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High Quality 24-bit 96kHz 7.1 PCI Express Soundcard 

 

 

 

 

 

User’s Guide 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Prodigy X-Fi NRG

Page 1: ...High Quality 24 bit 96kHz 7 1 PCI Express Soundcard User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ESI Copyright 2010 Revision 1 February 2010 www esi audio com...

Page 3: ...e Installation 6 4 2 PCIe Card Installation 7 5 Software Installation 8 6 Connection Diagram 10 7 Functions of control panel Software 11 7 1 Entertainment Console 11 7 2 Audio Control Panel 15 7 3 Kar...

Page 4: ...xcellent performance for game play 3D surround sound and other consumer applications The PCIe interface provides more stability and higher higher bandwidth compared to general PCI solutions Headphone...

Page 5: ...D CPU AM2 AM2 AM3 2 Intel AMD nVidia chipset motherboard with PCIe slots 3 2 GB or more main memory 4 one vacant PCIe 1x slot 5 Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Vista SP1 Windows 7 6 S ATA S ATA II type hard...

Page 6: ...HD Audio connection and is not compatible with an AC97 connector Therefore when connecting the cable connector with the computer front panel you must check if the cable connector is to be used for HD...

Page 7: ...nti static device such as an anti static wristband When holding the Prodigy X Fi NRG card touch only the guide or the edge of card Do not grab the card by the board or connector 4 2 PCIe Card Installa...

Page 8: ...talling the software and driver for Prodigy X Fi NRG you should make sure to have the latest chipset drivers installed for your mainboard and Windows version You can usually find those drivers on the...

Page 9: ...o the CD DVD ROM drive If the installation does not automatically start launch SETUP EXE via My Computer CD ROM drive Now follow all the instructions on screen After completing the installation restar...

Page 10: ...ESI Prodigy X Fi NRG 10 6 Connection Diagram The following picture shows in symbols the typical connection of external devices to Prodigy X Fi NRG...

Page 11: ...panel for Prodigy X Fi NRG appears on the screen You can select Entertainment Console Audio Control Panel Creative Karaoke Player 7 1 Entertainment Console Prodigy X Fi NRG is optimized for playback o...

Page 12: ...headphones you are using and it allows you to test your configuration by sending out noise to each channel If you use the internal FP_AUDIO connection the headphone output of the soundcard is automati...

Page 13: ...nd effect for more realistic and effective sound X Fi Crystalizer X Fi Crystalizer provides dynamic and more clear and rich sound by restoring parts of the sound removed during generation or compressi...

Page 14: ...Fi NRG 14 Mixer The Mixer section provides playback setting and volume settings as seen on the following screen There are also recording related functions allowing to record signals from microphone o...

Page 15: ...et as 48 96kHz and 16 24bit depending on your requirements under Windows XP Under Windows Vista and Windows 7 these settings can be done in the audio device properties in the Windows Control Panel 7 2...

Page 16: ...ivated by launching Karaoke Player Functions like microphone effect and microphone volume are not fully supported in Windows Vista Windows 7 7 4 Creative ALchemy Windows Vista Windows 7 The Creative A...

Page 17: ...installation of the driver or the driver should be removed for installation of another sound card you can remove the driver by executing SETUP EXE file in the installation CD or by clicking Uninstall...

Page 18: ...nal Decoder for output of the movie player program In some cases a special codec filter might be needed for your playback software Check the manual of your movie playback software for details Under Wi...

Page 19: ...rters AKM AK4358 112dB 7 1 channel Output AKM AK4388 106dB F_P Audio A D Converters AKM AK5358 102dB OPAMP NE5532 Socket Type Front Output Headphone output applied simultaneously Device Drivers Direct...

Page 20: ...n against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordan...

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