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Vortex Quad PCI Sound Card User’s Guide

Aureal Inc., September 1999

Disclaimer

This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, reproduced, reduced, or translated by any means, either
mechanical or electronic, without prior consent in writing from Aureal. The information in this manual has
been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. However, Aureal assumes no responsibility for any
inaccuracies that may be contained in this manual. In no event will Aureal be liable for direct, indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual, even if advised of
the possibility of such damages. Aureal reserves the right to make improvements in this manual and the prod-
ucts it describes at any time, without notice or obligation.

Trademarks

Aureal, the Aureal logo, A3D, Aureal Vortex Player, and Aureal WaveTracing

are trademarks of, and Vor-

tex is a registered trademark of Aureal Inc. 3DML, Flatland, and Rover are trademarks of Flatland Online,
Inc. AudioView and MIDI Orchestrator are trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. Microsoft, Windows,
MS-DOS, DirectSound, and DirectInput are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/
or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Warranty

Your Vortex PCI card comes with a three-year hardware warranty. Aureal Inc. (Aureal) warrants the Vortex
PCI card against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase
from Aureal or an authorized Aureal agent. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser of the Vortex
PCI card and is not transferable. This warranty does not cover any incompatibilities due to the user's com-
puter, hardware, software or any other related system configuration in which Vortex PCI card interfaces.
Proof of purchase will be required before any warranty consideration by Aureal occurs.
This warranty does not cover any damage caused by negligence, non-authorized modifications, or parts
installed without prior written permission from Aureal. This warranty does not apply if the product has been
damaged by accident, abuse, misuse, or misapplication, nor as a result of service to the product by anyone
other than by Aureal.

AUREAL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCI-
DENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO
USE, THIS PRODUCT. THIS INCLUDES DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND, TO THE EXTENT PER-
MITTED BY LAW, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Some states do not allow limitation of implied warranties, or exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse-
quential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights.
You may have other rights which may vary from state to state. This warranty applies only to this product, and
is governed by the laws of the State of California.

FCC Compliance

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
included interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment generates and uses radio fre-
quency energy and if not installed and used properly, in strict accordance with the manufacture's instructions,
may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC
Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential
installation.