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Turtle Beach

Montego

A3DXstream

64 Voice PCI Accelerator

Summary of Contents for Montego A3DXstream

Page 1: ...1 Turtle Beach Montego A3DXstream 64 Voice PCI Accelerator...

Page 2: ...logies Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora tion DirectX is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorp...

Page 3: ...efore You Install the Drivers Note 16 Setting the Montego as the default audio device 18 Testing and Troubleshooting 18 Testing and Troubleshooting Diagnostic Utility 19 Uninstalling the Montego A3DXs...

Page 4: ...6 MIDI TAB 36 Windows 3 1 TBS Montego Control Panel 37 MIDI TAB 37 Legacy Tab 38 CHAPTER 9 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 39 Technical Support 40 APPENDIX A DIGITAL ORCHESTRATOR PRO DEMO 41 APPENDIX B WAR...

Page 5: ...dio interface DirectSound acceleration 64 voice wavetable synthesis Aureal 3D positional audio for realistic gaming effects and hardware based full duplex record playback at full bandwidth Montego max...

Page 6: ...and new Voyetra Turtle Beach products Upgrade Plan to provide you with discounts on our full featured PC sound products Technical Support to help you get your hardware and software installed before y...

Page 7: ...cluding High resolution 18 bit converters Greater than 92dB signal to noise ratio Aureal 3D Positional Sound in Windows 95 and 98 DirectSound acceleration in Windows 95 and 98 Full duplex hardware for...

Page 8: ...figured automatically THE REQUIRED RESOURCES ARE AS FOLLOWS Two IRQs Several I O address ranges Two DMAs SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Computer IBM PC or compatible with one available PCI slot Processor Pentium...

Page 9: ...use of headphones is recommended When using headphones the sound coming from the left are only heard by your left ear just as the sounds coming from the right are only the heard by your right ear This...

Page 10: ...10 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMS SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM...

Page 11: ...remove that sound card s drivers from your system remove that sound card then reboot the system to make certain no errors occur and no old sound card drivers remain For information on removing the sou...

Page 12: ...be the default audio device if there are two sounds cards in your system PRODUCT ID NUMBER To install the software you will need the Product ID number This number is located on the Registration Card...

Page 13: ...its securing screw Save the screw to secure the Montego to the chassis later 5 Align the card s gold striped edge connector with the selected PCI expansion slot socket With a gentle back and forth roc...

Page 14: ...drive first then the other end of the interface should be plugged into the appropriate connector on the Montego sound card Make sure that you are plugging the audio connector into the 4 pin header lab...

Page 15: ...VE Microsoft issued a maintenance release of Windows 95 referred to as OSR2 This version shipped as the stock operating system on many PCs If you have this version of Windows 95 then the installation...

Page 16: ...tego Applications CD in your CD ROM drive before Windows completes boot up TO INSTALL THE DRIVERS IN WINDOWS 95 1 Turn on the computer and place the Montego Applications CD in your CD ROM drive if you...

Page 17: ...ou do not have your Microsoft Windows 95 installation CD or flop pies available you can choose Skip File for each of the Windows 95 Sound Options and install them later from the Windows 95 Control Pan...

Page 18: ...ecording 3 Now click on the MIDI tab 4 The TBS Montego Wavetable MIDI should be selected 5 Click on OK to save any changes TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING If the Montego or your system is not working prop...

Page 19: ...n some rare cases after installing the Montego sound card you may not be able to reboot your system If you are unable to boot into Windows 95 you can restart in Safe Mode TO BOOT IN SAFE MODE 1 Restar...

Page 20: ...on Multi function adapters 4 Select TBS Montego Multifunction PCI Platform and click Remove A dialog will display asking confirmation Click Ok 5 From the Windows Control Panel double click the Add Re...

Page 21: ...d in your PC refer to the Installing the Montego A3DXstream chapter for instructions If installing the Montego A3DXstream in a system without Windows DOS only follow the directions in README TXT in th...

Page 22: ...information on hooking up speakers to the Montego refer to the Making Connections chapter later in this Guide TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING If the Montego sound card or your system is not working prope...

Page 23: ...lay with the current settings listed Click on the Legacy tab 3 Click on the up and down arrows to change a setting 4 Click Ok UNINSTALLING THE MONTEGO A3DXSTREAM To uninstall the Montego A3DXstream ap...

Page 24: ...24 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMS...

Page 25: ...not already installed the sound card in your PC refer to the Installing the Montego A3DXstream chapter for instructions That your BIOS is in non Plug and Play mode For instructions on changing your BI...

Page 26: ...Driver dialog box appears and requests the location of the driver files 5 Navigate to the drvlib multimed joystick x86 directory select the Microsoft Analog Joystick driver and click OK 6 After insta...

Page 27: ...the Montego drivers again and choose a different address 9 Windows NT may display a dialog box asking you to restart your system Click OK to restart your system The Montego drivers should now be insta...

