User’s Manual PCI Audio

Adapter

Overview and Acknowledgments:

This PCI Audio Adapter offers a new generation PCI audio solution: it
utilizes the state-of-the-art CRL® 3D Audio technology(HRTF 3D
positional audio), and supports Microsoft® Direct Sound ® 3D and
Aureal®’s A3D® interfaces. Better yet, it supports two / four speakers and
DLS based (Down Loadable Sound) wave table music synthesizer which
supports the Direct Music®. Besides being legacy audio SB16®
compatible and providing professional SPDIF IN/OUT non-distortion
digital interface, it also supports MPU-401 interface, dual game ports, etc.
What we provide at the side of the sound card are line-in/rear speaker
jack, microphone jack, audio output jack, SPDIF/OUT jack, and 15pin D-
SUB multiplexed joystick/MIDI connector.

Trademark Acknowledgments

Microsoft, Windows, Direct Sound 3D, and Direct Music are trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation. Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative
Technology, Ltd. Aureal is a trademark of Aureal Inc. A3D is a registered
trademark of Aureal Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks
mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective holders and
are hereby acknowledged.

Information in this manual is subject to change without notice.

FCC Compliance Statement

Certified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device

according to Subpart J or Part 15 of FCC rules.
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Product Features:

• Special Features
PCI Plug and Play (PnP) bus interface, 32 bit PCI bus master.
Full duplex playback and recording, built-in 16 bits CODEC.
HRTF 3D positional audio, supports both Direct Sound 3D® & A3D®
interfaces, supports earphones, two and four channel speakers mode.
Support Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 and Windows NT 4.0.
Built-in 32 OHM Earphone buffer and 3D surround.
MPU-401 Game/Midi port and legacy audio SB16 support.
Downloadable Wave Table Synthesizer, supports Direct Music®.

• Digital Audio (SPDIF IN/OUT)

Up to 24 bit stereo 44KHz sampling rate voice playback/recording.
Full duplex playback and recording, 120dB audio quality measured.
Auto detectable SPDIF/IN signal level from 0.5V to 5V.

• Stereo Mixer and FM Music Synthesizer

Stereo analog mixing from CD-Audio, Line-in
Stereo digital mixing from Voice, FM/Wave-table, Digital CD-Audio
Mono mixing from MIC and software adjustable volume
OPL3 FM synthesizer (4 operators)
Up to 15 melody sounds and 5 rhythm sounds (20 voices)

• Game and Midi Interface

Fully compatible with MPU-401 Midi UART and Sound Blaster Midi
mode/ Standard IBM PC joystick/game port (dual channels)
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120dB audio quality in playback, recording, and bypass modes.

Connectors and Jumper setting informations

Connector Function
J1 MODEM DEVICE SELECT(S:DISABLE O:ENABLE)
J2 AUX_IN Port ( Signals: L – G – G – R )
J3 Analog CD/IN Port ( Signals: L-G-G-R)
J4 PC Speaker_IN Port
J5 Analog CD/IN Port ( Signals: G – R – G – L )
CN1 OPTICAL SPDIF- I/O
CN2 MODEM DAA MODULE
LINE_IN (LINE_IN) Connect with the audio output port of stereo

MIC Connect with the Microphone ( Mono )

LINE_OUT Output to speakers with the amplifier or earphones or
Audio_IN of home stereo
REAR Connect to the rear speakers while four chennel speakers
mode enabled
SPDIF_OUT Connect with Mini Disk, LD Player or AC3 Amplifier
GAME/MIDI Connect with Joystick or devices that use MIDI interface
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DOS Installation
Before beginning the installation, please make sure that your hard disk has
sufficient space(min. 4MB). Insert the Driver CD into the CD-ROM Drive.
1. Change directory to PCI audio DOS drivers folder (ex. D:\DOSDRV) at
DOS prompt, and type:
INSTALL [Enter]
2. Type DOS utilities path which you want to install.
3. Program will expand the file to the path which you've specified.
4. Install program will add initial drivers into AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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Win95/98 Installation
We recommend that you install Microsoft Windows before you install
this PCI sound card, and you not install any other sound card device
drivers in your current system.
1. Power off your system, install the PCI sound card, audio cable,
speaker, microphone, and insert driver CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Turn on the computer, and enter the Microsoft Windows 95 / 98.
3. You will see a windows prompt like this:
“New Hardware Found
PCI Multimedia Audio Device
Windows has found new hardware and is installing the software for
it”, then the dialog box shown. Click “Next” button to go on.
4. Click on “Other Locations…” button to specify drivers path.
5. When CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device found, click “Finish”.
6. Now, system is installing device drivers automatically. After a while, the
system will finish the installation includs the following device drivers.
CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device
CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Joystick Device
CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Legacy Device
DOS mode MPU-401 Emulator
8. Click “start” key
9. Select “Run”
10. Key in the drive and path for Windows application installation
program, for example, “D:\W95-98\APP\SETUP.EXE”
11. Click “OK” to start the installation procedure, and follow the on-
screen instructions to finish the installation. When all the application
softwares have been installed, please shut down Windows 95/98
system, and reboot your system.
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Win95/98 Un-installation

