Philips Seismic Edge, User Manual

Page 1: ...Seismic Edge 4 Channel PCI Sound Card ____________________________ Users Manual Philips Consumer Electronics Company One Philips Drive Knoxville TN 37914 Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 1 ...

Page 2: ...nteractive AudioPix and the Q logo are trademarks of QSound 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 registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation DirectX and DirectSound are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks ...

Page 3: ...TWARE IS ERROR FREE OR THAT THE USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ANY COPIES THEREOF WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY PATENT COPYRIGHT TRADEMARK OR OTHER RIGHT OF THIRD PARTIES 4 Updated This license does not grant you the right to any upgrades or updates of the Licensed Software However Philips will be entitled to offer updates and or modifications to the Licensed Software at its discretion 5 Changes of the a...

Page 4: ...98 2000 Installation 15 Yamaha SoftSynthesizer Installation 22 Siren Express Installation 27 Windows NT Installation 27 Real Mode DOS Installation 28 Joystick Configuration for Windows 95 98 29 Technical Support 32 Philips Seismic Edge Control Panel 33 Control Panel Tab 33 Demo Tab 34 Settings Tab 35 Midi Tab 38 QEM Tab 41 What is QEM 42 What does QEM do 42 QEM for a EAX enabled Direct Sound Game ...

Page 5: ... 49 Recording Source Configuration 50 Frequently Asked Questions 52 Resolving I O Conflicts 55 Uninstalling Software Drivers 55 Windows 95 98 Uninstall 55 Windows NT Uninstall 56 Windows 2000 Uninstall 56 Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 5 ...

Page 6: ...ful DSP Digital Signal Processor can process up to 128 sounds simultaneously with minimal consumption of your computer s power This hardware acceleration assures high fidelity audio and frees your computer to concentrate its power on better graphics and game speed Advanced DSP algorithms from QSound Labs provide compelling 3 D for every application If you have headphones or only two speak ers Seis...

Page 7: ...MIDI files engulf you in 4 distinct channels of sound Play a 3 D audio enabled game and experience virtual reality Rediscover your favorite old 2 D games and hear them take on new life in 3D Compare enhanced QMSS to Dolby Digital on DVD and hear the difference Thanks for giving your computer the Philips Seismic Edge Your PC will never sound the same once you ve given it the edge Philips 4 ch 09110...

Page 8: ...EAX and DS3D games QSound Multi Speaker System for quad output of stereo sources QXpander and 2D to 3D remapping for 3D enhance ment of stereo 576 voice total wavetable synthesis music polyphony 512 Voice professional quality soft synth with XG and GM compatibility 64 channel hardware wavetable synthesizer Dual gameport accelerator with legacy and digital joy stick modes DirectSound DirectSound3D ...

Page 9: ...95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 SP3 Windows 2000 Not all product features supported using this operating system See Software Installation section for details What s Included You will find the following items in your Seismic Edge package 1 Seismic Edge sound card in a anti static pouch 1 Seismic Edge installation CD 1 Analog audio cable to connect CD DVD drive to sound card 1 Seismic Edge user s manua...

Page 10: ...ed surface of your computer chassis before you begin installation to discharge static electricity Hardware Installation What you need for installation Computers come in different shapes and sizes The installation pro cedures in this manual apply generally and you should compare the illustrations here with your computer before you start your sound card installation Sound card Installation CD CD Ana...

Page 11: ...isconnect all devices that are connected to the computer 3 Remove the computer cover Philips Seismic Edge 11 4 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 Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 11 ...

Page 12: ...en Securing the card assures proper grounding 7 Connect the CD audio cable from your CD ROM DVD ROM drive to the sound card CD audio connector 5 Remove the Seismic Edge Sound Card from the anti static bag Align your sound card with the selected PCI Bus Slot and firmly push it into the slot Be sure the sound card is aligned properly and fits snugly into the slot Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9...

