select either Yamaha SXG Driver typical Acoustic Edge W aveTable Synth games with MIDI or Acoustic Edge External if you have an external synthesizer connected to the Game MIDI port of the card Yamaha SXG Setup To adjust the SXG Softsynth 1 The SXG is not affected by the H W Wavetable controls under the MIDI tao of the Acoustic Edge control panel Instead click on the XG Soft Icon under Yamaha SXG Setup on the Acoustic Edge Control Panel MIDI tab 2 The SXG can also be adjusted by right dicking on the X
34. ices UNINSTALLING SOFTWARE DRIVERS W indows 95 98 Me Uninstall 1 Select Control Panel Add Remove Prograys and select Philips Acoustic Edge Audio Support Files Click the ADD REMOVE button 2 You will be prompted to shutdown your computer after uninstall for the Changes to take effect ClickYes to shutdown your computer and then remove Philips Acoustic Edge TM from your system Windows NT Uninstall Browse to the Multimedia page in the Control Panel click on the Devices tab under Audio Devices select Philips Acoustic Edge Audio and then click the Remove button Shutdown your computer and remove Philips Acoustic Edge from your system Uninstalling Software Drivers Windows 2000 Uninstall O pen the Add Rerrove Hardware control panel applet Select Uninstall Unplug a Device Click Next Select Uninstall a Device Click N ext Choose Philips Acoustic Edge Audio from the list Click N ext Click Yes on confirm screen Click Next O pen the Add Rerrove Hardware control panel applet Select Uninstall Unplug a Device Click Next Select Uninstall a Device Click Next Oo ON DY B WN FP H Click Yes on the confirm screen Click Next H H O pen the Add Remove Prograrrs control panel applet H N Click on Philips Acoustic Support Files Clid lt Change Remove H UJ Power down your computer and remove your sound card Choose Philips Acoustic Edge Garme Port Enumerator
35. ing its suppliers and licensors Philips for this software program Licensed Software By installing the Licensed Software or using the Licensed Software you agree to and accept the terrre and conditions of this End User License Agreement YOU AGREETHAT YOUR USE OFTHE LICENSED SOFTWARE ACKNOWLEDGESTHAT YOU HAVE READ THIS END USER LICEN SE AGREEMENT UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREETO BE BOUND BY ITSTERMSAND CONDITIONS l Copyright The Licensed Software is a proprietary product of Philips and is protected by copyright laws Title ownership rights and intellectual property rignts in and to the Licensed Software shall rerrein with Philips 2 Right to use Philips hereby grants you the personal non exclusive license to use the Licensed Software only on and in conjunction with one 1 computer at one time You may not sell rent redistribute sublicense or lease the Licensed Software or otherwise transfer or assign the right to use it You may not decompile disassemble reverse engineer or in any way modify program code except where this restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law Except for one 1 copy which may be made for backup purposes only you may not copy the Licensed Software You are not allowed to alter or remove any proprietary notices including copyright notices in the Licensed Software 3 Disclaimer of Warranty THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS ISWITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND THE ENTIRE RISK OF USE OFTHE LICENSED SOFTWARE
36. l Top left dot left front channel Center dot LFE Subwoofer channel Bottom right dot right rear channel In 2 speaker or earphone mode you will see two dots and in 4 speaker modes you will see four dots You can also select other effects patterns by right clicking on the visual display and choosing from the list of available graphic effects RIPPING RECORDING FROM A CD l Place an audio CD in your corrputer s CD ROM drive 2 n norma mode select the Play Rip CD tab from tne Media Manager panel Your computer s CD drives are displayed on the Play Rip CD page 3 Specify the CD drive containing the audio CD from the drop down list located above the track list The CD s tracks are displayed and SIREN attempts to access information for the CD If the CD informetion does not appear you can obtain the CD information by dicking the CDDB button or you can add the informetion manually in the Play Rip CD page If the CD information is not accessed or added manually SIREN rips the songs as Unknown and numbers them sequentially 4 Select the sonds to be ripped From the File menu choose Rip to Library SIREN begins ripping files to the folder specified in the Preferences dialog and a meter in the Status column depicts the progress of the ripping 6 To halt ripping at any time choose Cancel Ripping from the File menu 7 To monitor the ripping progress select Encoding List from the Play Rip CD page drop down list o
