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Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 2 Philips Seismic Edge Philips Seismic Edge 4- Channel PCI Sound Card Copyright 2000 Seismic Edge is a trademark of Philips Consumer Electronics ThunderBird Q3D is a trademark of Philips Semiconductors QSound, QEM, QSound Environmental Modeling, QSound MultiSpeaker System, QMSS, Q3D, Qxpander, QSound3DInteractive, AudioPix and the Q logo are trademarks of QSound Labs, Inc.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 3 Philips Seismic Edge Software End User License Agreement PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND 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, including its suppliers and licensors (''Philips'') for this software program (''Licensed Software'').
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 4 Philips Seismic Edge Table of Contents: INTRODUCTION. Get ready to wake up your senses Key Features..................................................................8 System Requirements....................................................9 What's Included..............................................................9 Installing Seismic Edge.......................................................10 Hardware Installation...........................
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 5 Philips Seismic Edge About SIREN Xpress.................................................................46 About AudioPix..........................................................................49 Recording Source Configuration.............................................50 Frequently Asked Questions....................................................52 Resolving I/O Conflicts.............................................................
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 6 Philips Seismic Edge Congratulations on your purchase of the Philips Seismic Edge Sound Card! Now, get ready to wake your senses . . . . . . with high impact 3D sound from your new Seismic Edge sound card. Whether your PC passion is games, music or movies, Philips Seismic Edge will envelope you in vibrant 3D sound from stereo speakers, headphones or 4 channel surround speakers.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 7 Philips Seismic Edge Seismic Edge truly revolutionizes PC sound. ''Install your sound card'', connect it to a 4-channel surround speaker system and try these: • Listen to your favorite music in a whole new dimension. Stereo music CDs, MP3 files, MIDI files engulf you in 4 distinct channels of sound.
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Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 9 Philips Seismic Edge System Requirements Installation of your Philips Seismic Edge requires the following hardware and operating system: • One available PCI 2.1 compliant slot • Intel Pentium class or 100% compatible 133Mhz or faster processor • Intel or 100% compatible motherboard chip set • 16MB system RAM • CD ROM for driver installation • Stereo or 4 channel surround powered speakers or headphones • Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 10 Philips Seismic Edge Hardware Installation What you need for installation Computers come in different shapes and sizes. The installation procedures in this manual apply generally and you should compare the illustrations here with your computer before you start your sound card installation.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 11 Philips Seismic Edge To install the sound card: 1. Turn off your computer, and disconnect the power cable. 2. Disconnect all devices that are connected to the computer. 3. Remove the computer cover. Remove the computer cover 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 12 Philips Seismic Edge 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. Align sound card and fit firmly into place 6. Use the screw from the slot cover to secure the sound card to the frame of the computer chassis, but do not over-tighten.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 13 Philips Seismic Edge Connecting Your Sound Card Card Diagram CD-IN TAD AUX In J13 J12 J10 LINE IN J1 MIC IN J2 Front Speaker Rear AC 97 J3 Speaker J4 MIDI/ JOYSTICK J5 PHILIPS llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllll Connectors for Philips Seismic Edge Sound Card EXTERNAL CONNECTORS: J1: J2: J3: J4: J5: 3.5mm Stereo Jack for LINE IN 3.5mm Stereo Jack for MIC IN 3.5mm Stereo Jack for FRONT SPEAKER 3.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 14 Philips Seismic Edge 8. Connect your audio devices to the panel of your sound card as indicated below: LINE IN: Connect from any external sound source such as external CD-ROM, cassette, CD player, etc. MICROPHONE JACK: Connect to external microphone. FRONT OUT: Connect a set of powered speakers or stereo headphones to the FRONT OUT speaker jack. REAR OUT (optional): Connect a pair of powered speakers to REAR OUT speaker jack.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 15 Philips Seismic Edge Software Installation Windows 95/98/2000 Installation Now that the hardware is installed, it is time to configure the drivers. Plug and Play uses your system's BIOS and the Plug and Play features of Windows 95/98 to allocate resources for Philips Seismic Edge. WHICH VERSION OF WINDOWS DO YOU HAVE? Microsoft issued a maintenance release of Windows 95 referred to as OSR2.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 16 Philips Seismic Edge TO 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. 2. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended). Click NEXT.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 17 Philips Seismic Edge 3. If you are installing from the install CD or if you have copied the 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 language. For Windows 2000, select WDM directory. Click NEXT.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 18 Philips Seismic Edge 4. Select NEXT to install the drivers. 