Page 13: ...REAR SPEAKER J5 Connector for MIDI JOYSTICK INTERNAL CONNECTORS J10 Connector for CD AUDIO IN ATAPI J12 Connector for AUX IN optional J13 Connector for TAD VOICE MODEM J1 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllll Front Speaker LINE IN MIDI JOYSTICK AC 97 MIC IN J2 Rear Speaker J3 J4 J5 J12 CD IN J10 AUX In J13 TAD PHILIPS Connecting Your Sound Card Card Diagram Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 ...

Page 14: ...peakers or stereo headphones to the FRONT OUT speaker jack REAR OUT optional Connect a pair of powered speakers to REAR OUT speaker jack MIDI GAME PORT Connect Joystick or MIDI device 8 Connect your audio devices to the panel of your sound card as indicated below 9 Replace computer cover and reconnect the power cable moni tor and other devices Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page ...

Page 15: ...ps Seismic Edge WHICH VERSION OF WINDOWS 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 original Windows 95 version The following procedure describes installation using Windows 98 98SE Windows 20...

Page 16: ... INSTALL THE DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS 95 98 2000 1 Turn on the computer and place the Philips Seismic Edge CD in your CD ROM drive When the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box reports that a new PCI Multimedia Audio Device has been detected click NEXT Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 16 ...

Page 17: ...he install to any other location select Specify a location and browse to your directory where the setup files are located For Windows 95 98 select Win9x directory then choose a lan guage For Windows 2000 select WDM directory Click NEXT Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 17 ...

Page 18: ... system may need to be copied as well These include audio Codecs the Mixer and the Sound Recorder pro gram If you are prompted with a Version Conflict window regarding COMCTL32 dll click YES to keep your existing file Philips Seismic Edge 18 4 Select NEXT to install the drivers Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 18 ...

Page 19: ...amePort Enumerator and Philips Seismic Edge Support Registers devices Browse to the Driver disk directory WDM English to install these files You will find these files in the same WDM install directory and Windows will finish installing the drivers for Philips Seismic Edge automatically Click FINISH 3 times on each screen to install each of these devices Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 1...

Page 20: ...ll be installed It is possible during gameport installation Windows will detect newer versions of msanalog vxd vjoyd vxd and msjstick drv It is recommended that you keep your existing files Click YES on all 3 screens that appear Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 20 ...

Page 21: ... modify later Speaker settings are described under the Control Panel Settings Page in this manual Note Any time you say No to a Applications Launcher dialog box like the one shown above a second box will appear asking if you want launch the next time Windows is started Answer Yes or No as desired 9 Next the DirectX Setup dialog box will appear Click OK Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11...

Page 22: ...ber is case sensitive Click NEXT Philips Seismic Edge 22 Yamaha SoftSynthesizer Installation 10 After Seismic Edge driver installation the software launcher will prompt you to install the Yamaha SoftSynthesizer Click YES 11 The Yamaha SoftSynthesizer Welcome page appears Click NEXT Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 22 ...

Page 23: ...Philips Seismic Edge 23 13 The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears Follow the instructions in this box Click NEXT Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 23 ...

Page 24: ...cense Agreement dialog box is dis played If you accept the terms and conditions Click YES Philips Seismic Edge 24 14 Select A Program Folder dialog box appears Click NEXT Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 24 ...

Page 25: ...Philips Seismic Edge 25 16 You must restart your computer at this time Click OK Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 25 ...

Page 26: ...About SIREN Jukebox Express to learn more about this application 18 Product Registration If you are connected to the internet you can register your product now by clicking YES in the dialog win dow shown below If you prefer to register your product at a later time go to www philipsusa com prod_reg_bounce html and follow the instructions CONGRATULATIONS You have successfully installed your Philips ...

Page 27: ...at s it Once the system reboots to Windows NT your Philips Seismic Edge should be fully functional as will be indicated by the Windows Startup sound Yamaha SoftSynthesizer Installation for Windows NT Follow these steps to install the Yamaha SoftSynthesizer from your install CD 1 Insert your install CD into your CD drive 2 Go to D S yxg50 Nt40 Disk1 D represents your CD ROM drive 3 Double Click on ...

Page 28: ... the TBird directory on any drive you desire Follow the screen prompts to install the files to your hard drive The install program will edit your autoexec bat file to perform automatic initialization of Philips Seismic Edge for use in real mode DOS Using the Philips Seismic Edge Control Panel for DOS To launch the DOS control panel 1 Go to C Seismic C represents your hard drive 2 Type VOLCNTRL EXE...