37. le box and adjust ing the Treble and or Bass sliders Uncheck the Enable box or adjust the sliders to the bottom for a flat response Default Button The default button will disable tone control and set Tone Control sliders to minimum flat All other sliders under O utput Control are centered Apply Reverb QX pander Q MSS to External Input Source Reverb QXpander when enabled and expansion of stereo to 4 or 5 1 channels QMSS are autorretically applied to all sounds generated by applications running on your PC however they are not applied to inputs such as analog CD In and Line In unless that input is selected on the Apply Reverb Q MSS Q X pander to External Input Source selector pull down rnenu Control Panel For example if you are using the Microsoft CD player which uses the anadog CD In connector to play CD s or if you are using a tape deck or other external device connected to Line In you must select the input here to enable conversion of these stereo sources to 4 or 5 1 channels using QMSS However if you are using an appli cation that is not dependent on these connections such as a game MP3 player or a CD player that uses digtad extraction rather than anadog CD In such as the includ ed Siren JukeBox application then Q MSS is used to automatically convert these sources to 4 or 5 1 channels when in 4 or 5 1 speaker mode S PDIF TAB This page of the Philips Acoustic Edge Control Panel will control the
38. n vacation without going on vacation e Create an Internet Commercial to promote your business To install AudioPix follow these simple steps l Insert your install CD into your CD drive 2 Go to DMpplications Q Sound Labs AudioPix D represents your CD ROM drive 3 Double dick on apixfree exe 4 Follow the on screen instructions for installation The required serial number is located at D Applications Q Sound Labs AudioPix Open the apixfree txt file Recording Source Configuration Philips Acoustic Edge allows you to record sounds and music from various input Sources i e microphone audio CD line in etc Before you start recording you need to configure the recording source as follow e Open the Volume Mixer go to Options and select Properties Recording Source Configuration e Choose Recording under Adjust Volume for and check the recording source that you want to display in the Recording Mixer e Click OK and the Recording Mixer window will open Now you can select the recording source you intend to use and adjust the recording volurne level Properties Ei Mixer device Phiips Edge Audio Mixer Adjust volume for C Playback Recording C Other Voice Commands Show the following volume contrals Line In Microphone CD Stereo Mis Cancel e Open your favorite recording application and start recording Es Recording Control rl xl Options Help Line In Mi
39. nput Digtal CD In are provided along the top of the sound card as indicated in the picture on page 16 Use the 4 pin CD audio cable to connect the analog audio output of your interna CD or DVD drive to the sound cards Analog CD In connector The Digtal CD In connector is not required for most applications because current CD players and garres typically use digtal extraction no cable required or the induded CD Analog Audio Cable to bring CD audio into the sound card If you connect Digtal CD In connector to your CD or DVD drive you will not be able to use the externa S PDIF In jack on the S PDIF cable which plugs into the rear of the card Replace computer cover and reconnect the power cable monitor and other devices SOFTWARE INSTALLATION WINDOWS 95 98 Me 2000 INSTALLATION Now that the hardware is installed it is time to configure the drivers Plug and Play uses your systems BIO S and the Plug and Play features of W indows 95 98 2000 to allocate resources for Philips Acoustic Edge W hich version of W indows do you have Microsoft issued a maintenance release of Windows 95 referred to as OSR2 This version shipped as the stock operating system on many PC s Newer and recently upgraded PC s will have the Windows 98 operating system Other systems will have the orignal W indows 95 or Gold version The following procedure describes installation using W indows 98 98SE Windows 2000 screens are sightly diff
