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2 PC-AD2 - Installation
Fig 2-1: Device Manager Screen
2. Installation
The software package consists of the driver installation file (PCAD2x86.inf
or PCAD2x64.inf), the kernel-mode driver (PCAD2.sys), the configuration
DLL (PCAD2Coinstaller32.dll or PCAD2Coinstaller64.dll) and the catalogue
file (PCAD2x86.cat or PCAD2x64.cat).
Switch off the computer and carefully install the PC-AD2 card in any free
PCIe slot, observing the normal precautions against static electricity
discharge. Then switch the computer back on and boot Windows.
On Windows 7, right-click on the
My Computer
icon in the Start menu,
select
Properties
, then click on
Device Manager
. On Windows 8 and later,
open the
Control Panel
, go to
System and Security
and then
System
, and
open
Device Manager
from the link in the left hand pane. The PC-AD2 will
be listed under
Other Devices
as a
Multimedia Audio Controller
.
Right-click on it, select
Update Driver Software
, then click on
Browse my
computer for driver software
and click on the Browse button to navigate to
the driver’s location. Click on
Next
to install the driver.
At the completion of the installation process the loudspeaker symbol in the
toolbar at the bottom of the screen should be enabled. Your PC-AD2 is now
ready for use.
Configuration
To change the configuration, open
Device Manager,
expand
Sound, video
and game controllers
, then right-click on
PC-AD2
, select
Properties
and
click on the
Configuration
tab.
There are four configuration settings for the PC-AD2, these being Core
Sampling Rate, Analogue Maximum Level, Analogue Input 1 type, and Sync
Source.
The
Core Sampling Rate
sets the analogue converter rates, the AES-3
output rate and the internal rate of the Windows audio engine. Note that
the audio engine will automatically apply sampling rate conversion if an
application’s rate doesn’t match its internal rate.
The
Analogue Maximum Level
sets the clipping threshold for the analogue
inputs and outputs. With the Windows endpoint faders set to maximum,
these levels correspond to full scale on the software audio streams.
The
Analogue Input 1
settings allow the first analogue input to be set as a
stereo line source, a stereo microphone or a pair of mono microphones.
The
Sync Source
setting allows the card’s core sampling rate to be
synchronised to an external source. Options include either of the AES-
3 inputs, the dedicated AES-11 sync input or the inter-card cable for
synchronising to another PC-AD2. Note that the card’s core sampling rate
must be the same as the external source for synchronisation to occur.
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