Creative Sound Blaster Pro, Getting Started

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Page 2: ...copy of the software for backup purposes No Part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd Copyright 1994 by Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved Printed in Singapore Third Edition April 1994 Sound Blaster Pro is a trademar...

Page 3: ...5 of the FCC Rules this device must be installed in computer e4 ui prncn t certified to comply with the Class H limits All cables used to connect the computer and peripherals must be shielded and grounded Operation with non certified computers or non shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television reception MODIFICATIONS Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the ...

Page 4: ...1 IV Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of our 8 bit audio card With this card you now have the capability to record and playback 8 bit digitized stereo audio The built in Mixer plus the external Volume Control Knob let you adjust the volume settings of your audio source to a level you desire In addition your audio card allows you to connect a Creative CD ROM drive for endless hours of ...

Page 5: ...to your external speakers Appendix E lists the problems that you may encounter while installing or using the audio card and shows you how you can resolve them Appendix F shows you where to get technical support Document Conventions The information in this guide follows certain conventions that are adopted to help you locate and identify the information These conventions are divided into keyboard c...

Page 6: ... on making full use ofyour sound system 1 Knowing Your Audio Card This chapter helps you locate and identify the components of your audio card The components of the audio card are divided into the following categories LJ Jacks and Connectors D Jumpers D Volume Control Knob JacksandConnectors There are several jacks and connectors on the audio card A jack is a one bole connecting device for inserti...

Page 7: ...ck from JP4 see Pg B 6 The MIDI kit contains a MIDI adapter with a joystick port so that you can plug in a joystick and a MIDI device simultaneously The kit also comes with a sequencing software that allows you to record playback and edit MIDI files Sound J1 1 11er Pro Sonv Inrcr 11ce GettinN Storied 16 bitSlotConnector The 16 bit Slot Connector allows you to install the audio card into your syste...

Page 8: ...3 An enabled jumper Sound Blaster Pro Sony Interface Getting Started You can identify a disabled two pin jumper as one with no jumper block over it or one with the jumper block over one pin as shown in Figure 1 4 Pins Figure 1 4 Two types ofdisabled jumpers The audio card also has jumpers with more than two pins An example is the three pin jumper for OMA sharing see Figure 1 2 You have to use the ...

Page 9: ...A Sharing D Joystick Port 1 0 Addresses IRQ Lines 110 addresses or 110 address range are areas of memory used by your computer s microprocessor to distinguish among various peripheral devices connected to your system when sending or receiving data There are several such devices on the audio card These devices are listed in the table below with the factory default 1 0 address range they occupy IIO ...

Page 10: ...on to turn when decreasing or increasing the volume If you disable the internal amplifier you cannot use the volume control see Pg C 2 Sound Blaster Pro Sony lnterfi1cc Getting Started 2 Setting Up Your Audio Card This chapter guides you through the process of installing the audio card in your system It also explains how to run the test prugram to ensure the card has hccn installed properly This c...

Page 11: ...hould do so before installing the card in your system see Appendix B Installingthe Card Installing the audio card in your system is simple so please follow the instructions carcfuIly To install the card 1 Switch off your system and all peripheral devices and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet 2 Touch a metal plate on your system to ground yourself and discharge any static electricity 3 Rem...

Page 12: ...wing to AUTOEXEC BAT file SET BLASTER A220 IS DI T4 SET SOUND C SBPRO C SBPRO SBPSET P CONFIG SYS file DEVlCE C SBPRO DRV CTSBPRO SYS UNIT O BLASTER A 220 1 5 D I DEVICE C SBPRO DRV CTMMSYS SYS Refer to Appendix C Setting Environment Variables for a description of the SOUND and BLASTER environment settings When you run the installation program it installs the DOS and Windows applications onto the ...

Page 13: ...terface Getting Started A General Specifications FM stereo music synthesizer producing 20 voices with 2 FM operators Built in 4 watts stereo power amplifier that can drive the headphones or speakers Stereo digitized audio playback capability D Plays back all kinds of digitized sounds such as speech music and special effects through the two 8 bit Digital to Analog Converters DACs D Variable samplin...

Page 14: ...ation of the jumpers on the card and run DIAGNOSE a program that allows you to update the various system files after you change the settings of your card Because many applications are designed to work with these default settings you should not change the settings unless it is absolutely necessary for example resolving hardware conflicts ACloser Look at Your Hardware Settings If you intend to chang...

Page 15: ...r more information on how to identify the jumpers refer to the Figure B 1 4 Remove the jumper block s from the jumper s as shown in Figure B 3 Figure B 3 Removing the Jumper Block Sound Blaster Pro Sony Interface Getting Started 5 Select the settings for the card by placing the jumper block s on the desiredjumpcr s as shown in Figure B 4 Figure B 4 Inserting the Jumper Block ChangingtheSettings Th...

Page 16: ...er Pro Sony Interface Getting Started To change the interrupt enable the jumper corresponding to the setting shown below 2 JP18 5 default JP19 7 JP20 10 JP21 Changing the OMA Channel ofAudio Interface Three DMA channels arc available for the Audio interface 0 1 factory default setting and 3 The OMA channel is determined by two jumpers one for the DRQ setting and the other for the DACK setting Both...

Page 17: ...s shown below Disabled Disabled Enabled default Enabled Sound Blaster Pro Sony Interface Getting Slarted Running the Configuration Utility When you change the hardware settings on the card you need to update the system files AUTOEXEC BAT CONFIG SYS and SYSTEM INI with the new settings You can also use SBConfiguration or DIAGNOSE to change and update the settings in Windows or DOS DIAGNOSE also all...

Page 18: ...der for your audio card to work several of its parameters must be specified in your system during bootup This is done by setting three environment variables SOUND BLASTER and MIDI in memory They arc described below SOUND EnvironmentVariable The SOUND environment variable specifics the directory location of your audio card s drivers and software The command for setting the SOUND environment variabl...

Page 19: ...or 2 If it is I the internal synthesizer is specified If it is 2 the MIDI port is specified The factory dcfau It for x is 1 x can be G E or B If it is G the General MIDI file format is specified If it is E the Extended MIDI file format is specified Ifit is 8 the Basic MIDI file format is specified The factory default for xis E Sound Blaster Pro Sony Interface GettinK Started D A Closer Look at You...

Page 20: ...ption SPKR Speaker output Right channel Maximum output voltage is 3 V rms at 4 ohms 2 SPKR Speaker output return signal Right channel D 2 Sound Blaster Pro Sony Interface Gettinx Started Redirecting PC Sounds to External Speakers It is possible to redirect the sounds that normally come from your computer s speaker to the speakers connected to the audio card If you not know how to perform this proc...

Page 21: ...re the commands lo set up the environment are automatically addcdto the AUTOEXEC BAT file so that both environment strings are set up whenever your system is started or restarted Whenever changes to the environment strings are made it is advisable that the changes are reflected in the AUTOEXEC BAT file The sound environment is SOUND C SBPRO if default is used while the Blaster environment is BLAST...

Page 22: ...ied to an audible level when the power ampIi fier is set at a high level Solution Lower the level of the volume If a louder volume is desired try lo amplify the sound using an external amplifier Problem No sound Cause Audio equipment is not connected properly or the volume is not adjusted lo an audible level Solution Check to sec that your speakers or headphones arc connected to the correct connec...

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