TerraTec AUREON 5.1 SKY, Manual

Page 1: ...SoundSystem 5 1 Digital Audio Solution AUREON Sky English Manual Version 18 02 03 ...

Page 2: ...nt The manufacturer reserves the right to change the contents of this document and or the associated products at any time without the provision of prior notice to specific persons or organizations The manufacturer shall not be held liable for damages of any kind arising from the use or the inability to use this product or its documentation even if the possibility of such damage is known The inform...

Page 3: ...iver software 10 The connections and their uses 24 Overview 24 The software 26 The Aureon ControlPanel 27 WaveLab Lite 2 0 32 MusicMatch Jukebox 32 Cyberlink PowerDVD 33 Emagic Logic Fun 33 The HOTSTUFF folder 34 Practice 35 The digital interfaces of the Aureon 5 1 Sky 35 Stuff worth knowing 37 Appendix 38 FAQ frequently asked questions and their answers 38 SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English 3 ...

Page 4: ...e SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky is the result of our many years of experience in the PC audio sector and reflects the continuous evolution of audio and multimedia software for the PC The SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky offers you a wide range of interconnection options with other audio devices such as hifi surround systems MiniDisc or CD players with analog or digital outputs headphones and microphones Hi...

Page 5: ...EX the Wavelab Lite 2 0 audio editor the Emagic Logic Fun composing application and Musicmatch Jukebox for your MP3s WDM drivers for Windows 98SE ME 2000 and XP quietly do their job behind the scenes The control panel gives you convenient access to configure the card s broad range of func tions Its carefully thought out user interface and intuitive control of all card settings will make your day t...

Page 6: ...call our service hotline The phone numbers and hours of the hotline can be found in the Appendix of this documentation Start by making sure that nothing is missing The scope of delivery of the SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky includes at least the following 1 PCI sound card TerraTec SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky 1 installation and driver CD 1 Quick reference 1 customer service card 1 TerraTec registration ...

Page 7: ... the bottom as possible in most installations You will also need a number of free address ranges generally no problem The driver installation under Windows 98SE to XP follows the Microsoft guidelines The drivers can be found on the included CD ROM After installing the drivers open the Device Manager and check for yellow exclamation marks If you find any please see the Appendix page 38 for our sugg...

Page 8: ...ront 3 5 mm jack 4 Analog stereo audio output Rear 3 5 mm jack 5 Analog stereo audio output Center LFE Left Center Right LFE Subwoofer for 3 5 mm mini jack 6 Optical digital input 7 Optical digital output 8 Onboard CD audio input 1 stereo 9 Onboard CD audio input 2 stereo 10 Onboard audio input AUX stereo 8 SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English 11 Onboard CD ROM digital audio input TTL ...

Page 9: ...ill dangle downward Carefully remove the PCI card from its packaging Pick it up by the edges with one hand while your other hand is resting on the metal of the PC case This will ensure that your body is completely discharged no joke via your computer without affecting the card Please do not touch the components of the board Next connect the internal cables e g from the CD drive For further informa...

Page 10: ...ing system you are using before in stalling the card For information on your operating system and its version number please check the System dialog in the Windows control panel Here you can see which Windows Service Pack version you are using for example In the following driver installation descriptions CD stands for the drive letter of the CD ROM drive containing the driver CD of the SoundSystem ...

Page 11: ...omponent and displays the following window Click Next Select here the Search for the best driver for my device Recommended item and click Next SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English 11 Enter the path CD Drivers WDM and click OK Alternatively you can also select the path to the best driver of your Aureon 5 1 Sky using the mouse by clicking Browse ...

Page 12: ... e g if this is the first sound card installation in your system that some additional Windows extensions have to be installed Please have your Windows CD ready for this purpose Once the drivers have been installed successfully install the ControlPanel via the autostarter then the bundled software To do so execute CD autorun exe Follow the instructions of the individual installation programs and th...

Page 13: ...view of installed and recognized hardware components of your computer The Device Manager can be found on the Control Panel under System If everything is correctly set up the window should look like this The figure shows the expanded view of the Sound video and game controllers branch To obtain this view simply click the symbol on the left side SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English 13 ...

Page 14: ... New Hardware Wizard the following window displays Select Specify the location of the driver Advanced and click Next 14 SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English Activate the checkbox Specify a location enter the path CD Drivers WDM and click Next Alternatively you can change to the respective directory by clicking on Browse ...

Page 15: ...fully install the ControlPanel via the autostarter then the bundled software To do so execute CD autorun exe SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English 15 Follow the instructions of the individual installation programs and there s not really a lot that can go wrong A particular software can also easily be removed from your system For this ...

Page 16: ...E system The Device Manager presents an overview of installed and recognized hardware components of your computer The Device Manager can be found on the Control Panel under System Hardware Then click the Device Manager button 16 SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English If everything is correctly set up the window should look like this The figure shows the expanded view of the Sound video and game contro...

Page 17: ...er has been restarted you have logged on as the administrator and the new hardware has been detected by the Windows 2000 hardware wizard the following window will appear Click Next SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English 17 Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended item and click Next ...

Page 18: ...Activate the checkbox CD ROM drives and click Next This screen should be acknowledged by clicking on Next 18 SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English ...

Page 19: ...e Enter key is generally a safe action If Windows requests a second driver file please refer to the aforementioned directory on the Aureon 5 1 Sky CD ROM Once the drivers have been installed successfully install the ControlPanel via the autostarter then the bundled software To do so execute CD autorun exe SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English 19 Follow the instructions of the individual installation ...

