Sandberg 135-49 Datasheet

[135-49] Rev. 02.05.03

Sound Boost 4.1

System Requirements

•

Pentium PC (Min. 233 MHz)

• 1 available PCI slot

• PCI 2.1 compliancy

• 32 MB RAM

• Compliant with PC99 standard

• Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP

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Introduction

The Sandberg Sound Boost 4.1 enables you

to have surround sound on your PC. The

card has sockets for line in, microphone,

front speakers and rear speakers and pro-

vides both surround sound and traditional

stereo sound.

Installing the Card

1. Switch off your computer and discon-

nect all the cables.

2. Open the case.

3. Remove the cover plate on the rear of

the PC next to a free PCI port. If you

are unsure which ports in your PC are

PCI ports, look in the instructions for

your motherboard or computer.

4. Carefully insert the card into the PCI

socket so that the metal flange is lo-

cated where you removed the cover

plate. Fasten the card to the case.

5. Close the case and reconnect all the

cables.

Installation in MS Windows®

95/98

1. When Windows starts, the message

appears that it has ‘Found New Hard-

ware’. Click ‘Next’.

2. Insert the enclosed CD-ROM.

3. Select ‘Search for the best driver for

your device… (Recommended)’.

Click ‘Next’.

4. Select the field ‘Specify a location’

and click ‘Browse’.

5. Click to your CD-ROM drive and find the

folder

‘D:\SOUND\CMedia8738\Win_9x\d

rv’ (where ‘D’ is your CD-ROM drive).

6. Click ‘OK’ and ‘Next’.

7. Windows now finds the device. Click

‘Next’.

8. Click ‘Finish’ and restart your com-

puter.

The card is now installed and ready for use.

Installation in MS Windows® Me

1. When Windows starts, the message

appears that it has ‘Found New Hard-

ware’.

2. Insert the enclosed CD-ROM.

3. Select ‘Specify the location of the

driver (Advanced)’. Click ‘Next’.

4. Select ‘Specify a location’. Click

‘Browse’.

5. Click to your CD-ROM drive and find the

folder

‘D:\SOUND\CMedia8738\Win_ME\d

rv’ (where ‘D’ is your CD-ROM drive).

6. Click ‘OK’ and ‘Next’.

7. Windows now finds the device. Click

‘Next’.

8. Click ‘Finish’ and restart your com-

puter.

The card is now installed and ready for use.

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Installation in MS Windows® NT

4.0

1. Click the ‘Start’ button and select

‘Settings’ – ‘Control Panel’.

2. Double-click the Multimedia icon, select

the ‘Devices’ tab and click ‘Add’.

3. Select ‘Unlisted or Updated Driver’.

Click ‘OK’.

4. Insert the enclosed CD-ROM.

5. Enter

‘D:\SOUND\CMedia8738\Win_NT40

\drv’. Click ‘OK’ (where ‘D’ is your CD-

ROM drive).

6. Select the suitable driver. Click ‘OK’.

7. Restart your computer.

The card is now installed and ready for use.

Installation in MS Windows®

2000

1. When Windows starts, the message

appears that it has ‘Found New Hard-

ware’.

2. Insert the enclosed CD-ROM.

3. Select ‘Search for a suitable driver

for my device (Recommended)’.

Click ‘Next’.

4. Select the field ‘Specify a location’.

Click ‘Next’.

5. Click to your CD-ROM drive and find the

folder

‘D:\SOUND\CMedia8738\Win_2K\d

rv’ (where ‘D’ is your CD-ROM drive).

Click ‘OK’.

6. Windows now finds the device. Click

‘Next’.

7. Click ‘Finish’ and restart your com-

puter.

The card is now installed and ready for use.

Installation in MS Windows® XP

1. When Windows starts, the message

appears that it has ‘Found New Hard-

ware’.

2. Insert the enclosed CD-ROM.

3. Select ‘Install from a list…

(Advanced)’. Click ‘Next’.

4. Select ‘Include this location in the

search’. Click ‘Browse’.

5. Click to your CD-ROM drive and find the

folder

‘D:\SOUND\CMedia8738\Win_XP\d

rv’ (where ‘D’ is your CD-ROM drive).

Click ‘OK’.

6. Windows finds the driver and informs

you that the driver ‘has not passed

Windows Logo testing to verify its com-

patibility with Windows XP’. Click

‘Continue Anyway’.