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. If you are prompted with a ''Version Conflict'' window regarding COMCTL32.dll, click YES to keep your existing file.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 19 Philips Seismic Edge 6. The installation will continue to install the files to your system. For Windows 95/98, Click FINISH. For Windows 2000, you must install the Philips Seismic Edge Audio, Philips Seismic Edge GamePort Enumerator and Philips Seismic Edge Support Registers devices. Browse to the Driver disk directory WDM\English to install these files.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 20 Philips Seismic Edge 7. After clicking 'Finish' the Philips Seismic Edge GamePort will 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 21 Philips Seismic Edge 8. Next, the software launcher will allow you to open the Seismic Edge control panel and configure your speaker settings if desired. Select YES to modify these settings now, or select NO to modify later. Speaker settings are described under the Control Panel Settings Page in this manual.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 22 Philips Seismic Edge 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. 12. Enter the serial number located on the Yamaha Corporation Certificate of Authenticity included with your documentation. This serial number is case sensitive! Click NEXT.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 23 Philips Seismic Edge 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 24 Philips Seismic Edge 14. Select A Program Folder dialog box appears. Click NEXT. 15. The Yamaha Software License Agreement dialog box is displayed. If you accept the terms and conditions, Click YES.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 25 Philips Seismic Edge 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 26 Philips Seismic Edge 17. Next, the software launcher allows you to install Sonic Foundry SIREN Jukebox Xpress. This application allows you to play and organize music. Click YES on the dialog box and follow the installation screens to install this software. See section About SIREN Jukebox Express to learn more about this application. 18.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 27 Philips Seismic Edge Windows NT Installation Installation of the drivers for your Philips Seismic Edge PCI Audio in a Windows NT environment are as follows (note: you must have the appropriate privileges in order to install the drivers): • Boot the system to the Windows NT desktop. • Go to D:\ NT40\ English\ and double click on Setup.exe (D: represents your CD-ROM drive.) • Wait a couple of minutes while the data transfers.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 28 Philips Seismic Edge 1) Insert your install CD into your CD drive 2) Go to D:\Applications\Sonic Foundry\Siren\ (D: represents your CD-ROM drive) 3) Double Click on SirenSetup.exe 4) Follow the on-screen instructions for installation Real Mode DOS Installation (Optional) This step is only required if you intend to run DOS applications under real DOS mode by restarting your computer in ''MS-DOS mode''.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 29 Philips Seismic Edge NOTE: This application is for real MS-DOS mode only and should not be run under windows. In Windows, use the 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 30 Philips Seismic Edge 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 31 Philips Seismic Edge 3. After making your selection, highlight the selected controller in Game Controllers and click the Properties button. Select Calibrate and calibrate your joystick.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 32 Philips Seismic Edge TECHNICAL SUPPORT Before calling the technical support number please make sure you have the following information available: • • Model and serial number (located on the inside front cover of the user manual or on the warranty card) and date of purchase. Computer type, processor speed, and memory available. Computer Operating System (IE: Windows 95, Windows 98, etc.) On-screen error information.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 33 Philips Seismic Edge 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 34 Philips Seismic Edge 2. Demo Tab These are links to the applications found on the installation CD, so make sure the CD is inserted in your CD-ROM drive before launching. 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 35 Philips Seismic Edge 3. Settings Tab This control allows you to select what output mode to use. Headphone Mode Utilizes the Q3D for headphones algorithm for a personal 3D audio experience. 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.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 36 Philips Seismic Edge For 4 speaker setups (left front, right front, left rear, right rear) select ''Quad 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 37 Philips Seismic Edge Audio CD's and audio DVD'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 38 Philips Seismic Edge 4. MIDI Tab NOTE!: When your card is initially installed the SXG Softsynth is selected as your MIDI engine. The SXG IS NOT CONTROLLED ON THIS TAB BUT IN A SEPARATE CONTROL PANEL. See details below. Your Seismic Edge sound card includes two distinct wavetable music synthesis engines. The Yamaha SXG is an extremely high quality, high polyphony (512 simultaneous voices) MIDI synthesis engine with both GM and XG compatibility.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 39 Philips Seismic Edge 2. 3. Right click on the "XG Soft" icon in the systray or in the control panel. Select "SoftSynthesizer Setup" or "Open" if in the control panel. To adjust Seismic Edge WaveTable synth: 1. 2. 3. Open the Seismic Edge control panel by double clicking on the "Edge" icon in the systray. Select the MIDI Tab Selected the desired mode.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 40 Philips Seismic Edge Game Mode (Default, Recommended) Best setting for Windows DirectSound and DirectSound3D Gaming. Maximum hardware acceleration for games. Studio Mode Setting for improved 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.
