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Contents
I
NTRODUCING
M
ONTEGO
DDL _________________________________________ 5
I
NSTALLATION
CD __________________________________________________ 6
Control Panel .................................................................................................................................... 6
C
ONNECTORS
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I
NSTALLATION
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System Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 8
Installing the Montego DDL Sound Card ................................................................................... 8
Installing the Drivers and Software ............................................................................................ 10
Installing the Windows XP Media Center Control Panel ....................................................... 11
Optimizing Playback Performance in Windows 2000 and XP .............................................. 11
Uninstalling Montego DDL ......................................................................................................... 11
C
HECKING
M
ONTEGO
DDL
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FTER
I
NSTALLATION
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Launching the Montego DDL Control Panel........................................................................... 12
Checking the Speaker Configuration .......................................................................................... 12
No Speaker Sound ......................................................................................................................... 12
Sound Playing on the Wrong Speakers ...................................................................................... 13
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SING THE
M
ONTEGO
DDL __________________________________________ 14
Playing digital music with Windows Media Player ................................................................... 14
Listening to Digital Music ............................................................................................................ 14
Using the Equalizer ....................................................................................................................... 14
Using Environment Effects ......................................................................................................... 14
Changing Speaker Positions ......................................................................................................... 14
Sound FX ........................................................................................................................................ 15
Key Shifter ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Center Canceller ............................................................................................................................. 15
Voice Changer ................................................................................................................................ 15
Listening to Music from CDs ...................................................................................................... 15
Listening to Stereo Music in Surround Sound (2000/XP Only) ........................................... 16
Listening to DVDs in Surround Sound ..................................................................................... 17
Using the Digital Output in Vista/Windows 7 ......................................................................... 18
Listening to Multi-Channel Audio with Dolby® Digital Live ............................................... 18
Listening to 3D Game Audio ...................................................................................................... 19
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URROUND
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OUND
H
EADPHONES
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M
ONTEGO
DDL
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
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Using the Control Panel Presets .................................................................................................. 21
S
PEAKERS
T
AB
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Speaker Options Button (…) ....................................................................................................... 22
Speaker Configurations ................................................................................................................. 23
Testing the Speaker Configuration ............................................................................................. 25
Volume Section .............................................................................................................................. 25
Individual Speaker Volumes ........................................................................................................ 25
Settings Summary ........................................................................................................................... 25
S/PDIF Settings ............................................................................................................................. 26
G
RAPHIC
E
QUALIZER
T
AB
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User Defined Presets ..................................................................................................................... 28
E
FFECTS
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AB
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Speaker Position ............................................................................................................................. 29
Environments ................................................................................................................................. 29
Sound FX ........................................................................................................................................ 30
Voice Changer ................................................................................................................................ 30
Key Shifter ...................................................................................................................................... 30
Voice Canceller ............................................................................................................................... 30