Aureon 7.1 USB - Soundcard TERRATEC - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Aureon 7.1 USB TERRATEC

hereby declare that the product:

Aureon 7.1 USB

to which this declaration refers are in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents:

1. EN55022: 2006
2. EN55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 2003

The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance:

residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments.

This declaration is based on:

Test report(s) of the EMC testing laboratory

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Inhalt

1. Introduction......4

1.1 Package Content .... 4
1.2 Layout of the Aureon 7.1 USB 5

1. Installation 7

2.1 Connecting Aureon 7.1 USB to the computer .... 7
2.2 Drivers? 7

1. Control-Panel 8

3.1 Main Setting 8
3.2 Mixer 10
3.3 Effect....11
3.4 Karaoke / Magic Voice 12
3.5 Information 13

1. Introduction

1.1 Package Content

Start by making sure that nothing is missing.

The scope of delivery includes at least the following:

• 1 USB sound card Aureon 7.1 USB
• 1 USB cable (1.8m)
• 1 optical cable (1.8m)
- 1 Software CD
• 1 Quick Start Guide
• 1 Customer service card

1.2 Layout of the Aureon 7.1 USB

Front View

TERRATEC AUREON7.1USB

1 - Analog Headphone stereo line output (3.5mm jack plug)
2 - Analog Microphone input (3.5mm jack plug)
3 - Analog Microphone input (3.5mm jack plug)
4 - USB port
5 – Volume up
6 – Volume down
7 - Mute

TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 USB Headphones Microphones Computer

Rear View

DIG IN DIG OUT LINE IN FL/FR SL/SR RL/RR C/S 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

8 - Digital S/PDIF input (Toslink)
9 - Digital S/PDIF output (Toslink)
10 - Analog stereo line input (3.5mm jack plug)
11 - Analog stereo line output "Front" (3.5mm jack plug)
12 - Analog stereo line output "Surround" (3.5mm jack plug)
13 - Analog stereo line output "Rear" (3.5mm jack plug)
14 - Analog stereo line output "Center/Sub" (3.5mm jack plug)

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    A["TERÁTIC"] -->|CD/DVD/DAT/MD Player (Digital Out)| B["Digital Amplifier (7.1 Surround Sound) or DAT/MD Player etc. (Digital In)"]
    A -->|CD / MD Player MP3 Player Mobile Phone etc. (analogue)| C["7.1 Surround System"]
    A -->|DIS| D["Link In"]
    A -->|DIS OUT| E["Link Out"]
    A -->|SUBR| F["SubR"]
    A -->|FLWR| G["FLWR"]
    A -->|DIS| H["DIS"]

2. Installation

2.1 Connecting Aureon 7.1 USB to the computer

To connect the Aureon 7.1 USB to your computer, you need a free USB Type A port.

It makes no difference whether the port is a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port; the device functions equally well when attached to either.

The Aureon 7.1 USB is hot-pluggable, which means that you can connect or disconnect the unit at any time while the computer is running.

2.2 Drivers?

When connected to your system for the first time, the Aureon 7.1 USB installs a driver that is integrated into Windows; this process is completely automatic.

Insert the Aureon 7.1 USB software CD and install the Control Panel using the Autorun feature. Double-click AUTORUN.EXE in the root folder of the Aureon 7.1 USB CD and select first the "Software Installation" menu item and then "Aureon 7.1 USB".

Please follow the installation instructions.

3. Control-Panel

3.1 Main Setting

Output device

This defines the number of channels that go directly to the sound card. For best sound experience choose the speaker-configuration of your audio-playback. Click the configuration symbol to get more information.

DSP-Modus

To access the DSP mode, you have to activate the two switches labelled. With this mode you can adjust the sound depending on the circumstances. You can also switch virtual boxes, without having the actual speaker to adjust physically.

Audio System Status

Here you can see the status of the selected configuration.

TERRATEC Aureon 7.1 USB Main Setting Mixer Effect Karaoke/Magic Voice Information Output Device Analog Output 2 4 6 S/PDIF Output Digital Audio 48 KHz 2CH 48 kHz DSP Mode Virtual SHIFTER Audio System Status 7.1CH 48K L - 0.3 dB C - 0.3 dB R - 0.3 dB Lb - 0.3 dB Lc - 0.3 dB Sub - 0.3 dB Rb - 0.3 dB Rb - 0.3 dB OK

Analog Output

You can raise or lower the volume of each separate speaker by clicking the corresponding volume dial and moving the mouse forwards or back. This allows you to match the surround sound perfectly to your room and speaker system.

Self test

With the play and stop button you can start the self test of the speakers.

TERRATEC Aureon 7.1 USB Main Setting Mixer Effect Karaoke/Magic Voice Information Output Device Analog Output 2 4 6 S/PDIF Output Digital Audio 48 KHz 2CH_48 kHz DSP Mode 7.1 Virtual Audio System Status L C R Sub-woofer Rs Lb Rb PCM 2CH S/P DIF-Out Decoder OK

3.2 Mixer

Volume

You can adjust the volume of each individual input here. The faders controls the different inputs and give you the ability to mute one using the MUTE button or adjust the volume of the speakers using the faders.

Record

In the Record window you can set the signal source that you want to record and its volume.

S/PDIF is a digital signal that does not allow volume control.

TERRATEC Aureon 7.1 USB Main Setting Mixer Effect Karaoke/Magic Voice Information Volume Balance Volume Wave SW CD Micro Line In Synth Player line in REC SPDIF Stereo Micro Line In Wave In Mix phone OK

3.3 Effect

Environment

You can use this menu to simulate sound effects. Have fun experimenting with different settings!

Environment Size

Select the size of the room in which you have set up the 7.1 speakers. This selection adjusts the volume to the room.

Equalizer

Using the integrated equalizer, you can increase or attenuate audio signals in 10 frequency bands to emphasize bass or treble.

TERRATEC Aureon 7.1 USB Main Setting Mixer Effect Karaoke/Magic Voice Information Environment More options Generic Equalizer 20 dB 0 dB -20 dB 30 60 120 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K Frequency Default Dance Bass Treble Live Rock Soft-Rock Jazz Metal Rap Classic Vocal User defined + - Environment Size OK

3.4 Karaoke / Magic Voice

Here you can activate special effects for your microphone input, move the tone of the play or regulate voice suppression.

TERRATEC Aureon 7.1 USB Main Setting Mixer Effect Karaoke/Magic Voice Information ON Reset ✓ Microphone Echo ✓ Enable Microphone Playback Low High +0dB ✓ Key Shifting Low High +0 ✓ Vocal Cancellation Voice No Voice +50 OK

3.5 Information

Information

The last tab displays general information about the application. It also allows you to choose whether or not to display the icon for starting the Control Panel in the taskbar.

TERRATEC Aureon 7.1 USB Main Setting Mixer Effect Karaoke/Magic Voice Information Xear3D Show the audio configuration icon in the system tray Magic Voice 3D Audio Engine: Xear3D DS3D EAX Audio CODEC: USB Multi-Channel Audio Device Audio Driver Version: 5.12.8.2149 Audio Controller: Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Aureon 7.1 USB Ver.2.0.01.05 (c)TERRATEC Electronic GmbH, 1994-2010 URL: www.terratec.net OK

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