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Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 42 Philips Seismic Edge WHAT IS QEM? QEM (QSound Environmental Modeling) is an environmental audio rendering engine providing reverberation and other special audio effects. It is compatible with the EAX API (Application Programming Interface) provided to software developers by Creative Labs, Inc.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 43 Philips Seismic Edge QEM FOR A ''EAX-ENABLED'' DIRECT SOUND GAME Follow these simple steps to enable EAX: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Open the Philips Seismic Edge control panel Click on the QEM tab Make sure the QEM checkbox is selected. From the Default Environment list, if None is selected, the title will automatically adjust reverb qualities and no other end-user adjustments are necessary.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 44 Philips Seismic Edge DVD Playback Modes Using 4 channel surround speakers your Seismic 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 the soft-DVD player is capable of providing a true 4 channel Dolby Digital downmix Seismic Edge will output 4 channels.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 45 Philips Seismic Edge 2) 3) 4) Follow the soft-DVD players instructions for 4 speaker playback. (Some players will not offer this feature) Play a DVD and Seismic edge will output the 4 channel Dolby Digital downmix provided by the soft-DVD player. Seismic Edge supports Microsoft's standards for multichannel playback however some soft-DVD players may not.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 46 Philips Seismic Edge About SIREN XPress Transform your PC into the ultimate music entertainment center with SIREN XPress music jukebox. SIREN XPress lets you ''rip'' your CD collection onto one convenient location-our hard drive. Let SIREN XPress help you surf the net and find more great music to add to your collection-MP3, WAV, and WMA files are all supported.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 47 Philips Seismic Edge Siren XPress Quick Start Welcome to Sonic Foundry's Siren XPress! This guide is designed to provide you with information that will allow you to immediately begin taking advantage of the powerful features of Siren XPress. Siren XPress allows you to operate in Philips compact mode or normal mode. The compact mode includes only the Transport buttons (Play, Stop, Pause, etc.).
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 48 Philips Seismic Edge You can also search your hard drive(s) for music to add to your music library any time by choosing Search Computer for Music from the Options menu. Playing Music Siren will allow you to play *.mp3, *.wma, and *.wav files, as well as audio CDs. You can start playing music immediately by clicking on the Play button in either compact or normal mode.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 49 Philips Seismic Edge CD information is not accessed or added manually, Siren records the songs as "Unknown" and numbers them sequentially. 4. Select the song(s) to be recorded. 5. From the File menu, choose Record to Library. Siren begins recording files to the folder specified in the Preferences dialog, and a meter in the Status panel depicts the progress of the recording. 6.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 50 Philips Seismic Edge • • • Turn your wedding photos and special occasions into a creative slideshow for friends and family Keep your vacation memories alive forever.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 51 Philips Seismic Edge • Choose Recording under "Adjust Volume for", and check the recording source that you 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 52 Philips Seismic Edge Frequently Asked Questions This section highlights some of the more commonly asked questions and their possible solutions. Reviewing this chapter can help you solve many problems and often eliminate the need for telephone assistance.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 53 Philips Seismic Edge Do I need to connect all 4 speakers at the same time? You do not need to connect all 4 speakers to enable your sound output. You can have only the front speakers connected. This will however reduce the feel of the positional 3D sound sensations. Why isn't there any sound from the speakers? Go through the following steps: 1.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 54 Philips Seismic Edge Windows NT Not applicable. I don't hear any music in my 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 55 Philips Seismic Edge 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 Seismic EdgeTM card or the conflicting device using Device Manager in Windows 95/98.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 56 Philips Seismic Edge Windows NT Uninstall Browse to the Multimedia page in the Control Panel, click on the "Devices" tab, under "Audio Devices" select "Philips Seismic Edge Audio", and then click the "Remove" button. Shutdown your computer and remove Philips Seismic EdgeTM from your system. Windows 2000 Uninstall 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 57 Philips Seismic Edge Certification Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Philips 4-ch-091100-11-40.qxd 2000/9/11 AM 11:39 Page 58 Philips Seismic Edge Declaration of Conformity FCC ID: LWHA481P2 According to the FCC96 208 and ET95-19 Name Labway Corporation Address: 7F, 150, Jian Yi Road Chung Ho City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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