If you install Win95/98 and a sound card at the same time, you might
experience some technical difficulties(the device might not function
properly). It is suggested that you proceed with the un-install
procedure:

1. Click "start" button.

2. Select "run" item.
3. Find UINSTDRV.EXE in driver disk under Win95/98 drivers
folder.
4. Run it.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to re-install the hardware.

If you want to completely remove the drivers, you can also run the
un-install procedure as described previously. Remove the sound card
from the slot, and then reboot the system.
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Windows NT 4.0 Installation

We recommend that you install Windows NT 4.0 before you install
this PCI audio card, and you not install any other sound card device
drivers in your current system.
1. Click “Start” button, move the highlight bar to “Setting” item, and
select the “Control Panel”.
2. Double-click “Multimedia” icon.
3. Select “Devices” page, and press “Add” button.
4. Select “Unlisted or Updated Driver” item in “List of Drivers”.
5. Specify the drive and the path where NT drivers are in (such as D:\
NT40\DRV).
6. Select “C-Media CM8738” item and press “OK” button.
7. Select proper I/O value.
8. Press “OK” button.
9. Restart the system when being asked.
10. Now, you have already installed the PCI Audio Adapter under
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 successfully. if you want to install the
Windows applications, continue the following steps:

11. Click “start” key.

12. Select “Run” item.

13. Key in drive and path for Windows NT application installation
program, for example, “D:\NT40\APP\SETUP.EXE”
14. Click “OK” to start the installation procedure, and follow the on-
screen instructions to finish the installation. When all of application
softwares have been installed, shut down the Windows NT system,
and then reboot your system.
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Windows Appc. (The Audio Rack)

Introduction
By means of a user-friendly interface(as easy as operating your home
stereo system), this PCI audio rack provides you with the control over
your PC’s audio functions, including the advantage of four speakers mode
enable/ disable, and perfect digital sound ( SPDIF ) input / output control.
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This Audio Rack consists of several major components:

Control Center: Controls the display of the PCI Audio Rack’s
components.

MIDI Player: Plays MIDI music files, and allows you to create your
personal song playlists, and play the song files.
MP3/Wave Player: Records and plays digital audio (mp3/wave) files.
Allows you to create wave file playlists, and playback the wave files.
CD Player: Plays standard audio CDs. Allows you to create your favorite
song playlists.
System Mixer: Controls the volume level of your audio inputs and
outputs.

Showing or Hiding Audio Rack Components

To remove or add a component from the display, click on the component's
button on the Control Center’s Button Bar or toggle it off.

MIDI Player, Wave Player, and CD Player

CD Player (above, similar to MP3/Wave Player and MIDI Player)

Sel (or Trk) field: If you have multiple selections in your playlist, this
shows the number of the current selection or CD track.
Current File or Track: The name of the current MIDI file, wave audio
file, or CD track.
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Total Length field: displays the total length of files or tracks in minutes
and seconds.

Current Time field: displays the current time of files or tracks in minutes
and seconds when playback or recording.

Please refer to the help screen for more detail button function
descriptions. (click on help “ ” button on the player)

System Mixer
System Mixer allows you to control all the audio output and input levels.

System Mixer displays the volume controls which your audio drivers
make available. The names for these controls may vary.

Mixer panel while the four speakers mode is enabled.

Mixer panel while the four speakers mode is disabled.