Page 28: ...NGS FOR YOUR MONTEGO AND OTHER DEVICES 1 Click on Start then go to Programs Administrative Tools Windows NT Diagnostics 2 Click on the resources tab This will display a list of all the devices and res...

Page 29: ...M TRAY LAUNCHER 1 Right click on the Turtle Beach System Tray Launcher icon and choose Remove Tray TO UNINSTALL THE APPLICATIONS 1 From the Windows NT Control Panel double click the Add Remove Program...

Page 30: ...30 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMS...

Page 31: ...on the left shows the connectors on Montego s back panel Line In Mic In and Line Out on the back of Montego are audio ports requiring 1 8 inch mini jack external connectors S PDIF OUT is a digital co...

Page 32: ...ect headphones directly JOYSTICK CONTROLLER If you want to connect a joystick to the Montego the sound card and its drivers must be properly installed in your system PORT ADDRESSES The Montego s joyst...

Page 33: ...stream It lets you easily adjust wavetable settings A3D settings and offers access to the A3D demos The Montego control Panel is slightly different in Windows 3 1 Window 95 and Windows NT so be sure t...

Page 34: ...ernal synthesizer connected select Montego Wavetable WAVETABLE MODE Wavetable mode sets the number of voices and as well as the quality level of those voices These settings directly effect the amount...

Page 35: ...maximum possible level If a program or MIDI file sets the maximum possible reverb and chorus the sliders have no effect These settings can be changed while a song is playing A3D TAB OUTPUT MODE The M...

Page 36: ...A3D demos Double click the icons in this window to launch an A3D demo program WINDOWS NT TBS MONTEGO CONTROL PANEL MIDI TAB WAVETABLE MODE Wavetable mode sets the number of voices and as well as the q...

Page 37: ...or MIDI file sets the maximum possible reverb and chorus the sliders have no effect These settings can be changed while a song is playing WINDOWS 3 1 TBS MONTEGO CONTROL PANEL MIDI TAB WAVETABLE EFFE...

Page 38: ...TLE BEACH SYSTEMS LEGACY TAB The Legacy tab lets you configure your hardware settings for the Montego A3DXstream Unless you are having a hardware conflict it is recommended that you use the default se...

Page 39: ...software applications you can view and print the manuals and easily search for information about the applications Both 16 bit and 32 bit versions of the Acrobat install can be found on the Turtle Bea...

Page 40: ...rnet www tbeach com Phone 914 966 2150 You can receive a list of frequently asked questions both through the web or by emailing support tbeach com IF YOU CALL If possible use a telephone near your com...

Page 41: ...o your compositions For example you can record drum bass and keyboard parts as MIDI tracks Record the lead vocals background vocals and guitar parts as digital tracks Then edit both of these audio for...

Page 42: ...ck or a multitrack recorder as well as many other pro features like graphic controller editing markers and digital audio wave editing The demo is a full working version of Digital Orchestrator Pro The...

Page 43: ...ENSING INFORMATION This Appendix includes the warranty for the Montego A3DXstream sound card the Voyetra End User License Agreement for the software suite in this package and the FCC and EMC Declarati...

Page 44: ...ssly limited to the correction of the defect by adjustment repair or replacement of the Product at Voyetra s sole option and expense This warranty does not cover and Voyetra is not responsible for dam...

Page 45: ...ke copies of the Software solely for archival purposes You may not make copies of any written material accompanying the Software You may not allow third parties to use the Software by time sharing net...

Page 46: ...ve other rights which vary from state to state Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of implied warranties or of consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not app...

Page 47: ...ot installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa...

Page 48: ...owing Product Specifications EMC EN55022 CISPR 1993 CLASS B ENN50082 1 1992 IEC801 2 1981 ENN50082 1 1992 IEC801 3 1984 ENN50082 1 1992 IEC801 4 1988 Supplemental Information The product herewith comp...

Page 49: ...rnal MIDI connector 9 L license agreement 45 Line In 9 31 32 Line Out 9 31 32 M Mic 9 31 MIDI joystick 31 Montego sound card back panel 31 features of 7 installing 11 warranty 44 MPC 2 connector 14 P...

Page 50: ...W warranty 44 website 2 6 white wire 14 Windows 3 x common conflicts 22 installing the drivers 21 22 resources 8 Testing and Troubleshooting 22 Windows 95 common conflicts 18 installing the drivers 1...

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Page 52: ...EGO A3DX STREAM C ARD L AYOUT CD IN M ODEM AUDIO IN AUX IN S PDIF INTERFACE WAVETABLE DAUGHTERBOARD CONNECTOR M ICROPHONE INPUT STEREO LINE INPUT STEREO LINE OUTPUT MIDI INTERFACE JOYSTICK CONNECTOR r...

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