Page 29: ... Windows mixer for adjusting playback and recording levels Joystick Configuration for Windows 95 98 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 Seismic Edge GamePort Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 29 ...

Page 30: ...Philips Seismic Edge 30 2 Select the General tab and click the Add button You may select any one of the Game Controllers listed then click OK Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 30 ...

Page 31: ...ection highlight the selected controller in Game Controllers and click the Properties button Select Calibrate and calibrate your joystick Your joystick should be installed and ready for flight Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 31 ...

Page 32: ... com Product Return Before returning the Philips sound card you must first contact the Philips 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 OF THIS PRODUCT When returning the product for service The cost of shipme...

Page 33: ...s Seismic Edge 33 Philips Seismic Edge Control Panel 1 Control Panel Tab Windows Audio Applications Just click on the desired Windows applet to launch Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 33 ...

Page 34: ... installation CD so make sure the CD is inserted in your CD ROM drive before launch ing Space Junk A 3D audio application that demonstrates QSound Q3D technology Wumpus A 3D audio game that also demonstrates QSound s technology Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 34 ...

Page 35: ... 2 Speaker Mode Default mode this setting is for 2 speaker setups and uses the Q3D 2 speaker algorithm 2D to 3D Remapping This feature affects DirectSound and MIDI WaveTable sources Converts 2D stereo panning to 3D audio output QXpander This feature enhances CD and DVD audio by converting nor mal stereo sources to expanded 3D audio Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 35 ...

Page 36: ...output mode This will enable quadraphonic playback for 3D applications Stereo 2D will also be automatically converted to quadraphonic including games cut scenes midi files sound wav files and movie avi files using QSound Multi Speaker System QMSS Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 36 ...

Page 37: ...s can also be played in quad if the Quad for DVD and Audio CD s box is checked The QMSS box does not have to be checked for other stereo and 3D sources it only must be checked for audio CD DVD s Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 37 ...

Page 38: ...y the SXG Softsynth can be left selected even when playing games These games use digital sound recordings exclusively and are not effected by MIDI output selection When your card is initially installed the SXG Softsynth is selected as your MIDI engine To view or change your selection 1 Select Start then Settings on the Windows Taskbar 2 Double click on the Multimedia properties icon 3 Select the M...

Page 39: ... 3 Select SoftSynthesizer Setup or Open if in the control panel To adjust Seismic Edge WaveTable synth 1 Open the Seismic Edge control panel by double clicking on the Edge icon in the systray 2 Select the MIDI Tab 3 Selected the desired mode Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 39 ...

Page 40: ...ved MIDI WaveTable playback with effects Moderate DirectSound acceleration Max Polyphony Mode Setting for the best MIDI WaveTable polyphony Minimum DirectSound Acceleration You will only notice an effect if your file is high polyphony i e using a large number of voices simultaneous Philips Seismic Edge 40 Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 40 ...

Page 41: ...Philips Seismic Edge 41 5 QEM Tab Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 41 ...

Page 42: ...y depending on different factors like its size and the material the surrounding objects e g walls mountains etc are made of QEM attempts to model this in a game world by applying reverb effects to DirectSound audio streams by way of presets that can be either set manually or called automatically from within an EAX enabled game How QEM Works From a game player s perspective this means that they can...

Page 43: ...QEM checkbox after exiting game to avoid QEM from affecting other applications QEM FOR A NON EAX DIRECT SOUND GAME If your game does not support QEM i e non EAX Enabled Direct Sound games select a suitable reverb from the Default Environment list in the Philips Seismic Edge control panel and run the game Follow these simple steps 1 Open the Philips Seismic Edge control panel 2 Click on the QEM tab...

Page 44: ...l panel settings tab 2 Open the control panel or settings menu for the soft DVD player 3 Select the menu or tab that controls the player s audio settings 4 Look for a panel that allows you to select the number and type audio channels 5 Select either 2 speaker Stereo or 2 speaker Dolby Surround or ProLogic Either option will work well as the QMSS DSP algorithm does not depend on Dolby encoding Effe...