40. onic Foundrys SIREN XPress This guide is designed to provide you with information that will allow you to immediately begn taking advantage of the powerful features of SIREN XPress SIREN XPress allows you to operate in Philips compact mode or normel mode The compact mode includes only the Transport buttons Play Stop Pause etc Normal mode displays the entire SREN XPress window and allows access to all SIREN XPress functionality You can toggle between the Philips compact mode and normal mode using any of the following methods Click the Compact Skin Mode button From the View menu choose the Compact Skin Mode option e Press Ctrl M on your keyboard You can expand the Philips compact mode to display the current and next songs the Compact Skin Mode button and the Select Playlist button To expand the compact mode click the Expand control on the rignt end of the player You can also use this control to collapse the compact mode The SIREN XPress expanded compact mode is shown below Hip Pi CEIRI fede Cim Medus liam About SIREN XPress Media Files A media file refers to any audio and video file that SREN will play from your con puter SIREN supports the following media file formats wav rmp3 wna pca af 009 eM wn asf mpg mpeg Mov qt Finding Media After you install SIREN XPress a configuration wizard will scan your local hard drives for any mp3 and wrra files and add them to your SIREN
41. ot applied As Specified in MIDI File Reverb effect is applied only as specified in the MIDI file being played If no reverb is specified for a MIDI voice then no change will be observed when switching between this mode and None mode Reverb must also be enabled and a reverb environ ment selected on the Effects Tab Global Reverb will be applied to all MIDI voices regardless of the MIDI file and the reverb intensity will be set using the slider Reverb must also be enabled and a reverb enu ronment selected on the Effects Tab essusts ecte C Control Panel SPEAKER T EsT TAB Select the Output Mode you wish to test There are two modes to test your speaker settings Manual and Auto The speaker test tab is a utility to help verify proper speaker connections to your sound card The acronyrrs are defined as follows Manual Mode Once you have selected the appropriate O utput Mode click on any of the desired speakers to verify proper connection You can check the Loop Sounds box that will ih Philips Acoustic Edge Rud EE result in continuous sound in that speaker Click the Stop button to stop the test utput Mode E Auto Mode Headphone p Eh Click on Auto Mode Sounds will emanate in sequence starting with LF and cycle through each speaker in the Output Mode you selected C 2 Speakers Use the Master Volume Slider to adjust the overall output level of your C 4 Speakers speaker system f 51 Speakers Adju
42. plication Installation of Additional Software Packages such as Siren X Press Follow these steps to install Siren XPress or any other included software package Siren XPress allows you to play and organize music L Insert your installation CD into your CD drive 2 From the Start Menu select Run and type DAA pplications Sonic Foundry Siren D represents your CD ROM drive 3 Double dick on Sirensetup exe 4 Follow the on screen instructions for installation Congratulations You have successfully installed your Philips Acoustic Edge Installing Acoustic Edge WiNDOWS NT INSTALLATION Installation of the drivers for your Philips Acoustic Edge in aW indows NT emi ronment are as follows note you must have the appropriate privileges in order to install the drivers 1 Boot the system to the Windows NT 99 desktop and insert your install CD in your CD RO M 2 Goto DANT4O Engish and double click on Philips Acoustic Edge Install exe D represents your CD ROM drive 3 Wait a couple of minutes while the data transfers O nce it finishes the Philips Acoustic Edge Settings window will appear Click OK on the settings page and then when the System Settings Change page comes up and prompts you to restart click the Restart Computer Now button That s it Once the system reboots to W indows NT 9 your Philips Acoustic Edge should be fully functional as indicated by the Windows Startup sound YAMAHA S
