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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

NTRODUCTION

......................................................................1

About Monster Sound MX300 ..........................................1

MX300 Features...................................................................2

About Aureal Vortex II .......................................................2

NSTALLING

MX300..............................................................5

General System Requirements ...........................................5

Hardware Installation ..........................................................6

Software Installation ............................................................8

Installing Software Extras....................................................14

A3D O

VERVIEW AND

MX300 S

ETUP

..............................17

About A3D Technology .....................................................17

MX300 Configurations........................................................18

BOUT

OFT

DVD

™

AND

OLBY

IGITAL

...................23

What is SoftDVD

™

? .............................................................23

What is Dolby

Digital?.......................................................26

ROUBLESHOOTING AND

ENERAL

Q & A ..................29

A C

ONTACTING

IAMOND

....................................................31

Customer Service ................................................................31

Technical Support................................................................31

ECHNICAL

PECIFICATIONS

...............................................33

C T

RADEMARK

, W

ARRANTY AND

ERTIFICATION

NFORMATION

.........................................................................37

Summary of Contents for Monster Sound MX300

Page 1: ...MONSTER SOUND MX300 USER S GUIDE Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc 2880 Junction Avenue San Jose CA 95134 1922 USA...

Page 2: ...his manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate However Diamond Multimedia Systems assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this manual In no event...

Page 3: ...ftware Installation 8 Installing Software Extras 14 3 A3D OVERVIEW AND MX300 SETUP 17 About A3D Technology 17 MX300 Configurations 18 4 ABOUT SOFTDVD AND DOLBY DIGITAL 23 What is SoftDVD 23 What is Do...

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Page 5: ...ABOUT AUREAL VORTEX II ABOUT MONSTER SOUND MX300 The MX300 PCI audio card gives you fully immersive 3D interactive audio Using Aureal Semiconductor s A3D 2 0 technology Monster Sound pinpoints every i...

Page 6: ...MIDI support for musicians Real mode DOS support 3 year warranty Monster Sound MX300 includes online Help msoundii hlp to help you get started with the associatedf software utilities Msoundii hlp als...

Page 7: ...Introduction 3 Vortex II also furnishes complete hardware emulation of legacy audio in Windows and DOS so you can run your favorite classic video games For more information on A3D see Chapter 3...

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Page 9: ...ion GENERAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS HARDWARE INSTALLATION SOFTWARE INSTALLATION INSTALLING SOFTWARE EXTRAS A Bundled software C Installation CD B MX300 PCI board GENERAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The following...

Page 10: ...the Monster Sound uninstall utility Go to Start Programs Monster Sound II Uninstall to remove all Monster Sound MX300 software components Review the System Requirements for Monster Sound MX300 Be sure...

Page 11: ...nts or connector contacts To install your peripheral card 1 With the power off remove your computer cover and locate an available PCI slot 2 Remove the screw attached to the bracket cover and remove t...

Page 12: ...h any previously removed cables Next attach any external speaker s joystick and microphone connections to the Monster Sound MX300 card See page 18 MX300 Configurations for cable setup and connection i...

Page 13: ...the Monster Sound MX300 installation CD has been entered 6 Windows 98 now copies the Monster Sound MX300 driver files to your hard drive and informs you when the task is completed Click Finish Additi...

Page 14: ...Monster Sound MX300 CD and insert the Windows CD into the CD ROM drive Once Windows has installed the necessary components the Monster Sound MX300 installation requests the Monster Sound MX300 instal...

Page 15: ...d applications 5 Click Finish and reboot your computer if prompted Note If the Monster Sound MX300 Utilities fails to start automatically browse the Monster Sound MX300 installation CD and run Setup e...

Page 16: ...ots the Monster Sound II Setup installation program should automatically start If not then double click on My Computer and double click on the installation CD icon Select Installation from the availab...

Page 17: ...t the Monster Sound installation program will begin automatically Select Installation from the available options and the Setup program will begin To complete the Monster Sound MX300 software installat...