Page 45: ...ng section If you only have stereo speakers 1 Make sure 2 speakers is selected in the Seismic Edge control panel settings tab 2 Select 2D to 3D under 2 speakers in the Seismic Edge con trol panel 3 Follow the soft DVD players instructions for stereo playback Do not select the 3D option if it exists as it may interfere with the 2D to 3D remapping feature Alternatively do not select 2D to 3D in the ...

Page 46: ...he fun easy way to upload your custom playlists 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 unlimited MP3 playback SIREN XPress makes it easy to organize your music SIREN XPress includes a powerful database driven music man agement engine...

Page 47: ...diately begin taking advantage of the powerful features of Siren XPress Siren XPress allows you to operate in Philips compact mode or nor mal mode The compact mode includes only the Transport buttons Play Stop Pause etc The normal mode displays the entire Siren XPress window and allows access to all Siren XPress functionality You can toggle between the Philips compact mode and normal mode using an...

Page 48: ... then the desired music files Playback will start immediately and all the transport buttons will now effect music file playback except for the Play button The Play button will continue to start CD playback until you go into normal full window mode and select a different icon than Play or Record Music CDs Graphic Effects Siren XPress displays dazzling visual effects during audio playback Siren XPre...

Page 49: ...s please refer to the online Help file accessible from Siren s normal mode by clicking the Help menu and choosing Contents and Index For additional information on other Sonic Foundry products visit www sonicfoundry com Upgrading to Siren Jukebox If you like Siren XPress but want more powerful options get these additional features when you upgrade to Sonic Foundry s Siren Jukebox CD burning Unlimit...

Page 50: ...Labs AudioPix D represents your CD ROM drive 3 Double click on apixfree exe 4 Follow the on screen instructions for installation The required serial number is located at D Applications QSound Labs AudioPix Open the apixfree txt file Recording Source Configuration Philips Seismic Edge allows you to record sounds and music from various input sources i e microphone audio CD line in etc Before you sta...

Page 51: ...u want to display in the Recording Mixer Click OK and the Recording Mixer window will open Now you can select the recording source you intend to use and adjust the recording volume level Open your favorite recording application and start recording Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 51 ...

Page 52: ...al Is Philips Seismic Edge full duplex capable Full duplex is the ability for a sound card to record and playback audio at the same time Philips Seismic Edge is able to do this while maintaining full 16 bit 48KHz sound quality What wave file types is Philips Seismic Edge compatible with ie what wave types can it playback Basically all wave file types you are likely to encounter will work fine Most...

Page 53: ... Control Panel Applet Settings tab must be set to Speaker if you are using only the 2 front speakers It must be set to Quad if you are using 4 speakers How do I uninstall the audio drivers See Uninstalling Software Drivers of this user manual My system does not detect the sound card when I boot up for the first time What s wrong Windows 95 98 Make sure your sound card is fully inserted into the PC...

Page 54: ...y DOS game In DOS games 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 that support MIDI mpu 401 select the WVTBL wavetable option Philips 4 ch 091100 11 40 qxd 2000 9 11 AM 11 39 Page 54 ...

Page 55: ...anel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the System icon 3 In the 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 In the Properties dialog click the Resources tab 6 Select Use Automatic Settings and click the OK button 7 Restart...

Page 56: ...6 Open the Add Remove Hardware control panel applet 7 Select Uninstall Unplug a Device Click Next 8 Select Uninstall a Device Click Next 9 Choose Philips Seismic Edge Game Port Enumerator from the list Click Next 10 Click Yes on the confirm screen Click Next 11 Open the Add Remove Hardware control panel applet 12 Select Uninstall Unplug a Device Click Next 13 Select Uninstall a Device Click Next 1...

Page 57: ...er is encouraged to try one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician CAUTION To comply with the limites for the Class B digital device pu...

Page 58: ...l Number PSC70417 A481 P20 has been tested according to the FCC CISPR22 85 requirement for Class B devices and found compliant with the following standards EMI EMC ANSI C63 4 1992 FCC Part 15 Subpart B This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept an interference...

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