43. r if Tree View is enabled double dick on the Encoding List folder Note You can play media from the media library while you are ripping CDs but you cannct listen to the CD itself during ripping ADDITIONAL HELP For more detailed information about SIREN XPress features please refer to the online Help file accessible from SIREN s normal mode by choosing Contents and Index from the Help menu For additional information on other Sonic Foundry products visit www sonicfoundrycom About Audio Pix UPGRADING TO SIREN JUKEBOX If you like SIREN XPress but want more powerful options upgrade to Sonic Foundrys SIREN Jukebox e CD burning e Unlimited MP3 ripping e Advanced audio effects e Perfect Clarity Audio encoding Higher bitrate WMA encoding To upgrade choose Instant U pgrade from the Help menu ABOUT AuDioPix AudioPix makes it easy to combine digta images with MP3 sound to get the ulti mete multimedia presentation In just three simple steps you will have an exciting new MPEG formet that can be played back in either of the popular players RealPlayer or W indows Media Player Now for the first time you dont have to be aWeb Master to create your own unique presentations just grab an MP3 file sorne of your most treasured images and let your imagination go e Turn your wedding photos and special occasions into a creative slideshow for friends and family Keep your vacation memories alive forever Go o
44. re for gaming and general playing around Control Panel Reverb Level Sliders These sliders used in conjunction with the Enable box and the Environment pull down menu allow you to control the intensity and characteristics of the reverb effect applied to your sound Reverb is an acoustic effect that simulates the interaction of sound with the environment As an example imagine the sound of a gunshot ina large cathedral compare to the same sound in a tiled bathroom The entry under Default Environment allows you to select a certain surrounding environment such as a cave arena or hdlway while the sliders provide for control over the intensity of the effect Typically very low settings should be used when adding ambiance to music or games rether than higher settings that may cause distortion and sound unnatural Specifically Audio Applications slider Control the intensity of the effect for games Sonic Foundry Siren Yamaha SXG Wavetable synth also has its own reverb effect controls and other applications External Input slider Control the intensity of the effect for analog input sources such as CD In and Line In S PDIF Input slider Control the intensity of the effect for digtal input source such as a digtal connection to an internal CD drive or external device connected to the S PDIF cable MIDI TAB NOTE When your card is initially installed the SXG Softsynth is selected as your default MIDI engne The SXG
45. speakers and optional subwoofer 3D sounds genera ed by compatible applications will processed to the appropriate speaker and stereo sounds from applications will be expanded to four distinct channels using Q MSS 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 Q X pander Q MSS to Externa Input Source Similarly the Apply Q Xpander Q MSS 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 speekers are digtal S PDIF rather than analog then see the SPDIF 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 com patible applications will processed to the appropriate speaker and stereo sounds from applications will be expanded to 5 1 distinct channels using Q MSS 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 Q X pander Q MSS to External Input Source Similarly the Apply Q X pander Q MSS 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 speekers are
46. st speaker connections as required to complete your sound card installation W Loop Sounds Auto Stop cresta Gel 5 PHILIPS e LF Left Front Speaker e CTR Center Speaker e RF Right Front Speaker RS Right Surround Speaker e LFE Low Frequency Effects Subwoofer LS Left Surround Speaker LHP Left Headphone RHP Right Headphone Control Panel INFORMATION TAB The informetion tab provides detailed information about your sound card This indudes the model number for your product and software version information Philips Acoustic Edge Audio Control Panel Ltilties Settings SPDIF Effects MIDI Speaker Test Information Philips Acoustic Edge 5 1 Channel PCI Sound Card Model Number PSC06 Manufacturer Philips Consumer Electronics Company version Information Installation Software Version Philips Acoustic Edge Audio Winga 23 01 English Update Software Version Mo Updates Applied Version Timestamp SIZE Audio Driver DRY 405 1156 O01016 1738 192960 Audio Driver YAD 4 05 1725 00 1016 1800 454626 Joystick Driver YAD 4 05 1006 990720 058513 19335 Virtual Device Driver YAE 4 05 1011 99 1025 1640 1 7090 credis cslsm PHILIPS cose DVD Playback Modes Using 4 or 5 1 channel surround speakers your Acoustic Edge sound card can deliver true multi channel surround sound from a compatible soft DVD player application even if the player only supports stereo output If th