Page 18: ...und II PCI Audio window appears click OK The MX300 drivers are now loaded into your system Note The system Restart prompt may appear Reboot your system at this time INSTALLING SOFTWARE EXTRAS After yo...

Page 19: ...Installing MX300 15 Additional Software Bundles Your MX300 kit may contain additional software bundles on individual CD disks Choose a CD of interest and install the game or application...

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Page 21: ...for interactive on the fly positioning of sounds anywhere in the three dimensional space surrounding a listener Support for this technology has been incorporated into software applications such as vi...

Page 22: ...objects in the 3D environment What this means to listeners is that they are immersed in a virtual sound space that feels real in almost every detail For more information please open the file msoundii...

Page 23: ...ound Connect your speakers to the MX300 card in the following manner Use Out1 with 2 speakers Use Out1 and Out2 with 4 speakers If you using a 4 speaker setup A3D or SoftDVD signals are downmixed such...

Page 24: ...he opposite end of the MIDI connector to your MIDI compatible device or MIDI patch bay 3 Restart your computer MX300 Control Panel The MX300 control panel is installed when you run the MX300 installat...

Page 25: ...a desired tab to make custom settings or demo certain A3D applications Click the Help button when inside the MX300 control panel for more complete MX300 configuration instructions and control panel i...

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Page 27: ...ur TV and plays DVD movies and a DVD drive on your computer which reads other forms of DVD content like databases or interactive software Zoran SoftDVD is a software implementation of DVD that relies...

Page 28: ...o 2 Surround 3 3D Sound Stereo mode is a two speaker stereo downmix only There is no added benefit in using this mode with MX300 Surround mode uses A3D surround technology to position the 5 1 Dolby Di...

Page 29: ...lowing procedure 1 From the Windows Taskbar double click the Monster Sound Musical note icon The Monster Sound properties page appears 2 Click Config On this page you can verify the audio output capab...

Page 30: ...the latest sound innovation from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Digital is commonly referred to as 5 1 surround due to its unique configuration The consumer equivalent of Dolby Digital film sound forms the...

Page 31: ...s reprinted with permission of Dolby Laboratories Inc For more detailed information on Dolby audio technologies visit their web sit at www dolby com Using Dolby Digital with MX300 Your MX300 card can...

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Page 33: ...provides a truly interactive 3D effect where the positioning of sounds along the X Y and Z axes responds to your input allowing you to move and react to sounds in a 3D gaming environment Can I use th...

Page 34: ...sert the Window 98 95 CD 3 After the Windows components are installed you will be prompted for the Monster Sound CD 4 Remove the Windows 98 95 CD from the CD ROM drive 5 Insert the Monster Sound CD 6...

Page 35: ...1 Sales Info 1 800 4 MULTIMEDIA sales4u diamondmm com Customer Service Phone 800 468 5846 Customer Service FAX 408 325 7408 Web Site www diamondmm com TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you need assistance contact...

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Page 37: ...tibility DirectSound DirectSound3D DirectMusic and DirectShow A3D versions 1 0 2 0 Minimum System Requirements Pentium 90MHz 16 MB RAM 50 MB free hard disk space one available PCI slot powered speaker...

Page 38: ...s MPU401 MIDI Joystick Game Port Internal Connectors Wavetable header MX Link MX Link daughter cards only Performance Specifications A u d i o P r e c i s i o n 1 0 2 5 9 8 0 4 0 7 0 5 F r e q u e n c...

Page 39: ...Line Style Thick Data Axis Cyan Solid 1 Anlr THD N Ratio Left Cyan Solid 1 Anlr THD N Ratio Left board Monster Sound MX300 23010123 002 test loop XOOOOOXXXX input level 309 7 mVrms source Line destin...

Page 40: ...amond Monster Fusion graphics card or other graphics card that is Zoran SoftDVD compliant If your system meets these requirements you can install the SoftDVD application from the MX300 Installation CD...

Page 41: ...ore any warranty consideration by Diamond occurs This warranty does not cover any damage caused by negligence non authorized modifications or parts installed without prior written permission from Diam...

Page 42: ...to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for additional help Caution Changes or modifications not exp...

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