Installation - step by step.
Safety note.
Before opening the case, unplug the AC power cable from the wall socket as well as from the PC.
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Switch off your PC and all connected peripheral devices such as your printer and monitor.
Leave the AC cable connected for the time being, so that your computer is still grounded.
Touch the metal chassis at the rear of the PC to ground and to discharge static. Now un-
plug the cord from the AC socket.
Remove the cover from the case of your PC.
Installing the PCI card.
Find a free PCI slot, remove the screw securing the metal cover over the slot and remove
the cover itself. Should it be necessary to break a plate out of the case, do so with great
care to avoid injury.
To ensure the optimal function of your SoundSystem, look for an expansion slot that is
not immediately next to an already-installed card. Some cards, such as video or
SCSI/RAID adapters, can send out signals which can interfere with the sound card.
We also recommend a slot as close to the bottom of the computer as possible, as you can
connect up to 7 audio cables directly to the card itself. Due to certain physical properties
of our planet, it is very likely that these cables will dangle downward. ;-)
Carefully remove the PCI card from its packaging. Pick it up by the edges with one hand
while your other hand is resting on the metal of the PC case. This will ensure that your
body is completely discharged (no joke) via your computer without affecting the card.
Please do not touch the components of the board.
Next, connect the internal cables (e.g. from the CD drive). For further information on the
various connections, please see page 8.
Align the audio card so that the strip with the golden connector pins is located exactly
over the PCI slot. Insert the card into the slot. You might have to press the card firmly into
the slot to make good contact. Take care to ensure that the contacts are precisely in line
in order to avoid damaging the audio card or the motherboard in your PC.
Secure the card with the screw from the slot blanking plate (these screws are generally
also included with PC cases).
Finishing up.
Reinstall the cover of your PC case.
Connect your audio peripherals (hifi amp, active speakers, mixer, etc.) to the Aureon 5.1
Sky (also see chapter “The connections and their uses.” starting on page 24).
Reconnect the AC power cable as well as all other cables and turn your PC on. Make sure
that your speakers or hifi system is set to low volume.
SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky (English)
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Start your computer. The installation of the driver software is the next step.