47. tetnntn tatam sna tns 9 DN SCN sacs c PP 9 Installing the Sound Card ec 10 wud cad Corna r WON mr n 13 Connecting to your Acoustic Edge Sound Card sss 15 Software Installation W indows 95 98 Me 2000 Instalaion e 16 Yamaha SoftSyntheszer Insaladon n leeren 24 Siren Express Insalleion eren 29 Windows NT Installation llle 30 Real Mode DOS Installteion es 31 Joystick Configuration for Windows 95 98 Me 32 Technical Support ttt tttttstttssstssssssssos 35 Philips Acoustic Edge DSP Special Effects and Algorithms 36 Philips Acoustic Edge Control Panel 37 ie ETO NN mre meee RU E 37 IB elf aac E o ern 37 SN g oid E a O OA OA E A AEE NEI IOA E OEN EEE 38 SPDIF T Dene ere mene te eevee rere nee ere eee ere errr ae 42 eal Brig a oM M M 45 MIT a ec rem en Snr fern renee ne re re Re eC nae eee ne ae ere eee ee eee 46 m Oo lt al Ell sO Neen KT erate an eee en O E I eee eee 50 gie qogste aree 52 DVD Playback Moxdes e teteesssssstettsstscan 53 About SIREN XPress ttt ttttttttttttttttttttttttetttttetttttttttt 54 About AudioPbc t stttttttssttsssstssssesssssstsooobpbbbbbbbbbttttttt
48. the following information avalable Model number and date of purchase e Computer type processor speed and memory available Computer O perating System IE W indows 95 W indows 98 etc e Or screen error information e Other hardware connected to your sound card Technical Support Information Toll Free Telephone N urrber 1 800 835 3506 Operating Hours US Central T ime e Monday through Friday 7 00am 11 00pm e Saturday amp Sunday 8 00am 10 00pm Internet Address www pcsound philips com Product Return Before returning the Philips sound card you must first contact the Philipps Technical Support group to determine the nature of product defect Once the nature of the problem has been determined a Return Authorization number and address will be supplied A RETURN AUTHORIZATION NUMBER MUST ACCOMPANY THE RETURN OFTHIS PRODUCT W hen returning the product for service e The cos of shipment is at your expense and you assurre all the risk It is recommended to ship the produc through a carrier that provides proof of delivery and product should be insured e Return Authorization number must be clearly marked on the outside of the package e Use proper packing materials for shipment A dated proof of purchase proving the product is still under Warranty Warranty 3 year limited warranty DSP Special Effects and Algorithms PHiLIPS Acoustic EDGE DSP SPECIAL EFFECTS AND ALGORITHMS EAX Game Compatibilit
49. the S PDIF output in digital format for applica tions running on your PC MP3 games etc For external inputs CD In or Line In select the proper source on the Apply Reverb Q X pander Q MSS to External Input Source pull down menu located on the Settings tab Use this mode if you are using digtal S PDIF speakers for your center and LFE speakers For proper operation you must also be in 5 1 speaker mode Please note that the volume settings on the Settings tab will have no affect on the signd on the S PDIF output DVD AC3 DTS Pass Thru Use this mode if you wish to play DVD audio using an externd AC3 or DTS decoder such as a speaker set receiver or decoder box connected to S PDIF O ut This mode is only available when using a compatible soft DVD player capable of streaming AC3 or DTS data to the sound card Philips Acoustic Edge Audio Control Panel me x Litilties Settings SPDIF Effects mici Speaker Test Information everbisound Environment Modeling Iv Enable Environment none Enable or Disable the External Input Reverb Level Slider an the Settings Tab Enable or Disable the S PDIF Input Audio External SETTE Reverb Level Slider an the EjPDIF Tab Application Input iat crest Gel 5 PHILIPS EFFECTS TAB These controls allow you to manage the application of reverb and Q Sound Environmental Modeling QEM QEM provides EAX 1 0 2 0 game compatibility and the ability to apply re
50. tic Edge autorraetically Click FINISH on each screen to install each of these devices Add Hew Hardware Wizard Philips Acoustic Edge Audia Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires 4 Back Cancel Installing Acoustic Edge 7 After clicking Finish the Philips Acoustic Edge GarnePort will be installed It Note Any time you say No to a Applications Launcher dialog box like the one is possible during gameport installation Windows will detect newer versions of shown above a second box will appear asking if you want to launch the next time msandogvxd vjoyd vxd and rrgstick drv It is recommended that you keep your Windows is started Answer Yes or No as desired existing files ClickY ES on all 3 screens that appear Version Conflict x 4 file being copied is older than the file currently on your computer t is recommended that you keep your existing file Options I Iv Direct3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled File name manalog vd Description Analog Joystick Virtual Device our version 4 5 1 1338 9 Next the DirectX Setup dialog box will appear Click OK DirectX R Setup Restore Auda divers OF estare Wenay divers Cancel Do you want to keep this file i Hn Hata All 8 Next the software launcher will allow you to open the Acoustic Edge control panel and configure your speaker settings if desired Select YES to modify th
