Winbook FX, User Manual

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Windows 95 Task Bar.
Choose
Settings , then Control Panel .
Choose Add New Hardware , then Next .
Windows 95 will search for your serial mouse and add a driver to operate it.
MULTIMEDIA SOUND SYSTEM
The WinBook FX’s built-in audio capabilities allow you to take advantage of a wide range of
educational and entertainment multimedia software without the additional costs of add-on cards
and peripheral hardware. The multimedia sound system features a sophisticated on-board FM
sound generator that produces realistic music and human voice sounds in 16-bit stereo.
The multimedia sound system includes the following features:
Audio tone and balance controls that are unique to the WinBook FX allow you to get
the optimum quality sound
Sound Blaster 16, Ad Lib, and MS Windows Sound System compatibility
Music Synthesizer, Roland MPU401 UART mode compatible[FX 5-7]
An FM sound generator capable of simultaneous playing of 18 melody sounds and 4
rhythm sounds via software control
Sine wave speech synthesis for creating realistic human speech effects with 8
selectable waveforms
16-bit Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog converter
Five 44.1 kHz sampling rates, 16-bit digitized audio playback
Dynamic filtering reduces noise and distortion rate
Five-channel MPC compatible mixer, 32-step volume control
Built-in microphone for convenient recording
Integrated power amplifier for analog output and volume control
Sound compression at rates of 2:1, 3:1, and 4:1 allows you to save disk space
These applications are compatible with Sound Blaster and the Microsoft Windows Sound
System. With these programs you can record, store, compress, edit, and playback a variety of
sounds and music.
Windows 95 Audio Applications
To access the audio applications, press the left <Windows> key. Choose Programs , then Audio
Applications . You will see 6 audio applications listed:
Audio Rack
CD Player
MIDI Player
Mixer Control
Wave Player
Wave Editor
For a thorough description of installing, setting up, and using these audio applications, refer to