Page 20: ...ecognized hardware components of your computer The Device Manager can be found on the Control Panel under System Hardware Then click the Device Manager button If everything is correctly set up the window should look like this The figure shows the expanded view of the Sound video and game controllers branch To obtain this view simply click the symbol on the left side 20 SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky E...

Page 21: ...een restarted you have logged on as the administrator and the new hardware has been detected by the Windows XP hardware wizard the following window will appear Select Specify a location advanced and click Next SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English 21 Select Search this path and enter CD Drivers WDM Now click Next ...

Page 22: ...ry every single driver update so they can t simply be made available on the Internet as soon as it s finished We therefore do not recommend canceling the installation at this point We subject all of our products to a rigorous test program so all functions have been tested in all of the supported operating systems You can therefore continue the installation with absolute peace of mind Click Finish ...

Page 23: ...nd there s not really a lot that can go wrong A particular software can also easily be removed from your system For this purpose call up Control Panel Software and locate the programs to be removed Select the various programs and click Add Remove Programs Installed drivers should look like this After a successful driver installation you should verify the correct condition of your Windows XP system...

Page 24: ...rnal S PDIF signal with a so called TTL level 5 V as provided by most CD ROM drives can be applied to the connector marked CN11 The analog CD ROM connections are electrically independent decoupled and can be used simultaneously The Aureon ControlPanel software represents both CD signals as a single source however From the back analog 3 out 2 in Five sockets reside on the golden slot plate of your ...

Page 25: ...to the signal or filtered out during recording or when looping a signal through the system An optical fiber cable optical waveguide is used here to connect digital equipment many Mini Disc players use this connection type A cable of this type is included with the Aureon 5 1 Sky so you can get started right away Connecting a joystick Maybe you still remember sound cards have always accommodated joy...

Page 26: ...ms are powerful enough to deliver professional results in all areas Solid tools no frills Well almost if it s goodies you re looking for you ll also find them on the SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky CD We ve filled the HOTSTUFF folder a TerraTec tradition with a collection of what we consider to be the choicest audio shareware and freeware programs It ll keep you busy for hours at work and at play 26 So...

Page 27: ...ir Each speaker can be muted individually by clinking on its MUTE button Adjust the position of the stereo image with the balance faders below the level faders The Sources window Here you can set the levels of the individual signal sources SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English 27 Each signal source can be muted individually by clinking on its MUTE button Mutes playback sources are recorded neverthele...

Page 28: ...utput in the Digital window the analog source selected in the Record window will be used The Digital window The Digital window contains the settings for the digital input and output The Master Clock 28 SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English Here we re dealing with the sample rate used by your SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky This is depending on the application a very important point as the card can be and ...

Page 29: ...t the file s to 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz first You can use the included WaveLab 2 0 Lite for this S PDIF Out The Aureon ControlPanel lets you choose from a variety of sources for digital audio output The following source settings are available in the S PDIF Source field Digital In sends the signal applied to the digital input directly to the digital output without losses Analog In sends the signal of th...

Page 30: ... restart your system after changing the Sensaura support setting A message will be displayed to this effect under the button The Speaker window The Speaker window lets your configure the 3D capabilities of your Aureon 5 1 Sky Important In Windows 98SE AC3 or DTS streams can only be looped with Sensaura disabled You must restart your system after changing the Sensaura support setting A message will...

Page 31: ...d to this effect under the button The Misc window The Misc window contains a number of functions not directly related to the Aureon 5 1 Sky but which affect the ControlPanel itself These include the loading and saving of mixer pre sets the display of the taskbar icon as well as the colors and language of the ControlPanel Load and Save SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English 31 Load and Save give you a ...

Page 32: ...tton or the key on your numeric keypad to open the recording dialog Select a sample rate this must correspond to the card s clock see ControlPanel and bit rate and start the recording The application will continue recording to the hard drive until you stop the recording or the system indicates that the drive is full Next you can edit and save your new file MusicMatch Jukebox Just as all beginning ...

Page 33: ...gic Fun With Emagic Logic Fun we re proud to present a modern powerful audio MIDI sequencer as a part of our package It supports the recording and convenient editing of MIDI and audio files In addition Logic offers you a musical notation view a range of MIDI and audio editors and the integration of videos for dubbing purposes Here you can set the levels of the individual signal sources SoundSystem...

Page 34: ...iles on the SoundSys tem Aureon 5 1 Sky CD ROM This folder is definitely worth a closer look Many of the programs in the folder are shareware Please support the shareware principle and pay the authors for the programs you enjoy and use regularly Thank you 34 SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English ...

Page 35: ... Digital window of the Aureon ControlPanel lets you choose from a variety of sources for digital audio output The SPDIF Out field contains the following options At the click of the mouse signal sources and S PDIF filters Digital In sends the signal applied to the digital input directly to the digital output without losses Analog In sends the signal of the analog source you have selected in the Rec...

Page 36: ...ive must be enabled and Wave Playback must be selected as the source for the digital output The Non Audio flag may be required depending on the audio component used to process the AC 3 or DTS signal 36 SoundSystem Aureon 5 1 Sky English In Windows98SE Sensaura must also be disabled If Sensaura is active it must be dis abled in the Speaker window You must restart your system after changing the Sens...

Page 37: ...ntly at some times than at others to compensate for quality differences between indi vidual cables However these audio changes are usually so minimal that you need to be care ful not to mix up the myth with the reality If you re interested there are a number of some what entertaining militant newsgroups dealing with this subject on the Internet AES EBU Devices with AES EBU interfaces cannot normal...

Page 38: ...1 Sky English Appendix FAQ frequently asked questions and their answers An FAQ Frequently Asked Questions for initial problem solving can be found on the installation CD and on the Internet at www terratec net ttus support htm ...