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R E V I E W E R ’ S G U I D E
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the best sound quality or balance possible, it is an inexpensive and quick way to
upgrade a consumer 5.1 speaker set to 7.1.
Hardware Set-Up
Simply install the Revolution 7.1 in an available PCI slot in a Macintosh or PC.
Next, you’ll connect the speakers. Finally, reboot the system and install the software
drivers. Optionally, you can install the included software applications. For the DVD
playback tests, you should install the included WinDVD 4 application (PC) or the
Video Lan Client (Mac) which may be available in your Revolution retail box or
can downloaded from
www.videolan.org
.
Note the color coding and intuitive labeling of the card’s seven jacks. Refer to the
chart below to understand the color-coding system and which speaker channels or
inputs each of the seven jacks represents.