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Operating instruction
Thank you for choosing a Hama product.
Take your time and read the following instructions
and information completely. Please keep these
instructions in a safe place for future reference. If
you sell the device, please pass these operating
instructions on to the new owner.
1. Explanation of Warning Symbols and Notes
Warning
This symbol is used to indicate safety instructions
or to draw your attention to specific hazards and
risks.
Note
This symbol is used to indicate additional
information or important notes.
2. Package Contents
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USB sound card 7.1
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Disk
• These operating instructions
3. Safety Notes
• The product is intended for private, non-
commercial use only.
• Use the product for its intended purpose only.
• Protect the product from dirt, moisture and
overheating and use it in dry rooms only.
• Do not use the product in the immediate vicinity of
heaters or other heat sources or in direct sunlight.
• Do not drop the product and do not expose it to
any major shocks.
• Dispose of packaging material immediately
according to locally applicable regulations.
• Do not modify the product in any way. Doing so
voids the warranty.
• Make sure that cables do not pose a tripping
hazard or block emergency exits.
Warning
Do not open the product. Do not continue to
operate the product if it is damaged, which may
be indicated by smoke, odours or loud noises.
Contact your dealer or our service department
immediately (see “Service and Support”).
Warning – Volume
Always keep the volume at a reasonable level.
Loud volumes, even over short periods, can cause
hearing loss.
4. Installation
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Close all programmes used for sound reproduction.
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Plug the USB sound card in to a free USB port
and wait until the operating system detects and
activates the device.
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Your operating system might not automatically use
the sound card as a default device. In this case,
you must manually select „USB audio device“ or
„hama USB sound card 7.1“ as a default device in
the „Sounds and Audio Devices“ menu or „Sound“
menu (Vista) in the Control Panel.
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The sound card is now ready for operation. If you
want to use „7.1 Virtual Surround Sound“ and
other software functions, such as the equalizer, you
must install the driver from the enclosed CD.
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Insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive. The mask for
the installation procedure opens automatically.
