USB-SoundBox 7.1
Version 09/10
Item-No. 87 29 90
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Item-No. 87 29 91
Intended Use
The product is designed for connection to a USB port on a computer and it serves as an
external sound card. The power is supplied via the USB port.
This product complies with the applicable National and European requirements. All names
of companies and products are the trademarks of the respective owner. All rights reserved.
Package Contents
• SoundBox
• USB cable
• CD
• Operating Instructions
Connection and Controls
1 USB port (connect to a USB2.0 port on a PC or to a USB hub with appropriate power
adapter)
2 Headphones output (3.5mm jack plug)
3 Button for REC-Mute“ (muting during microphone recording)
4 Button for Play-Mute“ (muting during playback)
5 Button for turning down the playback volume
6 Button for turning up the playback volume
7 LED for REC-Mute“ (the LED lights up when microphone recording is muted)
8 Power LED
9 Optical S/PDIF output („S/PDIF-Out“)
10 Optical S/PDIF input („S/PDIF-In“)
11 Line input (“Line-In”, 3.5mm jack plug)
12 Microphone input (“Mic-In”, 3.5mm jack plug)
13 Output „F-out“ for front loudspeakers (3.5mm jack plug)
14 Output „SS-out“ for surround loudspeakers
15 Output „BS-out“ for back loudspeakers
16 Output „C/B for centre and subwoofer loudspeakers
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O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S
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Installation of the Driver and Connection
Switch your computer on and wait until the operating system has finished booting.
Place the CD included in the delivery in an appropriate drive on your computer. If the instal-
lation program does not start automatically, open the CD, for example, using the Windows
File Manager and start the installation program contained on the CD.
The software will then ask you to connect the USB SoundBox to the computer.
Connect it using the USB cable enclosed to a free USB2.0 port on your computer or to a
USB hub on a USB hub with power adapter.
Important!
The USB SoundBox is a so-called high-power USB device and thus requires a
current exceeding 100mA. This means that the USB SoundBox will normally
not work when it is connected to a USB hub without a power adapter!
The driver and software installation continues.
The operating system may need to be restarted, after completing the installation!
If your computer already has a sound card (e.g. Onboard Sound on the Motherboard), you
can switch between the installed sound card and the HD Sound Box in the Windows
Control Panel.
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Normally, after connection to the computer, the HD SoundBox is the sound card
that is preferred.
Function of the Control Buttons
• The volume of the audio playback can be decreased using the „
“ button (5) or
increased with the „
“ button (6).
• The audio playback is muted using the „
“ (4 )button („PLAY-Mute“).
• The
„“ (3) button mutes any microphone that may connected („REC-Mute“). The
LED (7) lights up.
Tips & Notes
• In DOS and Window’s safe mode, the USB interface will not work (or it is limited to enab-
ling the continued use of a USB mouse/keyboard). The USB SoundBox cannot be used
in this case.
• If necessary, select the correct sound card from the Windows Control Panel (internal
sound card or onboard sound or the USB SoundBox).
After connecting the USB SoundBox to the computer, it is normally activated automatically
and ready for use. The power LED lights up.
• The desired input (e.g. Line-In, Mic-In, S/PDIF-IN) must be selected in the Control Panel
before it is possible to record.
For example, if you want to record using a microphone (or use a microphone for a voice
function in multi-player games), the microphone input must be selected in the Control
Panel.
• With the sound recorder integrated in Windows, you can test the sound recording, adjust
the microphone recording level or check if the system settings are correct.
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If the microphone is too quiet, the microphone amplifier can be activated in the
Windows Control Panel.
• On the enclosed CD, you will find a comprehensive manual in English. To view the PDF
file, you need „Acrobat Reader“, for example, which you can download free of charge at
www.adobe.com
• To play back via all of the loudspeakers, the appropriate software (e.g. DVD player soft-
ware) and appropriate sources (e.g. films) are of course required.
Disposal
Please dispose of the device when it is no longer of use, according to the cur-
rent statutory requirements.
These operating instructions are a publication by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Str. 1, D-92240
Hirschau (www.conrad.com).
All rights including translation reserved. Reproduction by any method, e.g. photocopy, microfilming, or
the capture in electronic data processing systems require the prior written approval by the editor.
Reprinting, also in part, is prohibited.
These operating instructions represent the technical status at the time of printing. Changes in
technology and equipment reserved.
© Copyright 2010 by Conrad Electronic SE.