51. und voices and 576 distinct synthesized W avetable voices The heart of your sound card is Philips powerful new ThunderBird Avenger audio processor which relieves your computer of performing enormously complex audio processing The results are dramatically faster more resoonsive gaming effects and more conwvincing three dimensional audio sound fields all without placing new demands on your computer Advanced DSP algorithms from Q Sound Labs provide rich three dimensional sound for every application If you have headphones or only two speakers Acoustic Edge s patented psycho acoustic codes envelop you in a virtual sound field created from up to ninety six independent 3D voices Add rear center and subwoofer speakers and Acoustic Edge will transform your PC into your persona home theatre system fully capable of playing the very latest Hollywood DVD releases in full blown digtal gory Take your music CDs MP3s video files cut scenes and stereo games to the mex while you re amp it rediscover your existing collection while you add new favorites too Acoustic Edge truly revolutionizes PC sound Install your sound card as directed connect a 5 1 speaker system left amp right front left amp right rear center and subwoofer and try these e Play the latest Hollywood DVD hit and be prepared for goosebumps as sound effects sweep you away e Rediscover your favorite music in a whole new dimension even those golden oldies You ve
52. verb to non EAX sources including applications S PDIF In and external inputs Enable W hen playing games supporting EAX properties select the Enable box under Reverb Q Sound Environmental Modeling Set the Environment selector to none to avoid reverb being applied to non EAX applications To apply reverb to nor EAX applications also select a reverb type using the Environment selector described below and adjust the reverb level using the slider corresponding to the source Environment Using this pull down menu you can select various types of reverbs that simulate various environments To turn on these environments the Enable box must be selected If you are playing an EAX 1 0 or 2 0 game it should autormetically select the appropriate environment as you move around the game The environment selector can be left on none If you are playing a nor EAX enabled game music or movies you can select an environment of your choice and adjust the level using the slider corresponding to the source If you are using the Philips Acoustic Edge H W Synth rather than the Yameha SXG default then the Environment you select will also be used when playing MIDI music and the intensity will be controlled on the reverb slider on the MIDI tab Some Environments such as Concert Hall are more appropriate for music while others like Forsaken were designed with specific games in mind and others like Drugged a
53. y Effects Tab The Acoustic Edge uses Q Sound Environmental Modeling QEM to achieve compatibility with games utilizing EAX 1 0 or EAX 2 0 properties including environmental reverb obstruction and occlusion modeling EAX is a trademerk of Creative Labs DVD QSurround Settings Tab Provides virtual 5 1 playback using just stereo speakers and a compatible soft DVD player capable of providing 5 1 output Q Sound Environmental Modeling QEM Effects Tab Q Sound Environmental Modeling Q EM provides EAX game compatibility and the ability to apply reverb to non EAX sound sources induding applications S PDIF In and external inputs QSound Multi Speaker System QMSS Settings and S PDIF Tabs QMSS Q Sound Multi Speaker System transforms stereo sources into 4 channel or 5 1 channel output Q MSS is automatically invoked for stereo applications if 4 speaker or 5 1 speaker mode is selected for all operating systems except Windows 2000 W DM drivers For Windows 2000 W DM drivers the Expand All box must be checked before starting the application QMSS will dso be applied to ana log inputs CD In Line In etc and the S PDIF In if enabled on the control panel QSound3DInteractive Q3DI Autorratic Q3DI postions sounds all around you using stereo surround 5 1 speakers systems or headphones when playing 3D audio enabled applications The proper DSP algorithm is automatically selecting based on your

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