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AJA XenaHS User Manual — Installation
If you’re connecting to an analog audio converter that requires audio word clock, the Xena
provides this signal output on the RCA connector on the multi-channel audio cable.
After the audio cables are connected, select Xena as the default system sound device. In the
Windows Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Audio
, select “
Xena HD Audio (1)”
as
the Default Device for both Sound Playback and Sound Recording.
Analog converters
To work with analog audio, you will need a converter. We recommend the Midiman Flying
Cow from M-Audio.
Software
Installation
The Installation CD contains a Setup program to guide you through installation of the
Control Panel application program. The driver installation is handled separately, by the
Found New Hardware Wizard or the Update Device Driver Wizard. We’ll first discuss driver
installation on the following pages and then discuss Control Panel Installation.
If you’ve lost the CD or want the latest AJA software, you can also install software by
downloading a .ZIP archive file from the AJA website. This is discussed later in “
Downloading
and Installing Software From The AJA Website.
”
About the Driver
The Xena cards are Plug-and-Play compatible, and the driver installation begins automatically
the first time the computer is started with the board installed.
If you are upgrading from a previous version of Xena software, please see the “Driver
Upgrade” topic presented later.
The driver is compliant with Microsoft’s Kernel Streaming 2.0 architecture, for interfacing to
Windows Media applications, and also supports custom applications (and Plug-ins) through
AJA’s proprietary API.
Windows Plug-and-Play Driver Installation Procedure
After the board is installed in the computer and the computer is re-booted, Windows will
detect the board and start the “Found New Hardware Wizard”. These instructions guide you
through the wizard process.