Volume Control: Clicking on this button shows and allows you to use the
output level controls.
Recording Control: Clicking on this button shows and allows you use the
input level controls.
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Input and Output Level Sliders and Buttons: For each input or output
signal type, the control slider controls the loudness whereas the horizontal
slider controls the balance between the two speakers. The mute button
temporarily stops input or output without changing slider positions.
Control types and names might vary. The common types are listed below:
 Vol: The master control for all outputs. The strength of an output
signal is determined by both the Vol slider and the slider for the
individual output. To affect all outputs, move the Vol slider. To
change the output of an individual output type, move its slider.
 Line-in/Rear: Controls the audio hardware's Line In or Line Out
levels. Line levels might be for an externally attached cassette player,
for instance, while the four speakers mode is enabled, this control
becomes the Rear speaker volume control.
 Mic: Controls the microphone input level.
 Wave: Controls wave (voice) playback or the recording levels.
 FM: Controls the FM music playback or the recording level.
 Aux-in: Controls the Aux-in music play or the recording level.
 PC-SPK: Controls the external PC speaker input level.
 CD: Controls the CD drive output level, for CD drives configured to
play their audio output through the PC’s audio hardware.
 4SPK: Turn on or turn off the Rear speakers effect.
 Surround: Turn on or turn off the 3D surround sound effect.
 SPDIF-in: Turn on or turn off the SPDIF digital signal input.
 Advanced: Check the SPDIF status, HRTF 3D sound CPU
Utilization, turn on th Microphone Booster.
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Mute Buttons: Toggle between muting and enabling the signal. A button
with a lit LED is enabled, and when it is not lit, it means it is mute.
Several output signals can usually be enabled at once.

MP3 Player
MP3 player can play both wave files and MP3 files.

MP3 player while the loop function enables.

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The settings’ window while one of the SPDIF functions is enable.

The 4 Speakers System

This Audio Adapter provides 2 wave channels(front/rear), known as the 4
speakers system. When games or application programs via DirectSound®
3D or A3D® interface locate the sound sources to the listener's back, the
two rear speakers will work to enhance the rear audio positional effect, so
as to complement the insufficiency of using only two front speakers to
emulate the
audio effect. The following is the hardware installation and the software
setups:

1. The speaker installation.

Connect the front pair speakers to the Line-out jack of the audio adapter,
and then connect rear pair speakers to Line-in/Rear jack of the audio
adapter. The original Line-in can be moved to Aux-in.

2. The positions of the speakers

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Put your speakers the way the following picture suggests, so as to avail
yourself to the best audio result.

3. The mixer setup

There is a 4 speakers option in the volume control of the mixer, and when
you enable this option, it means the rear speakers are connected to Line-
in/Rear jack. When Line-in/Rear jack is connected to other external Line-
in sources, please DO NOT enable this option in order to avoid hardware
conflicts. Regarding rear speaker option, you can turn on or turn off the
output of the back speakers, and adjust the volume, to have the rear/front
speakers have the same volume.

4. The demo

Execute the "Helicopter" demo within the C3D HRTF Positional Audio
Demos of this audio adapter. When the helicopter flies behind you, the
rear speakers will work.
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1.Optical Fiber Application in CMI8738 SPDIF/OUT

(MD/Sound Card/MP3 Player Setup)
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Optical SW Setting
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An optical fiber is used to connect the sound card

and the MD.
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The application program setup(please install

CMI8738 application program first)

When the connection is done,please go to the Start menu and

select PCI Audio Applications\Audio Environment Setting
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When all the procedures have been completed, there will be an infrared
signal coming from the SPDIF/OUT of the optical fiber of the sound card.

Please note that signal beam may cause severe damage to the eyes. For
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your safety,please point the output end to a piece of white paper to
check if thebeam is in function.
Please connect the output signal to the MD input,then play
the music via the MP3 player:
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Please note that in playback, if there is no gap longer than three
seconds between each track, the MD can not recognize the tracks
and will record all of them into one. It is recommended that you
set the gap time to 3~5 seconds to meet all type of MD
requirements.
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About Recording 24bit Audio Setting

24-bit audio can only be applied to SPDIF IN/OUT mode; it does not
apply to other modes such as the four channels or the analog. No
sound will be heard while in playback, yet it can be recorded.
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The un-selected area will be gray out.

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The un-selected area will be gray out.

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The un-selected area will be gray out.

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You can double-click this circuit icon to have the following
setting box. By means of this setting box, you can also
complete the above-mentioned setting procedures.
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2.CMI8738 SPDIF/IN
Portable CD Player(Output) to CMI8738(Optical
Input)Setup
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When the connection is done,please go to the Start menu

and select PCI Audio Applications\Audio Environment
Setting
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3.Loopback(bypass)mode setup
CD ROM(Digital Output) to CMI8738(SPDIF/IN)Setup
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When the connection is done,please go to the Start menu

and select PCI Audio Applications\Audio Environment
Setting
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Please follow these setting procedures.

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Now you can insert the CD into the CD ROM drive,then

activate C-MEDIA CD player and push the ”play” button
to do the recording job.

Please note that you have to set the MD in the simultaneous-

recording mode.