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User’s Guide

 

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Playback Settings ............................................................................................................................ 31

 

Record Settings ............................................................................................................................... 33

 

Note on Selecting Record Source in Windows Vista/Windows 7 ........................................ 33

 

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Summary of Contents for Montego DDL

Page 1: ...MontegoTM DDL Eight Channel Surround Sound Card Featuring Dolby Digital Live www TurtleBeach com...

Page 2: ...registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged...

Page 3: ...ing 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...

Page 4: ..._____________________________________________________ 31 Playback Settings 31 Record Settings 33 Note on Selecting Record Source in Windows Vista Windows 7 33 LIMITED WARRANTY ________________________...

Page 5: ...V receivers and digital speaker systems Selectable 2 4 6 or 8 analog line output channels for a wide variety of multi channel options supporting up to 7 1 speaker configurations Converts stereo sound...

Page 6: ...ited version for use with the reference manuals PDF Reference Manuals PDF versions of software reference manuals that can be viewed and printed with the Adobe Acrobat program included on the CD CONTRO...

Page 7: ...F Digital Out Optical S PDIF output for playback of digital audio Allows for pass through of Dolby Digital and DTS multi channel DVD sound to external A V receivers or digital speaker systems Micropho...

Page 8: ...n your motherboard before installing your Montego DDL sound card This will help avoid any possible conflicts between the Montego DDL sound card drivers and the older drivers Generally drivers can be d...

Page 9: ...default In Windows 2000 the CD signal may also be set to digital mode making the analog CD connector unnecessary if this option is selected To configure Windows 2000 for digital CD audio operation 1 O...

Page 10: ...ontego DDL Driver Setup Then select Montego DDL Drivers Setup from the next menu list 5 This installation procedure will install the Montego DDL drivers Control Panel and surround sound programs When...

Page 11: ...ater section in this manual entitled Windows XP Media Center Control Interface OPTIMIZING PLAYBACK PERFORMANCE IN WINDOWS 2000 AND XP For optimum performance adjust the System Hardware Acceleration an...

Page 12: ...d make sure that the correct speaker is playing the test sound For example if you click the front left speaker icon you should hear the test signal say Front Left in the front left speaker 4 In Window...

Page 13: ...rol Panel Sound in Windows 7 click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Sound and check that Speakers Audio Advantage Montego DDL Device is set as the Default Playback Device as shown in the illustr...

Page 14: ...with the Montego DDL then adjust the Master Volume and Wave volume in 2000 XP you can use the Mixer Tab to a comfortable listening level Now try the following USING THE EQUALIZER Click on the Equaliz...

Page 15: ...in the Mixer Tab so that you can hear your voice on the speakers when you speak into the mic Then select Microphone as a recording source in the Record Settings in the Mixer Tab and turn up the recor...

Page 16: ...urround and front speakers Use the Equalizer to alter the tone to suit the genre of music you re listening to For different surround sound effects try adjusting the balance of Front Surround Center an...

Page 17: ...hannels the source audio has Whereas in 2000 XP the Speakers tab s Settings Summary area always displays Stereo to Multi Speaker when Speaker Positioning is enabled in Vista Windows 7 the Setting Summ...

Page 18: ...hen the digital output is enabled you can see a red light inside the digital optical output or at the end of the optical cable plugged into the digital output USING THE DIGITAL OUTPUT IN VISTA WINDOWS...

Page 19: ...lby Digital Live output from the S PDIF output The use for each depends on what type of audio is being played In XP 2000 when DDL mode is selected stereo audio is upmixed so that it is sent to all spe...

Page 20: ...emovable microphone compatible with the Montego DDL microphone input Ear Force HPA2 with Amplifier The HPA2 includes four speakers in each ear cup for reproducing Front Surround Center and Sub audio s...

Page 21: ...Tab lets you set the volume for all of the playback and recording sources USING THE CONTROL PANEL PRESETS SAVING AND RESTORING PRESETS The Control Panel lets you save the Tab settings as presets for e...

Page 22: ...on activates the Speaker Options dialog with the following settings Multi channel to Subwoofer When this option is checked a sub mix of all channels is sent to the Sub woofer output This feature shoul...

Page 23: ...WWW TURTLEBEACH COM Montego DDL 23 SPEAKER CONFIGURATIONS The Speaker Configuration pull down menu sets the following speaker modes Headphones 2 speakers 2 Speakers Stereo 4 speakers Quad...

Page 24: ...User s Guide 24 5 1 Speakers 5 1 Surround 5 1 Headphones 5 1 Surround 7 1 speakers 7 1 Surround...

Page 25: ...zes the major control panel settings into a convenient list Stereo to Multi Speaker Indicates that a stereo source will be routed to all of the speakers when the Speaker Configuration is set to either...

Page 26: ...audio and playback of Dolby Digital 5 1 audio from DVDs The S PDIF Pull down menu lets you select the following S PDIF output modes S PDIF Out Off S PDIF output is turned off so there is no digital si...

Page 27: ...phase which sometimes can cause the S PDIF input to incorrectly sense the digital signal Validity Check When this option is checked the S PDIF input will ignore the Validity Bit on the incoming S PDIF...

Page 28: ...ve set your own arrangement of sliders the setting can be saved as a User Defined Preset by clicking the Add button entering a name for the preset then clicking OK The name will then be added to the...

Page 29: ...the virtual speaker positions to move in a clockwise or counterclockwise rotation with a rotation speed set by the slider Click the Manual button to stop the rotation Manual Clicking this button allow...

Page 30: ...microphone In Vista Windows 7 if Voice Morph or Mic Echo is enabled but doesn t seem to be working make sure that the Microphone is set as the default Recording Device in the Vista Windows 7 Recording...

Page 31: ...the playback level of the PC s digital audio sources such as MP3 files Windows sounds etc The combination of the WAVE slider setting and the Master Volume slider setting will determine the overall vol...

Page 32: ...right signals Master Volume Sets the volume of all playback sources This slider along with the associated Pan and Mute controls is identical to the Master Volume in the Speakers Tab The following sign...

Page 33: ...e volume by clicking the options button below the microphone volume slider in the playback mixer to set the Microphone Boost option CD Player Selects the internal analog CD player input as a record so...

Page 34: ...or the recording input path in Windows 2000 XP Note that the volume sliders in the Playback Mixer do not affect the recording level of the source selected as a Record Source unless they are recorded f...

Page 35: ...arranty Period is not extended however VTB warrants that repaired or replacement parts will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of thirty 30 days from the date of repair or r...

Page 36: ...nt has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer...

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