7. Windows now finds the device. Click

‘Next’.

8. Click ‘Finish’ and restart your com-

puter.

The card is now installed and ready for use.

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Setting up the Speakers

To get the best possible sound out of your

Sandberg Sound Boost 4.1, we recommend

that you position the speakers so that you

are in the centre and the speakers point

towards you. In this way you will get the

full benefit from your sound card.

If you have a subwoofer, you can put it in

the centre at the front on the floor. This will

produce the best effect.

Then you must adjust the speakers so they

meet your requirements and your taste.

Ensure that you only use speakers that are

active, i.e. that have their own power sup-

ply.

Setup with 2 Speakers:

The 2 speakers must be connected to the

‘Front speakers’ socket (green).

Setup with 4 Speakers:

The 2 front speakers and any subwoofer

must be connected to the ‘Front speakers’

socket (green). The 2 rear speakers must

be connected to the ‘Rear speakers’ socket

(black/metal).

Connecting External Devices to

the Sound Card

You can connect many devices to your new

sound card. In this section, you can read

about the options available.

Line in socket (blue):

You can use this socket to input a standard

sound signal from, for example, a stereo

system, CD player or cassette recorder to

your computer. It is also possible to record

this sound. Connect only signals at line

level to this socket, for example from OUT

on a CD player, tape recorder or VCR.

Never connect a speaker output to this

socket.

Microphone socket (red):

Here you can connect a microphone to your

computer for use for communicating via the

Internet, speech-controlled programs and

many computer games.

Front/rear speaker sockets (green and

black/metal):

With these sockets, you can connect up to 4

speakers to your sound card and can thus

get the best possible sound from your

computer. Many games support surround

sound and you will thus be able to hear

directional effects and sounds.

Game/MIDI port (yellow):

This port has two functions. You can con-

nect a joystick or gamepad and you can

connect a MIDI instrument. To connect a

MIDI instrument, you need a MIDI cable,

for example the Sandberg MIDI Cable,

product code 501-29. A joystick or game-

pad can be connected directly.

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Using the sound mixer:

In the bottom right corner of the screen you

will have a new icon. If you double-click this

icon, a mixing desk appears. Here you can

adjust the various parts of your sound card.

To the left of the window you have two

options:

• ‘Volume Control’ = a switch to control

the sound in the speakers

• ‘Recording Control’ = a switch to

control the recording level

You can also click the ‘Advanced’ button.

You can then make further adjustments.

NB: The SPDIF functions cannot be used on

this sound card so the SPDIF area must not

be changed. In the lower half, you can set

up the 3D sound, balance, microphone,

display and shortcut keys. There are many

options – try them out!

Troubleshooting

If there are functional problems with your

sound card (for example, Windows cannot

find it), there may be resource conflicts.

These can often be remedied by opening

the case and moving the sound card to

another PCI socket in the computer while

the computer is switched off.

If you cannot get sound in your sound

recordings from a microphone or connected

sound source, you may not have selected

the correct channel in ‘Recording Control’.

Click the Mixer icon in the bottom right

corner of the screen and adjust the input.

If there is no sound from the speakers and

the card has otherwise been installed with-

out problems, check the following:

• That the speakers are correctly con-

nected – see the section on this.

• That all speakers are active, i.e. that

they are receiving power from a power

socket and are switched on.

• That the outputs are selected in ‘Volume

Control’ and that the number of speak-

ers is correctly selected in the Mixer

(the icon in the bottom right corner of

the screen).

If the above does not help, test the speak-

ers on another sound source, for example a

Walkman, another PC or a stereo system.

If you need further help or assistance in

connection with your Sandberg product,

you can see details on this on the last but

one page of these instructions.

Have fun with your Sandberg Sound Boost

4.1 Sound Card!

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Product specifications

• PCI Sound card

• Surround sound supported

• Supports 4 speakers + 1 subwoofer

• Supports full duplex (simultaneous playback and re-

cording)

• Supports Microsoft DirectSound 3D and A3D

• SoundBlaster 16 compatible

• Supports DirectMusic

• Rear out jack

• Front out jack

• Microphone jack

• Line in jack

• Analog-digital Gameport/MPU-401 compatible UART

• Complies with PC99 standard

Chipset: CMI8738/PCI-SX

Driver version: V.33

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